A.V. Shirk Political Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0034

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The A.V. Shirk Political Collection consists of correspondence and printed political material (like booklets, pamphlets, and flyers) from the 1940s-1970s collected by A.V. Shirk. This collection is minimally processed but it is available for research upon request.

Dates

Creation: 1948-1973, undated, unknown dates

Extent

4.07 Cubic Feet (4 archives boxes)

Scope and Contents

The A. V. Shirk Political Collection consists of booklets, pamphlets, and other political materials produced in the 1940s-1970s (the bulk produced in the 1960s). These political printed materials were created for, about, and distributed by right-wing and left-wing organizations. Most of the materials were collected on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio.

This collection is minimally processed but it is available for research upon request.

Biographical / Historical

Albin Vineyard Shirk (known as A.V. Shirk) was born April 8, 1938. Shirk attended The Ohio State University in the late 1950s. Shirk pursued a career in photography working for the Ohio State Journal newspaper. After graduating, he worked at the Columbus-Citizen Journal newspaper as well as the Columbus Dispatch in the Classified Advertising Department. In the 1960s, Shirk became an assistant music programming director at WOSU-Radio, where he programmed music as well as produced a radio show in the early 1960s. During this time, he recorded folk and protest music around OSU, including in venues like Larry’s Bar and the Sacred Mushroom coffeehouse.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by A.V. Shirk in 1988 and 1989.

Other Finding Aids

The A.V. Shirk Rock and Folk-Rock Music in Ohio Collection (MUSIC-027) can be found in the Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives (MLBSSA) at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.