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Mark Ritzenhein gay picture collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 411 large

Scope and Contents

The Mark Ritzenhein gay picture collection contains post cards, greeting cards, gay porn calendars, newspaper pictures, works of art of men in various poses, activities, comics, humor, and sports pictures.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985-2011

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Steve Wilensky and Mark Rizenhein were partners and longtime residents of the Lansing area. In 2012, they donated a major part of their library along with some art work to the MSU Libraries.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (5 boxes.) ; Boxes 1-2: 22 x 15 x 31 cm; Box 3: 26 x 13 x 39 cm; Boxes 4-5: 25.5 x 33 x 39 cm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically within topical series or categories.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Steve Wilensky and Mark Rizenhein as part of the Wilensky-Ritzenhein Book Collection in 2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Edward R. Barton, PhD, in October 2013.

Title
Finding Aid for the Mark Ritzenhein gay picture collection
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Finding aid by Edward R. Barton
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA