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Zan Gibbs Riot Grrrl Zine Collection

Call Number

MSS.364

Dates

1987-2003, inclusive
; 1992-1997, bulk

Creator

Gibbs, Zan (Role: Collector)

Extent

4.5 Linear Feet in 9 manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Zan Gibbs Riot Grrrl Zine collection consists of zines collected by Gibbs while she was involved in the Riot Grrrl movement in the early to mid-1990s, in Washington, DC, Vancouver, BC, and Portland, Oregon. While living in Vancouver, Gibbs started the Canadian version of Riot Grrrl Press, distributing zines through the mail throughout Canada.

Biographical note

Zan Gibbs grew up in Montreal, Quebec before moving to Washington, DC when she was 13. She was introduced to the Riot Grrrl movement in the early 1990s in DC via the punk rock music scene. She attended her first Riot Grrrl meeting at the Positive Force house when she was 16, and remained active in the movement for over 5 years. At 18 she moved to Vancouver BC, and with her already extensive zine collection she began the Canadian version of Riot Grrrl Press, distributing zines through the mail throughout Canada, while Riot Grrrl Press USA handled the distribution everywhere else.

When Gibbs was 22 she moved to Portland Oregon, and focused on starting a queer youth drop-in center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth 24 and under. She helped found and then worked at that at-risk youth center for 12 years, and earned a bachelors degree in social work. She currently works with low-income adults in subsidized housing, and is considering getting a master's degree in public health.

Arrangement

The Collection is arranged into one series, alphabetically by zine title.

Scope and Content

The Zan Gibbs Riot Grrrl Zine Collection consists of fanzines collected by Zan Gibbs during the early and mid-1990s, while living in Washington DC, Vancouver BC, and Portland, Oregon.

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); Zan Gibbs Riot Grrrl Zine Collection; MSS 364; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Fales Library in 2012.

Collection processed by

Emily King, 2013.

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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