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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Robert E. Mueller Scrapbook Collection
Creator:
Robert E. Mueller
Identifier/Call Number: SC.REM
Extent:
4.32 linear feet
Date (inclusive): Circa 1960-Circa 1989
Abstract: Dr. Robert E. Mueller practiced
psychophysical therapy in Los Angeles. He opened a massage therapy private practice in 1979
where he offered a "Release & Reorientation" program. He sometimes incorporated
alternative methods into his body therapy practice, and would occasionally integrate various
forms of media to be used during sessions by his clientele. The collection consists of
nineteen scrapbooks. Each contains images of women or sexual activity between men and women.
Scrapbooks occasionally feature gay and lesbian content; however, they predominantly follow
a heterosexual and heteronormative framework.
Language of Material: English
Dr. Robert E. Mueller practiced psychophysical therapy in Los Angeles starting in 1979. In
1981, he graduated from Golden State University with a Ph.D. in Human Relations. He holds
various licenses and credentials in massage therapy, postural integration, and lymph
drainage and decongestion, and is a member of professional organizations such as the
American Massage Therapy Association, Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, and American
Tarot Association. Mueller also intermittently taught advanced massage therapy at Glendale
Career College, and instructed and co-published manuscripts on the topic of Tarot
spirituality. Mueller opened his massage therapy private practice in 1979. At his practice,
Mueller offered a "Release & Reorientation" program, which advertised a "PsychoPhysical
massage" custom designed for patients. He sometimes incorporated alternative methods into
his body therapy practice, and would occasionally integrate various forms of media.
The
Robert E. Mueller Collection consists of nineteen
scrapbooks. Each contains images of women or sexual activity between men and women.
Scrapbooks occasionally feature gay and lesbian content; however, they predominantly follow
a heterosexual and heteronormative framework. The images have been cut out from erotic and
pornographic magazines and other sources, and appear to derive from the early 1960s through
the late 1980s. Mueller's scrapbooks are arranged by subject and divided thematically. Some
focus exclusively on particular parts of female anatomy, while others include nude or
clothed models posing in a variety of positions. Some scrapbooks contain images of models
masturbating, while others include sexual acts involving two or more people.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Robert E. Mueller, 1999.
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Jonathan Naveh, 2018
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scrapbooks