Finding Aid to the Graphic Albums Collection
Coll2008.046
Michael C. Oliveira and Kyle Morgan
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Graphic albums collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2008.046
Physical Description:
9.2 Linear Feet
5 archive boxes + 3 archive binder boxes + 1 archive carton + 1 archive flat box
Date (inclusive): circa 1950s-1980s
Abstract: A collection of collage and scrapbook albums by unidentified individuals, circa 1950s-1980s. The contents primarily consist
of clippings and photographs either in a scrapbook or collage album, but may also include drawings in pencil or pen, prose,
poetry, watercolors, and repurposed books, periodicals, and greeting cards.
Biography
A collection of collage and scrapbook albums by unidentified individuals, circa 1950s-1980s.
Conditions Governing Access
Consult an archivist regarding access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Acquisition Information
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Graphic Albums Collection, Coll2008-046, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Michael C. Oliveira, 2008. Additional materials processed by Kyle Morgan, 2014.
Scope and Contents
A collection of collage and scrapbook albums by unidentified individuals, circa 1950s-1980s. The contents primarily consist
of clippings and photographs either in a scrapbook or collage album, but may also include drawings in pencil or pen, prose,
poetry, watercolors, and repurposed books, periodicals, and greeting cards.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three sections:
Erotic photocollage albums, unidentified artist 1
Erotic photocollage albums, unidentified artist 2
Graphic albums, miscellaneous
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Altered books
Gay erotic art
Photocollage
Scrapbooks
Women and erotica
Erotic photocollage albums, unidentified artist 1
circa 1977-1984
Physical Description: [fourteen 9 x 10.75-inch scrapbooks]
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook collages from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The majority of collages consist of one or more erotic images
superimposed on a fine-art print, advertisement, or photographic spread from art, architectural, and decorating magazines
such as
Art in America,
Architectural Digest, and
Home and Garden.
Erotic photocollage albums, unidentified artist 2
undated
Physical Description: [five 8.5 x 11-inch three-ring scrapbooks]
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook collages with clippings of text and images, primarily from advertisements in non-LGBT periodicals, superimposed
on erotic images. Includes photographs, clippings, comics, and original drawings and writings. The collages feature gay male
erotic imagery, but also portray bisexual and heterosexual erotica.
Graphic albums, miscellaneous
circa 1950s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous scrapbook albums of gay male erotic images, 1950s-1980s. Includes altered books and periodicals as well as collages.
Box 9, item 1
Homosexuals Today 1956
1950s
Scope and Contents
Black and white erotic male images, circa 1950s, taped inside an edition of Marvin Cutler's
Homosexuals Today 1956.
Box 9, item 2
Phallus add-on album
1950s-1960s
Physical Description: [12 x 9-inch spiral-bound album]
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white erotic male images, circa 1950s-1960s, with phalluses sketched in pen or pencil.
Box 9, item 3
Phallus add-on publications
1962-1964
Scope and Contents
Publications
Demi-Gods (v.2, no.3, July 1962),
Manual (no.59, December 1964), and
Man-ifique! (v.8, no.1, Fall 1964) with phalluses sketched in pen.
Box 9, item 4
Greyhuff
1960s
Scope and Contents
Black and white erotic male photographs, circa late 1960s, taped inside
Greyhuff, no.4, DSI Sales, 1967.