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[Identification of item], Libby Gilbert Zine Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Libby Gilbert Zine Collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2012.
Processed by Meghan Lyon, March 2012
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, March 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2012-0043
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A native of Oregon, Libby Gilbert attended college there and later spent three years in Tucson, Arizona, where she continued to publish Ancient Grandma Secrets, before relocating to central California to pursue a career in science.
In February 2012, Libby Gilbert donated her personal collection of music zines and magazines, comprising 47 different titles and over 100 issues in total. Originally obtained through trade, purchase, or self-publishing, the titles in her collection span the years 1981-1996, and the common thread is the underground rock music scene in the United States and abroad, with particular focus on the Pacific Northwest, where she lived during much of that time. In 1988 and 1989, she published music and poetry zine The Ten Condiments with Kaija Campos (then Kaija Berleman), and later published her own music zine, Ancient Grandma Secrets, from 1990-1997. During the 1980s, her favorite musical sub-genre was second-wave garage psychedelic rock. To this day she remains a sucker for a well-crafted melody.
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Materials have been arranged alphabetically by zine title, with one title per folder. A few oversize zines have been housed in Box 4.
By Libby Gilbert. Music zine. 6 Issues: 5-7, 9-11. Location: Pacific Northwest, Tucson AZ, San Francisco, CA.
Weekly music paper. 1 Issue: June 1989. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Oregon.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 11. Location: Hollywood, CA.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 13. Location: Norman, OK.
Underground music zine. 3 Issues: Vol. 3, no. 2, 5, and 6. Location: Berkeley, CA.
Underground music zine. 3 Issues: 16, 18, 20. Location: London, England.
Underground music zine. 1 Issue: 6. Location: New York.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 1. Location: Schenectady, New York. Patti Smith issue.
Underground music zine. 1 Issue: 6. Location: New York.
Underground culture magazine. 1 Issue: 1. Location: Detroit, MI.
Music zine. 2 Issues: Vol. 1, issues 4-5. Location: Pacific Northwest, Portland.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 8. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle.
Underground music zine. 2 Issues: 54, 70. Location: Whittier, CA. #54 is 10-year anniversary issue.
Underground music zine. 4 Issues: 11-14. Location: Waltham, MA.
Fuzztones band zine. 1 Issue: The Return Of.... Location: Beverly Hills, CA.
"Official Girl Trouble Program." Location: Pacific Northwest, Tacoma, WA.
Music and art zine. 1 Issue: 6. Location: West Valley City, UT.
"Recreational" magazine. 3 Issues: Aug. 86, Oct. 86, Aug. 87. Location: Mt. Morris, IL. Includes musician cover stories.
Music zine. 10 Issues: 15, 19, 21-23, 25-28, 30. Location: Cambridge, MA.
Underground culture magazine. 1 Issue: 5. Location: San Francisco, CA.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 1. Location: Greenville, IL.
Music zine. 2 Issues: 69, 72. Location: St. Louis, MO.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 4. Location: Pacific Northwest, Eugene, OR.
Underground music magazine. 1 Issue: 94. Location: Berkeley, CA.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 4. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle. Hand-painted cover.
Music and art zine. 2 Issues: 1, 2. Location: West Valley City, UT. From publishers of Growing zine.
Music zine. 2 Issues: 2, 3. Location: Pacific Northwest, Portland.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 1. Location: Austin, TX.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 11. Location: Houston, TX.
Music zine. 3 Issues: 88(1?), 2, 4. Location: Pacific Northwest, Portland.
Fashion and poetry zine. 2 Issues: 1, 2. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle. #2 includes short story by Libby Gilbert.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 2. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle. Drugs issue.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 10. Location: Brookline, MA.
Underground music zine. 19 Issues: 27-30, 32-35, 37, 38, 45-48, 50-53. Location: Wilmington, DE.
Music zine. 7 Issues: 11-17. Location: Cincinnati, OH.
Music and culture zine. 1 Issue: 2. Location: San Francisco, CA.
Music zine. 2 Issues: Nov. 1989 and Jan. 1990. Location: Pittsburgh, PA.
Local music monthly. 1 Issue: 44. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle.
Music and poetry zine. 3 Issues: 1-3. Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle. By Kaija Berleman and Libby Gilbert.
Music zine. 1 Issue: 2. Location: Pomona, NJ.
Underground music magazine. 1 Issue: 17. Location: New York. John Spencer cover.
Underground music magazine. 1 Issue: 2. Location: San Francisco, CA. John Spencer cover.
Music zine, band Crayon. 5 Issues: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11. Location: Pacific Northwest, Bellingham, WA.
Underground music and art zine. 1 Issue: 8. Location: Pacific Northwest, Portland, OR.
Newsletter; later a music zine. 3 Issues: 1, 6, 9. Location: Pacific Northwest, Eugene, OR.
Music zine. 11 Issues: 4-14. Location: Pacific Northwest, Portland.
Underground music magazine. 3 Issues: 23, 24, 25. Location: Minneapolis, MN.