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Series IV: Gay Culture, Activism, and Community, circa 1978-2003
Series VI: ESL Teaching, circa 1970-2013

Rick Shur papers, 1949-2016, bulk 1970-2003

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Series V: Erotic Materials, circa 1955-2003

Series V, the largest in the collection, contains Shur's collection of gay erotic materials. The bulk comprises Subseries V.1, which includes decades of gay pornography, mostly in the form of curated notebooks and folders of images clipped from magazines as well as some complete magazines, books, DVDs, typed stories, and loose photos. Subseries V.2 consists of Shur's "Pix files," which were folders of images clipped from mainstream magazines and newspapers that he considered to have homoerotic significance. Subseries V.3, "Heteros," shows Shur's critique of homophobia through a curatorial practice of assembling documentation of cross-sex sexual violence and abuse clipped from newspapers and magazines, as well as some heterosexual pornography.

Subseries V.1: Gay Pornography and Erotica, circa 1960-2003


Box 13 Folder 1 Lists by Shur of Erotic Materials, circa 1991-1998

Printouts of lists of erotic videos collected by Shur with handwritten annotations, one divided into numbered boxes and another in alphabetical order by title (1995), and later versions (1996-1998); "Survey of Gay/Lesbian Porn with Non-Fiction Content, Compiled by Rick Shur", with letter to Haworth Press and handwritten notes (1991); index to Shur's "Klips" tapes, #1-37, with annotations (undated); "A Guide to Male Nudity in the Movies" (1988)

Box 13 Folder 2-4 Erotic Video Promotional Materials, circa 1975-2000, 3 folders

Flyers, brochures, catalogues, video labels, order forms, and other promotional materials for gay pornographic, "naturist," and other erotic videos.

Box 13 Folder 5 Erotic Magazine Promotional Materials, circa 1998

Box 13 Folder 6 Erotic Magazines, circa 1965-1975

Single issues of gay pornographic magazines, circa late 1960s/early 1970s. Titles include: Wild Boys, 300 Boys, The Rawhide Male, Bedroom Cowboy, Body and Soul

Box 13 Folder 7 Erotic Magazines, circa 1965-1975

Single issues of gay pornographic magazines, circa late 1960s/early 1970s. Titles include: Spartan For Men, Underground Photo Album, MAN #1–Manual of American Nudists

Box 13 Folder 8 Erotic Magazines, circa 1965-1975

Single issues of gay pornographic magazines, circa late 1960s/early 1970s. Titles include: Nude Reflections, Boys of Italy, Savage, Rough Rider, Let There Be Love

Box 13 Folder 9 Erotic Magazines, 1984-2003

Box 13 Folder 10 Erotic Stories, undated

Box 13 Folder 11 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Catalog for Troy Saxon photography; black and white nude photos, some in sleeves; loose pages from The Big Boys (1966), Playgirl, Beefcake, and other magazines.

Box 13 Folder 12 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Guild Book Service bulletins; black and white nude photos; loose pages from Young Physique, Playguy, Super Cocks, Fresh Cocks, and other magazines.

Box 13 Folder 13 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Loose nude and pornographic photos, color and black/white, some with annotation; loose pages from Tricks of the Trade, Drum, MANual, Blueboy, and other magazines.

Box 13 Folder 14 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Assorted nude and pornographic photos, mostly in sleeves, some with post-its identifying the models.

Box 13 Folder 15 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Assorted nude and pornographic photos. Some sorted into folders by the name of the distribution company.


Box 14 Folder 1 Gay pornography - miscellaneous loose pictures, circa 1960-1980

Assorted nude and pornographic photos. Some sorted into folders by the name of the distribution company.

Box 14 Folder 2-3 "Gay Porn Pics", circa 1982-1989, 2 folders

Pages and images clipped from gay pornographic magazines, including Mandate, Honcho, Blueboy, Inches, Obsessions, Playguy, and others.

