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Guide to the William E. Houston Correspondence and Collection of Erotic Stories
1994-22
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Description
William Houston was a gay man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, with an interest in collecting erotic stories about men. Collection
includes, in addition to typescripts of 47 erotic stories, correspondence regarding Houston's life with his lover Duke (Joseph
R. Dougherty), and responses to a 1973 sex advertisement placed in
The Advocate by Dougherty.
Background
William E. Houston, a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was raised in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area, but little else is
known about his life. He lived for many years with his lover, Duke (a pseudonym for Joseph R. Dougherty), who was born in
1929 and died of cancer in 1994.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Restrictions
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials created by the donor has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Historical Society.
Availability
Collection open for research.