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Book Titles from Dorian Book Service, 1961
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1961), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 6: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Advertising copy and tear sheets circa 1956 - 1964 , 4 page(s)
Four pages of green paper numbered 15 through 18 contain promotional material from Dorian Book Service, including: an ad for ''The Circle of Sex'' by Gavin Arthur, published by Pan-Graphic Press; an ad for Dorian Book Quarterly, a literary journal for members of the Mattachine Society; and a list of new titles han...
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written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1961), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 6: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Advertising copy and tear sheets circa 1956 - 1964 , 4 page(s)
Description
Four pages of green paper numbered 15 through 18 contain promotional material from Dorian Book Service, including: an ad for ''The Circle of Sex'' by Gavin Arthur, published by Pan-Graphic Press; an ad for Dorian Book Quarterly, a literary journal for members of the Mattachine Society; and a list of new titles handled by Dorian.
Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
Dorian Book Service
Topic / Theme
Books
Copyright Message
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Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Books from Dorian Book Service - Brochure
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1965), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 6: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Advertising copy and tear sheets circa 1956 - 1964 , 4 page(s)
Four pages of blue paper contain promotional material from Dorian Book Service, including: an ad for ''The Address Book,'' a concise travel guide to gay culture in 200 North American cities; an ad for ''In Defense of Homosexuality'' by R.O.D. Benson, arguing its acceptance on scientific and moral grounds; an order...
Sample
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1965), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 6: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Advertising copy and tear sheets circa 1956 - 1964 , 4 page(s)
Description
Four pages of blue paper contain promotional material from Dorian Book Service, including: an ad for ''The Address Book,'' a concise travel guide to gay culture in 200 North American cities; an ad for ''In Defense of Homosexuality'' by R.O.D. Benson, arguing its acceptance on scientific and moral grounds; an order form for ''camp records,'' recordings of ribald and gay-themed performances; and a list of Dorian's latest book titles.
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
Dorian Book Service
Topic / Theme
Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Books from Pan-Graphic Press Book Service - January 1958 Listings
written by Pan-Graphic Press, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (January 1958), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 8: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book lists and sales catalogs circa 1958 - 1964 , 2 page(s)
A two-page brochure from Pan-Graphic Press Book Service contains a list of six featured titles available for purchase, including ''The God Within'' by Cristina Valentine, a self-help book for homosexuals and others.
Sample
written by Pan-Graphic Press, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (January 1958), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 8: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book lists and sales catalogs circa 1958 - 1964 , 2 page(s)
Description
A two-page brochure from Pan-Graphic Press Book Service contains a list of six featured titles available for purchase, including ''The God Within'' by Cristina Valentine, a self-help book for homosexuals and others.
Date Written / Recorded
January 1958, 1958
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
Pan-Graphic Press
Topic / Theme
Mail order selling, Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
Sections
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Correspondence between Barbara Gittings and Hal Call, February 1959
written by Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007 and Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (February 1959), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 2 page(s)
A letter from Barbara Gittings of the Daughters of Bilitis in New York to Hal Call at Pan-Graphic Press asks for copies of a book, ''Gay Bar,'' to be sold after a lecture. In an answering letter, Call regrets that the current printing has run out, and that a second printing won't be ready by the lecture date.
Sample
written by Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007 and Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (February 1959), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 2 page(s)
Description
A letter from Barbara Gittings of the Daughters of Bilitis in New York to Hal Call at Pan-Graphic Press asks for copies of a book, ''Gay Bar,'' to be sold after a lecture. In an answering letter, Call regrets that the current printing has run out, and that a second printing won't be ready by the lecture date.
Date Written / Recorded
February 1959, 1959
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007, Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000
Topic / Theme
Publisher-writer relations, Books
Copyright Message
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Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Correspondence Between Bill Lambert and Don Lucas, February 1960
written by Don Lucas and William B. Lambert, fl. 1975, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (First half 1960), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 10: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: ONE, Incorporated Book Service 1956 - 1963 , 3 page(s)
Three pages contain two letters, dated Feb. 6 and 26, 1960, from Bill Lambert of ONE Inc. to Don Lucas of Dorian Book Service, attempting to settle accounts; and a blank order form for ONE Magazine.
Sample
written by Don Lucas and William B. Lambert, fl. 1975, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (First half 1960), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 10: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: ONE, Incorporated Book Service 1956 - 1963 , 3 page(s)
Description
Three pages contain two letters, dated Feb. 6 and 26, 1960, from Bill Lambert of ONE Inc. to Don Lucas of Dorian Book Service, attempting to settle accounts; and a blank order form for ONE Magazine.
Date Written / Recorded
First half 1960, 1960
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Don Lucas, William B. Lambert, fl. 1975
Topic / Theme
Books, Publishers
Copyright Message
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Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
Sections
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Correspondence between Jeannette Foster and Hal Call, 1957
written by Jeannette Howard Foster, 1895-1981 and Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (September 1975), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 3 page(s)
A letter from Jeannette Foster in New York to Hal Call at Pan-Graphic Press contains an order for a book, ''Gay Bar.'' and inquires about the possibility of PGP publishing some lesbian novelettes she has written. In a reply letter, Call encourages Foster to send her manuscripts, and explains the way PGP works on b...
