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U.S. Mss 131AF
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Part 1 (U.S. Mss 131AF): Original Collection, 1969-19752.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) The records of the Alternative Press Centre are organized into two sections: correspondence and a miscellaneous file. The correspondence, (1969-1973)-1975, comprises the bulk of the collection and documents the activities of the Centre in issuing the Index. It reveals staff efforts to devise new subject headings for topics not adequately indexed by traditional headings; to organize a work force of volunteer indexers across the country by contacting interested persons, sending initial instructions, and assigning indexers to publications; to determine which publications to index in each issue; to contact periodicals for establishing subscription exchange programs; to advertise the Index in alternative periodicals and library journals; and to answer routine business correspondence regarding requests for information about the Index and for subscriptions. Although its major activity was publishing the Index, the correspondence also indicates that the Alternative Press Centre informally acted as an information clearinghouse and frequently received requests from people about alternative institutions, the alternative press, and their related research needs. The correspondence also records the problems the Centre encountered including the lack of funding; the failure of interested people to stay with the project; the difficulty of establishing and revising new subject headings; the uncertainty of coordinating a widespread work force of volunteers; and subscribers' complaints caused by the Centre's irregular publishing schedule. The miscellaneous file is only a small portion of the collection. It includes an advertising brochure, a financial report, a sample of the indexing sheets used in preparing Volume VI, No. 1 of the Index, a brief history of the Centre, a list of indexed periodicals, and a newsletter sent to the volunteer indexers. In addition to the manuscript materials, the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin has the following publications of the Alternative Press Centre: a complete set of the Alternative Press Index; an “Indexing Guide for Publications dated 1973”, which is an instruction booklet sent to volunteer indexers; and [Miscellaneous publications], composed of an education committee report and a newsletter.
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Series: Correspondence
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1
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1
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Abacus Books - AMS Press
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1
Folder
2
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Anderson, Arthur - Axel, Paul
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Babcock, Julie - Benson, Toni
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Bergen, Dan - Boyd, Trenton
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Brackett, Becca - Buttrick, Ann
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Cable Report - Canyon Collective
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Care, Molly - Cazenovia College
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Box
2
Folder
1
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CBS 60 Minutes - Cloutier, Andre
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Coberly, Jean - Cozzi, Jean
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Craft, Bob and Pam - C. W. Post College
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Daily Journal - Day, Jean
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Box
2
Folder
5
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D'Emilio, John - Diversity Press
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Dobson, John - Dysinger, Bob
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Earlham College - Emory University
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Englund, Lynn - Eyewitness
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Fact - Futas, Elizabeth
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Box
3
Folder
3
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GAA Liberation Library - Gowdy, Laura
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3
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4
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Grace, Charles - Gwynn, Betsy
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3
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5
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Haarz, Mark - Hitchhikers International
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Box
3
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6
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Ho, Thomas - Hysteria
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Box
3
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7
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I.D.C. - Isma, Steve
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Jackson, Jim - Juarez, Hector
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Box
4
Folder
1
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K101 - Knueklis, George
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4
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2
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Kocher, Debbie - Kyson, Harleigh
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4
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3
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Labor Today - Lewerenz, Cindi
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4
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4
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Liberated Guardian - Lycoming College
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4
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5
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MacDougall, Kent - McVeigh, Tom
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4
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6
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Macalester College - M.A.Y.O.
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Box
4
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7
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Mechtenberg, Paul - Mitchell, Toni
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Moberg, George - Mysterious East
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Narvesen Litteraturtjenste - New World Resource Center
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Box
5
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3
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New York Element - Next Year Country
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Box
5
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4
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Nickel Review - Nygaard, Jeff
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Box
5
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5
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Oakland, City of - Ozark Access Center
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Box
5
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6
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Pace College - Petty, Leonard
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Box
5
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7
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Pflaum, Peter - Putta, Barbara
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Quebec-Presse - Quinnipiac College
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Race Relations Information Center - Riverside, University of California
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Box
6
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2
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The Roach - Ryan, Ruth
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Box
6
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3
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Sacramento State College - Scottsdale, P.L.
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Box
6
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4
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Seaman, Martha - Snyder, Milton
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Box
6
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5
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Social Alternatives, Library of - Stilger, Robert
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Stockton State College - Sywak, Myron
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Tacoma Community College - Two Three Many
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Ulitt, Barbara - Uzzell, Thomas
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Vahtsevanos, Stephanie - Voz Mexicana, La
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Waddell, Bonnie - Weston, Terry
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Wheaton College - Wisconsin, University of-Parkside
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Box
7
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6
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Wolter, Patricia - Wyer, Judith
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Box
7
Folder
7
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X, Danny - Zupko, Danny
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Series: Miscellaneous File
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Advertising brochure, undated
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Financial report, 1971
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Box
7
Folder
8
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History of the organization
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Indexing sheets, sample
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Box
7
Folder
10
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List of periodicals included in Index
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Newsletters, 1970 July
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M86-096
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Part 2 (M86-096): Additions, 1985
0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
: Photocopy of volume 16, issue number 2 of Sipapu which consists mainly of an interview on the Alternative Press Centre, 1985. The interview gives a brief history of the organization and its move from Carleton College to Toronto to its current home in Baltimore. In addition there are profiles of the four members of the collective and a detailed description of how the collective is organized and how it functions.
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M86-527
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Part 3 (M86-527): Additions, 1975-1985
0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
: Additions, 1975-1985, consisting of correspondence between the Alternative Press Centre and other publishers primarily regarding the inclusion of publications in the Alternative Press Index. Letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Box
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A-F
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Box
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G-Z
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M2013-183
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Part 4 (M2013-183): Additions, 1970-2008
1.8 c.f. (1 record center carton and 2 archives boxes) and 44 photographs (1 folder)
: Additions, 1970-2008, that consisting of correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, newsletters, articles, and promotional documents. The correspondence between the Alternative Press Centre and other publishers consists primarily of letters regarding the inclusion of publications in the Alternative Press Index. The financial records consist of budgets, grant proposals, and tax records, while newsletters and articles feature pieces written by and about the centre's editorial activities. Photographs provide images of the centre's work in a variety of libraries.
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Box
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Folder
1-2
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Historical notes, 1970s-1980s
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Box
1
Folder
3-23
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Correspondence, 1980s-1990s
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Financial Records
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Box
1
Folder
24-25
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Budgets and financial notes, 1994-2008
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Box
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Folder
26
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Grant proposal, 1990s
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Grant proposal, 1990s
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Tax exemptions, 1969, 1976-1982
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Meeting Minutes
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Box
2
Folder
3-5
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Board minutes, 1990-2007
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Box
2
Folder
6-9
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Staff minutes, 1992-1999
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Newsletters and Writings
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Alternative Press Index reviews, 1970-1989
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Writing agreements, 1996-2003
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Box
3
Folder
3-5
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Independent Press Association newsletters, 1996-2005
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Labor Index On-Line
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Readers' guides, 1980s
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Projects and Events
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Alternative Press Index on CD-ROM
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Box
3
Folder
9
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Alternative Press Spanish and French project, 2000s
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Alternative Press Centre promotion, 2000s
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Sponsored events, 1996, 2002-2012
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PH Box
33
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Photographs
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