Cyberski (Charles) Videotapes, 1982-1992

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Scope and content:: This very large collection contains videotapes produced by Charles Cyberski and his partner Richard Wright for their mail-order business, MEN (Male Entertainement Network). Included are leather and drag contests, variety shows, the Gay Games, coverage of events such as a gay cruise and the 1984 march on the Democratic Convention, and a few personal/experimental pieces. Almost all of the video was shot on location in San Francisco and Chicago. Relevant items from the collection were transferred to DV-AVI archival masters and AVC-MP4 service copies by RaineStudio Audiovisual Production beginning in 2010. The collection is about 99 percent processed.
Acquisition information:: Materials donated by the estate of Charles Cyberski, 1994. Copyright transferred by the estate of Charles Cyberski, 2014.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1982-1992
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Restrictions:: Collection open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Managing Archivist, GLBT Historical Society. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US