For Participating Institutions
John Preston papers (Ms.2011.032)
Brown University Library
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Inventory
Series I. Correspondence and subject files, circa 1979-1994
Series I. Subseries A. General correspondence and subject files, 1979-1994
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A Misc - AZT
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circa 1982-1992 |
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Barrus - CompuServe
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circa 1982-1992 |
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Conrad - First Hand
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circa 1982-1992 |
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Fiset - Hagerty
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circa 1980-1991 |
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Hansen - Labonte
Contents Note: Includes correspondence with Jon Hedu, Gail Hinand, and Michael Kearns.
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circa 1979-1991 |
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Lambda Rising - Men as sex symbols
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circa 1980-1991 |
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Mental health - Peters
Contents Note: Includes correspondence with Paul Monette and Scott O'Hara.
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circa 1980-1992 |
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Pettit - Rotrosen
Contents Note: Includes correspondence with Betsy Preston (sister), Marvin Preston (brother), and Nancy Preston (mother); Paul Reed; Robert Riger; and Eric E. Rofes.
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circa 1980-1994 |
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Rowberry - Steward
Contents Note: Correspondence with Laurence Senelick and Sam Steward and subject files on S&M and Safe sex.
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circa 1980-1992 |
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Summer - Witomski
Contents Note: Correspondence with Bob Summer and T. R. Witomski
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circa 1980-1992 |
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Witomski - Z Miscellaneous
Contents Note: Correspondents include T.R. Witmoski and Les K. Wright.
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circa 1980-1992 |
| Box 12 |
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Unsorted incoming and outgoing correspondence
Contents Note: Bulk of outgoing correspondence addressed to Richard.
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circa 1980-1992 |
Series I. Subseries B. Other correspondence, 1987-1993
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Big Gay Book research correspondence
Contents Note: Correspondence and research related to the Big Gay Book
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circa 1987-1990 |
| Box 14 |
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Big Gay Book research correspondence
Contents Note: Correspondence and research related to the Big Gay Book
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circa 1987-1990 |
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Big Gay Book and Erotic Lives research correspondence
Contents Note: Correspondence and research related to the Big Gay Book and Erotic Lives.
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circa 1988-1990 |
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Anne Rice correspondence
Contents Note: Faxed correspondence from Anne Rice (1993-1994).
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1991-1993 |
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Anne Rice and Eric Garber correspondence
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Literary and personal correspondence: A-L
Contents Note: Includes correspondence with Eric Garber (Andrew Holleran) and Michael Lowenthal, among others.
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circa 1987-1993 |
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Literary and personal corresondence: M-Z
Contents Note: Includes unsorted and unopened correspondence.
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circa 1987-1993 |
| Box 53 |
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Literary and personal correspondence: unsorted faxes
Contents Note: Unsorted correspondence originally in fax format, photocopied to preserve information. Includes correspondence with Anne Rice.
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1991-1994 |
Series II. Writings, circa 1982-1995
Series II. Subseries A. Writings of John Preston, circa 1982-1994
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Alex Kane: Deadly Lies - Sweet Dreams
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1992-1993 |
| Box 21 |
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Alex Kane: Sweet Dreams - Stolen Moments, Arena - The King
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1990-1993 |
| Box 21.1 |
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Blue Water Contract (Black Beret Series)
Contents Note: Single manuscript of Chapters 1-5
Access restrictions: Manuscript is inaccessible due to water damage and mold concerns. |
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circa 1987 |
| Box 22 |
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In Search of a Master - Tales from the Dark Lord
Contents Note: Includes Michael Sheriff, the Shield, written under pseudonym Preston MacAdam
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circa 1982-1994 |
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Big Gay Book; Flesh and the Word 1 and 2
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1989-1992 |
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Flesh and the Word 2 and 3 - Hustling
Contents Note: Includes titles Friends and Lovers and Hometowns.
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circa 1994 |
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Hustling - Personal Dispatches
Contents Note: Includes titles A Member of the Family, Mr. Benson, and My Life as a Pornographer. Hustling materials include correspondence and research materials.
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1989-1994 |
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Safe Sex, Sister and Brother, and Sex Work
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1987-1994 |
| Box 27 |
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Short writings
Contents Note: Includes early writings and numerous undated and untitled works.
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circa 1993, undated |
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Interviews
Contents Note: Includes interviews with and conducted by Preston.
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1987, undated |
Series II. Subseries B. Writings of others, circa 1987-1995, undated
| Box 29 |
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Anne Rice: Interview with the Vampire, The Mummy, and The Witching Hour
Contents Note: Photocopies of various drafts sent to John Preston.
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undated |
| Box 30 |
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Anne Rice: The Tale of the Body Thief, The Queen of the Damned, and Lasher
Contents Note: Photocopies of various drafts.
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circa 1987 |
| Box 31 |
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Bergman - Wood
Contents Note: Writings by numerous authors, many submitted to Preston for consideration in edited volumes, and a manuscript of an unpublished epistolary novel written with T.R. Witomski. Includes thirty-four undated manuscripts by Roy F. Wood.
