Kate Artz

Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha aha All the things I could do If I had a little money[…]

My interest in New Victoria Publishers began simply as an interest in independent feminist publishing–particularly their early years as print shop for feminist and counterculture materials. As I did a little more research into New Victoria, however, new questions began to emerge.

Extending from my interest in intersections of gender, spirituality, and perceptions of the occult, The Hapgood Papers are interesting as an example of records relating to a woman’s experience and interests within (and alongside?) a male-dominated counterculture. I’m curious to see not only the content of this collection and what it might reveal about the spiritualist communities of the period, but also how Hapgood has amassed this collection, what is included and what information can be gleaned from the assemblage of the collection itself.

Having recently relocated from Salem MA, I’ve been intrigued by and somewhat attuned to some of the ways we perceive, understand, and respond to ideas of the occult–especially where those perceptions overlap and intersect with[…]

In some ways my interest in the Amelia Earhart’s Underground Flying Society Records is an extension of my interest in New Victoria; focusing not just on a press, but a specific publication (Amelia’s Newsletter), as[…]

The New Victoria Publishers Records seems to be absolutely loaded with a wide variety of content. As someone interested in alternative and counterculture press, this looks like a treasure trove. In work I’ve done looking[…]

One of the first collections to catch my eye was the Broadside Press Collection. I’m familiar with a few Broadside poetry publications, and I’m especially interested in looking at alternative press and other counter-culture printed[…]