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Kurt Morris zine collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS0115

Scope and Contents

The materials in the Kurt Morris zine collection focus on music and the fan culture that supports rock and punk bands. The magazines Morris collected are professionally produced and widely-distributed, while the zines in his collection are more personal and on average have a more limited distribution. Although most of the personal zines focus on music, many also contain social-political commentaries, stories, poetry, comics, and art.

Dates

  • 1998-2006
  • Majority of material found within 2000-2004

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Kurt Morris of South Bend, Indiana donated his collection of zines to DePaul University in February 2006. In addition to collecting zines, Morris also contributes to them. An example of his contributions is a band review for a zine entitled $Broke$ (Box 2). The donor provided no further biographical information.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series: Magazines and Zines. The Znes series is separated into two subseries: Music and Personal.

Physical Location

4/2/B

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession 2006.07

Title
Guide to Kurt Morris zine collection
Status
Completed
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the DePaul Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
John T. Richardson Library
2350 N. Kenmore Ave.
Room 314
Chicago Illinois 60614
773-325-7864