Kathryn Diehl Riot Grrrl Collection
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Kathryn Diehl is a Los Angeles-based audio engineer who was actively involved in the punk, hardcore, and Riot Grrrl scenes in both Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia. This collection consists of materials created and collected by Diehl from the early to mid-1990s documenting her participation in the Riot Grrrl movement, including newsletters; Riot Grrrl zines; flyers for shows in the Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia areas; and letters to Diehl from individuals such as Kathleen Hanna, Lisa Wildman, and Tobi Vail, predominantly on the subject of Diehl's zines. The collection also includes masters and copies of Diehl's own zines Moonfork and Oppression.
Biographical / Historical
Kathryn Diehl is an audio engineer who was actively involved in the punk, hardcore, and Riot Grrrl scenes in both Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia. As a teenager, she published several zines with her friend Lucy, including Moonfork. She and Lucy also formed a band called The Others, which later signed to Duchess Records. Diehl moved to New York and interned at renowned New York recording studios, including Battery and Sound On Sound. One of a small number of female engineers, Diehl's working credits include Bjork, Busta Rhymes, Dead Prez, G Unit, and Alicia Keys. Diehl currently lives in Los Angeles, where she continues to engineer for albums, as well as do post-production audio work for film and television. She has also expanded into artist management.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials created and collected by Kathryn Diehl from the early to mid-1990s documenting Diehl's participation in the Riot Grrrl movement, including newsletters; Riot Grrrl zines; flyers for shows in the Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia areas; and letters to Diehl from individuals such as Kathleen Hanna, Lisa Wildman, and Tobi Vail, predominantly on the subject of Diehl's zines. The collection also includes masters and copies of Diehl's own zines Moonfork and Oppression, as well as zines sent to Diehl.
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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); Kathryn Diehl Riot Grrrl Collection; MSS 448; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Kathryn Diehl in 2015; the accession number associated with this gift is 2015.448.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were moved into archival housing, a preliminary box list was created retaining folder titles supplied by the donor, and a collection-level finding aid was created to describe these materials. Dates were provided by an archivist. No arrangement was performed at this time.
