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Tammy Rae Carland "I (heart) Amy Carter" Riot Grrrl Collection

Call Number

MSS.290

Date

1992-1996, inclusive

Creator

Carland, Tammy Rae, 1965-

Extent

1.6 Linear Feet in 2 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

Tammy Rae Carland is a Professor at the California College of the Arts where she also chairs the Photography Program. In the 1990's Carland produced a series of fanzines, including I (heart) Amy Carter and Thorn. From 1997-2005 she co-ran Mr. Lady Records and Videos, an independent record label and video art distribution company that was dedicated to the production and distribution of queer and feminist culture. The Collection consists of zines I (heart) Amy Carter, Jailhouse Turn Out, and Thorn; correspondence from friends and fans, mostly requesting copies of the zines; and ephemera. Items in the collection range from 1989-1996.

Biographical Note

Tammy Rae Carland was born in Portland, Maine in 1965. She received her BA from The Evergreen State College, an MFA from UC Irvine, and attended the Whitney Independent Study Program. She is a Professor at the California College of the Arts, where she also chairs the Photography Program. Carland is represented by Silverman Gallery in San Francisco, and primarily works with photography, experimental video and small run publications. Her photographs have been published in several books, including The Passionate Camera; Queer Bodies of Desire, and Lesbian Art in America. Carland's fanzine writing has been republished in A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World. She has also published photographs and received reviews of her work in numerous national media.

In the 1990's Carland produced a series of fanzines, including I (heart) Amy Carter and Thorn. She collaborated on the record art for bands Bikini Kill, The Fakes and The Butchies. From 1997-2005 she co-ran Mr. Lady Records and Videos, an independent record label and video art distribution company that was dedicated to the production and distribution of queer and feminist culture.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically within each series. There are three series:

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Correspondence
  2. Series II: Zines
  3. Series III: Ephemera

Scope and Content

The Tammy Rae Carland "I (heart) Amy Carter" Riot Grrrl Collection contains materials pertaining to Carland's work on zines in the 1990's, focusing on I (heart) Amy Carter. The collection consists of correspondence from friends and fans, mostly requesting copies of the zines; copies of I (heart) Amy Carter, Jailhouse Turn Out, and Thorn; and ephemera. Items in the collection range from 1992-1996, with the bulk from 1993-1995.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Tammy Rae Carland Riot Grrrl Collection; MSS 290; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

Tammy Rae Carland "I (heart) Amy Carter" Riot Grrrl Collection was donated by Carland to NYU Libraries in 2010.

Collection processed by

Laura Newsome

About this Guide

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Language: Description is in English.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012