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PLUR

PLUR is an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect, serving as the central creed and behavioral guideline within the rave subculture that coalesced around electronic dance music events in the late 1980s and early 1990s.^[1]^[2] Originating in the United States, particularly New York City's underground scene, the term was popularized by DJ and promoter Frankie Bones after a chaotic 1990 warehouse party where he called for greater communal responsibility among attendees to prevent external backlash against the movement.^[3] PLUR draws partial inspiration from earlier hip-hop elements, adapting concepts like those in the Zulu Nation's emphasis on peace, love, unity, and fun into a framework promoting non-violence, empathy, inclusivity, and harm reduction at all-night gatherings often involving psychoactive substances.^[4] Participants traditionally express PLUR through rituals such as trading handmade "kandi" bracelets, elaborate handshakes, and hugs, reinforcing a temporary but intense social bond amid the sensory overload of strobe lights, bass-heavy music, and diverse crowds.^[5] While idealized as a countercultural antidote to mainstream alienation, PLUR's implementation has varied, with some events facing criticism for inconsistent adherence amid reports of overcrowding, substance-related incidents, and commercialization that dilute its original intent.^[1]^[6]

Definition and Core Principles

Elements of PLUR

PLUR represents the acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect, a set of ethical guidelines originating in the 1990s United States rave subculture to promote positive interpersonal conduct amid intense, prolonged dancing and sensory overload.^[7] These principles function as a voluntary code to mitigate risks of conflict in crowded, nocturnal environments where fatigue, substance use, and anonymity could otherwise exacerbate aggression.^[8] Peace emphasizes non-violence and de-escalation, encouraging participants to avoid physical altercations or hostile confrontations, which were prevalent in preceding club scenes characterized by territorial disputes and inebriated brawls.^[9] This element aims to cultivate serene communal spaces, prioritizing harmony over dominance in interactions.^[10] Love promotes mutual care, emotional vulnerability, and acts of kindness, such as offering water to dehydrated ravers or providing emotional support during heightened states of euphoria.^[7] It counters isolation by fostering reciprocal affection, though empirically, such openness correlates with transient neurochemical elevations rather than baseline human tendencies toward altruism.^[11] Unity seeks collective solidarity that bridges social, racial, and economic divides, urging ravers to form bonds irrespective of external identities in a shared pursuit of rhythmic transcendence.^[8] This ideal posits temporary egalitarian merging, yet causal analysis reveals its dependence on environmental cues like synchronized music and dim lighting to override innate tribal affiliations.^[9] Respect entails honoring personal boundaries, consent for physical contact like hugging or dancing proximity, and self-responsibility for hydration and moderation to prevent harm to oneself or others.^[10] Violations undermine the framework, as unchecked intrusions could revert group dynamics to self-preservation instincts. In rave settings, PLUR's prosocial manifestations align with pharmacological effects of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), the primary substance associated with early scenes, which acutely boosts emotional empathy and cooperative behaviors via serotonin and oxytocin release.^[12] Controlled studies demonstrate MDMA administration increases recognition of others' emotions and willingness to aid, effects absent in placebo conditions and diminishing post-acute phase, indicating these elements rely on external facilitators rather than endogenous altruism.^[11]^[13] Without such interventions, sustaining PLUR in uncontrolled contexts proves challenging, as baseline human responses favor self-interest amid scarcity or stress.^[12] This pharmacological underpinning underscores PLUR's role as an engineered countermeasure to the aggression amplified in pre-rave nightlife, where alcohol predominated and lacked comparable empathogenic properties.^[8]

