Finding Aid to the Fakir Musafar Archive
Bancroft Library staff
The Bancroft Library
2023
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Fakir Musafar archive
Creator:
Musafar, Fakir, 1930-2018
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 2018.066
Physical Description:
13400 photographs
: approximately 13,400 photographs in 8 boxes (prints and text), 6 boxes (negatives), 1 carton (papers), 4 oversize boxes,
2 oversize folders
Physical Description:
69.38 GB
(1 hard drive with 122 video files, approximately 5,950 image files, and approximately 183 other files)
: chiefly JPG and digital video formats
Physical Description:
109.4 GB
(1 hard drive with approximately 4,400 files)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1944-2010?
Abstract: Chiefly photographs pertaining to Fakir Musafar and his work in body modification and related spiritual practice. This work
focuses particularly on piercing as well as corseting, tattooing, branding, and other modifications identified with the "modern
primitive" movement.
Physical Location: Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Negatives and slides available by appointment only. Some specified materials have been restricted
due to privacy concerns. Digital files are unprocessed and unavailable for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Roland Loomis's (Fakir
Musafar's) copyright in this collection has been assigned to the University of California Regents. In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright 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 owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
Conditions Governing Use
Duplication requests require curatorial review and approval due to third party privacy concerns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Fakir Musafar archive was purchased by The Bancroft Library from
Roland Loomis (Fakir Musafar) and Charlotte (Carla) Loomis on April 12, 2018. Additions from Charlotte (Carla) Loomis were
made in April, 2022.
Biographical / Historical
Fakir Musafar (born Roland Loomis) is known for his fifty years of research and personal exploration of primitive body decoration
and rituals. Fakir introduced concepts and practices for the "body-first" approach to explore spirituality in art, body modifications,
SM and what he called "body play". Fakir's practices have been shown and his views expressed in the 1985 film
Dances Sacred & Profane, in the 2013 film
Body Of God, and in RE/Search publications 1986 book
Modern Primitives (a term Fakir coined in 1979 to describe himself and a few kindred spirits).
As a shaman, artist, master piercer, and body modifier, Fakir played a significant part in the revival of body piercing, body
sculpting, branding and other body-related practices for personal expression, spiritual exploration, rites-of-passage, healing
and reclaiming. He co-developed many of modern body piercing techniques and was Director of the Fakir Body Piercing & Branding
Intensives.
Roland Edmund Loomis was born in 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He studied electrical engineering and held a B.S.E. degree
from Northern State University (South Dakota) plus an M.A. degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.
For many years he held executive positions in San Francisco advertising agencies and operated his own ad agency in Silicon
Valley.
His interest in body modification started at an early age, and he began taking photographic self portraits as part of this
interest, developing and printing his images in a home dark room. Over the decades he often photographed with large format
cameras (Rolliecord, Rollieflex, Maymia RB), and his prints have been exhibited in numerous galleries, including Fahey/Klein
Gallery in Los Angeles, who served as his agent.
Fakir (Roland Loomis) was married to wife Gloria from 1966 to 1972. In 1990, Fakir married Cléo Dubois (also known as Carla.)
Fakir Musafar died in 2018 at age 87.
(Sources: excerpted, with minor modification and additions, from the Fakir Musafar Foundation website, visited May 2023: https://www.fakir.org/aboutfakir/
See also "Fakir Musafar, Whose 'Body Play' Went to Extremes, Dies at 87", New York Times, Aug. 13, 2018.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fakir Musafar archive, BANC PIC 2018.066, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2022.
Content Description
This archive comprises, chiefly, photographs pertaining to Fakir Musafar and his work in body modification and related spiritual
practice. This work focuses particularly on piercing as well as corseting, tattooing, branding, and other modifications identified
with the "modern primitive" movement, or considered part of B&D (bondage and discipline) practice in kink or S&M (BDSM) culture.
Imagery is often studio portraiture, or documentation of modification practice in a piercing or tattoo studio setting. Some
imagery explores gender identity or presentation. Images from Fakir's workshops, classes, or ritual practice are also present,
as are copy photographs or collected imagery that Fakir compiled for research or publication. This material is often international,
cross-cultural, and/or historical.
Many of the photographs were taken by Fakir, including numerous self portraits, but photographs by others are also present.
The collection includes photographic prints and negatives, some periodicals, ephemera, and posters, and a small quantity of
professional papers such as writings, project files, and model releases.
Separated Materials
Printed materials (chiefly serials) have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Many issues of the journal "The voice of the I am" were added to Bancroft Library's serial holdings, but duplicates were discarded
(Banroft F850.V65).
"I AM" sound recordings were removed for separate cataloging.
19 issues of Body Play Magazine removed for cataloging (Bancroft pf GN418 B64).
Various issues of Piercing Fans International Quarterly (PFIQ) removed for cataloging (Bancroft pf GN419.25 P56).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Body piercing
Body art
Body marking
Scarification (Body marking)
Tattooing
Corsets
Ritual
Rites and ceremonies
Shamanism
Human body -- Symbolic aspects
Gender identity
Gender nonconformity
Bondage (Sexual behavior)
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Series 1: Photographic prints
Scope and Content
Includes portraits, contact sheets, exhibition prints, and snapshots.
Sub-series 1.1: Photographs of Fakir Musafar
1940s-2010?
Physical Location: PIC box 1; AX box 1
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by date.
Scope and Content
Approximately 38 images of Fakir Musafar that were not identified as being part of a specific exhibit or project.
PIC_box 1, folder 2
Photographs of Fakir Musafar
1940s-2003
Scope and Content
Includes Fakir Musafar/Roland Loomis in church choir robes; in the army; in yoga poses; in his office in Palo Alto; with Annie
Sprinkle; O'Kee Pa ritual; branding on a woman; performing at a Saint James Infirmary benefit; and 1948 to 2003 comparison
photos.
Note
Some photographs are self-portraits, but most are taken by others. From additions received by the Bancroft Library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 1, folder 3
"Rare first pictures"
1944-1945
Scope and Content
Fakir Musafar self portraits
Negatives Note
No negatives?
