Dunphy (Trent) Collection of Clothing and Fetish Wear, circa 1970s-2000

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Title:: Trent Dunphy collection of clothing and fetish wear
Dates:: circa 1970s-2000
Creators:: Dunphy, Trent R.
Abstract:
Extent:: 16.2 linear feet (14 cartons and 2 oversized boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:: Trent Dunphy collection of clothing and fetish wear. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: The Trent Dunphy collection consists of approximately 860 pieces of clothing, cloth artifacts and fetish wear, both new and used, that he collected for over 30 years, since the 1970s. It includes 600-700 items of men's erotic and fetish underwear, largely purchased through mail order catalogs, and much of it in its original packaging. Also included are used items of late 1960s "hippy" clothing (jeans, t-shirts, etc.), including promotional t-shirts for rock groups and others by underground artists of the day, leather wear and gear and a sailor's uniform.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Trent R. Dunphy on April 9, 2003.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1970s-2000
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.
Terms of access:: All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:: Trent Dunphy collection of clothing and fetish wear. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US