The Rachel Kauffman Collection was gifted to LaBudde Special Collections in December 2015 by Rachel Kauffman herself. The collection provides a diverse glimpse into underground publication, as well as punk rock music and the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) culture at the turn of the Twenty-First Century. Spanning the years 1994-2000, the collection is comprised of over 180 periodicals, organized into five series. Series I is primarily geared toward Punk, Oi, and Streetrock, while Series II is mainly focused on Ska music. Series III and IV represent a broader scope of zines, dealing with Skinhead culture and Christian themes respectively. Series V, Miscellaneous, contains everything from art catalogues to poetry, comic books to thrifting guides, and topical, often sarcastic, editorials to deeply personal human experience.