Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library pulp fiction collection
Scope and Contents
Collection includes twentieth-century mass-market fiction dealing with lurid or sensational topics, colloquially defined as pulp fiction. Most content and cover illustration cover drugs and/or sex, frequently in the context of police and criminal narratives, erotic stories, or stories of delinquent youth.
Dates
- circa 1900-1970s
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and French.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
41 linear feet (circa 3100 volumes in 44 boxes)Arrangement
Titles are in alphabetical order by last name of author. Titles with no author are listed at the end.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2016M-105. Deposit, Julio Santo Domingo III, April 2012. Forms part of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection.
Processing Information
Processed by various Houghton Library staff: Adrien Hilton, Elise Ramsey, and Ryan Wheeler, 2017-2018.
- Title
- Santo Domingo, Julio Mario, 1957-2009, collector. Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library pulp fiction collection, circa 1900-1970s (MS Am 3136): Guide. MS Am 3136
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02823
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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