OUTLAW ARCHIVE
Based in Los Angeles, Outlaw Archive locates, obtains, preserves, documents, and catalogues artifacts related to California’s outlaw motorcycle clubs from the 1950s through the 1970s, and California street gangs from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Outlaw Archive, controls the world’s largest collection of early American outlaw motorcycle club materials in existence, which is housed in a Class II bank vault inside of a remodeled 5,000 sq/ft warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles. The collection includes tens of thousands of original photographs, personal letters, club meeting minutes, original “colors” (jackets and patches), historical newspaper clippings, and hours of interviews with former members of outlaw motorcycle clubs. The entire collection – over 80,000 pieces and growing -has been catalogued by two former UCLA archivists.
Outlaw Archive taps into a fundamentally American desire to live one’s life with a fierce and determined freedom. Outlaw bikers of the mid-twentieth century represented the last gasp of the American West, the last of a dying breed of men and women who sought adventure, love, family, and freedom.
@OutlawArchive enjoys a rabid fan base of 197k followers on its Instagram page, including tastemakers, influencers, artists, and celebrities from all over the world. The archive and its founders Bo Bushnell & Paul Zuckerman have been featured in the LA Times, SF Chronicle, Vice.com, USA Today, The Boston Globe, Daily Mail, NY Daily News, The Vintagent, andStereogum.com.
Outlaw Archive’s content and marketing opportunities cater to both coasts and America’s heartland, as well as to dedicated fan bases on six continents. It also embraces a true 4-quadrant demographic, inviting men and women, young and old, from multiple socioeconomic statuses, to participate and engage with a growing and passionate community.
