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Collection of West Virginia Zines

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4283

Scope and Contents

A collection of zines by West Virginia authors and artists containing poetry, artwork, and activist literature. Creators include Emily Prentice, Alexandra Miller, Liz Pavlovic, Filler Distro, and Jen Iskow, among others. Also includes issues of The Travelin Appalachian Revue and Sunday Paper, as well as an article about the Morgantown Zine Fest in October 2017 and a t-shirt. Most of the zines are artistic in nature without a specific theme, but others relate to populist, communist, and feminist political movements on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

Addendum of 2018 March 01 includes various zines and publications relating to Appalachian monsters, queer voices and people in Appalachia, relationships, and fake meat, among other things.

Dates

  • Creation: 2007-2017

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.88 Linear Feet (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.)

Language

English

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Richards, Bryan, 2017 November 08 and circa 2018.

Source

Title
Collection of West Virginia Zines
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536