PIC_box 1, folder 4
Fakir Musafar as Kiki
1999
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 1.
PIC_box 1, folder 5
Fakir the Shaman
2010?
Scope and Content
Portrait of Fakir holding cymbals, and with a Tibetan bowl.
Note
One photograph identified as being by Carla Loomis.
AX_box 1, folder 1
Fakir Musafar digital prints
approximately 2001s-2010s
Scope and Content
Various self-portraits, likely printed for sale.
Sub-series 1.2: Exhibition prints
1948-2008
Physical Location: AX boxes 1-3; ffALB box 1 ; Oversize-folder: C
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by date.
Scope and Content
Approximately 100 photograph prints (some duplicate images) by Fakir Musafar that were used in exhibitions. Includes gelatin
silver prints and digital prints. Prints were not grouped or identified by exhibition or exhibition date, and library staff
have not been able to identify when and where prints were exhibited, in most instances. Fakir's notes referenced a "Ball Bizarre
Photo Exhibit, Los Angeles" in the 1980s; a Fahey-Klein Gallery exhibition in 2002 related to his book Spirit+Flesh (and perhaps
other Fahey-Klein shows); and a Switch Theatre Gallery, London, 2007 exhibition related to Sprit+Flesh. Exhibition prints
related to corsets were used in "Cinch" at Femina Potens Gallery in the 1990s, and in "The Erotic Embrace of the Corset" at
the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, also in the 1990s. The 14 exhibit prints in the archive are grouped here
under the "Erotic Embrace" title, but may have been used in either or both. The GenderFlex exhibition at Femina Potens Gallery
(noted by Fakir as 1990s, but may have been exhibited in 2009) were received as a distinct group and have been noted as a
group in this guide.
box 1, folder 1-9 (ffALB)
Fahey Gallery and Antebellum Gallery exhibitions
1948-1999
Scope and Content
Photographic prints used in Fahey Gallery and Antebellum Gallery exhibitions
Note
58 gelatin silver prints. Approx. 11x14 inches.
oversize_folder C
"Perfect Gentleman"
1959
Scope and Content
Self portrait of Fakir in an extreme corset, wearing a dress shirt and tie, holding a cigarette.
Note
2 copies, approx. 16x20 inch prints.
Negatives Note
Matching negative in NEG box 1.
AX_box 1, folder 2-6
Erotic Embrace of the Corset exhibition
1958-2008
Scope and Content
Portraits of people wearing or with corsets.
Note
14 digital prints on board. Title, date and signature included on front of board.
GenderFlex exhibition
2000-2006?
Scope and Content
"Portraits of those who feel out-of-place on either end of the gender spectrum and have found a more comfortable place in
the middle or opposite end." An artistic collaboration of Fakir Musafar and Lily Black. (Portraits of transgender people and/or
others challenging traditional gender norms.)
AX_box 2, folder 1
GenderFlex exhibition labels and related material
2006?
AX_box 2, Folder 2-7
GenderFlex exhibition prints
approximately 2000-2006?
Note
12 color digital prints with mats, by Fakir Musafar.
AX_box 3, Folder 1-7
GenderFlex exhibition prints (continued)
approximately 2000-2006?
Note
14 color digital prints with mats, by Fakir Musafar.
Sub-series 1.3: Contact sheets
1945-2001
Physical Location: PIC boxes 1-6
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Note
Contact sheets were received by the library in 3 ring binders, arranged by subject. Library staff removed the contact sheets
from the binders, and foldered them essentially as found in the binders, with minor modifications. "Personal Treasures" are
arranged by date. Contact sheets with code ON/HG (old negatives, of Hour Glass Corset Company models), are housed together
with the other corsetry material.
Matching negatives are housed separately (in NEG boxes 1-5) and are arranged numerically by code within labeled subject dividers,
as received by the library.
Scope and Content
Approximately 700 contact sheets of photo shoots showing various body modifications and body play activities, and contact
sheets of copy photographs Fakir used for reference, research, or publication. The bulk of the contact sheets are for photographs
taken by Fakir Musafar. Many images feature Fakir Musafar.
The last group of contact sheets feature images of people other than Fakir Musafar. Most are photo shoots of people modeling
body modifications that include piercings, corseting, branding, and tattooing. There are also pictures of workshops or classes
related to the techniques of body modification and various fetish, bondage, and dominatrix situations. The photographs are
arranged alphabetically by Fakir's letter code based on the model, event or subject's name (first then last.) Noted people
and subjects include Annie Sprinkle, Cleo Dubois (Carla Loomis), Dark Garden corset shop with maker Autumn Adamme, Erik Dakota,
Idexa and Black and Blue Tattoo, and Midori. Fakir Musafar does appear in many of the images. The majority of the sheets have
model releases, and redacted copies of model release forms are included within the folders when present. (Redactions remove
model's address, phone number, signature, and any copies of i.d.s present. Restricted unredacted copies are in the Library's
collection files.) Many releases are for a specified project or use.
Subject lists that had been in a clear plastic pocket on the front cover of each binder were gathered together in a folder
at the start of this group of contact sheets. Only an alphabetical breakdown of box contents is provided in this finding aid,
but a file-level list that includes the names of some models has been retained in the collection file. This list may be checked
by staff if specific known names are sought; the full list is restricted due to privacy concerns.
PIC_box 1, folder 6-7
Fakir self-images
1945-1966
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of self-portraits that include that Fakir in corsets, as "Perfect Gentleman," Golden Apollo, Ibitoe and cross
dresser, with piercing and clamps, hanging, being tattooed and doing yoga.
Note
2 folders. Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: Proof files, ON/CF-XD, old negatives, 1945-1965, all Fakir self-images.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 1. Negative code: ON/[various].
PIC_box 1, folder 8-12
Personal treasures
1963-1999
Scope and Content
Contact sheets, bulk of which are images of Fakir Musafar, showing various body modifications and doing various body play
activities.
Note
5 folders. Also includes codes FM, MF, ONF. Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: PT-Personal treasures.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 1. Negative code: PT.