Symbolic Practices

Kandi trading serves as a tangible ritual in PLUR observance, involving the exchange of handmade beaded bracelets that participants craft and offer to others during events to signify personal bonds and adherence to unity and respect.^[2] These bracelets, often featuring colorful plastic beads strung on elastic, originated as artifacts within electronic dance music communities in the late 1990s, evolving from informal gifts into structured trades that embody PLUR's communal ethos.^[2] The practice typically accompanies a sequence of hand gestures known as the PLUR handshake: participants first align extended index and middle fingers to form touching peace signs, then curve their hands into interlocking half-hearts for love, clasp fingers or palms for unity, and conclude by sliding a kandi bracelet onto the other's wrist to denote respect.^[14] Hugs and extended physical contact further manifest PLUR's emphasis on peace and love, functioning as non-verbal cues that affirm consent and connection in dense, high-energy environments. Light shows, frequently involving synchronized manipulation of glow sticks or LED devices, parallel these interactions by creating visual patterns that participants share, symbolizing collective harmony and reducing isolation amid crowds. Empirical observations indicate such practices correlate with lower instances of overt aggression in rave settings compared to other mass gatherings, potentially through reinforced social norms that prioritize affiliation over conflict.^[15] However, these behaviors exhibit variability when observed in sober versus pharmacologically altered states, with studies demonstrating that MDMA administration markedly elevates prosocial tendencies, including increased empathy, gregariousness, and willingness for physical closeness like hugging.^[11]^[16] In controlled trials, MDMA (at doses around 125 mg) has boosted participants' allocation of resources to others in social tasks and heightened emotional recognition, effects that align with anecdotal reports of enhanced affection in rave contexts but underscore a neurochemical basis rather than purely ideological adherence.^[17] This distinction warrants scrutiny, as idealizing the rituals without accounting for substance-induced facilitation risks overlooking causal factors in their prevalence and intensity.^[18]

Historical Development

Origins in Underground Rave Scenes

PLUR emerged within the underground rave scenes of the late 1980s and early 1990s, as acid house music from the UK's Second Summer of Love (1988-1989) influenced U.S. gatherings, particularly in New York City warehouses where Chicago-style house tracks migrated via DJs and promoters seeking larger, unregulated spaces. These events, often held in abandoned industrial buildings to evade police crackdowns, featured repetitive electronic beats, strobe lights, and dense crowds numbering in the thousands, fostering sensory overload that exacerbated chaotic dynamics such as fights and overcrowding.^[19]^[20]^[3] In response to such incidents, DJ Frankie Bones popularized the PLUR acronym during a Storm Rave event on July 4, 1990, initially framing it as the "Peace Love Unity Movement" (PLUM) to promote cooperation amid potential violence in these high-stakes, drug-influenced environments. Bones and his collaborators painted graffiti promoting peace and unity on subway cars and event spaces, viewing the ethos as a practical code to maintain order and prevent disruptions that could lead to raids or injuries in venues lacking formal security. This approach addressed empirical risks in gatherings where anonymity and ecstasy-fueled euphoria often clashed with territorial conflicts, reducing reported crimes like car thefts by up to 37% around event areas.^[3]^[21]^[3] The clandestine nature of these early raves, driven by an anti-establishment rejection of licensed clubs, necessitated PLUR's role in self-regulating behavior under sensory bombardment from bass-heavy tracks and visual effects. Secrecy in venue announcements via flyers and word-of-mouth ensured survival against authorities, but the underlying causal need was crowd control in unregulated settings where traditional social norms dissolved, making mutual respect a survival mechanism rather than mere idealism. By the first major Storm Rave on May 11, 1991, PLUR had begun embedding as a verbal and gestural shorthand—such as candy necklaces for exchanges—to mitigate aggression empirically observed in prior chaotic parties.^[21]^[22]^[21]