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circa 1992-1993, undated |
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Looking for Mr. Preston
Contents Note: Drafts and page proofs of Looking for Mr. Preston, a collection of interviews, essays and personal reminiscences of John Preston, edited Laura Antoniou.
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1994-1995 |
Series III. Media, 1983-1994
Comprises floppy disks, audiocassettes, and videotapes.
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Correspondence and writings
Contents Note: Correspondence (1985-1993), drafts of the bulk of Preston's titles including edited volumes, various essays, addresses, and book proposals. Materials stored on approximately 300 floppy disks (3.5 inch and 5.25 inch).
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1983-1994 |
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Tape recorders and slide viewer
Contents Note: 2 audiocassette tape recorders (one with speaker) and 1 slide viewer.
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| Box 36 |
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Interviews and recorded programs
Contents Note: Recordings Include interviews with John Preston and programs related to AIDS activism. Numerous unlabeled audiocassettes. The bulk of the materials are undated. Comprises 41 audiocassettes
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1993, undated |
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Interviews, addresses, and recorded programs
Contents Note: Recordings Include interviews and Preston's Preston's keynote address at the "Creating Change" Conference (1992) as well as programs related to AIDS activism. Numerous unlabeled audiocassettes. The bulk of the materials are undated. Comprises 22 audiocassettes
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undated |
| Box 38 |
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Maine Public Television interview and "Creating change" address
Contents Note: 3 videotapes including John Preston interview on "Personally Speaking" (Maine Public Television, 1993).
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1992, 1993 |
Series IV. Visual Materials, circa 1980-1991, undated
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Photographs, negatives, and book art
Contents Note: Photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. Includes materials collected for publication.
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circa 1982 |
| Box 40 |
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Slides
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circa 1980-1991, undated |
| Box 41 |
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Oversize photographs, prints, and negatives
Contents Note: 7 mounted photographs and 1 print, negatives, and oversize proofs.
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| Box 42 |
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Photographs and collected press clippings
Contents Note: 8 images mounted on cardboard; several tagged photos which were to be included in a thematic calendar.
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undated |
Series V. Printed materials, circa 1979-1994
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Clippings and newspapers
Contents Note: Materials include clippings of published writings by John Preston.
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1983-1994 |
| Box 44 |
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Magazines, clippings, and printed ephemera
Contents Note: Materials include articles by or about John Preston.
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circa 1985-1990 |
| Box 45 |
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National Coming Out Day, a John Preston Keynote Address, and an AIDS Project certificate of gratitude
Contents Note: 3 broadsides including publicity for Preston speaking engagements and a certificate honoring Preston.
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1992-1993 |
| Box 46, Box 47 |
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Magazines, journals, newspapers, and clippings
Contents Note: Popular LGBTQ-themed publications and printed ephemera, many featuring Preston authorship or involvement.
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1979-1993 |
Series VI. Realia, circa 1992
| Box 48 |
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Awards and Objects Related to Preston's Writing Career
Contents Note: Materials include a 1992 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Anthologies; a birdhouse from Leigh Rutledge dated 1992; a gavel engraved "Mr. Drummer"; a small lock, and a personal stamp.
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circa 1992 |
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Posters and photographs owned by and related to John Preston and his work
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Series VII. Subject Files, circa 1976-1994
| Box 49, Box 50 |
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Research, correspondence, and personal records
Contents Note: Includes Preston writings, edited pieces, newspaper clippings, printed fliers and articles, personal ephemera, personal realia, interviews, and other writings.
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circa 1976-1994 |
Series VIII. Additions, 1973-1993
| Box 51, Box 52 |
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Michael Lowenthal collection of John Preston correspondence and writings
Contents Note: Materials include correspondence, manuscript drafts of various works including Flesh and the Word 3 and Friends & Lovers, as well as page proofs for Franny, the Queen of Provincetown.
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| Box 51 |
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John Preston letters to Lark Hapke
Contents Note: Incoming correspondence from John Preston addressed to Lark Hapke.
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undated |
| Box 51 |
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John Preston letters to Gail Hinand
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1973-1993 |
| Box 51 |
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Franny, the Queen of Provincetown
Contents Note: Unannotated photocopy.
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| Box 51 |
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Gay Community News
Contents Note: Volume 20, Number 5 (Spring 1995). This issue contains advertisement for Flesh and the Word: a John Preston Gathering, October 6-8, 1995 at the John Hay Library, Brown University.
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| Box 51 |
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John Preston miscellaneous
Contents Note: Photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous printed ephemera.
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| Box 51 |
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Celeste DeRoche papers relating to John Preston
Contents Note: Correspondence, clippings, typescripts, memorial service program. Correspondence from Preston dates from circa 1988-1992 or is undated.
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circa 1988-1992 |
| Box 51 |
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John Preston letters to Susan Fox Rogers
Contents Note: 34 typed and signed letters from Preston to Rogers, including 2 typed manuscripts of essays, book sales records, and information on an anthology put together after Preston's health deteriorated.
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1990-1994 |
| Box 51 |
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Photographs of John Preston taken by Robert Diamante
Contents Note: 5 8x10 photographs by Robert Diamante taken in Portland, Maine. All are numbered 3 of 5.
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1991-1992 |
