David P. McWhirter papers

Collection

Identifier: 7317

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Magazines, brochures, reports, manuscripts of stories, files, bulk mailings and miscellany relating to human sexuality in general and to homosexuality in particular. Subject files derive from sexuality and privacy commissions on which McWhirter served. Collection includes numerous typescripts of pornographic stories. Many of the items were in the Mariposa Research and Education Foundation library.

Dates

1976-1984.

Creator

McWhirter, David P., 1932-2006 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

2.5 cubic feet. (2.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

The David P. McWhirter papers relate to human sexuality in general and to homosexuality in particular. Subject files derive from sexuality and privacy commissions on which McWhirter served. The collection includes numerous typescripts of pornographic stories.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Work: Box 1
Series II. Professional Service: Boxes 1, 2
Series III. Other Writings and Publications not by McWhirter: Boxes 1, 2
Series IV. Miscellaneous: Boxes 1, 3

PROVENANCE

Many of the items were in the Mariposa Research and Education Foundation library. The provenance of the pornographic manuscripts is not clear. The Bruce Voeller manuscript Murder at McGurk was transferred to the Voeller Collection, #7307.

RELATED MATERIAL

Bruce R. Voeller papers, #7307.

Several cubic feet of periodicals have been catalogued individually; clippings and straight magazines and newspapers were discarded.

Physical Description

Magazines, brochures, reports, manuscripts, bulk mailings, subject files.

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:: July 1991
EAD encoding:: Mireille Lee, June 2000