Jenny Zervakis papers, 1991-2021
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Summary
- Creator:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture and Zervakis, Jenny, 1967-
- Abstract:
- Jenny Zervakis was part of a wave of underground, do-it-yourself cartoonists who came of age during the Zine Revolution of the 1990s. Collection consists largely of issues of her "Strange Growths" autobiographical comic zine and "Urban Hiker," a Durham magazine to which Zervakis regularly contributed. Also included in the collection are other comics and writings by Zervakis, as well as an artist's statement. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Foot
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11979
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists largely of issues of "Strange Growths" and "Urban Hiker." "Strange Growths" is an autobiographical comic zine that Zervakis began in 1991, featuring artwork and writing that address her life experiences. The "Urban Hiker" was a community-based magazine produced in Durham that provided entertainment and education through people's stories. Also included in the collection are other comics and writings by Zervakis, as well as an artist's statement.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jenny Zervakis was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College (Iowa) and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Duke University. She was part of a wave of underground, do-it-yourself cartoonists who came of age during the Zine Revolution of the 1990s and began her autobiographical comic "Strange Growths" in 1991 after being introduced to comics by her then-boyfriend Mark Cunningham.
- Acquisition information:
- The Jenny Zervakis papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2000, 2002, and 2021.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, February 2001.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2000-0405, 2002-0248, 2021-0125.
Updated to add accession 2021-0125 by Leah Tams, February 2022.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Jenny Zervakis papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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