Research Resources
Digital Collections
The Witchcraft & Pagan Periodical Archive aims to work in tandem with global repositories, museums, and community-led projects to safeguard the legacy of Pagan, occult, and alternative spiritual print media. The following digital archives offer essential access to a wealth of newsletters, journals, zines, and primary research documents.
Internet Archive
This expansive non-profit library offers an array of scanned periodicals and publications via specialized collections like the Magazine Rack and the Graduate Theological Union repository.
IAPSOP (International Association for the Preservation of Spiritualist and Occult Periodicals)
This digital archive digitizes 19th and early 20th-century Spiritualist and occult periodicals while offering guidance on media preservation.
The Occult Zine Archive
Driven by a passion for underground print culture, this community-based initiative archives contemporary and vintage witchcraft zines, highlighting the intersection of independent publishing and esoteric spirituality.
Hermetic Library – Zine Library
An esteemed digital hub for the academic and practical study of magical traditions. Its Zine Library specifically curates small-press occult journals and self-published magical materials through active community engagement and digital conservation efforts.
Libraries & Research Collections
Barnard College Zine Library
A research library dedicated to independent publishing and zine culture, including feminist, witchcraft, and contemporary Pagan zines.
Cornell University – Witchcraft Collection
One of the world's premier research collections documenting witchcraft and modern Paganism. Includes books, newsletters, periodicals, manuscripts, and ephemera.
GLBT Historical Society Archives
Preserves LGBTQ+ history, including periodicals and zines documenting the intersections of queer identity, alternative spirituality, and contemporary Pagan communities.
Pagan Zines Collection – San Diego State University
A specialized research collection focusing on Pagan zines and periodicals, particularly publications from the United Kingdom and Europe during the 1980s and 1990s.
Museums & Special Collections
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Research Library
One of the world's leading research collections devoted to witchcraft, folk magic, and Pagan history.