Fonds MsC-251 - Rattler magazine fonds

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Rattler magazine fonds

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  • Textual records

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  • Source of title proper: Fonds title based on the name of the records creator

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Fonds

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MsC-251

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  • 1980-1991 (Creation)
    Creator
    Rattler

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Physical description

16.5 cm of textual records
3 t-shirts

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Name of creator

(1982-1987)

Administrative history

Rattler was an experimental multimedia and poetry zine published between 1982 and 1987 in Hollywood, California. Heather Haley was the editor and publisher for all four issues, along with Peter Haskell, who is listed as associate editor for the first issue, and co-editor for the second and fourth issue. Haley stated that she wanted to produce a zine with presence and style, something that would make poetry accessible and readable.

Custodial history

Records were in the custody of Heather Haley prior to their acquisition by Special Collections and Rare Books in 2019.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of materials related to the production and publication of the multimedia and literary arts zine called Rattler, including correspondence, photographs, publicity, drafts and original layouts, artwork, related posters and zine publications, poetry submissions, and copies of the published zines. Fonds also includes t-shirts that were produced to promote the zine, and one file of original layouts created by Heather Haley for the poetry section of LA Weekly.
The archivist has arranged the fonds into two series:
General operational records (series 1)
Publications (series 2)

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Arrangement

The archivist arranged the fonds in two series: (1) General operational records and (2) Publications. The original order of items in each file has been retained.

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  • English

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Materials are open with no restrictions

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No further accruals are expected.

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February 2023: arrangement and description completed (Alexandra Wieland).

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