Minnesota Underground Music Archive (MUMA) collection

Collection

Identifier: PA115

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The Minnesota Underground Music Archive documents independent bands and artists in Minnesota. In addition to recorded music on CD, tape, and vinyl formats, the collection contains live and promotional photographs, posters and flyers, publications, and ephemera (primarily band merchandise and promotional material).

Dates

Creation: 1988-2016

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Historical Note

The Minnesota Underground Music Archive (MUMA) is a unique assemblage of publications, publicity, photographs, recordings, and ephemera documenting punk and underground music culture in Minnesota from 1950 to present. MUMA is a community-driven archive with active accruals.

Extent

13 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection contains music, art, writing, and photographs documenting independent music scenes in Minnesota.

Physical Location

Mezzanine

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available. Please contact the Performing Arts Archives for details.

Acquisition

The collection was established by Tim Carroll and Liseli Povlika in 2013. Acruals are received on an ongoing basis. Materials have come from numerous individuals, including but limited to: Thomas Boettner, Tim Carroll, Bentley Cunningham, Rachel Davidson, Peter Dyste, Extreme Nosie Records, Elliot Gordon, Andy Lefton, John Mulhouse, Mark Nelson, Liseli Povlika, Robert Quast, Jason Wade, Helen Walden-Fodge.

Related Material

Related collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries can by found by visiting https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/9/classifications/3.

Other local music archives are also preserved at the Minnesota Historical Society: http://www.mnhs.org/collections/mplsmusic/