Glenn M. Turner and Guild Press collection of erotic stories
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Title: Glenn M. Turner and Guild Press collection of erotic stories
Dates: 1965-1987
Collection Number: 1991-33
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.8 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Glenn Michael Turner worked for Guild Book Service in the 1960s, was editor/publisher of STARS, and was also associated with
Drummer. He died in 1986. The collection is composed of original typescripts of porn stories [submitted to Guild Press]; and
a small number of letters related to the stories, to STARS and to other topics.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Glenn M. Turner and Guild Press collection of erotic stories. Collection Number: 1991-33. GLBT Historical
Society
Scope and Content of Collection
Glenn Michael Turner worked for Guild Book Service in the 1960s, was editor/publisher of STARS, and was also associated with
Drummer. He died in 1986. The collection is composed of original typescripts of porn stories [submitted to Guild Press]; and
a small number of letters related to the stories, to STARS and to other topics. Included is one letter to Turner from Neal
Bates ('Blade'), an important figure who was one of the first American artists to illustrate gay male erotic stories. Carton
1 contains correspondence and typescripts; Boxes 1-2 contain typescripts. Researchers can contact the Historical Society for
a list of stories contained the collection. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003450; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008091
Erotica
Literature