Studio and distributor marketing ephemera collection
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Scope and content
Fliers, brochures, and clippings of marketing materials of studios and distributors of erotic images and products. Entries listed as "studios" were primarily creators, while "distributors" were primarily retailers or resellers. Studios and distributors marketed a variety products including artworks, photographs, moving images, and assorted products.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-2012
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Administrative history
The collection documents the advertising and distribution of gay erotic materials. Advertisements were placed in magazines and newspapers marketed to gay men. Studios and distributors would primarily send fliers, catalogs, and requested merchandise through the mail.
Extent
29.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Fliers, brochures, and clippings of marketing materials of studios and distributors of erotic images and products. Studios and distributors marketed a variety products including artworks, photographs, moving images, and assorted products. The collection documents the advertising and distribution of gay erotic materials. Advertisements were placed in magazines and newspapers marketed to gay men. Studios and distributors would primarily send fliers, catalogs, and requested merchandise through the mail.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by studio, distributor, or personal name.
Acquisition
The collection consists of materials culled from the Kepner's original subject files and collected ephemera.
Processing Information
Materials were filed under the first name of the photographer where the name of the studio and/or distributor were synonymous.
Collection processed by archival staff, December 2012.
- Title
- Inventory of the studio and distributor marketing ephemera collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Staff
- Date
- © 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
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Los Angeles California 90007 United States
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