There are some graphic images of violence in the collection, including bodily injury, execution, dead bodies, and starvation. The collection also contains textual and graphic depictions of war, political persecution, and political unrest.

Group of seven journals dating from the period of civil unrest known as the "Anni di Piombo" in Italy. This period, spanning from the late 1960s through the early 1980s, was a time of severe social and political unrest combined with waves of terrorist acts carried out by both right and left-wing groups. Labor upheavals and a collaboration between countercultural student activist groups, factory workers, and radical leftist groups such as Potere Operaio and Lotta Continua led to the "Autunno Caldo" of 1969, which was marked by a massive series of student and labor strikes. There were frequent clashes between the police and demonstrators. Additionally, during this time period approximately 2,000 murders were attributed to political violence and attacks in the form of bombings, assassinations, and street warfare between rival factions. These journals speak to the upheaval and uncertainty of the time. Periodicals include L'Erba Voglio, Rivolta di Classe, Volsci, Senza Tregua, Sette Aprile, Ubu, and 11 Marzo.