Stanford library unveils punk poster art collection

Posters in Stanford's collection of punk rock art, housed in Green Library, reflect the Bay Area's musical and cultural history of the 1970s and '80s. (Photo: Veronica Marian) Stanford's new archive of punk posters for legendary 1980s San Francisco bands offers a colorful and brash path of research for scholars from diverse fields. The size and comprehensiveness of the Tom Law Punk Poster collection is probably unmatched anywhere, library officials say. By Nate Sloan - Tlhe Humanities at Stanford The Stanford University Libraries host an impressive set of archival music collections ranging from 16th-century lute music to Dixieland jazz. Now, an unlikely cast of characters joins their ranks, as San Francisco punk stalwarts like Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys cozy up next to the likes of Jascha Heifetz on the library shelves. Unlike most of the libraries' music holdings, however, this new collection does not consist of recordings or sheet music. Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra and company arrive at the Farm as part of the Tom Law San Francisco Bay Area Punk and Rock Handbill and Poster Collection .