Series X. MEMORABILIA, 2006, undated (#108.16m-108.17m, Mem.1-Mem.3, F+D.1m)
Scope and Contents
Series X, MEMORABILIA, 2006, undated (#108.16m-108.17m, Mem.1-Mem.3, F+D.1m), contains two University of California at Irvine bookstore shopping bags which include small portraits of writers, including Griffin; nine buttons advertising progressive groups and causes, including CodePink buttons and a button for An Unreasonable Woman, an organization which preceded and inspired the foundation of CodePink. Another button advertises Heyday books, an independent, nonprofit publisher and cultural institution in California. Also included are t-shirts for CodePink and a Decca and the Dectones t-shirt. Decca and the Dectones is a cowbell and kazoo orchestra headed by Griffin's friend, the late Jessica Mitford, an author, journalist, civil rights activist, political campaigner, and one of the famous Mitford sisters. Series is arranged by type: bumper stickers, buttons, t-shirts, shopping bags.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-2015
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1943-2015
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
46.7 linear feet ((108 file boxes, 3 card file boxes) plus 4 folio folders, 1 folio+ folder, 1 oversize folder, 3 photograph folders, 139 audiotapes, 5 videotapes, 7 CDs, 4 DVDs, 7 motion pictures, 3 objects, electronic records)14.59 Megabytes (5 files)
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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