Men's magazines collection
Scope and Contents
The Men's Magazines Collection contains three boxes of magazines dating from the 1980s through the early 2000s. The collection starts with a set of Adam Bedside Readers, which were men's magazines designed for and marketed to straight men, many of an erotic nature. The collection houses magazines on a variety of topics and featuring different themes including couples, swingers, heavy-set individuals, and women from different multicultural backgrounds. Items of note include several Hustler and Playboy (in boxes 2 and 3) special issues, porn video magazines, and a motorcycle magazine.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2003
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
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.
Extent
2.3 Linear Feet (3 boxes) ; 27 X 14 x 32 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by magazine title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired approximately in 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Edward R. Barton in December 2013.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Men's magazines collection, 1960-2003
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid by Edward R. Barton, PhD.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository