Zinesters

Overview

This collection consists of materials from the Barnard College Zine Club.

Abstract

The Jaina Bee Zinester Ephemera Collection consists of personal correspondence from and original art by the core contributors to Bee's compilation zine Flatter! (1992-1997) as well as correspondence from close friends and peers involved in West Coast zine community in the 1990s and onwards. Her collection also gathers original art as well as promotional and other ephemeral materials embedded in the region’s alternative press and creative community.

Abstract The Tara Emelye Needham and Sasha Cagen Cupsize Zinester Ephemera Collection includes drafts and copies of various issues of the 1990s riot grrrl zine Cupsize, correspondence with other zinesters, fanmail, zine distros materials, promotional materials, flyers, and zines created by other zinesters. The collection highlights a culture of exchange between zinesters sharing resources as well as each others’ zines in the...