PIC_box 1, folder 13
Portraits of Fakir Musafar
1991
Scope and Content
Contact sheets that are studio portraits of Fakir Musafar showing body modifications
Note
Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: OP - Other people's pix. Almost all of the photographs are by Todd Friedman, Beverly Hills,
Calif. No negatives present.
PIC_box 6, folder 3
Hour Glass Corset Company models
1958-1960
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of Hour Glass Corset Company models wearing corsets (over underwear and under clothing), 1958-1960.
Note
Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: Proof files, ON/HG, old negatives, 1957-1960, Early fetish fashion images. A duplicate
set of these contacts sheets are with the Hour Glass Corset Company material.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 1. Negative code: ON/HG.
PIC_box 1, folder 14
Family and friends
1979, undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets that include family members, a family event, an office building, and Fakir visiting Stanford University with
a friend.
Note
Negatives include some miscellaneous subjects.
Negatives Note
Matching and related negatives in NEG box 5 and NEG box 6. Negative code FF (plus a few other codes).
PIC_box 1, folder 15
Copy photographs - Fakir rituals and history
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 1
Copy photographs - Primitive peoples and beauty
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 2
Copy photographs - Sadhus and torture rites
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 3
Copy photographs -- Corsets
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 4
Copy photographs - Feet, boots, shoes
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 5
Copy photographs - Genitals
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 6
Copy photographs - Tattoo
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 7
Copy photographs - Fire rites
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 8
Copy photographs - Breasts and nipples
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 9
Copy photographs - Bizarre copies
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 10
Copy photographs - Stelarc
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of the performance artist.
Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 11
Copy photographs - Ethel Granger
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of a woman with very small waist.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 12
Copy photographs - Contorts
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of contortionists.
Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 13
Copy photographs - Hooks
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 14
Copy photographs - Blake
undated
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of ear piercings.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5. Negative code: CP.
PIC_box 2, folder 15
Subject list from contact sheet binders
approximately 1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
Subject lists that were removed from the fronts of the contact sheet binders of photo shoots featuring friends and other people.
PIC_box 2, folder 16-28
Friends and others (A-B)
1977-1999
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people or events beginning with A through B. People are generally filed by first
name, not surname. Subject codes not based on personal name are for "Branding" and "Black and Blue Tattoo".
Note
Folder heading from 3 ring binder containing 8x10 prints of selections from these photo shoots.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 2.
PIC_box 3
Friends and others (C-G)
1980-1999
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people or events beginning with C through G. People are generally filed by first
name, not surname. Subject codes not based on personal name are for "Dark Garden", "Dakota Steel Jewelry", "Erotica San Francisco
(corsets)", and "Gauntlet Ent" (no contact sheets: see negatives only).
Note
Folder heading from 3 ring binder containing 8x10 prints of selections from these photo shoots.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG boxes 2-3.
Conditions Governing Access
One file restricted (sealed) due to privacy concerns.
PIC_box 4
Friends and others (I-N)
1979-1998
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people or events beginning with I through N. People are generally filed by first
name, not surname. Subject codes not based on personal name are for "Versatile Fashion" (filed under Jeanette), "Lizzard",
"Midori", "Maskon", "Mercedes (Santa Cruz) branding", and "Nomad".
Note
Folder heading from 3 ring binder containing 8x10 prints of selections from these photo shoots.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG boxes 4-5.
PIC_box 5, folder 1-26
Friends and others (P-W)
1978-2001
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people or events beginning with P through W. People are generally filed by first
name, not surname. Subject codes not based on personal name are for "Piercing Intensive", "Pollux Prod. Paris Dinner", "Piercing
School", "Quorous", "Torture King", "Thaipusam Penang '95" (no contact sheets; negatives only for trip to Malaysia), "Voodoo
Therapy" (no contact sheets; negatives only), and "Workshops".
Note
WM is the last code in the contact sheets. Folder heading from 3 ring binder containing 8x10 prints of selections from these
photo shoots.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives in NEG box 5.
Conditions Governing Access
One file partially restricted (sealed) due to privacy concerns.
Sub-series 1.4: Miscellaneous photographs
1972-2002
Physical Location: PIC boxes 5-6; Carton 1
Scope and Content
Miscellaneous photographs taken by Fakir Musafar that are from additions received by The Bancroft Library in 2022. Includes
approximately 100 photographic prints and 125 slides.
PIC_box 5, folder 27
Body modifications (modern primitive)
approximately 1980s-1990s
Scope and Content
Includes people with piercings, scarification and encumberments, and cupping.
Note
Some photos include a small post-it note in Fakir's handwriting that describes the image. Most items duplicate images covered
in the contact sheets. From additions received by the library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Photographs with identified matching negatives are by Fakir Musafar.
PIC_box 5, folder 28
Carla Loomis/Cleo Dubois
2001-2002
Scope and Content
Written on the back of the photographs: Fakir's wife suspended by her breasts.
Note
Digital prints. From additions received by the library in 2022. Date with negatives is 2001, date on back of prints is 2002.
Negatives Note
Negative code CL 801, filed under codes CD, CW in NEG box 2.
carton 1, folder 76
"I Am" pageant slides
1972-1973
Scope and Content
Saint Germain Foundation annual pageant on the life of Jesus Christ, held near Mount Shasta.
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
carton 1, folder 77
"I Am" pageant snapshots
1973, 1981
Scope and Content
Saint Germain Foundation annual pageant on the life of Jesus Christ, held near Mount Shasta. Includes Fakir Musafar family
members.
Note
Some snapshots match the slides. From additions received by the library in 2022.
PIC_box 6, folder 1
Gay Pride Day snapshots
1988?
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022. No negatives present.
PIC_box 6, folder 2
Folsom Street Fair snapshots
September 1998
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Matching 35mm negatives in NEG box 5.
Series 2: Work Files and Projects
Arrangement
Arranged by subject, then by date
Scope and Content
Writings, correspondence, working photographs (proofs etc.), printed material, promotional material and collected material
related to publications, exhibitions, performances, workshops and activities that Fakir Musafar was involved with or interested
in, especially related to body modifications and modern primitivism. Includes general correspondence and artwork of Fakir
created by others.
