Guide to the Jan Dailey and John Money Correspondence Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Jan Dailey and John Money Correspondence Collection
Creator:
Dailey, Jan
Identifier/Call Number: SC.JDJM
Extent:
2.50 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1974-1996
Abstract: Jan Daily, a sex researcher and author,
corresponded with Dr. John Money, sex researcher and co-founder of the Gender Identity
Clinic at Johns Hopkins, for 17 years. The correspondence begins with Jan Dailey, who lived
near Los Angeles International Airport, writing to Dr. Money about the effect of noise on
sexual health. The collection consists of correspondence documenting a wide range of topics,
from professional to personal matters, over the course of several years.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
Jan Dailey is an author, publisher, and sex researcher. She co-wrote the audiobook
Erotica by/for women, and was a publisher for
Spectator Magazine, an adult magazine published weekly in San Francisco,
California. Dailey corresponded with Dr. John Money from 1979 to 1996 on topics pertaining
to sexology.
Dr. John Money was a renowned sex researcher, psychologist, author, and joint professor of
pediatrics and psychiatric and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Money was
born July 8, 1921 in Morrinsville, New Zealand and died July 7, 2006, Towson, Baltimore, MD.
He was the founder of the Sexual Disorders Clinic and Gender Identity Clinic at the Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, and made significant contributions to our understanding of
gender identity and his "lovemap." He wrote numerous articles, books, and lectures, and was
interviewed on his research in gender identity and paraphilia. His articles and interviews
are published by The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
Psychology
Today
, and newspapers such as the
Los Angeles Times
and
New York Times.
Scope and Contents
The
Jan Dailey and John Money Correspondence Collection
documents the shifting understanding of sex and gender identity in psychology and
psychiatry in the late 20
th century. The majority of the
collection consists of correspondence exchanged by Jan Dailey and John Money from 1979 to
1996. Topics include advice concerning Dailey's articles and columns, accounts of various
World Congress of Sexology meetings, Money's "Lovemap," and Dailey's various contributions
to the American Foundation for Gender and Genital Medicine and Science (AFGAGMAS). The
collection also consists of articles and reviews Money included with his correspondence.
These materials address gender identity, circumcision, orgasms, sexual orientation,
fetishism, paraphilia, childhood sexuality, the evolution of sexuality and eroticism,
pornography, birth control, and sexually transmitted diseases. The collection also includes
slides documenting the 1982 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade in San
Francisco, book reviews, book announcements, articles and news clippings about John Money,
and articles and news clippings on sex and gender by other authors. Each box is arranged
chronologically.
Related Material
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Accruals:
1996
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Janette (Jan) Morris Dailey. 1994. 1996
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Tony Gardner
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Box 2, Folder 1
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1974
Box 2, Folder 2
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1979
Box 2, Folder 3
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1981
Box 2, Folder 4
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1982
Box 2, Folder 5
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1983
Box 2, Folder 6
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1984
Box 2, Folder 7
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1985
Box 2, Folder 8
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1986
Box 2, Folder 9
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1987
Box 2, Folder 10
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1988
Box 2, Folder 11
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1989
Box 2, Folder 12
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1990
Box 2, Folder 13
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1991
Box 2, Folder 14
John Money, Articles, Reviews,
1992
Box 2, Folder 15
John Money, Class Announcements
Box 2, Folder 16
John Money, "Doctor Of Sexology" By Constance Holden,
Psychology Today,
May 1988
Box 2, Folder 17
John Money, News Clippings
Box 2, Folder 18
John Money, Publisher Announcements
Box 3, Folder 1
Gay Parade, San Francisco, Slides,
1982 June 27
Box 3, Folder 2
"Spare Parts" By Ogi Ogas, City Paper,
1994 March 9
Box 3, Folder 3
An Interview With John Money By Nora Harlow
Box 3, Folder 4
Sexual Medicine Today,
1977 February 23-1977 March 23
