Flounders (Bud) Papers, 1979-2002

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Scope and content:: Newton "Bud" Flounders (1921-2005) was a leading American collector of gay literature and was involved with the Walt Whitman Bookshop in San Francisco, which was owned by his friend Charles Gilman, from the late 1970s to late 1980s. The collection includes photographs of the bookshop, Flounders, Gliman, Sam Steward (Phil Andros), Armistead Maupin and a few reprinted photos of model Eugene Sandow that date from the 1890s. The bulk of the correspondence consists of postcards from historian and book dealer Gerard Koskovich to Flounders. There are also a few letters to Charles Gilman, including one from Barbara Gittings, and an article by Koskovich on the importance of collecting and archiving gay history. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008091
Acquisition information:: Gift of Bud Flounders on July 30, 2002. Gift of Dr. Donald Silvius in 2005.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1979-2002
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US