Abstract Ian MacKaye (b. 1962) is an American musician, record producer, and co-owner of Dischord Records. The Ian MacKaye digital collection of punk fanzines contains material from 1978 to 2020, and remains ongoing; the bulk of the material dates from 1986 to 2003, when MacKaye was a member of the punk band Fugazi. This collection contains digitized versions of print fanzines that MacKaye collected pertaining to punk music, culture, and communities both domestic and international. Many of the items...

Abstract Shawna Kenney (b. 1969) is an author and instructor who was active as a concert promoter in the Washington, D.C. punk subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. She also co-edited and published the fanzine No Scene with Pam Gendell from 1986 through 1988, which features interviews with punk bands and reviews of concerts and recordings. Along with Gendell, Kenney promoted concerts at the Safari Club in Washington, D.C., helping to build a second wave of hardcore...

Abstract The Punk Art collection covers the period from 1978 to 1979. The collection consists of materials related to the Punk Art exhibition at the Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, D.C. in May-June 1978. The exhibition included artists like John Holmstrom, Screaming Mad George, Alan Vega, Jimmy De Sana, Marcia Resnick, Roberta Bayley, Tina Lhotsky and others. This collection includes an exhibition catalogue, an invitation, and promotional material for a touring version of the...

Abstract Sharon Cheslow (b. 1961, Los Angeles, CA), an American musician, artist, author, and educator, is a notable figure in Washington, DC punk rock history, particularly in terms of the scene’s rise in prominence internationally. She was both an eyewitness and participant during the bedrock years of DC punk (late 1970s through early 1990s). The Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection contains items that span the period of May 1, 1979 to December 30, 1991; the bulk of the material dates from 1980...

Abstract Kevin Salk is an American photographer who was active in the first half of the 1980s and again in the 2020s. The subject of Salk's photography was generally the American hardcore punk subculture in Southern California. The materials in this collection consist of prints of Salk's photographs of the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat, as well as a signed copy of Salk's 2021 book, Punk: Photos From a Fan's Perspective. The photographs in this collection...

Abstract Jason Farrell (b. December 24, 1969) is a musician, graphic designer, and filmmaker who currently lives in Los Angeles, CA., but also spent several decades as a part of the punk music subculture in the Washington, D.C. area. The Jason Farrell collection contains items that span the years 1985 to 2007; the bulk of the materials date from 1987 to 1998 when Farrell was a member of the bands Swiz and, later, Bluetip. The materials in this collection primarily consist of show fliers and posters...

Abstract Daisy Rooks (b. September 11, 1975) is a scholar and an educator who was also a participant in the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk music and fanzine scene as a teenager and young adult in the 1990s. Rooks was involved in the production of numerous zines, most notably Not Even. Along with her sister and friends, she was also a part of the Chicks Up Front Posse, an informal group that fought against sexism in the hardcore punk scene. The Daisy Rooks collection...

Abstract John Davis (b. 1976) is an American musician, fanzine editor, librarian, and archivist. The John Davis collection on punk contains items that span the period from 1980 to 2022; the bulk of the material dates from 1994 to 1999 when Davis was editing the fanzines, Slanted and Held Like Sound. The collection contains concert photographs taken by Davis, fliers advertising punk concerts that Davis collected, ephemera related to D.C. punk...

Scope and Contents The D.C. punk collection covers the period from 1981-2023; the bulk of the materials date from 1983-1987. The collection includes fliers, posters, recordings, photographs and ephemera related to the punk rock subculture in the Washington, D.C. area, which developed in the late 1970s.Some materials in this collection might be offensive to patrons. Patrons should use their discretion when viewing materials. Please contact...

Abstract Antonia Tricarico is a photographer and the author of the photo book, Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997-2017, published by Akashic Books in 2017. She also edited the 2023 monograph, The Inner Ear of Don Zientara, published by Akashic. The Antonia Tricarico collection of DC punk photographs consists of photographic prints taken by Tricarico of participants in the Washington, DC punk subculture. The...