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In 1969, Dr. Ray Browne founded the Popular Culture Association, a scholarly association devoted to the study of mass culture, headquartered at Bowling Green State University. With the
establishment of graduate and undergraduate programs in the early 1970s, BGSU has continued to be a leader in this interdisciplinary
field. In the thirty years since the discipline's recognition by the academic community, the foundation for this field of
research has been laid. The manuscript collections listed here can provide a starting place for research into the development
of the discipline. Manuscript registers will be linked through these lists as they become available.
PCL MS-203 The Atomic Age Opens Collection
1995-1997
Includes two scrapbooks with mail art postcards solicited by the PCL for an exhibition that was part of the conference "The
Atomic Age Opens: American Culture Confronts the Bomb," marking the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb. Also included are
brochures and programs, a copy of a book containing a selection of conference papers, and a copy of an exhibition text for
another display shown in the library at that time. 1.5 cu. ft. An online exhibit of the postcards will be available soon.
PCL MS-107 Ray B. Browne Collection
1950-1992
Includes correspondence, files, literary manuscripts and printed materials.
PCL MS-213 The Future of Popular Culture Studies in the 21st Century
1990-1992
Proceedings, correspondence, session proposals, papers and other documents.
PCL MS-22 Jay Mechling Collection
1979-1984
The Jay Mechling Collection houses photocopies and reprints of published articles on various aspects of American Culture, Popular Culture, and the Boy
Scouts.
PCL MS-44 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Archives
1969-2005
Includes some proceedings, photographs, conference programs, academic papers, newsletters from the PCA and related regional
associations.
PCL MS-216 Popular Press Collection
1969-2002
The Bowling Green State University Popular Press was begun by Ray and Pat Browne in 1967 as a means to publish the Journal
of Popular Culture. By 1969 the press began to publish books. It was the official mouth-piece of what was then a fledgling
movement to promote the academic study of every day life and became one of the foremost university presses to focus the majority
of its publishing on topics relevant to this study of popular culture.
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