The Gay Fiction Book Collection (1951-1976) is a small collection of fiction books published from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s that have gay men as the lead characters or storylines that relate to the gay community. The majority of the books were published in San Francisco, California and were collected and donated by Dennis McBride.
The Gay Fiction Book Collection (1951-1976) is a small collection of fiction books published from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s that have gay men as the lead characters or storylines that relate to the gay community. The majority of the books were published in San Francisco, California and were collected and donated by Dennis McBride.
Collection is open for research.
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Dennis McBride, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Gay Fiction Book Collection (MS-01071) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Gay Fiction Book Collection, 1951-1976. MS-01071. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated by Dennis McBride in an unknown year; accession number 2021-108. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection.
In 2023, Sarah Jones rehoused the collection and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in Las Vegas LGBTQ history.