Tampa Zine Fest Public Library, 1980-2016, Date acquired: 00/00/2017
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Bloom, Philip
- Abstract:
- Zine is a shortened version of magazine or fanzine, with a focus on self-publishing and Do It Youself (D.I.Y.) aesthetics. Zines are anti-copyright and are not for profit. Special Collections at the University of South Florida is now functioning as a repository for the Tampa Zine Library, which was established in conjunction with the Tampa Zine Fest in 2012. This particular collection reflects a mixture of donations, personal acquisitions, and zines that were featured at Tampa Zine Fest.
- Extent:
- 6.00 Linear Feet
- 18 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Tampa Zine Fest Public Library, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
The majority of zines within this collection are based out of the United States, though several come from Canada, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Publication locations are provided at the item level, when information is available. Major collection areas include: perzines (personal zines), art and photography zines, literary zines, poetry zines, political zines, community and activism zines, women's experience zines, music zines, travel zines, DIY zines, comix zines, and LGBTQIA zines. Within these categories, frequent topics of discussion are feminism, mental health, gender, sexuality, identity, body image, leftist politics (i.e. communism, socialism, Marxism, etc.), anarchism, activism, race, community organizing, punk culture, and subculture.
This finding aid indicates if we hold multiple copies of the same zine within the collection. Overall, there are 538 distinct zines.
- Acquisition information:
Philip Bloom
Donation.
- Processing information:
Processed
- Arrangement:
The zines within this collection have been arranged into categories by subject and format. Within each category, zines are arranged in alphabetical order. Overlap of subject and themes are present within the collection, and a basic description of content is provided for each zine.
- Accruals:
Accrual integrated 2026-02; CC
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Tampa Zine Fest Public Library, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