Key Figures and Early Events

DJ Frankie Bones, a pioneering New York City DJ and promoter, is credited with popularizing the acronym PLUR (Peace, Love, Unity, Respect) in the early 1990s as a response to violence disrupting underground electronic music events.^[3]^[21] During a 1993 Storm Rave—a series of illegal warehouse parties he organized starting with the inaugural event on May 11, 1991, in a Flatbush, Brooklyn brickyard—Bones intervened over the microphone amid a fight, urging attendees to embody "peace, love, unity and respect" to preserve the scene, thereby codifying PLUR as a mantra for non-violent inclusivity.^[23]^[24] These events drew diverse crowds, including LGBTQ+ individuals seeking safe spaces amid the era's underground ethos, where PLUR emphasized mutual respect to foster community cohesion against external threats like police raids.^[3] Bones' brother, DJ Adam X (also known as X-Ray), collaborated closely in propagating the culture through co-founding Sonic Groove Records and participating in key early parties like the NASA (Nocturnal Audio Sensory Awakening) series, which ran from 1992 to 1993 in Manhattan venues such as The Shelter.^[25]^[26] NASA events exemplified PLUR's practical role in managing risks from rapid overcrowding and unvetted attendees in illicit settings, where organizers enforced informal codes of conduct to prevent brawls and ensure safe egress amid hundreds of participants fueled by emerging electronic music scenes.^[27] Adam X's sets at these gatherings reinforced the prosocial framework, helping PLUR transition from ad-hoc calls to a propagated ideal within New York's techno-rave nexus.^[26] The propagation of PLUR correlated with the mid-1990s surge in MDMA (ecstasy) availability and use within U.S. rave scenes, where the drug's empathogenic properties—inducing feelings of empathy and reduced aggression—aligned with and amplified the slogan's emphasis on unity and respect.^[28]^[29] Data from the period indicate MDMA's diffusion peaked alongside rave attendance, with early high-purity ecstasy tablets facilitating prosocial behaviors that PLUR codified, though without implying direct causation beyond observational ties in participant accounts.^[30]^[2] This linkage underscored PLUR's emergence as a pragmatic ethic in environments where substance-induced openness necessitated explicit norms to mitigate conflicts from inebriation and density.^[31]

Cultural Role and Impact

Integration with Rave and EDM Practices

PLUR principles permeate core rave environments by establishing behavioral norms that prioritize non-aggressive interactions, such as exchanging hugs upon entry and maintaining personal space on crowded dance floors, thereby facilitating sustained participation in all-night events centered on electronic dance music genres like techno and house. These norms frame collective dancing as an expression of unity, with participants often engaging in ritualistic exchanges of beaded accessories to reinforce bonds of respect amid high-energy sound systems and minimal lighting. Event structures incorporate PLUR through designated chill-out areas and sound diffusion techniques that encourage fluid movement and reduce confrontations, as documented in analyses of early 1990s underground scenes where such practices minimized disruptions during 12- to 18-hour gatherings.^[32]^[33] Harm reduction measures, including free water stations and cooling zones, reflect PLUR's respect ethos by addressing physiological demands of prolonged exertion in humid venues, with organizers explicitly invoking these ideals to promote attendee welfare during peak attendance periods exceeding thousands. However, data from participant surveys reveal that psychoactive substance effects frequently supersede aspirational unity, manifesting in altered social dynamics where empathy is chemically amplified but genuine reciprocity diminishes under intoxication, as evidenced by reports of heightened sensory overload leading to isolation despite crowded settings.^[34]^[35] PLUR has demonstrably fostered inclusive event atmospheres, attracting marginalized groups such as LGBTQ+ individuals to raves as venues for unjudged self-expression through attire and movement, with surveys indicating higher attendance from these communities compared to mainstream nightlife due to enforced anti-discrimination norms. Yet, causal analysis of event dynamics underscores a reliance on substances for this inclusivity; empirical studies link reported feelings of acceptance to MDMA-induced serotonin surges rather than inherent cultural mechanisms, suggesting that without pharmacological facilitation, baseline unity might falter under fatigue and sensory repetition inherent to EDM structures.^[36]^[33]^[37] PLUR rituals, including the exchange of kandi bracelets symbolizing unity and respect, encourage interactions across demographic lines, drawing participants from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds into shared experiences of acceptance and camaraderie. Rave environments historically integrate influences from African, Asian, Indigenous, African American, Latino, and gay communities, minimizing divisions by class, ethnicity, or gender during events. This mixing aligns with PLUR's ethos, fostering an inclusive atmosphere where attendees report reduced social barriers through collective rituals like synchronized dancing and affirmations of peace and love. Empirical surveys of rave attendees reveal elevated empathy and social connectedness tied to transformative awe experiences, with structural equation modeling showing personal growth mediating identity fusion to the group (p < 0.001) and subsequent prosocial actions, such as donations to rave-specific charities. In a sample of 481 participants, engagement in ritual elements like music and dance correlated with stronger in-group bonds and mutual support, reflecting PLUR's emphasis on unity. However, these bonds remain primarily intra-community and event-contingent, with prosocial effects diminishing without ongoing participation and showing no extension to broader humanitarian causes. Data from festival studies indicate temporary boosts in reported well-being and life satisfaction within PLUR-oriented groups, often framed as communal highs from liberation and belonging. Yet, causal patterns highlight escapism as a driver, with attendees seeking release from real-world stressors, potentially leading to post-event disconnection and avoidance of sustained responsibilities. Analyses of motivations at events like Electric Daisy Carnival underscore this tension, questioning whether escapist pursuits yield lasting fulfillment or merely episodic relief. Persistent scene inequalities by race, class, and gender further temper claims of universal prejudice reduction, revealing PLUR's ideals as aspirational rather than fully realized in practice.

