COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Legal files, 1961-1969, pertaining to Schlegel vs U.S., a court case relating to Schlegel dismissal from U.S. Army employment and 1970 files relating to Pace! A Digest of Sex and Humor, for which Schlegel served as editor and co-publisher, including letters to the editor, business correspondence, and materials concerning the finances and advertising. Also, correspondence, erotic photographs and writing, and information on models collected for possible publication, some of which (when noted) came from John W. Emmerson (born April 23,1920, died April 18,1986) from Battle Creek, Michigan. Also clippings, a subject file, magazines, and books on sexual topics in general and homosexual topics in particular.
Dates
- [ca. 1960-1980]
Creator
- Schlegel, Richard LaMar (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Gay activist and editor and publisher of gay magazines. Born in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1927 and died February 25, 2006.
Extent
11.9 cubic feet. (11.9 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Legal files pertaining to SCHLEGEL VS U.S., 1961-1969; files relating to PACE! A DIGEST OF SEX AND HUMOR, 1970; subject files on sexual topics in general and homosexual topics in particular; and erotic photographs and other materials.
SERIES LIST
- <ref target="s1">Series I. Correspondence and Personal Files</ref>
- Box 1, folders 1-14; Box 6, folders 1-52; Box 7, folders 1-24; Box 8, folders 14-15, 22-25
- <ref target="s2">Series II. Legal files</ref>
- Box 2, folders 1-60; Box 3; Box 7, folder 33; Box 8, folders 16-18
- <ref target="s3">Series III. Subject files</ref>
- Box 3, folders 1-40; Box 4, folders 1-40; Box 7, folders 25-35; Box 8, folders 1-13, 19-21, 26-34; Box 12, folders 1-2, 4; Box 14
- <ref target="s4">Series IV. <title>Pace!</title> files</ref>
- Box 4, folders 41-52; Box 5, folders 1-24; Box 12, folders 3, 15-18
- <ref target="s5">Series V. Erotica</ref>
- Box 9, folders 1-45; Box 10, folders 1-69; Box 11, folders 1-40; Box 12, folders 5-14, 19-33; Box 13
SEPARATED MATERIAL
Cataloged in Human Sexuality Collection except items marked with an asterisk.
- A Brief History of GAY: Canada's First Gay Tabloid by Donald McLeod
- Day Is Ending: A Doctor's Love Shattered by Alzheimer's Disease, signed by author Walt Meyer*
- Going for the Green: Selling in the 21st Century, signed by author Walt Meyer*
- Trailblazing: America's First Openly Gay High School Coach, signed by author Eric Anderson
Physical Description
Correspondence, clippings, drafts of articles, legal briefs, business papers and records, subject files, photographs, film.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Phil McCray
- Date completed:
- May 1991
- EAD encoding:
- Mireille Lee, June 2000Mark Collins, Winter 2011
- Date modified:
- Jude Corina, March 2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Phil McCray
- Date
- June 2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu