Colorado College Zine Collection

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What is a zine?

According to Wikipedia, "A zine - an abbreviation of the word magazine - is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images." It is pronounced "zeen" (like "scene"). You can read a lot more about zines at http://zinewiki.com/.

Inspired by Barnard College, Colorado College began collecting zines in 2005.

Collection Development Policy

Colorado College Zine Collection

A small sample of the CC Zine Collection

Colorado College will purchase zines published in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. When possible, we will purchase two copies of each zine, one for preservation in Special Collections, one for a browsing collection. When we are only able to get one copy, it will go into Special Collections.

We will consider donations of zines made in states outside our collecting list -- query us using the email below.

As long as at least one issue of a zine is published in our area, we will endeavor to collect all issues, even if some issues are published outside that area.

We will define zines broadly to include almost any self-published item that is produced in editions of multiple copies (i.e., not artists' books or similar one-of-a-kind items). We will purchase zines produced in the states we are collecting regardless of subject matter or the apparent quality of the publication.

To support the collection, we will purchase books and other materials on zines and "zine culture" for the circulating stacks. We intend to link those materials to the CC Zine Collection by means of a local subject heading.

Any zine review publications, catalogs, or correspondence related to collecting the zines should become part of the CC Zine Collection.

Do you publish a zine you think we'd like? Email tuttspec@coloradocollege.edu.

Zine List

Last updated May, 2007.

Arizona

Bony Landmarks. A 'Zine of True Adventure and Cultural Artifacts. Nonfiction, comics, drawings, poems, & an appreciation for the DIY aesthetic. 1-3.
Multiple authors. Tucson. Literary.
Mediaburn Snowboard Digest. 1 (2002?).
Brooke Geery and Chris Stepanek. Scottsdale. Includes article "The History of Snowboard Zines." Gift of Gary M. Santoro.

Colorado

All Need is Music. 1-3 (2004-2005).
Tom Murphy. Denver. Music.
Already Too Much; Never Enough. 1-2 (2005).
Andie. Denver. Personal. First issue subtitled "Fat Girl In (and out of) Love." Second issue subtitled "Fat Girl at (and on top of) the Kitchen Table."
behind wire fences. (2005?).
Anna. [Colorado.] Personal. (Gay/Lesbian, Race, Adoption.)
Bloom Where You're Planted: The Craftslut Manifesto. Round One. 2005.
Katie D. Ries. [Colorado Springs.] Personal: crafts. Author is CC student. These were sold in the Tutt Library vending machine for $1.00.
Brewster 1.5 (n.d.)
Wheat Ridge. Personal, punk. By "Charisma."
The Dependant 1 (late 1990s?).
Colorado Springs. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Denver Zine Calendar 2007
Denver Zine Library. Denver. Includes a history of the DZL.
Denver Zine Fest '07
Denver Zine Library. Denver. Pages by different local zinesters.
The Denver Zine Library Review Summer/Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Denver Zine Library. Denver.
Evia. Vol. 1 No. 2 and Final Issue (1990-1991?).
Multiple authors, all Colorado College students. [Colorado Springs.] Sex.
Fiasco #1 (1995?) and #2 (The City, Spring & Summer 1996).
Steve Lawson. Denver and Newark, Delaware. Author is CC Humanities Librarian.
From Here to There and Back Again 1, 2.
Shannon Perez-Darby. Denver. Personal.
Futotcho 2, 3 (1998?).
Wheat Ridge. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Going Nowhere 3 (late 1990s?).
Arvada. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Growler Distro Catalog & Zine (Spring 2007)
Denver. Music, punk, personal. Half distro catalog, half zine with columns by several authors. Molly Zachary
Hot Cherry 1, 3, 4 (1998).
Lakewood. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
The Huge Underpants of Gloom Vol. 1, issue 1 and second issue (2007-2008).
Jessy Randall, multiple authors. Colorado Springs. Literary. Gift of Jessy Randall.
Intox 3 (1998?).
Estes Park. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Iron Feather Journal. 13, 15, 16 (2005-2006).
Stevyn. Boulder. Music and much, much more. (For example: a comparison of macaroni and cheese brands.)
King-Cat: Comics and Stories. 50-52, 54, 57, 59-60, 62-68 (1996-2007). (4-issue subscription, starting with issue 68).
John Porcellino. Denver. Comics, personal. With two related titles done with Joe Chiappetta: Silly Daddy / Belmont Harbor (1995) and Silly-Cat (1997). Issues 52 and 54 gift of Steve Lawson, 2007.
The Lavendar Hoe
Shannon Perez-Darby and Amelia Crewe. Denver. Personal. Gay/Lesbian. "Hysterically funny letters to celebrities."
The Loafer Manifesto: History, Philosophy and Other Goodies. Vol. 1, issues 1 and 2; Vol. 2, issues 1-2 (2005-2007).
Briana Aragon, Trevor Isham, Jess Arnsteen, Samuel Yarabek, Warren Woodrich Pettine, Ian Ross. Authors are all Colorado College students. [Colorado Springs.]
London Tour Diary
Patrick Porter. Denver. Personal: travel. Gift of the author, 2007.
La Mala Manzana. 2-11 (1998-2000). With the dummies and plate film from issue 9.
Colorado Springs. Music. Most issues gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005. Issue #9 and plate film gift of Jefferson Q. Disidente, aka Jeff DeMers, 2006.
Midget Breakdancing Digest 7-12 (1998-1999).
Longmont. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Milk (2006).
Blaise Larmee (CC student). [Colorado Springs.] Drawings, textless. Gift of the author.
Needles for Teeth. Vol. 1 , issue 1 - Vol. 2, issue 2 (2005-2006).
[Denver.]
No Pouting. 1-3 (2003-2005).
Jesse Yedinak. [Boulder.] Personal. "My Mission: To promote the art of surviving everyday life."
Non/Monogamy.
Shannon Perez-Darby. Denver. Personal.
poems from october two thousand seven October, 2007.
Jeffrey Glenn Hansen (CC student). [Colorado Springs.] Poems. Gift of the author.
Project 76. 2 (2005?).
Jack. [Denver.] Personal. Transgender. "in this zine i talk about my body. that means fat stuff, trans stuff, self mutilation, sexual abuse, body modification, s and m, cops, etc."
Rats in the Hallway 6 (October/November 1997), 10 (Winter 1998), 12.
Evergreen. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
The Red Pill Vol. 3 No. 5 (October 2005) - ongoing, incomplete.
Grand Junction. "The Red Pill is published by Grand Junction Alternative Media, with the aim of publishing stories and ideas that the mainstream media won't cover."
Resistance is Fertile. Colorado College World Social Forum, 2005.
[Colorado Springs.]
Sherbert Magazine 4 (pastimes issue, with CD, September 2003).
Dan Weise and Jenna Wilson. Denver. Literary.
shortandqueer 1-7 (August 2004-March 2007).
Kelly Shortandqueer. Denver. Transgender.
Suburban Home 3 (December 1995), 4, 5 (June 1996), 6 (March/April 1997).
Boulder, Colorado. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
the u.l.f. (ca. 2005?)
Jared Maher. [Boulder?]
vanishing animal. 1988.
Colorado College Creative Writing Poetry Workshop. [Colorado Springs.] Literary.
The Yellow Rake. Issue #6 (The Anniversary Issue), Vol. 2 issues 1-3 (November 2005 - March 2006) and undated.
Multiple authors. Brian Polk, editor. Denver.

