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John Birch Society pamphlets
Formal title:
John Birch Society pamphlets
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1928-1990 (bulk 1960-1970)
Abstract:
The John Birch Society pamphlets consist primarily of pamphlets and reprints of magazine articles that reflect right-wing political views on such issues as the Civil Rights movement, the protests against the war in Vietnam during the 1960's, communism, drug use, popular music and culture, pornography, race relations, and sex education in American schools. Most were published or reprinted by the John Birch Society. The pamphlets are dated from 1928 to 1990, but most are dated between 1960 and 1970.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2014.001
On Our Backs archive
Formal title:
On Our Backs archive
Extent:
16 Linear Feet
Date range:
1983-1995
Abstract:
The magazine "On Our Backs," was the first women-run lesbian erotica magazine in the United States, founded in 1984. The collection includes documentation about the magazine and the Blush Entertainment company which also owned Fatale Video and produced lesbian erotica videos.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.26
Williams (Linda) papers
Formal title:
Linda Williams papers
Extent:
25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1945-2020 (1962-2016)
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of Linda Williams, Professor Emerita in Film & Media and Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. Her academic interests center on Feminist Theory and "body genres," genres designed to elicit a specific physical reaction. These include pornography, melodrama, and horror. Other areas of focus in both research and teachings include "race" films, Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, Surrealist cinema, David Lynch, Pedro Almodóvar, Luis Buñuel, film theory, musicals, and the HBO series "The Wire." Materials in this collection date from approximately 1945 to 2020 and document her academic career through correspondence, conference materials, teaching, writings, and research.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.011

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