Abstract Minutes, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, gay and lesbian studies coursework, organizations' publicity material, photographs, financial records, and other material, 1946-1987, from writer and gay historian Gary L. Steele. The bulk of the materials is coursework for a college course "Homosexuality and Culture," which he developed and taught at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1980; materials from his work with a Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Academic Union; and...

Abstract Larry Townsend (1930-2008) was an American author, gay rights activist, and prominent member of the gay leather and BDSM communities. He is best known for his writings, both fiction and non-fiction, including The Leatherman's Handbook, Run, Little Leather Boy, Master of Masters, Tsar!, and many short stories and essays. The collection contains records,...

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The collection consists of magazines, journals, poetry books, audiocassettes, and newsprint featuring Ivor C. Treby's poetry and writings, as well as a copy and offprints of his book Michael Field Catalogue. Born on January 19, 1933 in Devenport, Plymouth, Ivor C. Treby was a poet, writer, educator, literary gay activist, researcher, founder of Blackland Press, and authority on Michael Field.

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Correspondence, flyers, clippings, and article typescripts from the San Diego-based gay and lesbian weekly newspaper Update, 1979-1993. Update was founded as a bi-weekly newspaper "distributed in resorts, bars, restaurants, and on the street" in Southern California, as well as cities in Arizona and Nevada.