Activist Men's Journal
Scope and Content Note
The Alternative Press Collection (APC) is one of the oldest and largest collections of alternative press materials in the United States. It was founded in the late 1960s out of student participation in activist movements for social, cultural and political change. Currently the APC includes thousands of national and international newspapers, serials, books, pamphlets, ephemera and artifacts documenting activists thmse and organizations, dating from the 1800s to the present. The collection contains more than 7,000 newspaper and magazine titles with 90 still on subscription, 5,000 books and pamphlets, 1,800 files of ephemeral materials from activist organizations throughout the country, as well as posters, broadsides, buttons, calendars and manuscripts.
Subject represented in the APC include, but are not limited to:
Anti-War movements/Peace and Solidarity, with an emphasis on the Vietnam era
Publications by and for racial, ethnic and religious minorities
Women's liberation/Feminist publications
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer publications
Student protests and activism
Political movements (Communism, Socialism, Anarchism and radical politics)
Environmental movements
Connecticut-based social justic organizations
Personal papers of significant figures from social movements in the state of Connecticut
Dates
- Creation: Artificial Collection formed in 1967
Extent
From the Collection: 4059 item
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu