Gay erotica.

Abstract Film scripts and pre-production material; photographs, stills with relevant negatives and film slides; publicity material, drafts and final copies of articles, newspaper and magazine clippings; personal and professional correspondence; books with inscriptions, postcards, handwritten notes, and other ephemera of Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. (May 27, 1943 - July 29, 1987), one of the pioneers of independent gay cinema in the 1970s and ‘80s, documenting his personal and professional activity, from...

Abstract Photographs ranging from formal 19th-century portraits to candid 20th-century snapshots and Hollywood stars' studio portraits that provide a wide view of men's bodies and gay men's lives, styles, and activities from the 1850s to 2010, plus associated scrapbooks, greeting cards, programs from events, sound recordings, magazines, comic books, calendars, and ephemera. Exceeding 10,000 items in total, the collection richly documents gay male culture from many angles, featuring 1950s physique and...

Abstract Posters, flyers, handbills, lyric sheets, record inserts, cover art and other ephemera from Limp Wrist's performances in Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Japan, and the U.S. East Coast (Brooklyn, Manhattan), Midwest (Madison, Minneapolis, Chicago), and West Coast (Seattle, Portland, and throughout California). Some concert advertisements state that the shows are open to all-ages and reflect their straight-edge rejection of alcohol and drugs. The documents show an engagement in radical...