Popular Culture literature collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Popular Culture Literature Collection primarily contains serial publications that reflect the popular reading taste of American children and adults, 1902-1914, 1931-2012. The artificial collection contains pulp magazines, 1931-1951; Armed Services Edition paperbacks, 1943-1945; Big Little Books and the Big Little Times collectors' newsletter, 1933-1940, 1991-1992; and dime novels, 1902-1914.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1914, 1931-1958, 1968-2002, 2012
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (in 14 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Popular Culture Literature Collection primarily contains serial publications that reflect the popular reading taste of American children and adults, 1902-1914, 1931-1992, including pulp magazines, Armed Services Edition paperbacks, Big Little Books and the Big Little Times collectors' newsletter, and dime novels.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series:
- Series I: Pulp Magazines, 1931-1951
- Series II: Armed Services Editions, 1943-1945
- Series III: Big Little Books, 1933-1940, 1991-1992
- Series IV: Dime Novels, 1902-1914
Acquisition Information
Items in Series I-IV donated by Wayne W. Daniel.
Processing Information
Processed by Tony Dinh, 2013 and Minh Nguyen 2015. Notes by William Hardesty, 2014.
Subject
- Street & Smith (Organization)
- Council on Books in Wartime (Organization)
- Title
- Popular Culture Literature:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Collection at Georgia State University
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- March 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu