[SFCC] Numbers of fanzines in each SFCC member institution?

[Will Hansen]

Hi all,

The fanzine collection at Duke is quite small in comparison to many of the other institutions on this list: around 1300 or so fanzines, chiefly comics-related but some SF as well.  I believe there are still some unprocessed zines in our holdings, as well, so I'd guess the actual number is somewhere over 1500.

The inventory of the processed zines can be seen at http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/murrayzine/

We hold a larger collection of '80s-90s zines by women and girls, as well, but that is out of scope for this project.

It would be helpful to hear more about the proposed collaborative aspects of the grant.  I suspect that all or nearly all of our holdings are duplicated in the larger collections at Eaton, UMBC, Iowa, and elsewhere, so more extensive cataloging/processing of the zines here is not a priority, and grant funding would not really be needed for the number of zines we have.  However, if the grant were to propose the creation of a union list of or portal to fanzines, or to include thumbnails of issues or analyzed contents, perhaps we could assist with some info in that way if a few series or issues were not available from other institutions.

Thanks,
Will


Will Hansen
Assistant Curator of Collections
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Duke University
206F Perkins Library, Box 90185
Durham, NC 27708-0185
Phone (919) 660-5958
william.hansen at duke.edu



From: sfcc-bounces at lists.ucr.edu [mailto:sfcc-bounces at lists.ucr.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Conway
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:05 PM
To: sfcc at lists.ucr.edu
Subject: [SFCC] Numbers of fanzines in each SFCC member institution?

Dear SFCC-ers,

As those of you who were able to join our windswept SFCC meeting at RBMS, I would like to apply for grant funding (e.g., an NEH Preservation and Access Grant) for a collaborative cataloging project of the fanzine collections in SFCC institutions. While this initiative would mainly involve the institutions with substantial fanzine holdings, the project would benefit every SFCC institution, including those with only a small number of fanzines.

I am at the very earliest stages of planning, but will keep you all apprised on developments.. The only thing I would need from each of you at this early stage is an approximate --truly a ballpark--count of the number of fanzines in your institution. For example, the Eaton Collection has about 110,000 separate issues. "Guesstimates" are fine; I am not asking anyone to start counting his/her holdings!

If you have any questions about this project or need clarification on any of this, please do not hesitate to write or to call me directly (951-827-3233).

Best,
Melissa

Melissa Conway, Ph.D.
Head, Special Collections & Archives
P.O. Box 5900
UCR Libraries
University of California
Riverside, CA   92517-5900
951-827-3233
951-827-4673 FAX

Alternate mailing address:
Special Collections & Archives
UCR Libraries
3401 Watkins Dr.
University of California
Riverside, CA   92521

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