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DC Punk Archive

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_punk

Dates

  • Creation: 1979 - 2015

Summary

Digitized materials from the DC Punk archive contains some nudity and violent imagery used in the context of artistic expression.

This collection of fliers, programs, posters, lyric books, and other ephemera documents music and musicians as well as the cultural context of venues, festivals, record shops, radio stations, houses and tours that were a vital part of the D.C. scene. Items are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
The DC Punk Archive Zine Library is a virtual collection of zines gathered from the archival collections of individual DC Punk Archive donors. Many of the zines are about (and often by members of) the DC music scene and included interviews, concert reviews, record reviews, and photos of DC punk artists. However, many also include other cultural content, including national and international music coverage, arts and literature, personal essays and narratives, cartoons, political commentary, satire, and more. The zines date from the mid-1970s to the present, though the majority are from the 1980s. The zines are arranged in alphabetical order.
Controlled vocabularies for local DC music venues, performers, and other related organizations have been created for this collection.



Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions to accessing this digital collection.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright owner(s) and status of many of the items in this collection are unknown. It is up to the researcher to determine use rights.

Biographical / Historical

The DC Punk Archive was established in 2014 to document the vibrant and influential punk music scene of Washington D.C. The subject scope is intentionally broad, including punk and related local music 1976-present, in order to capture both well-documented and lesser-known stories. Find out more about the project. The archive documents music and musicians as well as the cultural context of venues, festivals, record shops, radio stations, houses and tours that were a vital part of the D.C. scene.
The collection includes photographs, published materials (books, zines, and articles), sound and video recordings (vinyl records, tapes, CDs, live performances, demos, oral histories, and interviews), and ephemera (fliers, posters, set lists, letters, and tickets).

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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