Guide to the Gay Travel Brochures,
1959, 1982-2003

Collection Number: 7612

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
June 2010
EAD encoding:
Andrea Hektor
Peter Martinez, June 2003
Sara McDermott, June 2010

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Gay travel brochures, 1959, 1982-2003.
Collection Number:
7612
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
Forms of Material:
Publications, printed materials.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Brochures and maps describing vacation destinations for a gay clientele.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Brochures and maps describing vacation destinations for a gay clientele. Includes Montreal, Toronto, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Wisconsin, Chicago, Texas, and the areas in the Northeast United States, including Provincetown, Long Island, and Manhattan. Includes 1959 European travel magazines collected by the Mariposa Education and Research Foundation.
SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Gays--Social life and customs.
Gays--Travel.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Gay travel brochures, #7612. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting Program: Human Sexuality Collection.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Gay Travel Brochures
1959
Germany and Copenhagen
 Box 1 Folder 1
From Mariposa Collection
ca. 1970s
Michael's of Florida Travel Guide
 Box 1 Folder 2
1982
Manhattan Guide
 Box 1 Folder 2
1985-1987
David James Press
 Box 1 Folder 3
1992-1997
Columbia Fun Maps
 Box 1 Folder 4
Gift of Ian Lekus
1992-1997
David James Press: Texas Map
 Box 1 Folder 4
Gift of Ian Lekus
Women in Motion
 Box 1 Folder 5
It's Only Natural: Gay and Lesbian Travel in Switzerland
 Box 1 Folder 6
1990
Gay Travel
 Box 1 Folder 7
1993, 1995
Gay Traveller
 Box 1 Folder 8
Gay West
 Box 1 Folder 9
1996
Dinah Shore Weekend
 Box 1 Folder 10
ca. 1995-2000
RSVP
 Box 1 Folder 11
1999
Gay Travel News
 Box 1 Folder 12
2003
Atlantis, Cruises
 Box 1 Folder 13
2010
Paris
 Box 1 Folder 14