Criticisms, Risks, and Controversies

Links to Drug Culture and Health Hazards

PLUR's ethos of love and unity is pharmacologically facilitated by MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), the primary substance associated with rave culture, which induces acute surges in serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine release, mimicking empathy and social bonding but through transient neurochemical manipulation rather than intrinsic behavioral change.^[30] This mechanism underlies the reported enhancement of sensory and emotional experiences at raves, where MDMA use amplifies perceptions aligned with PLUR principles, yet the effects dissipate post-use, revealing dependence on the drug for the observed prosociality.^[34] Empirical surveys indicate elevated illicit drug use among rave and EDM festival attendees, with one nationally representative U.S. study finding 35.5% reporting non-marijuana illicit drug use compared to 15.6% in the general population, and MDMA consistently identified as the most prevalent substance in such settings.^[38] Poly-drug use, including MDMA combined with alcohol or stimulants, is common, contributing to adverse events; for instance, approximately one-third of EDM attendees report drug-related health issues in the prior year, often tied to ecstasy consumption.^[39] Acute health hazards from MDMA in rave contexts include hyperthermia, resulting from impaired thermoregulation and exacerbated by dancing in hot, crowded environments, leading to emergency department visits for severe cases involving seizures, rhabdomyolysis, and organ failure.^[40] Hyponatremia, caused by excessive water intake amid MDMA-induced antidiuretic hormone release and thirst, has been documented in festival settings, with studies showing high incidence of mild cases among female ecstasy users and potential for fatal cerebral edema.^[41] Overdose incidents rose in the 2010s, as evidenced by CDC reports of multiple MDMA-related hospitalizations at events like New Year's Eve raves, where 18 cases involved hyperthermia and metabolic disturbances, with three requiring admission.^[40] Long-term risks encompass serotonin neurotoxicity from repeated depletion, linked to persistent deficits in mood regulation, memory, and executive function; neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies confirm chronic alterations in serotonin transporter density and impaired verbal memory in abstinent users, independent of polydrug confounds.^[42]^[43] These effects contradict sanitized portrayals of PLUR-enabled community, as the ideology's purported benefits rely on a substance causally tied to addiction potential and cognitive decline, with animal models and human parallels indicating irreversible neuronal damage at recreational doses.^[44]