Sub-series 2.1: Fakir Musafar writings and notes
1987-2022, undated
Physical Location: Carton 1
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
carton 1, folder 1
Chronology
1999, 2010?
Scope and Content
Fakir's outline of his life experiences.
carton 1, folder 2
Reflections of the Old Corsetier
1987, undated
Scope and Content
Includes the typescripts "Pat's Towers"; "Mrs. M" for CNL 18 and 19.
carton 1, folder 3
"The Magnificent Ménage à Trois: Melinda, Scott & Joy"
March 30, 1987
Scope and Content
Typescript about the Garcelons for Piercing Fans International Quarterly (PFIQ), number 29.
carton 1, folder 4
"Beauty: Eye of the Beholder?"
2003
Scope and Content
Typescript for Fakir Rants and Raves, BME column for June 2003 (online news).
carton 1, folder 5
"Suspensions & Tensions: Today (Part 2)"
2004
Scope and Content
Typescript for Fakir Rants and Raves, BME column for May 2004 (online news).
carton 1, folder 6
Bodies Under Siege epilogue
2009-2010
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, notes and typescript, "Body Play: My Journey," written by Fakir for book, Bodies Under Siege, by
Armando Favazza.
carton 1, folder 7
Letter to the editor of Bizarre Magazine regarding Ibitoe
undated
carton 1, folder 8
Outline of O-Kee-pa performance ritual, Act 1
undated
Scope and Content
Photocopy of typescript.
carton 1, folder 9
Erotic material
undated
Scope and Content
Notes and diagrams.
Note
Folder heading taken from original folder.
carton 1, folder 10
Spiritual life
1989-2005, undated
Scope and Content
Writings and notes.
Note
Folder heading taken from original folder.
carton 1, folder 11
The voluntary physical experience and the self inner experience
1987, undated
Scope and Content
Includes writings, notes correspondence and collected material.
Note
Folder heading taken from top of notes.
carton 1, folder 12
Miscellaneous writings and research
undated
Scope and Content
Includes notes and collected material.
carton 1, folder 13
Miscellaneous notes
2022, undated
Scope and Content
Includes a note from Carla Loomis describing Fakir Musafar, which she wrotes down before just before transferring additions
to The Bancroft Library.
Sub-series 2.2: Correspondence
1959-2018
Physical Location: Carton 1
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically, with the exception of Kudo letters that are filed first.
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
General correspondence, not related to a specific event.
carton 1, folder 14
Kudos letters
1989-1991
Scope and Content
Letters thanking Fakir Musafar for his performance, lecture or talk.
Note
Folder heading and its contents are as found when additions were received by the library.
carton 1, folder 15
Correspondence, A-G
1980-2014
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence.
carton 1, Folder 17
Favazza, Armando
1990-1994
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, photographs and article.
carton 1, folder 18
Correspondence, H-K
1979-2014
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence.
carton 1, folder 19
Kosut, Mary
2005-2006
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and an interview of Fakir Musafar with Sadie.
carton 1, folder 20
Correspondence, L-M
1959-2019
carton 1, Folder 21
Matteson, Ursula
1993-1995
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, and photographs of the contortionist.
carton 1, folder 22
Correspondence, N-Z
1959-2014
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence.
carton 1, Folder 23
Robinson, Julian
1992-1994
Scope and Content
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, and photograph.
carton 1, folder 24
Sprinkle, Annie
2001
Scope and Content
Includes 1 incomplete letter from Annie Sprinkle and photographs (digital prints) of Fakir Musafar as Kiki.
Note
First page of letter was not present when received by library.
AX_box 1, folder 7
Studio Offset Publishers letter
1962?
Scope and Content
Letter announcing that Fancy magazine and Studio Offset have been forced out of existence.
Note
Letter on a metal sheet. Date based on year Fakir was in Japan (as mentioned in letter).
carton 1, folder 25
Theatre Journal
1994
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence with David Graver and Janelle Reinelt.
Sub-series 2.3: Major projects
approximately 1950-2010
Arrangement
Arranged, approximately, by date.
Scope and Content
Corsetry, Dances Sacred and Profane documentary, Body Play publications, and Spirit and Flesh exhibition and publication.
Sub-subseries 2.3.1: Corsetry
approximately 1950-2010
Physical Location: PIC box 6
Note
The bulk of the material was formerly housed together in a 3 ring binder with "Corset Book #2" written on the spine. Library
staff removed the material from the binder and foldered. Contact sheets with code ON/HG, old negatives, listed in the Sub-series
1.3: Contact sheets, are housed together with these items to facilitate research.
Negatives Note
Matching and related negatives in NEG boxes 1, 5, 6.
Scope and Content
Approximately 150 photographic prints and 25 contact sheets of corset models and corsets, corset catalogs and collected material
related to the history of corsets. The bulk of contents are related to the Hour Glass Corset Company that Musafar (Roland
Loomis at the time) founded, 1958-1961. Also includes a biography of Ethel Granger.
PIC_box 6, folder 4
Hour Glass Corset Company catalogs
approximately 1958-1960
Scope and Content
Includes catalogs 202, 203 and an order form.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 5
Corset & Costume newsletter
approximately 1958-1961
Scope and Content
Volume 1, numbers 1-3 of Corset & Costume, a newsletter published bimonthly by H-G Specialty Company.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 6
Fancy
approximately 1960
Scope and Content
Numbers 1, 2 and 5 of Fancy, a publication dedicated to the curious. Published combined with "Corset & Costume" every other
month by Studio Offset, Menlo Park.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 7
Corset photographs
approximately 1950-1990
Scope and Content
Hour Glass Corset Company's corsets and women wearing corsets.
PIC_box 6, folder 8-9
Contact sheets of Hour Glass Corset Company models
1958-1961
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of Hour Glass Corset Company models Suzie (or Susie) Sherry, Pat and Cheryl wearing corsets, 1958-1960.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder. These duplicate the Hour Glass Corset Company models/early fetish fashion
contact sheets in Series 1.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 10
Contact prints of Hour Glass Corset Company model Suzie (or Susie)
1958-1959
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 11
Contact prints of Hour Glass Corset Company model Pat
1959
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 12
Contact prints of Hour Glass Corset Company model Sherry
1959
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 13
Contact prints of Hour Glass Corset Company model Cheryl
1960
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 14
A Pictorial Physiology of Tight Lacing (typescript)
approximately 1958-1961
Scope and Content
A typescript of "A Pictorial Physiology of Tight Lacing: A Study of the Mechanical Effects of the Basic Corset Types," an
H-G Specialties Co. booklet, number 1.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 15
Corset catalogs
approximately 1960-1990
Scope and Content
Includes Barry's Bazaar and B.R. Creations catalogs.
