Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Thompson photo shoot album
- Dates:
- circa 1975-1985
- Creators:
- Thompson, John
- Abstract:
- Photograph album consisting of nude images of model John Thompson from a photo shoot on the beach, circa 1975-1985.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
Folder: 1 - Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet 20 black-and-white photographic prints, 10 color negatives, and clippings
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Box/folder #, or item name] John Thompson Photo Shoot Album, Coll2014-112, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photograph album consisting of nude images of model John Thompson from a photo shoot on the beach, circa 1975-1985. Includes 20 black-and-white photographic prints and 10 color negatives. The photographer is unidentified. Also includes clippings from John Thompson's appearance in Playgirl and the Groovy Guy competition.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Thompson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1943. He received a degree in fine arts from Willington Polytechnic College and a diploma from the Advertising Institute of Australia. Thereafter, he moved to California and began a career in modeling.
- Acquisition information:
- Date and method of acquisition unknown.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2014.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photography of the nude
Erotica
Photographs - Names:
- Thompson, John
About this collection guide
- Sponsor:
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-12-31 13:00:31 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] John Thompson Photo Shoot Album, Coll2014-112, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771