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July 21, 2022 / Charlie McNabb

New Zine Accessions

The Zine Collection has a few more zines added this week.

A pink half-size zine with four images of a person doing skin care. Two white minizines. A quarter-size zine with collage images.
  • “Problem” Skin Zine #2 by Alyssa Giannini
  • How to Have a Safe, At-Home Abortion in the State of Alabama by mo
  • Abortion Pills by Mail (Anonymous)
  • So Chill: Kris in Love & Recovery #2 by Kris

While the pandemic rages on, the Archives are closed to the public. However, some materials are digital and others may be digitized on demand. Virtual tours and research assistance are also available. Please see the Visitation Guidelines for information about how to make an appointment.

June 22, 2022 / Charlie McNabb

New Zine Accessions

I had a month of very fruitful zine swaps and acquired several new zines for the Zine Collection!

Four zines on a wooden table.
  • Your Pretty Face is Going Straight to Hell #26 by Tukru
  • I Have Something to Say #2 (a perzine about queerness, creativity and being your most amazing self) by Shei
  • For the Love Zine by Adriana Kai Muñoz
  • Bother: Poems by Emily J Schnipper
Five zines on a wooden table.
  • Fish Letter 8: Abuse by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • Mad Mappin’ by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • Functionally Ill 22 by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • Functionally Ill 31 by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • A Special Treehouse for Fat People by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
Four zines on a wooden table.
  • Love is a Skill We Can Strengthen by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • Trike Diaries: An Incomplete Guide to Trike Riding for Fat People or for Anyone, Really by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace
  • Anxiety & Self-Care: A Radical Guide by Alyssa Giannini
  • To Love: Abusers in Radical Spaces by Laura-Marie River Victor Peace

While the pandemic rages on, the Archives are closed to the public. However, some materials are digital and others may be digitized on demand. Virtual tours and research assistance are also available. Please see the Visitation Guidelines for information about how to make an appointment.

May 12, 2022 / Charlie McNabb

New Bigfoot Collection Accessions

The Bigfoot Collection has several more material culture items accessioned this week!

Two sexy Bigfoot stickers, a Bigfoot postcard, a U.S. Forest Service Bigfoot Department patch, and a large kitchen sponge in the shape of a Bigfoot.

While the pandemic rages on, the Archives are closed to the public. However, some materials are digital and others may be digitized on demand. Virtual tours and research assistance are also available. Please see the Visitation Guidelines for information about how to make an appointment.

March 21, 2022 / Charlie McNabb

New Zine Collection Accessions

This month I’ve acquired quite a few new zines for the Zine Collection!

Six zines on a wooden table.
  • Fat Farm Episode 1: Goat by Max Airborne
  • Fat Farm Episode 2: Manatee by Max Airborne
  • Fat Farm Episode 3: Octopus by Max Airborne
  • BOOBLESS: A Top Surgery Zine by Birch Rosen
  • STOP MEN: some graffiti I see every week and why I think it sucks, actually by Birch Rosen
  • Things You Should Know About FTM/Transmasc Bottom Surgery by Birch Rosen
Seven zines on a wooden table.
  • Sunshine by Jessica Wadleigh
  • a trans #metoo story by Jessica Wadleigh
  • What to wear: A spectrum of transgender identity or misguided feminism? by Lauren Hage
  • Queens, Hookers, and Hustlers: Organizing for Survival and Revolt Amongst Gender-Variant Sex Workers, 1950-1970 by not yr cister press
  • Sick of It! A Disability Inside/Outside Project, Vol. 1-3 by Sick of It! Project
Five zines on a wooden table.
Four zines on a wooden table.
  • Trans Mask: A DIY Zine for Queers of the Apocalypse by Bibi June
  • SHE/HER Issue 3: Celebrating Sexuality by Wrong Techniques
  • A Butch Archive: Curatorial Notes by Darcy Leigh
  • When Your Body is Not Your Own: An Artifact of Trans Pessimism by Quinn Milton

While the pandemic rages on, the Archives are closed to the public. However, some materials are digital and others may be digitized on demand. Virtual tours and research assistance are also available. Please see the Visitation Guidelines for information about how to make an appointment.

February 10, 2022 / Charlie McNabb

New Bigfoot Collection Accessions

The Bigfoot Collection received some lovely donations recently that were accessioned this week!

