named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Oral Histories Project
Conducting interviews with zine editors, writers, designers, and other contributors to document the history of subcultural print media.
Zine Preservation and Digitization
Systematic cataloging, preservation, and digitization of over 2,200 rare zines from 1980s and 1990s subcultures to support long-term access and research.
activities · 1 group
What they do
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Archival Digitization and Preservation 3 activities
- Conducting oral history interviewsDocuments subcultural print culture through oral history interviews with participants, preserving first-hand accounts as part of the archival record.
- Ongoing digitization and cataloging of archival holdingsConducts systematic digitization and cataloging of archival materials to enhance accessibility for research and public engagement.
- Preservation and maintenance of physical archival materialsMaintains a physical archive of over 2,200 rare zines and print ephemera from 1980s and 1990s subcultures, with a focus on English-language publications produced before 2000, for purposes of preservation, scholarship, and public study.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$200
Contributions & grants$10050%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$0
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$200
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$200
4 years on record · 2022–2025
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 3
- Christy Tomecek — Board Member
- Meredith Collins — Board Member
- Smith Reed — Executive Director
relationships · 3
Who they work with
- Cornell University Partner — Board member Meredith Collins is affiliated with Cornell University.
- Ithaca College Partner — Board member S. Alexander Reed is affiliated with Ithaca College.
- Yale University Partner — Board member Christy Tomecek-Bailey is affiliated with Yale University.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Cultural Preservation of Subcultural Ephemeramethodology: cultural_preservationBy collecting and providing access to informally distributed, at-risk artifacts from gothic and industrial subcultures, AEGIS ARCHIVE INC preserves cultural memory and enables future scholarship, because these materials would otherwise be lost due to their fragile, ephemeral nature and lack of formal archiving.
- Oral History Documentation of Subcultural Print Culturemethodology: oral_history_documentationBy conducting oral history interviews with participants of 1980s and 1990s subcultures, AEGIS ARCHIVE INC captures lived experiences and contextual knowledge around print ephemera, because firsthand accounts preserve meaning and usage that physical artifacts alone cannot convey.