Sample
written by Jeannette Howard Foster, 1895-1981 and Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (September 1975), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 3 page(s)
Description
A letter from Jeannette Foster in New York to Hal Call at Pan-Graphic Press contains an order for a book, ''Gay Bar.'' and inquires about the possibility of PGP publishing some lesbian novelettes she has written. In a reply letter, Call encourages Foster to send her manuscripts, and explains the way PGP works on behalf of gay publications and its expansion into book publishing.
Date Written / Recorded
September 1975, 1975
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Jeannette Howard Foster, 1895-1981, Harold Leland Call, 1917-2000
Topic / Theme
Publisher-writer relations, Books
Copyright Message
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Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Correspondence between Leslie Vernon Jones and Hal Call, September 1957
in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (September 1957), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 2 page(s)
A letter from Leslie Vernon Jones to Pan-Graphic Press asks about the possibility of publishing a novel in which the main character is both homosexual and ''Negro.'' A reply letter from Harold Call makes it clear that at the time of writing, PGP's book-publishing is done as a ''vanity press'' but encourages Jones...
Sample
in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (September 1957), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 3, Folder 19: Correspondence 1956 - 1966; Finances 1954 - 1974 , 2 page(s)
Description
A letter from Leslie Vernon Jones to Pan-Graphic Press asks about the possibility of publishing a novel in which the main character is both homosexual and ''Negro.'' A reply letter from Harold Call makes it clear that at the time of writing, PGP's book-publishing is done as a ''vanity press'' but encourages Jones to send a manuscript.
Date Written / Recorded
September 1957, 1957
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Publisher-writer relations, Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Dorian Book Service: Addressed Envelope; plus List of Books for Sale
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1965), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 8: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book lists and sales catalogs circa 1958 - 1964 , 7 page(s)
A seven-page package of documents includes brochures from Dorian Book Service, listing books for sale and promoting in particular ''The Gay Cookbook'' by Lou Rand Hogan. They are accompanied by: a slip noting the takeover of Cosmo Book Sales by Dorian; an errata slip; a small, brown envelope bearing Dorian's San F...
Sample
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1965), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 8: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book lists and sales catalogs circa 1958 - 1964 , 7 page(s)
Description
A seven-page package of documents includes brochures from Dorian Book Service, listing books for sale and promoting in particular ''The Gay Cookbook'' by Lou Rand Hogan. They are accompanied by: a slip noting the takeover of Cosmo Book Sales by Dorian; an errata slip; a small, brown envelope bearing Dorian's San Francisco address; and a business-size envelope bearing the letterhead of Call, Lucas Associates.
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
Dorian Book Service
Topic / Theme
Mail order selling, Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
Sections
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Dorian Book Service: Book Inventory 12-31-1961
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1962), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 7: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book inventories 1958 - 1966 , 9 page(s)
A nine-page package of documents contains a year-end inventory of books held by Dorian Book Service for 1962, broken down by hardcover and paperback volumes. It includes a tally of volumes from Pan-Graphic Press sold at wholesale and retail; and a tally of magazine subscriptions.
Sample
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (1962), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 7: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book inventories 1958 - 1966 , 9 page(s)
Description
A nine-page package of documents contains a year-end inventory of books held by Dorian Book Service for 1962, broken down by hardcover and paperback volumes. It includes a tally of volumes from Pan-Graphic Press sold at wholesale and retail; and a tally of magazine subscriptions.
Date Written / Recorded
1962
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Ephemera
Author / Creator
Dorian Book Service
Topic / Theme
Retail inventories, Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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Dorian Book Service: Book Inventory 12-31-1961
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (31 December 1961), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 7: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book inventories 1958 - 1966 , 9 page(s)
A nine-page package of documents contains an inventory of books held by Dorian Book Service as of Dec. 31, 1961. It includes a tally of volumes from Pan-Graphic Press sold at wholesale and retail; and a tally by year of issues sold of the journals Mattachine Review, Ladders and ONE.
Sample
written by Dorian Book Service, in Harold L. Call Papers, of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood) (31 December 1961), Pan-Graphic Press, Inc. Subseries 2.1. 1954-1974, Box 4, Folder 7: Dorian Book Service and Pan-Graphic Press 1955 - 1969: Book inventories 1958 - 1966 , 9 page(s)
Description
A nine-page package of documents contains an inventory of books held by Dorian Book Service as of Dec. 31, 1961. It includes a tally of volumes from Pan-Graphic Press sold at wholesale and retail; and a tally by year of issues sold of the journals Mattachine Review, Ladders and ONE.
Date Written / Recorded
31 December 1961, 1961
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Ephemera
Author / Creator
Dorian Book Service
Topic / Theme
Retail inventories, Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Archive Collection / Provenance
Harold L. Call Papers
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