Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Ocho y Media Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1473
Dates:
1979-1997
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
The collection documents, at the grass roots level, the "third wave" of the feminist movement in the early 1990s.

Content Description
Content Description
The collection documents, at the grass roots level, the "third wave" of the feminist movement in the early 1990s. It contains numerous "zines", i.e., independent, self-published, inexpensively produced periodicals containing a wide variety of feminist views on subjects such as sexuality, lesbianism, body image, reproductive rights, violence against women, and other topics. Additionally, the collection contains stickers, photographs, handouts, mailers, a diary, and two scrapbooks.
Neubacher donation contains handouts, a mailer, a booklet, a transparency sheet, a clipping, and photographs.
Novak donation contains zines, a diary and an ID card.
Craig donation contains zines, game cards, play money, and stickers.
Quinonez donation contains two scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Ocho y Media Collective.
Clark donation contains one zine.

Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Administration
Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Archives Center by Leilani Clark, Karen Craig, Britton Neubacher, Eve Novak, and Torie Quinonez in 2018.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.

Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Ocho y Media Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Feminism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Feminism and art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Booklets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Neubacher, Britton Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Novak, Eve Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Craig, Karen Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Quinonez, Torie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clark, Leilani Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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