The collection consists of 35mm slides and photographic prints of Mr. America, Mr. California, and other bodybuilding events in Southern California and Tijuana, Mexico, circa 1970-2000.

Photographic prints, slides, and stereo slides, circa 1950-1974, from photographer Bruce Bellas, better known as Bruce of Los Angeles. Bruce of Los Angeles photographed male bodybuilders beginning in the 1940s and sold his photographs (including nude images) via mail order until his death in 1974.

Clippings of articles written by bodybuilder Rod Fuller in the "Body Buddy" column of the Advocate, 1970-1973.

Scrapbooks of bodybuilders and male nudes created by Robert Stanford. The 11 x 14-inch scrapbooks include photographs, clippings, and fliers from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Slides and photographs, 1964-2006, taken at sporting and Gay Pride events in California (Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco), New York, and in Europe; at Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence in New Orleans; at MCC General Conferences; and at gay-oriented events relating to the Asian Pacific community in the Continental US and Thailand.