Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Mason student zines collection, C0523, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

These materials were collected and donated by Stephanie Grimm, Art and Art History Librarian at George Mason University Libraries.

Processing Information

Processed by Amanda Menjivar from January-March 2025. Finding aid completed by Amanda Menjivar in March 2025.

Historical Information

Zines are small, handmade publications, usually self-published with limited runs. The subjects covered by zines run the gamut of humanity's interests, as anyone can be a "zinester." Zines often include art, poetry, and the personal interests and experiences of the zinester, or author. Zines are "DIY" by nature, and are usually only available in limited quanities.

Zines - short for "fanzines" - became popular with underground science fiction fan circles in the 1930s and 1940s, and grew exponentially in underground and counterculture circles in the 1960s and 1970s. The invention of the copy machine in the 1970s expanded growth even more. Zines and zinesters have continued to thrive into the 21st century.

Scope and Content

This collection contains zines created by George Mason University students, or in conjunction with George Mason University School of Art instruction, from 2019-circa 2020s. See inventory for more details.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Mid-Atlantic minicomics and zines collection, the International art publishing collection, and the Paper Cuts zines and small press collection.

The D.C. Public Library and the University of Maryland hold zines collections. A list of Virginia institutions with zines collections can be found here.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• George Mason University -- Student Life
• Zines