New Mexico

Kablooey Goes Way Out! 3 (1990s?).
Albuquerque. Brian Angel. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.
Knowhere (formerly known as Monkeywrench) 1 (March/April 2000).
Portales. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.

Texas

Aged Noise. [I] and II, ca. 2002.
Noemi Martinez. La Blanca. Personal.
Clip Tart 4 (2007)
Susan Boren. Austin. Personal.
Costumes. 2005.
Heather Mann. Personal: Halloween costumes..
Crapulescence. [ca. 2005?]
Stephanie S. Forth Worth. Personal.
Dreamwhip 11 (n.d.), 12 (n.d.) and 14 (2006)
Bill Brown, Lubbock. Personal.
Five Simple Steps to Greater Joy in this World of Sorrow [2001?]
Wayne Allen Brenner. Austin.
Free, Blonde and 21: A Mary Beth Hughes Fanzine [2005?]
Stephanie S. Fort Worth. Fanzine.
Hydroge-Nation. 2005.
Violet Shivers. Food and health.
Just That Good. 11 (the sex ed issue). 2005.
Becca Confidential. Forth Worth. Personal.
Ode to Doughnuts 2003.
Stephanie Scarborough. Forth Worth. Personal: poems.
Option Paralysis 4 and 6. 2005.
Jessica Champion. Austin. Number 6 is cowritten with Carolyn. Personal.
The Pleasant Unicorn: The World's Sleaziest Tabloid.
Stephanie Scarborough. Forth Worth. Personal: poems.
Pretending It's the Eighties. [ca. 2005?]
Stephanie Scarborough. Forth Worth. Personal: Duran Duran.
the rabbit fodder addict 3. 2005.
Stephanie S. Forth Worth. Vegan recipes.
Radical South [2005?]
Niku Arbabi. Austin. Politics.
Scrappy 1 (2007)
Niku Arbabi. Austin. Crafts, DIY.
The South Texas Experience. 2005 Summer.
Noemi Martinez. Edinburg. Personal.
Very Hairy Berry: A DIY Crafters Zine! 1. [2005?]
Lisa Brank. Dallas. Crafts.
World Salad: More Horses. 2004.
By "Chaired." [Texas.] Comics.

Wyoming

Over the Counter 6 (1996?).
Casper. Music. Gift of The Leechpit, Colorado Springs, 2005.

Zines from outside our collecting area

Art Freak 1-2 Spring, Summer 2006.
Carol Parks. Studio City, California. Art, D.I.Y. Gift of the author.
Best Zine Ever! 4 (2005), 5 (2006)
Greag Means (a.k.a. Greg Beans), editor. An annual review of the best zines of the year, according to the contibutors. Reviews
Brain Food 13-14.
Mike Toft. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Comics. Gift of the author.
Chord Easy, 5th edition.
Bert. Philomath, Oregon. Chords. Gift of the author.
Cite this zine! November 2006.
The Zine Intern. New York, NY. Gift of Jenna Freedman.
Future Fantasteek 1 (July 2006), 2 (Feb. 2007), 3 (July 2007), 4 (February 2008).
Jackie Batey. United Kingdom. Advertising. Gift of the author.
Lower Eats Side Librarian. Winter Solstice Shout Out 2005.
Jenna Freedman. New York, NY. Personal. Gift of Jessy Randall.
The Sixth Minky 1-6, September 2006-February 2007.
Maaike Davidson. Moscow, Idaho. Personal. Gift of the author.
Skeleton News 7 May 2007.
Chicago, IL.
Zine World 22, 24 (2007)
Jerianne, editor. Murfreesboro, TN. Reviews. Subscription order placed May 1, 2007. Zine World web site.

 

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