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Descriptive Summary
Title: Alan Westy Muchmore papers
Dates: circa 1950-2016
Collection Number: 2022-127
Creator/Collector:
Muchmore, Alan Westy
Extent: 25 linear feet (25 cartons)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Alan Westy Muchmore, also known as Wes Muchmore, was a writer who wrote gay erotica and romance fiction under several pseudonyms
including D.V. Sadero, Clay Larkin, Richard McClain, Vito della Strada, and Rick Lane. He also wrote non-fiction and some
fiction under his own name. This collection includes Muchmore’s manuscripts and published books, as well as his diary, which
spans from 1954-2016.
Language of Material: English
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Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Alan Westy Muchmore papers. Collection Number: 2022-127. GLBT Historical Society
Acquisition Information
Gift of David Mark Compton, 2022.
Scope and Content of Collection
Alan Westy Muchmore, also known as Wes Muchmore, was a writer who wrote gay erotica and romance fiction under several pseudonyms
including D.V. Sadero, Clay Larkin, Richard McClain, Vito della Strada, and Rick Lane. He also wrote non-fiction and some
fiction under his own name. This collection includes Muchmore’s manuscripts and published books, as well as his diary, which
spans from 1954-2016.
Indexing Terms
LGBTQ
Literature
Diaries
Gay men
Long-term relationships
Erotica
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)