Hey so I have 4 boxes of original TOS Star Trek slash zines (the slash that started it all, from the 60′s-70′s, when people would type slash up on a word processor, print it out, bind them by hand, and mail them out to fans on mailing lists, LIKE THESE ARE ARCHEOLOGICALLY FASCINATING) that I don’t have space for when I move.
I’d love for someone to use these for academic purposes, like writing about the origins of slash fiction, studies of sexuality/erotica, female sexuality (this was something mostly women did in secret, for free, that was the grandmother of things like Ao3 and Fanfiction.net,) etc.
Would anyone want these? I’m selling them basically just for the shipping price. I don’t want them to end up in the trash somewhere or in the backroom of a Goodwill forever.
Please share/reblog to anyone you know who could use em!! The pictures below are only a fourth of what I have.
The OP has been contacted about this, but, for others who are interested, the OTW’s Open Doors manages a Special Collections project with the University of Iowa Libraries called the Fan Culture Preservation Project. The collection includes zines, fannish flyers, paper memorabilia, con programs, and other hard copy fanworks and fannish documents. They’re always happy to get new contributions, so if you have anything lying around in a box somewhere that you’re not sure what to do with, go check it out.
Cecil. She/her. During the day I sit in libraries staring at books. During the night I write queer fanfiction with a historical slant.
Some not-so-random facts: Gay space lizards are the best lizards. Star Trek is my life. I have too many DS9 ships. Classic Who and the Eighth Doctor Adventures make me grin stupidly. Kelas Parmak is the best. I will defend historically accurate portrayals of Alan Turing to the last drop of blood. Likes and asks end up in the name of @apolesens-otheraccount, because Tumblr doesn't have a way of changing which blog is your primary one. Nothing happens over there - this is the one to follow.