An illustration of Bigfoot sitting on a toilet reading a newspaper, with a cat sitting at their feet.
A hand towel with an image of Bigfoot striding to the right and looking over their shoulder.
Two plastic Bigfoot figurines. One is standing with ripped abs. The other is sitting in a cross-legged yoga position.
  • A plastic game figurine, provenance unknown.
  • An Archie McPhee yoga Bigfoot.

The Archives is closed to the public during the COVID19 pandemic, but select items are digital or available to be digitized on demand. Others can be viewed during video conferences. Please contact me for further information about virtual research consultations.

December 20, 2021 / Charlie McNabb

New Bigfoot Collection Accessions

This week I accessioned two new material culture items into the Bigfoot Collection. The paintable canvas was a serendipitous find at an army commissary, while the bookmark is a Hands Off My Dinosaur design.

On the left, a small square canvas with an outlined image of Bigfoot and text reading "I found Bigfoot." On the right, a dark brown bookmark decorated with images of trees and Sasquatches.

The Archives is closed to the public during the COVID19 pandemic, but select items are digital or available to be digitized on demand. Others can be viewed during video conferences. Please contact me for further information about virtual research consultations.

December 16, 2021 / Charlie McNabb

New Zine Accessions

The Zine Collection grew a little more this week with these three zines by AJ Smith.

Three half-size zines on a wood table.
  • Transgender Humans in History: A Zine about Transgender People in History
  • Non Binary Genders in History: A Queer History Zine about Non Binary Genders in History (Cross-accessioned in the Nonbinary Collection)
  • Trans Rewind: A Personal Zine about Why I Stopped Transitioning from FTM (Female to Male)

The Archives is closed to the public during the COVID19 pandemic, but select items are digital or available to be digitized on demand. Others can be viewed during video conferences. Please contact me for further information about virtual research consultations.

November 18, 2021 / Charlie McNabb

New Bigfoot Collection Accessions

This week three new material culture items have been accessioned into the Bigfoot Collection!

  • “Protect the Wildlife” Bigfoot Pin from LookHuman
  • Bigfoot Face Mask from Chuck Tingle
  • Wooden Bigfoot Slingshot from Wilcor

The Archives is closed to the public during the COVID19 pandemic, but select items are digital or available to be digitized on demand. Others can be viewed during video conferences. Please contact me for further information about virtual research consultations.

September 26, 2021 / Charlie McNabb

New Zine Accessions

I recently ordered a bundle from Microcosm, and received the following zines with the loose theme of restorative justice. They’ve been added to the Zine Collection!

Seven zines on a table.
  • Support: Feminist Relationship Tools to Heal Yourself and End Rape Culture, by cindy crabb
  • Learning Good Consent: Building Ethical Relationships in a Complicated World, by cindy crabb
  • Doing it Better: Conflict Resolution after Abuse in Leftist Communities, by Joe Biel
  • Radical Responses to Relationship Violence for Community Accountability
  • Accounting for Ourselves: Breaking the Impasse Around Assault and Abuse in Anarchist Scenes
  • How to Be Accountable: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries & Relationships, by Joe Biel and Faith G. Harper
  • Consensuality: Navigating Feminism, Gender, and Boundaries Towards Loving Relationships, by Helen Wildfell

The Zine Collection (and other collections) are available on a limited, case-by-case basis for in-person browsing. Please get in contact with me for more information!

July 17, 2021 / Charlie McNabb

New Bigfoot Collection Accessions

The Archives recently accessioned some new donations to the Bigfoot Collection.

A sticker that says "Believer" with a bigfoot walking between pine trees with a rainbow behind. A sticker of bigfoot with a galaxy inside. A postcard with bigfoot and several wildlife animals that says "Respect our wildlife. This forest is protected by Bigfoot." A postcard with bigfoot and a jackalope walking across a log bridge that says "Sending love from the Pacific Northwest."
Two colorful postcards and two small bumper stickers.
A plastic figuring of Bigfoot covered with a string of Christmas lights.
A plastic figurine of Bigfoot covered in Christmas lights.
A crushed penny with an image of Bigfoot that says "Bigfoot country Washington."
A crushed penny bearing Sasquatch’s likeness.

While the Archives is still closed to the public due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I do offer virtual reference and research assistance, and some collections have materials that can be digitized on demand. Reach out with any questions!