Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library French hardbound comics
Scope and Contents
Hardbound comics, or graphic novels, chiefly French, from small and major publishers including Albin Michel, Dupis, and Humanoides Associes, some with signatures and/or signed drawings by the creators. Alternative lifestyles are addressed in many of the works, and many comics include drug references, largely marijuana consumption and opium culture, particularly as it relates to drug trafficking in regions of Asia.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1956-2006
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French, with some English, Spanish, German, Italian, and Dutch.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
12 linear feet (22 boxes)Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by publisher, then within publisher alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2015M-85. Depostited by Julio Mario Santo Domingo, III; received: 2012 April.
Forms part of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection.
Processing Information
Processed by: Melinda Carr
Processing Information
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- Title
- Santo Domingo, Julio Mario, 1957-2009, collector. Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library French hardbound comics, circa 1956-2006 (MS Fr 677): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02786
Repository Details
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