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Children's Popular Culture

What is the Pokemon Collection?

The Pokémon Collection consists of American and Japanese Pokémon memorabilia circa 1998-2002, approximately. The collection is composed of trading cards, stickers, advertisements, toys, cookie cutters, origami and much more from the beginning surge of Pokémon's popularity in the United States. Pokémon's launch into American culture occurred in the fall of 1998 with the release of the first two Game Boy games. Since then, more games, television shows, films, and toys grew out of the phenomenon, making it widely popular throughout the late 90s and 2000s.

Finding aid prepared by Travis Limbert, Spring-Fall 2011.  To see the finding aid with a detailed inventory, check it out in our Special Collections and Archives platform.

 

How to Use the BPCL & What to Bring With You

  • BPCL's hours are more limited than the main floor, but we're open late on Monday and Tuesday.
  • We're an archive/repository, so most of our materials cannot be checked out.
  • Most of our collection is not open for browsing. You need to request materials at our reference desk with your university ID or a photo ID. 
  • The reference collection is open for browsing! It's one of the best places to get started with popular culture research.
  • We have a copier and a scanner available for copying/scanning materials that cannot be checked out.  There is a fee for copying, but scanning is free.