Note
Formerly housed in "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 16
Fantasia
approximately 1960
Scope and Content
Number 17 of Fantasia, a Lucian Press publication.
Note
Includes an article on the art and practice of corsetry featuring Hour Glass Corset Co. models. Formerly housed in "Corset
Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 17
Collected photographs of women
Bulk are approximately 1950s
Scope and Content
Photographs of women in bondage situations, and copy photographs of Polaire (Émilie Marie Bouchaud).
Note
4x5 inch photographic prints, some by Irving Klaw. Found in the front pocket of the "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 18
Corset miscellany
1993, 2010, undated
Scope and Content
Includes notes, photocopies of magazine articles on corsets and fashion history, and documents related to the memorial for
Ruth Johnson in 2010.
Note
Found in the front pocket of the "Corset Book" 3 ring binder.
PIC_box 6, folder 19
Miscellaneous corset photographs (additions)
approximately 1950s-early 1960s
Scope and Content
Includes Hour Glass corset models, Fakir Musafar and copy photos of illustrations.
Note
Contents of folder are from additions received by the library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Matching negatives are labeled ON/HG in NEG box 1; related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 6, folder 20
Biography of Ethel G., the world's smallest waist.
1961
Scope and Content
Biography of Ethel Granger written by her husband William Granger. Studio Offset Publishers, Menlo Park, 1961.
Sub-subseries 2.3.2: Dances Sacred and Profane
1983-1991
Physical Location: PIC box 7; Oversize-folder D
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, notes, promotional material and collected material related to a documentary about Fakir Musafar by Mark and
Dan Jury.
PIC_box 7, folder 1
Dances Sacred and Profane
1983-1986
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, press kit and press release for the film by Mark and Dan Jury.
PIC_box 7, folder 2
Dances Sacred and Profane newspaper clippings
1985-1991
Scope and Content
Original and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the film by Mark and Dan Jury.
PIC_box 7, folder 3
Dances Sacred and Profane film screening promotions
1985-1986
Scope and Content
Includes publicity cards and programs for screenings of the film by Mark and Dan Jury.
PIC_box 7, folder 4
Dances Sacred and Profane writings and notes
1987
Scope and Content
Includes notes and sketches related to publicity for the film by Mark and Dan Jury.
PIC_box 7, folder 5
Dances Sacred and Profane, photographs of the Roxie Cinema.
1985?
Scope and Content
Polaroids of the exterior of the movie theater and Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco.
Note
Photos found with material related to the film.
oversize_folder D
Dances Sacred and Profane posters
1986
Scope and Content
1 general poster for documentary (color); 1 poster for US premiere at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, May 30-June 5, 1986
(black and white)
Sub-subseries 2.3.3: Body Play
1982-1999
Physical Location: PIC box 7
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Matching and related negatives used in articles are in NEG boxes 1-6
Scope and Content
Material related to the creation of the Body Play book and magazine. Includes approximately 70 working photographs.
PIC_box 7, folder 6
Body Play: The Self-Images of Fakir Musafar, 1950-1980
1982
Scope and Content
Book published by Insight Books, San Francisco.
Note
Copy 854 of a limited edition of 1000.
PIC_box 7, folder 7
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 1 - Editorial
1991?
PIC_box 7, folder 8
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 1 - Kiss of Fire
1991-1992
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints and contact sheet, correspondence, marked-up copy, and clippings related to article.
Negatives Note
Color negatives from Mike Meyer removed and shelved in NEG box 5.
PIC_box 7, folder 9
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 1 - Painted Persona (Loops)
approximately 1991-1992
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints and notes related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 10
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 2 - Body Discipline in Japan
early 1990s
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints and copy for article.
PIC_box 7, folder 11
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 2 - Tattoo as a Statement
1992, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, notes, marked-up copy, and correspondence related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 12
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 3 - The Ancient Art of Cupping
early 1990s
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, notes, marked-up copy, clippings, and galley proofs related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 13
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 3 - More on Ibitoe
1991, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, marked-up copy and galley proof related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 14
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 8 - Radical Moderns
1994, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, marked-up copy and galley proof related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 15
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 9 - Update
1994
Scope and Content
Includes marked-up copy related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 16
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 9 - Sun Dance
1994, undated
Scope and Content
Includes sketches, account of a person's first sun dance, notes, marked-up copy and galley proof related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 17
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 10 - Deprivation
1994, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, notes, marked-up copy, correspondence, and clipping related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 18
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 12 - Thaipusam, part 2
1995, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, notes and marked-up copy related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 19
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 12 - Thaipusam, part 2, resources
1994-1995, undated
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence and clippings related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 20
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 15 - London Witchdoktor
1997, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, correspondence with Philip Sims, and marked-up copy related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 21
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 17
approximately 1997-1998
Scope and Content
Includes copy of issue 17 and paste-ups for ads.
PIC_box 7, folder 22
Body Play and Modern Primitives, issue 18 - Pan's Sun Dance
1998-1999, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographic prints, correspondence and marked-up copy related to article.
PIC_box 7, folder 23
Body Play and Modern Primitives, editorial by Princess Cruise
1993
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence and typescript.
PIC_box 7, folder 24
Body Play and Modern Primitives, miscellaneous advertisements and paste-ups
1990s
Scope and Content
Includes notes, marked-up copy, and correspondence.
Sub-subseries 2.3.4: Spirit and Flesh
1998-2005
Physical Location: PIC box 8; AX box 1
Scope and Content
Material related to the creation of the Spirit + Flesh exhibition and publication. Includes correspondence, notes, and working
copies of text and photographs. Events after the publication, such as the book tour, are filed in Sub-series 2.4: Miscellaneous
projects.
