David P. McWhirter papers, 1976-1984.
Collection Number: 7317

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
David P. McWhirter papers, 1976-1984.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
7317
Abstract:
The David P. McWhirter papers relate to human sexuality in general and to homosexuality in particular. Subject files derive from sexuality and privacy commissions on which McWhirter served. The collection includes numerous typescripts of pornographic stories.
Creator:
McWhirter, David P., 1932-2006
Quanitities:
2.5 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Magazines, brochures, reports, manuscripts of stories, files, bulk mailings and miscellany relating to human sexuality in general and to homosexuality in particular. Subject files derive from sexuality and privacy commissions on which McWhirter served. Collection includes numerous typescripts of pornographic stories. Many of the items were in the Mariposa Research and Education Foundation library.

PROVENANCE

Many of the items were in the Mariposa Research and Education Foundation library. The provenance of the pornographic manuscripts is not clear. The Bruce Voeller manuscript Murder at McGurk was transferred to the Voeller Collection, #7307.

RELATED MATERIAL

Bruce R. Voeller papers, #7307.
Several cubic feet of periodicals have been catalogued individually; clippings and straight magazines and newspapers were discarded.
Series I. Work Box 1
Series II. Professional Service Boxes 1, 2
Series III. Other Writings and Publications not by McWhirter Boxes 1, 2
Series IV. Miscellaneous Boxes 1, 3

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

David P. McWhirter Papers, #7317. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
PROVENANCE

Many of the items were in the Mariposa Research and Education Foundation library. The provenance of the pornographic manuscripts is not clear. The Bruce Voeller manuscript Murder at McGurk was transferred to the Voeller Collection, #7307.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Mariposa Education and Research Foundation
Subjects:
Sex (Psychology)
Homosexuality.
Pornography.
Gay men.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Work
The Male Couple, by David P. McWhirter and Andrew M. Mattison
Box 1 Folder 1
The Male Couple, by David P. McWhirter and Andrew M. Mattison
Box 1 Folder 2
The Male Couple publicity
Box 1 Folder 3
Publicity, Schedules, and Speaking Engagements for McWhirter and Mattison, Detroit and Chicago, 1984
Series II. Professional Service
Box 1 Folder 4
Speaking Engagements, 1976
Box 1 Folder 14
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
Box 1 Folder 16
Roundtable Outline: Sex and Sexual Dysfunction
Box 1 Folder 18-19
Mariposa-sponsored Library Display on Sexuality in Literature
Board of Medical Quality Assurance Task Force on Physician Education in Human Sexuality, 1977-1978
Box 1 Folder 7-12
Board of Medical Quality Assurance Task Force on Physician Education in Human Sexuality, 1977-1978 - Correspondence, Reports, Papers, Information
State of California Commission on Personal Privacy, 1982
Box 1 Folder 35-48
State of California Commission on Personal Privacy, 1982
Correspondence, subcommittee reports, schedules, drafts of the final report, and other background written material
Box 2 Folder 1-13
State of California Commission on Personal Privacy, 1982
Correspondence, subcommittee reports, schedules, drafts of the final report, and other background written material
Box 2 Folder 22-23
State of California Commission on Personal Privacy, 1982
Commission recommendations, drafts, report errata; "Suggested issues for study by Commission," "Commissioner Biographical Data Forms," Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 25
McWhirter Commission Appointment Correspondence
Series III. Other Writings and Publications not by McWhirter
Box 1 Folder 13
State of Oregon Department of Human Resources Final Report of the Task Force on Sexual Preference, 1978
Box 1 Folder 15
"A Sex Manual for Women (and men)" by Kathie Kelly, Carolyn Smith, and Bernie Zilbergeld
Box 1 Folder 17
"Development of Exclusive Romantic Pair Bonds: Construct Validation of a Five Stage Theory," by John Raymond Sumerlin
Box 1 Folder 20
"Community Attitudes on Homosexuality and About Homosexuals: A Report on the Environment in Norman, Oklahoma"
Box 1 Folder 21
"Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offenses and Prostitution," Home Office, Scottish Home Department
Box 1 Folder 22
"An Ounce of Prevention: Toward an Understanding of the Causes of violence," State of California Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention
Box 1 Folder 23
"Homosexuals in America . . ." The Gallup Opinion Index
Box 1 Folder 24
"Are There Gay People Working on My Business?"
Box 1 Folder 25
Second Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities
Box 1 Folder 26
Report of the Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities
Box 1 Folder 27
Clippings and Articles Pertaining to Homosexual Legal Matters
Box 1 Folder 28
"Recognizing Sexual Orientation and Gay People Within the Secondary Curriculum: What Role for Schools?" by Dickson J. Hingson
Box 1 Folder 29
Booklets on Kaposi's Sarcoma and AIDS
Box 1 Folder 30
"The Birth of Sexology - A Brief History in Documents"
Box 1 Folder 31
"Breast Feeding," Scientific American April 1984
Box 1 Folder 32
Reports and Articles on Sexuality
Box 1 Folder 33-34
Miscellaneous Printed Material on Sexual Topics
Box 2 Folder 14
"The Freedom of Intimate Association," by Kenneth L. Karst
Box 2 Folder 15
"Law in a Free Society"
Box 2 Folder 16
Articles on Privacy
Box 2 Folder 17
"Secret Meeting Laws and Public Agencies"
Box 2 Folder 18-21
Miscellaneous Printed Background Material Pertaining to Privacy
Box 2 Folder 24
Bibliography on Privacy
Box 2 Folder 26-31
Alternate Relationships and Families
Box 2 Folder 32-24
"An Interim Evaluation of DSM-III Categories Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder," by Larry Siever and Kenneth Kendler
Box 2 Folder 35-38
"The Lavender Couch: A Consumers' Guide to Psychotherapy for Lesbians and Gay Men," by Marny Hall
Box 2 Folder 39
"Gaze Aversion as an Unobtrusive Measure of Homophobia," by Robyn S. Zeiger
Box 2 Folder 40-44
"Urban Mexican Male Homosexual Encounters: An Analysis of Participants and Coping Strategies," by Joseph Michael Carrier
Series IV. Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence and a Manuscript of Poems from Robert I. McQueen
Box 1 Folder 6
International Transpersonal Association
Box 3 Folder 1-23
Numerous Typed, Mimeographed, and Carbon Copied Manuscripts of Pornographic Prose Fiction, Plus Illustrations