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BANC MSS 2001/72 c
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Collection Title: William Carney papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1987
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2001/72 c
Creators :
Carney, William A.
Extent:
Number of containers: 16 cartons, 8 boxes
Linear feet: 23
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The William Carney Papers, 1942-1987, consists of writings, correspondence, journals, engagement books, photographs, and slides.
Drafts of various written works, both published and unpublished, make up the bulk of the collection. Correspondence is both
incoming and outgoing, and correspondents consist of family, friends, and acquaintances. The photographs and slides are primarily
of Carney, his friends and family, and of various trips taken. Of particular interest is Carney's World War II journal during
his time as a gunner in the United States Air Force.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], William Carney Papers, BANC MSS 2001/72 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Photograph album has been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799
Authors, American--20th century
Authors, American--California
Gay erotic literature
Gay men's writings, American--California
Sadomasochism in literature
World War, 1939-1945--participation, Gay
Manuscripts for publication
The William Carney Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Suzanne Goell on August 1, 2000 and Edward Wilson on September
25, 2004.
No additions are expected.
Arranged to the container level.
Processed by Antonio Espinoza in 2007.
Born in 1922, William Carney served in the United States Air Force as a gunner in World War II. After the war he attended
the Missouri School of Journalism and obtained his masters in French from the University of California, Berkeley. Carney
later taught French in the University of California system, and in the 1970's he restored Victorian and Edwardian homes in
San Francisco. He published three works of Gay erotic literature in his lifetime,
The Real Thing,
A Year in the Closet, and
The Rose Exterminator. Carney passed away in 1987, at the age of 64.
Scope and Content of Collection
The William Carney Papers, 1942-1987, consists of writings, correspondence, journals, engagement books, photographs, and slides.
Drafts of various written works, both published and unpublished, make up the bulk of the collection. Correspondence is both
incoming and outgoing, and correspondents consist of family, friends, and acquaintances. The photographs and slides are primarily
of Carney, his friends and family, and of various trips taken. Of particular interest is Carney's World War II journal during
his time as a gunner in the United States Air Force.