PIC_box 8, folder 1-3
Image catalog: Self-portraits 1945-1965
2000-2001
Scope and Content
Working copies of Fakir Musafar self-portraits. Also includes a letter to David Fahey of Fahey/Klein Gallery.
Note
3 folders. Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: Fakir Photographic Fine Art Image Catalog: Self-portraits, 1945-1965.
PIC_box 8, folder 4
Spirit + Flesh notes and lists
2001
Scope and Content
Includes lists of image choices (many are annotated) and some photographs.
PIC_box 8, folder 5
Spirit + Flesh working copies of text
approximately 2001
Scope and Content
Includes introduction by Mark Thompson, prologue and captions.
PIC_box 8, folder 6-8
Spirit + Flesh working copy
approximately 2001
Scope and Content
Working copies of images with handwritten notations that include title and date.
Note
3 folders. Probably the final selection.
AX_box 1, folder 8-10
Spirit + Flesh working copy, with Post-its
approximately 2001
Scope and Content
Working copies of images marked up and annotated for publication preparation.
Note
3 folders. Includes Post-its that show the editorial process (1st choice, 2nd choice). Handwritten notations include title
and negative codes.
PIC_box 8, folder 9-11
Spirit + Flesh- Friends and others
approximately 1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
Images from photo shoots of other people.
Note
3 folders. Formerly in 3 ring binder labeled: Fakir Musafar, Spirit + Flesh, 60 original prints, Friends and others 208 to
380. See Friends and others contact sheets for additional images from photo shoots.
PIC_box 8, folder 12
Spirit + Flesh, Arun-Verlag edition text
2005
Scope and Content
Working copies of text for book.
PIC_box 8, folder 13
Spirit + Flesh, Arun-Verlag edition images
approximately 2005
Scope and Content
Working copies of images marked up for book preparation.
PIC_box 8, folder 14
Spirit + Flesh exhibition
1998-2002
Scope and Content
Includes promotional cards, images of Fakir at the opening reception (computer printouts) and exhibit related documents.
PIC_box 8, folder 15
Print log
1998-1999, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photo developing notes and exposures.
Note
The log was likely used for multiple projects.
Sub-series 2.4: Miscellaneous projects, speaking engagements, workshops, performance art
1978-2019
Physical Location: Carton 1; AX box 1; Oversize-folder D
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by date of the event, with exception of the basic body piercing intensive certificate that is filed first.
Note
Almost all materials are from additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, publicity cards and advertising realted to events, and Fakir Musafar advertising cards.
carton 1, folder 26
Basic body piercing intensive certificate
1996
carton 1, folder 27
Plasterization of Connie
February 1978
Scope and Content
Includes photographs and account of making a plaster cast of a woman's torso.
carton 1, folder 28
Performance at SF Camerawork Gallery, San Francisco
February 16, 1986
carton 1, folder 29
Insight Institute miscellany
1986
carton 1, folder 30
Insight Institute workshop: Going Primitive for Consciousness Expansion
1986
Scope and Content
Includes notes, flier and flier paste-up.
Note
Workshop held on September 7 at Shared Visions in Berkeley.
carton 1, folder 31
Artemis, Hestia, Aphrodite and Other Fascinating Women
December 12-13, 1986
Scope and Content
Program for event at Centerspace, San Francisco.
carton 1, folder 32
Modern Primitive exhibition at Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA
1989
carton 1, folder 33
Insight Institute workshop: Ecstatic Shamanism
1990s
Scope and Content
Includes fliers, notes and outline of sessions.
carton 1, folder 34
Gallery talk, WORKS/San Jose
1992
Scope and Content
Correspondence and advertising card for event held in San Jose, Calif. on July 11, 1992.
carton 1, folder 35
Obscurities at Boomerang
1992-1993
Note
Events sponsored by Obscurities, held in Dallas, Texas.
carton 1, folder 36
Highways Performance Space events
1993
Note
Events held September 10-12 in Santa Monica, Calif.
carton 1, folder 37
Fall rituals at Rancho Cicada, California
1995
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence for event held September 8-10.
carton 1, folder 38
European trip schedule
November 1995
carton 1, folder 39
Lecture and workshop, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1995-1998
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, outline of lecture, promotional material and photocopies of articles
Note
Events held November 15 -16, 1995
carton 1, folder 40
Body: Ritual-Manipulation seminar, Kanonhallen
1995-1996
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, schedule, brochures and booklet related to The European Theatre seminars, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Note
Fakir's lecture held on November 18, 1995.
carton 1, folder 41
American College of Psychiatrists annual meeting
1998-1999
Scope and Content
Correspondence and notes related to presentation at meeting held in Napa Valley, Calif. on February 15, 1998
carton 1, folder 42
"El Mirador" Chilean National Television Program, Chile
July 2000
carton 1, folder 43
Human Canvas II documentary
2001
Note
Ross Television Productions.
carton 1, folder 44
Black Rose annual convention, 2002
2002
Scope and Content
Program for the sixth annual pansexual BDSM convention held in Washington, D.C., October 31-November 3.
Note
Program features photographs by Fakir Musafar.
oversize_folder D
Tonight, poster for Black Rose annual convention.
2002
Scope and Content
Includes self-portrait of Fakir Musafar applying makeup.
Note
1 poster mounted on board.
carton 1, folder 45
Spirit + Flesh book tour
2002
carton 1, folder 46
Spirit + Flesh UK
May 2007
Scope and Content
Documents related to an experience tribute to Fakir Musafar held in London.
carton 1, folder 47
Femina Potens exhibitions
2008-2009
Scope and Content
Documents related to two exhibitions in 2009: Cinch, The Art of Corsetry, February 7-March 1; Identity, June 6-28 (gender
identity).
carton 1, folder 48
Association of Sexual Energy Professionals (ASEP) annual conference.
