Series VIII: Printed Material

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1667210
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{"value"=>"3240602", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1953-2010", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1953/2010"}
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{"value"=>"Series VIII: Printed Material"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"36 boxes, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"14.34 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 computer file", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"36.66 megabytes", "unit"=>"megabytes"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>This bulk of this Series is composed of magazine issues, alongside Art and Art Exhibition Catalogs, Ephemera, and Newspapers. The bulk of the material is from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.</p> <p>The Art Catalogs include an exhibition catalog signed by Jean-Michel Basquiat and dedicated to Fab 5 Freddy. It is for Basquiat's 1984 show \"Paintings 1981-1984\" at the Fruitmarket Gallery.</p> <p>Booklets, calendars, and other memorabilia make up the Ephemera. The Booklets include several treatises on subjects related to Black history and culture, and includes a self-printed booklet of poetry by Jack Walls dedicated to Fab 5 Freddy.</p> <p>The magazines are issues of commercial publications. Many have cover stories or special coverage of rap and hip-hop artists, music and culture; Black personalities, artists, and business people; or contain a mention of Fab 5 Freddy. There are a large number of issues of <span class=\"title\">Source</span> magazine, <span class=\"title\">The Fader</span>, <span class=\"title\">XXL</span>, <span class=\"title\">Interview</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Vanity Fair</span>. The magazines have been arranged by title, and then chronologically within each title.</p> <p>There are two themed groups of newspapers; Jamaica and dancehall related publications; and issues of the <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> and the <span class=\"title\">Daily Post</span> from the period of the 2008 Obama election. The chronological files include clippings, photocopies and full issues of papers.</p>"}
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1953
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1953
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2010
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1953
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2010

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  1. Art and Art Exhibition Catalogs [7/1]
  2. Ephemera [7/1]
  3. Magazines [27/1]
  4. Newspapers [3/1]