This collection is a grouping of smaller, interrelated collections that illustrate aspects of American popular culture between 1875 and 1975. Included are early editions of the widely popular Horatio Alger novels from the latter 19th century, as well as the Pulp and Mad Magazine Collections, described elsewhere in this listing.

Dates covered: ca. 1875—1975
Language: English
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Collection policy: By appointment

Subject (s): American wit and humor — Periodicals. Caricature and cartoons — Periodicals. Comic books, strips, etc. — Periodicals. Popular culture. Popular culture — United States. Science fiction — Periodicals. Pulp literature.

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