2009
Note
Shamanism and Sexuality, conference held in Mesa Arizona, September 10-13.
carton 1, folder 49
Lecture at Pacifica Graduate Institute, August 15, 2010,
2010
carton 1, folder 50
Precarious Egg interview
2013
carton 1, folder 51
Leather Hall of Fame induction ceremony
April 28, 2019
Scope and Content
Program for event held in Cleveland, Ohio.
carton 1, folder 52
Fakir Musafar advertising cards and brochures
undated
Note
See other folders for advertising cards and announcements related to specific events.
carton 1, folder 53
Miscellaneous event promotional material
1985-2006, undated
Scope and Content
Fliers, publicity cards and other printed matter announcing events such as lectures, rituals, performances, workshops, shows
and exhibitions Fakir participated in.
AX_box 1, folder 11
Event promotional material
May 1997
Scope and Content
Festival Atlantico, Arte Performance Technologia, Lisboa (program?)
Sub-series 2.5: Collected material about Fakir Musafar and his work
1982-2017
Physical Location: Carton 1; PIC box 1; AX box 1; Oversize-folder D
Note
Bulk of material from additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
Includes writings, publications, interviews, illustrations and newsclippings by other people about Fakir Musafar and his work.
An item of note is the compilation, A Man Called Musafar, by Mark Jury.
carton 1, folder 54
Celeb magazine
March 1982
Scope and Content
Whole issue that includes an interview of Fakir Musafar (pages 20-23).
carton 1, folder 55
Growing Pains
May 1982, September 1983
Scope and Content
Two issues of the Society of Janus newsletter. May 1982 issue includes an article on Fakir's branding program. September 1983
issue includes article, "Sex, Pain & God."
carton 1, folder 56
Edenite pen pal ads
1982?
Scope and Content
Includes an image of Fakir as a human Christmas tree.
oversize_folder D
Poster with various illustrations of Fakir Musafar
1982
Scope and Content
1 poster, artist's proof, by Gregory Maskwa, Dam Studios, 350 W48 St, New York City 10036.
carton 1, folder 57
Dam: Erotic Fantasy Art for Leathermen
1984
Scope and Content
Issue of magazine that includes illustrations of Fair Musafar. Also includes a letter from Greg and Dimitrius
PIC_box 1, folder 1
A Man Called Musafar
not before 1985
Scope and Content
Spiral bound copy of, "A Man Called Musafar: The Extraordinary Story of an American Shaman," by Mark Jury. Based on the experiences
and correspondence of Fakir Musafar.
This is an unpublished compilation of writings, correspondence and images.
carton 1, folder 58
Beef magazine
Spring 1987
Scope and Content
Issue of magazine with interview.
carton 1, folder 59
LA Weekly article
April 17-23, 1992
carton 1, folder 60
Body Play reviews
1992-1998, undated
Scope and Content
Reviews of the book and magazine.
AX_box 1, folder 12
Moebius illustration
1992
Scope and Content
Illustration using portrait Fakir Musafar with neck collar and nipple rings as subject.
Note
Graphic illustration with pirated use of one of Fakir's images.
carton 1, folder 61
Various clippings related to Fakir Musafar
1990s, undated
Scope and Content
Includes magazine and newspaper articles, and other clippings about or that mention Fakir.
AX_box 1, folder 13
Oversize articles about or include Fakir Musafar
2011-2017
Sub-series 2.6: Collected material and research
1964-approximately 2012, undated
Physical Location: Carton 1
Note
Bulk of material from additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
Pictures, clippings and other published material that Fakir Musafar collected research or personal interest.
carton 1, folder 62-64
Research pictures from notebook
undated
Scope and Content
Pictures clipped from magazines and newspapers of Sadhus, torture rites and medical treatments in South and Southeast Asia,
and Japan that were formerly housed in a three ring binder labeled "Research Pictures"
Note
3 folders. Some images were photographed by Fakir and are included within the contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching and related copy negatives in NEG box 5.
carton 1, folder 65-67
Beauty culture research pictures from notebook
undated
Scope and Content
Pictures clipped from magazines and newspapers of body modifications and beauty culture around the world that were formerly
housed in a three ring binder labeled "Primitive Beauty." Includes cultures from Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia.
Note
3 folders. Some images were photographed by Fakir and are included within the contact sheets.
Negatives Note
Matching and related copy negatives in NEG box 5.
carton 1, folder 68
Body modification copy photographs
undated
Scope and Content
Copy photographs of body modification around the world for Fakir's research. Includes some post-its with notes by Fakir describing
the image.
Note
Many images are included in the research picture notebooks and contact sheets.
carton 1, folder 69
Miscellaneous clippings
1964-1997
Scope and Content
Includes articles from magazines, newspapers and chapters of books.
carton 1, folder 70
E.S. workshop clippings
1991-1994
Note
Folder heading taken from original folder.
carton 1, folder 71
The Point
2006-2009
Scope and Content
Issues 38 and 45 of the quarterly journal of the Association of Professional Piercers.
carton 1, folder 72
Website printouts
approximately 2007
Scope and Content
Includes Androgyne Online and article on the two spirit tradition.
carton 1, folder 73
The Girdle of Chastity
undated
Scope and Content
Coverless copy of book by Eric John Dingwall. Includes some comments in the margins.
carton 1, folder 74
Fort Sisseton: Our Living Heritage booklet
1979
Note
A historical review research project for the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
carton 1, folder 75
Miscellaneous collected material
1994-approximately 2012
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022
Series 3: Other professions and family
Physical Location: Carton 1; AX box 1; Oversize-folder D
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From additions received by the library in 2022.
Negatives Note
Related negatives in NEG boxes 5-6.
Scope and Content
Documents, newspaper clippings, theater programs and reviews, original set designs, examples of graphic design work, and 9
photographic prints related to Fakir Musafar's other professions and family. His other professions include service in the
US Army; theater work in Aberdeen, South Dakota and in San Francisco; and his graphic designer career.
carton 1, folder 78
Lesson plan for explosives and demolitions class
1952
Scope and Content
For course in the U.S. Army.
carton 1, folder 79
U.S. Army separation papers
1954
carton 1, folder 80
Faculty dance
early 1950s
Scope and Content
8x10 inch photograph of a multi-purpose room with band on stage and people dancing. Fakir Musafar (Roland Loomis) is not identifiable
in image.
carton 1, folder 81
College theater performances
1950-1951, undated
Scope and Content
Includes photographs of productions, programs and newspaper clippings, most of which are identified as being for the Northern
State Teachers College performances.
carton 1, folder 82
Theater performances, San Francisco
1955-1956?
