Elizabeth Wheeler hip hop research collection

id
5808
origination
Wheeler, Elizabeth A., 1959-
date statement
1981-1984
key date
1981
identifier (local_mss)
20910
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 724
b-number
b16295793
total components
2
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:25 UTC
updated
2021-09-07 19:50:45 UTC
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1981-1984", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1981/1984"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Elizabeth Wheeler hip hop research collection"}
physdesc
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
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{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Wheeler, Elizabeth A., 1959-", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"col"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Elizabeth Wheeler, a former editor of St. Martin's Press, is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Oregon. She also is the Director of Disability Studies Minor. She teaches and researches in the fields of disability studies, young adult and children's literature, comics studies, post-1945 U.S literature and popular culture, and community-based education. She wrote <span class=\"title\">HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth</span> about young people with disabilities. Steven Hager is a journalist and the author of <span class=\"title\">Hip-Hop: The Illustrated History of Rap Music, Break Dancing and Subway Graffiti</span> (1984), the first book documenting hip hop music and culture. He is a former reporter for the <span class=\"title\">New York Daily News</span> and former editor of <span class=\"title\">High Times</span> (1988-2003).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This collection provides information on the development of hip hop and the individuals who made its rise possible, as recorded by journalist Steven Hager and collected by Elizabeth Wheeler. Documenting hip hop during the early 1970s to mid-1980s, the collection covers the emergence and recognition of this then-new subculture. Included are an outline, manuscript draft, and photocopies of Hager's published writing, along with notes from the initial meeting with the publisher to discuss the publication of Hager's book, <span class=\"title\">Hip-Hop: The Illustrated History of Rap Music, Break Dancing and Subway Graffiti</span>. Marketing and promotional correspondence for the book, as well as articles and reviews of films and books on hip hop, are in the collection. The process, from the decision to publish Hager's manuscript to the marketing of the book, is highlighted in the correspondence to and from the editor, Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler of St. Martin's Press.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Elizabeth A. Wheeler, August 1996.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Rosalie P. Jeter, January 1998.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 September 7"}
date_start
1981
keydate
1981
date_end
1984
date_inclusive_start
1981
date_inclusive_end
1984
extent_statement
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Elizabeth Wheeler hip hop research collection, Sc MG 724, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Elizabeth Wheeler, a former editor of St. Martin's Press, is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Oregon. She also is the Director of Disability Studies Minor. She teaches and researches in the fields of disability studies, young adult and children's literature, comics studies, post-1945 U.S literature and popular culture, and community-based education. She wrote <span class=\"title\">HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth</span> about young people with disabilities. Steven Hager is a journalist and the author of <span class=\"title\">Hip-Hop: The Illustrated History of Rap Music, Break Dancing and Subway Graffiti</span> (1984), the first book documenting hip hop music and culture. He is a former reporter for the <span class=\"title\">New York Daily News</span> and former editor of <span class=\"title\">High Times</span> (1988-2003). This collection provides information on the development of hip hop and the individuals who made its rise possible, as recorded by journalist Steven Hager and collected by Elizabeth Wheeler. Documenting hip hop during the early 1970s to mid-1980s, the collection covers the emergence and recognition of this then-new subculture. Included are an outline, manuscript draft, and photocopies of Hager's published writing, along with notes from the initial meeting with the publisher to discuss the publication of Hager's book, <span class=\"title\">Hip-Hop: The Illustrated History of Rap Music, Break Dancing and Subway Graffiti</span>. Marketing and promotional correspondence for the book, as well as articles and reviews of films and books on hip hop, are in the collection. The process, from the decision to publish Hager's manuscript to the marketing of the book, is highlighted in the correspondence to and from the editor, Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler of St. Martin's Press.", "generated"=>true}

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