Archiving Punk at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA)

Abstract

Since 2014, Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) has stewarded several collections of archival material related to the punk rock subculture in Washington, D.C. My poster presents a description of the work SCPA is doing related to archiving D.C. punk, as well as offer highlights from relevant collections like the D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine collection, the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, the Jason Farrell Posters and Flyers collection, and the John Davis collection on punk.