Scope and Content
Includes programs from San Francisco State College and The Actor's Workshop, San Francisco performances.
carton 1, folder 83
Set designs for theater
approximately 1955-1956?
Scope and Content
Hand painted set designs, signed Loomis, for plays "Salome" and "Ghosts"
carton 1, folder 84
Theater photographs
approximately 1950-1956?
Scope and Content
Includes images of performances.
Note
One photograph is stamped on back: R. Loomis, Fine Photography, Aberdeen, S.D.
carton 1, folder 85
Employment inquiries
1957, undated
Scope and Content
Includes cover letters, employment history and an idea for a children's show.
AX_box 1, folder 14
Graphic design samples
approximately 1970s-1980s
Scope and Content
Illustrations and page layouts on glassine.
oversize_folder D
The Competitive Edge. Tempress: A unit of general signal
approximately 1970s-1980s?
Scope and Content
1 poster. Advertising art by Roland Loomis, Design Concepts & Copy Advertising.
Note
Photo art by Sollecito Photography.
carton 1, folder 86
Family
approximately 1940s?, 1979
Scope and Content
Includes a group portrait of children, and a tribute to Victor and Eva Loomis.
Series 4: Negatives
Arrangement
Arranged by code or subject. The negatives for the contact sheets are filed by the alphanumeric codes assigned by the photographer.
There is an exception for the copy negatives (CP) and Friends and family (FF) groups, which are filed at the end of the contact
sheet negatives. (A file-level list of negative codes and subjects, including some personal names, is available for staff
to consult in the library, but has been restricted due to privacy concerns.)
Note
The numbers for negatives with contact sheets seem to be dates that start with the first part the month and end with the last
2 digits the year. For example, 796 is probably July 1996, or 1185 is November 1985. Since these were filed as numeric codes,
the file order is NOT chronological. The code would have had to be inverted for the likely date.
Scope and Content
Approximately 12,330 film negatives that match or relate to Fakir Musafar's photographic prints found elswhere in the collection.
NEG_box 1
Negatives with codes ON, ON/HG and PT
1948-1999
Note
This is where the bulk of negatives for Fakir's self-portraits are located.
Scope and Content
Approximately 2100 negatives for contact sheets with codes ON (old negatives), ON/HG (old negatives, Hour Glass Corset Company
models, and PT (personal treasures)
NEG_box 2
Negatives for Friends and others (A-C)
1977-2001
Scope and Content
Approximately 2570 negatives for "Friends and others" contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people with first names or
events beginning with A thru C.
NEG_box 3
Negatives for Friends and others (D-J)
1979-1999
Scope and Content
Approximately 2200 negatives for "Friends and others" contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people with first names or
events beginning with D thru J.
NEG_box 4
Negatives for Friends and others (K-R)
1980-1998
Scope and Content
Approximately 2200 negatives for "Friends and others" contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people with first names or
events beginning with K thru R.
NEG_box 5
Negatives for Friends and others (S-W)
1978-1996
Scope and Content
Approximately 1440 negatives for contact sheets of photo shoots featuring people with first names or events beginning with
S thru W.
NEG_box 5
Negatives for friends and family code FF
1978-1983
Note
These negatives were filed together when received by the Bancroft Library. See also negatives in NEG box 6 for more family
and friends.
Scope and Content
Approximately 190 negatives for Friends and Family contact sheets (FF) plus a few other miscellaneous codes without contact
sheets.
NEG_box 5
Miscellaneous negatives
1981-1998, undated
Scope and Content
Approximately 50 negatives for Folsom Street Fair snapshots; branding workshop related to Body Play "Kiss of Fire" article;
unmounted slides of text.
NEG_box 5
Copy negatives
approximately 1977-1997, undated
Scope and Content
Approximately 770 negatives for contact sheets with codes CP (copy negatives), and miscellaneous copy negatives. Includes
copy negatives of women wearing corsets.
NEG_box 6
Miscellaneous self-portraits
approximately 1960s
Note
6 negatives from additions received by the library in 2022. No matching prints available.
Scope and Content
Six negatives of Fakir Musafar with weights hanging from his chest, and wearing a yukata.
NEG_box 6
Hour Glass Corset Company models
approximately 1958-1961
Note
Bulk of the negatives are not included on the Hour Glass Corset Company models contact sheets and are labeled "spares". From
additions received by the library in 2022.
Scope and Content
Approximately 90 negatives.
NEG_box 6
Two men with tattoos
1966-1967
Note
24 negatives from additions received by the library in 2022. No matching prints available.
Scope and Content
24 negatives that do not include Fakir Musafar.
NEG_box 6
Family, friends and personal
1964-1968, undated
Note
"Friends & family" and "Personal snapshots" written on the label dividers present with negatives when received as part of
additions received by the library in 2022. No matching prints available.
Scope and Content
Approximately 360 negatives that include snapshots of people, weddings and other events, and portraits.
Conditions Governing Access
Three envelopes (approximately 6 negatives) restricted (sealed) due to privacy concerns.
NEG_box 6
Art negatives
1964, undated
Note
"Art negatives" written on label divider present with negatives when received as additions by the library in 2022. No matching
prints available.
Scope and Content
Approximately 130 negatives. Some sleeves labeled early Rollie art, landscapes.
NEG_box 6
Graphic design work negatives
1964-1967, undated
Note
From additions received by the library in 2022. No matching prints available.
Scope and Content
Approximately 200 negatives that are related to work at Ebey Co., ads and work parties.
Series 5: Digital material
Physical Description:
179 GB
(approximately 11,000 files)
Scope and Content
Chiefly digital photographs, with some digital video and other files, received on two hard drives.
Conditions Governing Access
UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.
Conditions Governing Access
Material requires thorough curatorial review for privacy concerns, by request of the creator. Much material is likely to be
sealed for the lifetime of those pictured.
