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Descriptive Summary

Title:
William E. Houston correspondence and collection of erotic stories

Dates:
Circa 1940-1995

Collection number:
1994-22

Creator:
Houston, William E.

Creator:
Dougherty, Joseph R., 1929-1994

Collection Size:
1 box (0.5 linear feet)

Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105

Abstract:
William Houston was a gay man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, with an interest in collecting erotic stories about men. Collection includes, in addition to typescripts of 47 erotic stories, correspondence regarding Houston's life with his lover Duke (Joseph R. Dougherty), and responses to a 1973 sex advertisement placed in The Advocate by Dougherty.

Languages:
Languages represented in the collection: English

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