Studio and distributor marketing ephemera collection, 1950-2012, bulk 1970-1990

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Summary

Abstract:
Fliers, brochures, and clippings of marketing materials of studios and distributors of erotic images and products. Studios and distributors marketed a variety products including artworks, photographs, moving images, and assorted products. The collection documents the advertising and distribution of gay erotic materials. Advertisements were placed in magazines and newspapers marketed to gay men. Studios and distributors would primarily send fliers, catalogs, and requested merchandise through the mail.
Extent:
29.2 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Box #, folder #, Studio and Distributor Marketing Ephemera Collection, Coll2012-170, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Fliers, brochures, and clippings of marketing materials of studios and distributors of erotic images and products. Entries listed as "studios" were primarily creators, while "distributors" were primarily retailers or resellers. Studios and distributors marketed a variety products including artworks, photographs, moving images, and assorted products.

Biographical / historical:

The collection documents the advertising and distribution of gay erotic materials. Advertisements were placed in magazines and newspapers marketed to gay men. Studios and distributors would primarily send fliers, catalogs, and requested merchandise through the mail.

Acquisition information:
The collection consists of materials culled from the Kepner's original subject files and collected ephemera.
Processing information:

Materials were filed under the first name of the photographer where the name of the studio and/or distributor were synonymous.

Collection processed by archival staff, December 2012.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by studio, distributor, or personal name.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Box #, folder #, Studio and Distributor Marketing Ephemera Collection, Coll2012-170, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
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(213) 821-2771
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