Alan Westy Muchmore papers

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2023

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

Access

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.)