This collection consists of numerous zines assembled by Iowa City native Brent Johnson, who with Leah Galey founded the Iowa Killed Buddy Holly Small Press and Zine Shop at the Hall Mall on College Steet in Iowa City, in May of 2002. The store was closed in 2009.

The zines in this collection involve a wide variety of subjects, including music, art, literary expression and personal expression. The collection is particularly notable for its local flavor, in that it holds many zines produced by residents of Iowa City and elsewhere in Iowa.

Box 7 holds a zine, Chihuahua and Pit Bull, that is contained inside a corked bottle. The bottle itself has never been opened, but is interesting as an aesthetic curiosity.