Many collections in the Browne Popular Culture Library are named for individuals who have collected materials on a particular topic or genre and then generously donated their collections to our library. Some collections are donated posthumously and named in honor of the original collectors. These collections include a variety of topics--everything from Star Trek to mysteries to self-help 书.

Arthur and Phyllis Rieser Mystery Collection

This collection includes first editions, early printings and trade editions of mystery and suspense novels, including true crime and fictional crime from about 1880 to the present.

加里·C. Hoppenstand Adventure Fiction Collection

Dr. 加里Hoppenstand has given an extraordinary collection of British and American adventure fiction. The collection contains nearly one thousand monographs and features rare, first edition classics from the late Victorian and Edwardian periods and the early twentieth century.

Marie Wakefield Star Trek Collection

The Star Trek Collection includes Star Trek memorabilia given to the Popular Culture Library principally by Marie Wakefield, but also contains items received from Sandra Springer, and items from other miscellaneous sources. The collection contains a wide range of materials including, 但不限于, 书, 期刊, 衣物, 模型, 海报, 游戏, 谜题, 贺卡, 打牌和换牌, 和日历.

杰弗里·肖尔收藏

This is a collection of videos (VHS & DVD) dating from the 1980s-present and a small selection of miscellaneous materials; primarily related to Mr. 肖尔在E的工作! Entertainment Television as well as videos submitted for Emmy consideration.

Guymon集合

The voluminous 对应 between Guymon and numerous authors, 经销商, 和收藏家, 1930年至1983年, forms the basis of the Guymon集合. 除了, there are a number of literary manuscripts; hundreds of 经销商' invoices; and large files of materials pertaining to the Baker Street Irregulars; the Mystery Writers of America (including a long run of MWA's The Third Degree); and the Mystery Library. Also included in the Collection of numerous catalogs, 列表, 评论, 项目, scrap书 and photographs.

Bravard集合

The Bravard集合 is a large collection of comics donated by Bob Bravard spanning all genres.

霍洛维茨收集

The 霍洛维茨收集 is a large collection of pulp magazines in the Science Fiction genre. They are signified by the "HJH" before the call number.

劳拉·米. 穆勒 Bridge Tally Card Collection

This collection, donated by 劳拉·米. 穆勒, contains mainly bridge tally cards and score pads from the early part of the 20th century to the 1960's.

安 & Billy Wilkinson Ice Cream Card Collection

This collection of ice cream themed 贺卡 was donated by 安 Wilkinson and varies in topics ranging from Birthday to Get Well and even Valentine's Day.

山地人之档案

The 山地人之档案 Collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL) in 1999 by Jamie McQuinn, who received the materials from Walter Buchanan of New Lebanon, 印第安纳州. Buchanan was the editor of the “山地人之档案” and had amassed a collection of Diplomacy zines (dipzines), 军事演习期刊, 对应, 球员的人口普查, 地图, 游戏规则, and other materials relating to the dipzine postal Diplomacy genre.

The Frank Kalan Romance Cover Art Collection

The Frank Kalan Collection provides researchers with the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the most important elements of romance novel marketing- the cover. 除了, the BPCL already holds copies of many of the 书 created from Mr. 凯亮日用的工作. The ability to consider this particular combination of creative process and published product is unique among academic archives, and will be a tremendous resource for scholars of romance fiction, one of the fastest growing aspects of popular culture research.

The Vivian Stephens Collection

在2018年的夏天, the Romance Writers of America donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library a collection of 书 formerly used by Vivian Stephens during her days at both Dell and Harlequin. The collection includes 书 on women’s sexuality, editing and writing romance fiction, 出版业, as well as academic works on romance writing. A list of the 书 can be found in our catalog as The Vivian Stephens Collection.