Collection: Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, 1979-1992

Paul Bushmiller (b. 1959) is a copy cataloger in the Collection Strategies and Services division of the University of Maryland Libraries. During the period represented in this collection, Bushmiller was a student at the University of Maryland, as well as a disc jockey with the UMD's student-run radio station, WMUC-FM. Bushmiller collected most of the fliers in this collection on the campus of the University of Maryland.

Dates

1979-1992
Majority of material found in 1982-1985

Publication Rights

Copyright was not transferred to the University of Maryland with the physical gift of the materials. The creators or their heirs retain any copyright possessed in the collection. The University of Maryland Libraries is granted permission for the use in scholarly research by the Libraries’ patrons under fair use in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.

Restrictions There are no restricted files in this collection.

Extent

6 items (6 items of ephemera)

74 items (73 punk fliers (plus two duplicates))

2.5 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

The Paul Bushmiller collection on punk covers the years 1979 to 1992. The bulk of the fliers center on two periods from 1983-1984 and 1988-1990. The first series in the collection mainly consists of show fliers promoting upcoming concerts, advertisements for local performances produced by the bands themselves, along with some professional show posters. Most of the fliers in this collection were collected on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, many from the walls of WMUC’s FM studio. The second series consists of ephemera—such as concert set lists—mostly from the latter period.

Historical Note

Paul Bushmiller (b. 1959) is a copy cataloger in the Collection Strategies and Services division of the University of Maryland Libraries. During the period represented in this collection, Bushmiller served in the United States Navy, stationed at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. He was also a student at the University of Maryland, where he was a disc jockey at UMD’s student-run radio station, WMUC. He was later Music Director and, briefly, Program Director at WMUC.

Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

Fliers and posters
Ephemera

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Gift of Paul M. Bushmiller, received October 2018.

Related Materials

The Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, 1979-1991, Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland.

D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine collection, Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland.

John Davis collection on punk, Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland.

Jason Farrell collection, Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland.

Skip Groff papers, Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland.

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Administrative Information

Title: Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, 1979-1992
Status: completed
Author: Jada Twitty, Paul Bushmiller, and John Davis
Date: October 2018 and May 2019
Description rules: dacs
Language of description: English

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Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library Library

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Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, 1979-1992

Dates

Publication Rights

Extent

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

Historical Note

Arrangement of Collection

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Related Materials

Topics

Administrative Information

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