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The European Photograph Album contains a single album with black and white photograph prints of city scenes and landscapes in Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, and France from the late 19th century.

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Len Evans (1943-2003) was an historian and collector who wrote several articles and chronologies discussing the history of homosexuality in the United States and in Mexico. The collection helps to document that history within the United States and consists of information compiled as part of the Gay History Project in San Francisco (ca. 1983-1984) and Mr. Evans' collection of "Physique" Art and Photography.

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The Ewer Travel Collection contains travel ephemera, journals, and scrapbooks related to the early 20th century travels of Florence and Bernard Ewer around the world.

Abstract The P.J. Farrell World War I Photograph Album documents the experiences of American nurses and soldiers during World War I. The majority of photos were taken at Camp Albert Mills on Long Island and on the home front more generally during World War I, though at least one was taken in Germany and features a solder in a German uniform and helmet. Most images feature nurses and soldiers in uniform posed outside hospitals, tents, houses, and other structures, though a few include children, adults...

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The Female Pilot Photograph Collection includes three black and white photographs of a female pilot posing in front of a biplane. Two of the photographs are portraits of the pilot on her own, and the third photograph depicts the pilot with four additional women standing in front of the plane. The images were captured in the American Southwest.

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The Norman Filman Collection consists of papers saved by Old China Hand Norman Filman, mostly consisting of materials related to his uncle J. Arthur Duff and Old China Hands reunions. Materials in the collection include correspondence, news clippings, essays, a family tree, and audiovisual materials on China.

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The Flagellation Collection consists of pamphlets, paperbacks, periodicals, and photographs on spanking, caning, and whipping. Some titles have prices penciled on the cover or flyleaf.

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Stanley Fleishman (1920-1999) is a lawyer known primarily for trying First Amendment obscenity cases. He was also very active advocating on behalf of the legal rights of the disabled community. Prior to his work, the wheelchair-bound were not permitted to serve on juries in California. The Stanley Fleishman Collection documents a small segment of Fleishman’s personal and professional life as a trial lawyer in Southern California.

Abstract The grassroots Chicano theater group, Teatro Cometa, was founded in 1979 and was active throughout 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. Embodying "Rasquachismo," Teatro Cometa endeavored to use their art as a teaching tool, to educate people about significant issues within their community. Their work incorporated topics such as gang violence and immigration, including issues facing undocumented workers. César...

Abstract The Maxie Floyd Photograph Collection consists of visual documentation of jazz and festivals, track and field, Los Angeles street visuals and houses, Black photography and art, personal travels and interests, social activities, and Floyd’s professional career. The majority of images were created in California. Maxie Floyd was a self-taught Black photographer who pursued photography both recreationally and professionally to capture his many interests and to partner with other members in the...