Desmodus, Inc. records
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Title: Desmodus, Inc. records
Dates: circa 1980s-1990s
Collection Number: 2000-07
Creator/Collector:
Desmodus, Inc.
Extent: 8.75 linear feet (7 cartons)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Desmodus, Inc. was the San Francisco-based publisher of "Drummer,” "Macho," the "SandMUtopia Guardian," "Tough Customer,"
and other occasional titles. The collection includes three cartons of personal snapshots, biographical information forms,
and model releases related to the "Tough Customer" personals magazine, including photos taken at Tough Customer parties around
the United States. Administrative records; correspondence; financial records; materials related to sales and advertising;
legal records; and subject files help to document the operations of Drummer in the 1990s. Also included are limited records
from the RoB Gallery, the San Francisco leather goods outlet for RoB of Amsterdam.
Language of Material: English
This collection is closed until processed.
[Identification of item]. Desmodus, Inc. records. Collection Number: 2000-07. GLBT Historical Society
Unknown.
Scope and Content of Collection
Desmodus, Inc. was the San Francisco-based publisher of "Drummer,” "Macho," the "SandMUtopia Guardian," "Tough Customer,"
and other occasional titles. The collection includes three cartons of personal snapshots, biographical information forms,
and model releases related to the "Tough Customer" personals magazine, including photos taken at Tough Customer parties around
the United States. Administrative records; correspondence; financial records; materials related to sales and advertising;
legal records; and subject files help to document the operations of Drummer in the 1990s. Also included are limited records
from the RoB Gallery, the San Francisco leather goods outlet for RoB of Amsterdam.
LGBTQ
Gay men
Kink
Leather
Photography
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Photographs