MenuInventory of the Amy Mariaskin Zine Collection, 1995-2005
Abstract
Amy Mariaskin began collecting and trading zines with other women as a member of the Pittsburgh, PA, Riot Grrrl Chapter from 1995-2002. She authored the zine Southern Fried Darling from 1995-2002, and Vortext, about meteorology and weather.
Collection consists of about 150 zines, mostly self-published by women and girls in the United States. Subjects include feminism, riot grrrl, body image and consciousness, music, mental health, depression and mental illness, film, poetry, rock and punk music, comics, violence against women, sexual identity, homosexuality and bisexuality, transgender issues, and race. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Mariaskin, Amy.
- Title
- Amy Mariaskin Zine Collection, 1995-2005
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear Feet, 150 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection consists of about 150 zines, mostly self-published by women and girls in the United States. Subjects include feminism, riot grrrl, body image and consciousness, music, mental health, depression and mental illness, film, poetry, rock and punk music, comics, violence against women, sexual identity, homosexuality and bisexuality, transgender issues, and race. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Historical Note
Amy Mariaskin began collecting and trading zines with other women as a member of the Pittsburgh, PA, Riot Grrrl Chapter from 1995-2002. She authored the zine Southern Fried Darling from 1995-2002, and Vortext, about meteorology and weather.
Subject Headings
- Abused women.
- American poetry--20th century.
- Bisexuality.
- Chronic diseases--Psychological aspects.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fanzines.
- Feminism--United States.
- Homosexuality.
- Mariaskin, Amy
- Mental illness.
- Motion pictures.
- Music--United States.
- Periodicals--Publishing--United States.
- Popular music--Analysis, appreciation.
- Race awareness--United States.
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Self-publishing.
- Sexual orientation.
- Transsexuals.
- Underground press publications--United States.
- Women poets.
- Women--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Women--Diseases--Psychological aspects.
- Women--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Women--Psychology.
- Women--United States--Social conditions.
- Women's periodicals, American.
- Young women--United States--Social life and customs.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Amy Mariaskin Zine Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Amy Mariaskin Zine Collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in May 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy McDonald, December 2006, and Angela DiVeglia, March 2009
Encoded by Jodi Berkowitz, December 2006
Updated by Rachel Ingold, March 2009
Accession 2006-0037 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.