Commercial Exploitation and Ethical Dilution

The transition from grassroots, often free or low-cost underground raves in the 1990s to corporate-dominated electronic dance music (EDM) festivals in the 2000s prioritized profit over communal ethos, transforming PLUR into a commodified branding tool. Early raves emphasized non-commercial spaces for shared experiences, but by the mid-2000s, events like the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), founded in 1997 as a small warehouse party, evolved into massive spectacles under Insomniac Events, attracting hundreds of thousands with corporate sponsorships and tiered pricing structures.^[45]^[46] Ticket prices for EDC exemplify this shift, rising from approximately $60 in its nascent stages to $480 or more by the 2010s and exceeding $470 for general admission by 2026, representing increases well over 500% driven by scalability and revenue models rather than accessibility.^[47] This commercialization repurposed PLUR as a marketing slogan to evoke nostalgia and legitimacy, detached from its original intent as a code for mutual care in intimate settings. Organizers like Insomniac faced backlash in 2025 for attempting to trademark PLUR-associated merchandise designs, viewed by community members as an enclosure of cultural commons for profit, underscoring how festivals monetize ideals while scaling events to prioritize attendance volume over enforcement.^[48]^[49] Such practices reveal a causal dynamic where market incentives amplify hedonistic elements—large crowds, extended hours, and lax oversight—without corresponding investments in upholding respect, as revenue from tickets and vendors overshadows substantive community safeguards.^[50] Empirical indicators of ethical dilution include heightened reports of boundary violations in these expanded environments, where influxes of casual participants erode norms of consent and personal space central to authentic PLUR adherence. Surveys of EDM attendees document prevalent non-consensual sexual contact, with one study finding 55% of women reporting groping and 3% experiencing assault or rape at music events, attributed to overcrowded dancefloors and impaired judgment from substances unmitigated by the underground's tighter-knit accountability.^[51]^[52] At festivals like EDC, scaled for profit, such incidents underscore how commercialization exposes PLUR's aspirational facade, fostering excesses that prioritize spectacle and income over the causal safeguards—like peer-enforced respect—that once tempered risks in smaller, ideologically driven gatherings.^[53] The adoption of PLUR as a guiding ethos in rave culture did not shield events from intensified law enforcement scrutiny in the 1990s and early 2000s, when U.S. authorities frequently raided venues suspected of facilitating drug use under the guise of peaceful gatherings. In Los Angeles, police conducted multiple warehouse raids on underground raves, resulting in dozens of arrests for drug possession and leading to clashes that highlighted tensions between organizers' claims of community harmony and observed illicit activities.^[54] A notable 2000 DEA operation in New Orleans targeted promoter Donald Papillion (known as Disco Donnie), deploying agents to shut down an event hours before it began, charging him with maintaining a drug-involved premises despite no prior convictions, and contributing to his temporary exit from the industry.^[55] These actions underscored perceptions that PLUR's rhetoric of respect masked environments conducive to MDMA distribution, with federal reports documenting raves as hubs for "crack houses" under existing nuisance abatement laws.^[56] The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003, dubbed the RAVE Act, codified this backlash by amending the Controlled Substances Act to hold venue owners, promoters, and lessees criminally liable for "knowingly maintaining" any property where controlled substances are used or distributed, even in single events. Enacted on April 30, 2003, as part of the PROTECT Act, it targeted raves explicitly in congressional findings, citing patterns of underage attendance and ecstasy-related emergencies that contradicted PLUR's unity principles. Post-enactment, the law prompted preemptive cancellations, such as a 2003 Philadelphia venue owner's decision to scrap a non-rave concert after DEA warnings, and instilled widespread fear among promoters of fines up to $250,000 or imprisonment, resulting in dozens of event shutdowns nationwide.^[57]^[58] Societal stigma framed PLUR-associated raves as enablers of reckless youth experimentation, with federal data from the early 2000s revealing ecstasy use among 12th graders rising from 4.6% in 1991 to 9.2% by 2001, correlating with rave attendance and prompting parental and policy concerns over insufficient internal controls. Critics argued that the ethos's emphasis on non-judgmental acceptance failed to enforce self-regulation against drug facilitation, as evidenced by persistent arrests—over 1,200 DEA rave-related actions by 2003—despite voluntary harm reduction pledges by some organizers.^[56] Proponents, including civil liberties advocates, countered that such measures infringed on assembly rights and expressive freedoms, yet enforcement outcomes like venue blacklisting and promoter prosecutions demonstrated a policy shift toward preemptive restrictions on large-scale electronic music events.^[58] This led to broader municipal ordinances, such as curfews and permit denials in cities like New York and Chicago, prioritizing public safety over cultural claims of wholesomeness.^[59]

