Started in 2015 and officially opened in the beginning of 2017, the zine collection has two parts: a general use set at the Sarah Doyle, and an archival set through the Pembroke Center’s Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive. Areas of strength include zines by and about people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer peoples, and disabled people as well zines about interpersonal violence, sex and relationships, sex work, the prison industrial complex, self-care, art and activism, feminism, and punk. The majority of the zines are from the 2010s, though the earliest is from 1988 (which is at Pembroke).
Division of Campus Life
Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender
Zine Collection
Like zines, this catalog is DIY. If you see anything inaccurate or you wish to contribute to this collection, please contact the Center.
View the archival set available through the Pembroke Center’s Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive.
The Sarah Doyle Center (SDC) Zine collection was initiated and created through the efforts of Malana Krongelb '19 during her time at Brown and while working as the SDC student librarian. Malana also drafted the corresponding Zine F.A.Q.s and Zines in the Classroom resource pages.
Explore approaches for incorporating zines effectively within the classroom environment.
Malana Krongelb '19 drafted this FAQ during her time at Brown and while working as the SDC student librarian.
Sarah Doyle Center student librarians continue to curate the zine collection at the center and create related programs and events connected with the collection.
Publicity
- The Lily/The Washington Post: The Lily Goes Incognito
- Drawing a Dialogue Presents, Episode 2: Zine Curator + Archivist Malana Krongelb
- Lower East Side Librarian: Three Things at Brown University
- The Brown Daily Herald: Student Curates U.'s First Zine Collection
- Printing Our Passion: Zine Culture at Brown University and Beyond at NYU
Additional Collections
The children's book collection, Stories for Free Children, was started by Sarah Brown 19' and Andrea Wright '19 during their time as grad coordinators at the center. The collection was funded through the Sarah Doyle Center and through the support of donations from members of the Brown community.
Located in the main office, “Fearless Books” is a collection at the Sarah Doyle Center (SDC) in memory of Laura Julietta Hirschfeld Mulley (1976-2015), who worked as the Coordinator for the Sarah Doyle and LGBTQ Centers from 2009-2012.