Zine collection
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Content Description
Zines, flyers, and printed ephemera produced across the United States and internationally from 1981 to 2019. Also included are flyers, stickers, and cards. Topics covered by the zines created in the United States include straight edge vegans, death metal devotees, Washington prisoners, punk rockers, and Catherinettes. Three of the zines in the collection were created as part of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, also known as the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (ELAB) Movement, by USC students with ties to Hong Kong.
Dates
- Creation: 1981 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
0.65 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Zines, flyers, and printed ephemera produced across the United States and internationally from 1981 to 2019. Also included are flyers, stickers, and cards. Topics covered by the zines created in the United States include straight edge vegans, death metal devotees, Washington prisoners, punk rockers, and Catherinettes. Three of the zines in the collection were created as part of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, also known as the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (ELAB) Movement, by USC students with ties to Hong Kong.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were acquired from a number of sources, including purchases from Bolerium Books and Johnson Rare Books and Archives, along with zines collected and donated by USC librarians.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Extradition -- China -- Hong Kong -- Archival resources
- Protest movements -- China -- Hong Kong -- 21st century -- Archival resources
- Punk culture and art -- California -- Archival resources
- Straight-edge culture -- Archival resources
- Zines -- California -- Archival resources
- Zines -- United States -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding aid for the Zine collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein and Bo Doub
- Date
- 2017 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu