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Zines and Radical Pamphlets

 Series
Identifier: MS-081

Scope and Contents

Zines are alternative publications constructed using inexpensive and easily accessible materials. Historically, zines have been used by political, social, and counterculture movements to easily proliferate information. The Lear Center has a growing collection of zines and radical pamphlets with topics ranging from second and third-wave feminism, reproductive rights, student activism, racial justice, and labor movements.The collection has been cataloged and can be browsed in the library catalog.

The Zines and Radical Pamphlets Collection houses historical documents that reflect the sensibilities of creators in historical times and may contain opinions, language, images, or other content that modern readers may find offensive. The Lear Center and Connecticut College do not endorse the attitudes expressed therein. The Lear Center presents these documents as part of the historical record and recognizes the imperative not to alter it.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1950 - 2007

Full Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654 (Director)
860-439-2686 (College Archivist)