Boyd McDonald Papers,1925-1993.









Boyd McDonald Papers,1925-1993.



Collection Number: 7782



Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University
Library














Title:

Boyd McDonald papers, 1925-1993.



Collection Number:

7782


Creator:

McDonald, Boyd


Quantity:

14.5 cubic ft.


Forms of Material:

Photographs, Publications


Repository:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library


Abstract:

Files relating to Boyd's and others' work with "The Guide:
Gay travel, entertainment, politics, & sex," "Alibi," and ""Straight to Hell:
The Manhattan Review of Unnatural Acts."


Language:

Collection material in English









Boyd McDonald was a writer and anthologist who started "Straight to Hell: The
Manhattan Review of Unnatural Acts" and compiled about a dozen subsequent
anthologies based on true-life stories of gay men's sexual experiences. He was
involved in the publication of Boston-based "The Guide: Gay travel, entertainment,
politics, & sex" and "Alibi."








Files relating to Boyd's and others' work with "The Guide: Gay travel, entertainment,
politics, & sex," "Alibi," and ""Straight to Hell: The Manhattan Review of
Unnatural Acts," including the photo archives and correspondence of "The Guide" and
"Alibi," 1988-2003.




SUBJECTS



Names:

McDonald, Boyd



Titles:

The Guide : Gay travel, entertainment, politics,
& sex.

Scum.



Subjects:

Gay liberation movement.

Erotica.

Pornography.



Form and Genre Terms:

Photographs.









Cite As:


Boyd McDonald papers, #7782. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.









Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.


Related collection: The William Andriette Papers, #7725, include a video interview
with Boyd McDonald.




COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT



The records are arranged in three series: I. Photographs; II. Correspondence; III.
Computer files.


The arrangement is roughly chronological.





SERIES LIST





Series I. Photographs


Boxes 1-6





Series II. Correspondence


Boxes 7-14





Series III. Computer files


Box 15




































































































































































Container


Description


Date


Series I. Photographs

Box 1
Photos

July 1988 - June 1991
Box 2
Miscellaneous information

1990-1991
Box 2
Photos

1991-1992
Box 3
"Fotos"

1992-1993
Box 4
Alibi Fotos

May 1993
Box 5
Fotos

July - November 1994
Box 5
Alibi

January - December 1995
Box 6
The Guide Photo Archive

Box 6
Scum Photos


1 folder


Series II. Correspondence

Box 7
The Guide correspondence

1990s
Box 8
F. Wall, Guide correspondence

mid 1990s - 2003
Box 9
Alibi

1993
Box 9
Miscellaneous ads

1991-1993
Box 10
Alibi

1994, 1997
Box 11
Alibi files

1996
Box 12
Records

2001
Box 13
Guide & Alibi

ca. 2001-2003

Lawsuits

Box 15
Miscellaneous correspondence, The Guide


Series III. Computer files

Box 15
Digital guide issue backups and correspondence

ca. 1990-1996

3.5", Zip, and Jaz, disks.




SEPARATED MATERIAL



The issues of the publications have been catalogued individually.





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