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Big Blue Book Series, 1925-1950

 Series
Identifier: 2.

Series Scope and Content

This series contains pamphlets dealing primarily with issues of sexuality. The bulk of the pamphlets were written in the late 1940s by David Oliver Cauldwell (1896-1959), MD, a prolific and pioneering sexologist who published extensively on homosexuality and transsexualism. Other authors include Joseph McCabe (1867-1955), freethinker and former priest, and Adolph Frederick Niemoeller, BS, AB, MA, Special Advisor on Sexual Anthropology to the American Anthropological Society. The sensational, often lengthy, titles were dictated by the publisher to pique public interest and increase sales. The series also includes a collection of essays by Edward Carpenter, condensed by Miriam deFord. The pamphlets measure 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1950

Creator

Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Extent

44 pamphlets

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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