About the APC

The Library

The Alternative Press Center developed one of the largest private collections of alternative publications in the United States, with some titles going back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection also includes books.

This is a library with a social conscience, offering alternative perpectives and information that are often difficult to find in mainstream libraries. The collection is open to the public and includes the most recent five years.

Located at 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL, 60647
Hours: Contact us for visiting
Mailing address: PO Box 47739 Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: 312.451.8133
Email: altpress-AT-altpress.org

The backfiles of the Alternative Press Center collection are currently being archived at the Albin O. Kuhn Library, Special Collections Section, a research library open to the public at the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus. For more information about hours and access to the collection, please contact the Kuhn Library, UMBC, 5401 Wilkins Ave., Catonsville, MD, 21228, Attention: Alternative Press Center Collection, or call (410) 455-2353.

To search for an APC title in the catalog, go to the library's main page at http://www.research.umbc.edu/aok/main/. Click on Library Catalogs, then on VICTOR Web, then on UMBC and finally on Advanced Search Option. You can limit your search by "media type" in a drop-down box. Select "magazines" and type in the title of the APC periodical you are looking for. The record will include spec col apc if an APC title. The record also includes all the holding of the title at UMBC.

In addition, a major selection of titles from the collection is available on microfilm through UMI as part of their Underground Press series. For information on ordering , please contact UMI, 300 North Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48106 or call (800) 521-0600.

The APC book collection includes 1,800 titles catalogued with LC numbers. Browse this site to see what is available.

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