Guide to the Archive of San Francisco Sexual Freedom League material M2695
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2021
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Archive of San Francisco Sexual Freedom League material
source:
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Identifier/Call Number: M2695
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
one manuscript box and one flat box
Date (inclusive): 1965-1974
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of newsletters, journals, publications, magazines, and other materials. The archive includes: 14
issues of Sexual Freedom (first 2 issues as quarterlies, the rest issued monthly, 1969 - 1973); 15 issues of the monthly Newsletter
(1969 - 1974); 2 pamphlet publications: Statement of Position (no date); and Love, Inc. Vol II, No. 3 (no date); an issue
of Tiger magazine (Summer, 1968), with a 1 page interview with Robert Kerr, regarding the SFL; ACLU News, which has an article
on Jefferson Poland and the S.F. State college suspension case regarding the Open Process newspaper; an issue of the East
Bay Sexual Freedom League newsletter (ca. 1966); a mimeographed notice (8.5 x 11") listing upcoming SFL events (September,
1965); issue #1 of "In Tight" with a 2 page photo spread: 3 photos from an SFL event; an SFL "Love Thy Neighbor" button; an
issue of Screw (No. 97, January 11, 1971 pg. 14): Jim Buckley's interview with Tom Palmer, the Head of the SFL; an issue of
Damn Right! It's Dynamite #14 (with a 2 page question and answer article, regarding sex, and the SFL); 2 issues of the San
Francisco Ball: #4 (1970) with a 4 page interview with Frank and Margo Rila; and #8, with 1 page interview; 3 mass market
paperback: (1) Olympia Press edition of The Records of The San Francisco Sexual Freedom League (1971); (2) The Erotic Crusader
(1968); and Outlaws of America (1972). [From dealer description]
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital
materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Archive of San Francisco Sexual Freedom League material (M2695). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History.
Sex -- California -- San Francisco -- 20th century
Sexual Freedom League
East Bay Sexual Freedom League
Sexual Freedom League. San Francisco Chapter
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Box 1, Folder 1
Sexual Freedom events newsletter, Sexual Freedom League of San Francisco
1965
Box 1, Folder 2
National newsletters of the Sexual Freedom League
1969-1974
Box 1, Folder 3
Sexual Freedom League booklets
Box 1, Folder 4
Sexual Freedom League pin
Box 1, Folder 5
The Records of the San Francisco Sexual Freedom League. Herbert Gold, Olympia Press
1971
Box 1, Folder 6
East Bay Sexual Freedom League newsletters
1966
Box 1, Folder 7
Sexual Freedom - quarterly publication, vols. 1 and 2
1969
Box 1, Folder 8
Outlaws of America. Roger Lewis, Penguin Books
1972
Box 1, Folder 9
The Erotic Crusaders. Douglas H. Hamlin
1968
Box 1, Folder 10
American Civil Liberties Union News
January, 1968
Box 2
Damn Right - It's Dynamite, No. 14
1974
Box 2
San Francisco Ball, No. 4 and 8
Box 2
Sexual Freedom, Nos. 3-14
1970-1973