Contemporary Evolution

Usage in Modern EDM Festivals

PLUR remains a prominent slogan at major EDM festivals in the 2020s, often invoked by organizers and attendees to evoke communal ideals amid large-scale events. At Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas, which drew an estimated 450,000 attendees in 2021 following pandemic-related cancellations, promotional materials and on-site messaging continued to reference PLUR as a guiding ethos for participant interaction.^[60] Attendance has since surged, with over 525,000 expected in 2025, reflecting a post-COVID revival that organizers framed around enhanced safety protocols and mutual respect to rebuild crowd trust.^[61] However, empirical observations from festival reports indicate that such rhetoric increasingly contrasts with on-ground behaviors, as overcrowding strains interpersonal dynamics and dilutes substantive unity. Surveys and attendee accounts reveal waning practical adherence to PLUR principles, particularly respect and unity, amid factors like venue capacity limits and performative social signaling. Qualitative analyses of contemporary raver perspectives highlight PLUR as a foundational philosophy, yet corporate-driven events face criticism for prioritizing profits over authentic community bonds, leading to perceptions of ethical dilution.^[62] Incidents underscore this gap: in 2023, a shooting at Beyond Wonderland killed two and injured three in the campground, while 2024 saw assaults including a deputy bitten during an EDM festival patrol and multiple drug-related arrests.^[63]^[64] Evolving demographics, with ageing ravers alongside Gen Z influxes seeking escapism, contribute to heterogeneous crowds less uniformly committed to traditional norms, as festivals adapt with premium amenities over grassroots solidarity.^[65] Causal factors include digital amplification via social media, where PLUR-related hashtags facilitate superficial displays—such as filtered photos of kandi exchanges—over deep relational ties, exacerbating performative unity in an era of viral festival content. This shift privileges aesthetic signaling for online validation, reducing incentives for sustained, risk-mitigating behaviors like harm reduction or conflict de-escalation in packed environments. Broader commercialization, evident in rising attendance without proportional safety scaling, further erodes PLUR's operational depth, as economic pressures favor throughput over vetted cultural fidelity.^[66]^[8] Amid these challenges, preservation initiatives help sustain PLUR's authentic roots by archiving its visual and communal artifacts. The Rave Preservation Project, launched in 2013, embodies PLUR through its volunteer-driven mission to digitize and freely share over 40,000 global rave flyers and ephemera at ^[67], fostering ongoing education and connection for ravers across generations.

Variations and Global Adaptations

Extensions of the PLUR ethos have appeared within rave communities, notably PLURR, which appends "Responsibility" to emphasize personal accountability for one's actions and the well-being of others, often in the context of harm reduction practices such as monitoring for dehydration or substance overdose at events.^[68] This variant gained traction among experienced participants by the 2010s, promoting behaviors like sober companionship or distributing safety resources, though it remains less formalized than the original acronym.^[69] Less documented extensions, such as those incorporating creativity, have been proposed in niche discussions but lack widespread adoption or empirical tracking in rave ethnographies.^[70] Internationally, PLUR principles have been reinterpreted to align with local cultural and legal frameworks, diverging from their U.S. origins in the mid-1990s. In the United Kingdom, the free party movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s—sparked by acid house imports and events like those organized by Spiral Tribe—embodied unity and respect through DIY communal gatherings in rural fields and warehouses, but without explicit reference to PLUR, prioritizing anti-commercial rebellion over codified etiquette.^[71] European underground scenes generally exhibit subtler expressions of these values, with less emphasis on overt symbols like kandi bracelets and more on immersive music focus, contrasting U.S. styles' explicit positivity and inclusivity rituals.^[72] In Asia, adaptations reflect societal norms of harmony and restraint; Japan's rave culture, active since the 1990s in venues like Tokyo clubs, integrates PLUR-aligned politeness—such as orderly queuing and mutual consideration—but is curtailed by severe drug penalties under the Stimulants Control Act, suppressing the tolerance for substance experimentation central to original PLUR contexts.^[73] Similar constraints appear in other Asian scenes, where underground events in cities like Bangkok or Shanghai emphasize visual spectacle and social bonding over uninhibited expression, adapting unity to hierarchical group dynamics rather than individualistic U.S.-style interactions.^[74] These variations often prioritize cultural compatibility, leading to diluted emphases on unrestricted freedom; empirical data from global surveys show elevated health risks in less regulated international raves, including higher rates of ecstasy-related hospitalizations—up to 2.5 per 10,000 attendees in some European free parties versus controlled U.S. festivals—attributable to inconsistent harm reduction infrastructure.^[33] In unregulated Asian contexts, polydrug interactions exacerbate outcomes, with Japanese authorities reporting over 1,000 MDMA-related arrests annually in the 2010s amid scene growth.^[75] Such disparities underscore how local adaptations can heighten vulnerabilities by decoupling PLUR ideals from robust safety protocols.

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Rave Preservation Project
Official website documenting the project's mission to archive and share rave culture artifacts, including over 40,000 flyers and ephemera.