Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Erica Dawn Lyle papers
Datum(s)
- 1991-2010 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
20 Boxes
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The Erica Dawn Lyle papers offer a rich history of Miami’s countercultural art and music scenes and grassroots political activity from the 1990’s to the present. Writing under the name Iggy Scam, Lyle has produced a series of classic underground fanzines, called SCAM, that are known internationally in the punk rock scene. Lyle’s writing and archive also provides a fascinating back story to some of the political activity Miami is now known for. With the current wave of home foreclosures that has spread across South Florida, has come a resurgent wave of housing activism. The most well-known activist group in Miami today is Take Back The Land, a group that has gained national media attention for their tactics in helping homeless families move into and squat homes that have been foreclosed across Miami. The Lyle papers show a pre-history of an equally militant though far less organized and coherent group of South Florida squatters and anti-gentrification activists who were attempting similar tactics a generation ago. The papers also document the formation of the city’s first Food Not Bombs, a group that is still active today. The collection of zines, journals, sketchbooks, ephemera and original art work depict contemporary social history as well as Greater Miami’s issues of urban planning, property and housing rights and the responsibility and role of art. Also well documented are Lyle's travels through unconventional methods such as hitchhiking and train hopping.
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original creator.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
Related archival materials
Anonymous. (2002). Evasion. Atlanta: CrimethInc.
Carlsson, Carl. (Ed.). (2004) The political edge. San Francisco: City Lights Foundation.
Lyle, Erick. (2008). On the lower frequencies: a secret history of the city. Berkeley: Soft Skull Press.
Macphee, J. & Reuland, E. (Eds.). (2007). Realizing the impossible: art against authority. Oakland: AK Press.
Max Rameau Papers (1992 to present)
Archiving the Fringe: Documenting Cultural Activism in Miami
Lyle, Eric. (2010). SCAM: the first four years. Bloomington: Microcosm.