Box 14 Folder 4-5 Gay Pornography - three ring binder, circa 1972-1985, 2 folders

Pages cut from pornographic magazines, hole punched, and collected in a three ring binder

Box 14 Folder 6 Miscellaneous loose photos, 1989, undated

Envelopes with assorted black and white erotic photos; "Rob's Int'l Male Pic" envelope; letter with promotional materials for feces fetish erotic materials with Polaroid pictures (1989)


Box 15 Folder 1 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Athletic Model Guild"

Box 15 Folder 2 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

unlabeled

Box 15 Folder 3 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Vulcan / Capital Studios / Tony Guyther"

Box 15 Folder 4 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Lyric / Acme"

Box 15 Folder 5 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Falcon"

Box 15 Folder 6 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Kris"


Box 16 Volume 1 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"Bruce"

Box 16 Volume 2 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970

"John Paighton / John Paul David / Galaxy"

Box 16 Folder 3-8 Gay Pornography - physique photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970, 6 folders

Photos in loose sleeves

Box 16 Folder 9-11 Miscellaneous Erotic Photos, circa 1955-1985, 3 folders


Box 17 Folder 1-17 Gay Pornography - photos in sleeves, circa 1955-1970, 17 folders


Box 18 Folder 1 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, circa 1989-2000

Folder of nightlife listings and ephemera related to New York City gay and fetish events; photocopied article on foot fetishism; miscellaneous erotic fiction/comics periodicals with foot fetish themes

Box 18 Folder 2 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1998

Photos from gay foot fetish nightlife events

Box 18 Folder 3 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1998

Photos from gay foot fetish nightlife events

Box 18 Folder 4 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, circa 1998-2000

Miscellaneous gay foot fetish materials: stories, comics, catalogs for videos, Foot Friends periodical.

Box 18 Folder 5 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1989-1992

Issues of Foot Fraternity, 1989-1992

Box 18 Folder 6 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1991-1996

Issues of Foot Fraternity, 1991-1992; issues of Foot Scene, 1995-1996

Box 18 Folder 7 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1993-1995

Issues of Foot Fraternity, 1993-1995

Box 18 Folder 8 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1993-1995

Issues of Foot Fraternity, 1993-1995

Box 18 Gay Pornography - Foot Fetish, 1988-2006

Miscellaneous materials including DVDs (Footfriends Video: Tickle Tricks and Footfriends Video: Naked Tickling) and books (Don't! Stop! That Tickles!, Executive Ties That Bind, Timmy and the Hong Kong Tailor, and The Executive Guide to Foot Fetishism and Office Discipline, by Christopher Trevor; The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss; Feet First by Laura Norman)


Box 23 Folder 4 Erotic art, undated

Two photocopied color erotic collages and one print of erotic illustration by Frank Thompson, mounted on cardboard

Subseries V.2: "Pix" Files, circa 1981-1999

Labeled by Shur as "Hot Pix," "Homoerotics Pix," or "Kloset Pics", these files include his clippings from newspapers and magazines of images with homoerotic significance, including underwear and swimwear advertisements, athletic or outdoor scenes, and other unclothed or partially clothed images of male bodies.


Box 19 Folder 1 Pix, circa 1981-1985

Box 19 Folder 2 Pix, 1984-1987

Box 19 Folder 3 Pix, 1987

Box 19 Folder 4 Pix, 1988

Box 19 Folder 5 Pix, 1989-1991

Box 19 Folder 6 Pix, 1992

Box 19 Folder 7 Pix, 1993

Box 19 Folder 8 Pix,, 1993-1994

Box 19 Folder 9 Pix, 1995

Box 19 Folder 10 Pix, 1997

Box 19 Folder 11 Pix, 1998-1999


Box 20 Folder 1 "Sports Pics", circa 1987-1993

Box 20 Folder 2 "Youth Pics", circa 1988-1993

Box 20 Folder 3 Pics - "Exercise" Magazine, circa 1985-1991

Box 20 Folder 4 Catalogs, circa 1978-1993


Tube Box 26 Poster: Ad for Jockey shorts, circa 1988-1992

Subseries V.3: "Heteros", circa 1973-1994


Box 20 Folder 5 "'Straight' Porn", circa 1978-1985

Pages and images clipped from heterosexual pornographic magazines, including High Society, Harvey, Fox, Club, Chic, Bachelor, Velvet, and others.

Box 20 Folder 6 "'Straight' Porn", circa 1973-1986

Pages and images clipped from heterosexual pornographic magazines, including Hustler, Fotonovela, Oui, Swank, Tux, Viva, and others.

Box 20 Folder 7-8 "Heteros", 1990-1994, 2 folders

Clippings from New York City newspapers and national periodicals documenting rape, abuse, violence, and sexual behavior

Box 20 Folder 9 "Hetero Perverts", 1988-1993

Clippings from New York City newspapers and national periodicals documenting rape, abuse, violence, and sexual behavior

Box 20 Folder 10 "Hetero Ads", 1985-1993

Clippings from New York City newspapers and national periodicals with advertisements reflecting messages about gender/sexuality