Leather Times

Table of Contents

PUBLICATION INFORMATION

#16-present: Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 North Greenview Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60626.

CONTENTS INFORMATION

The information below is based on the tables of contents indexed here and may or may not reflect the full run of the magazine.

Leather Times publishes nonfiction, mainly in the form of historical articles and of news about the Leather Archives & Museum. The newsletter is illustrated with historical art and photography. Issues #16 and forward are online ( http://www.leatherarchives.org/resources/resource.htm).

TABLES OF CONTENTS

#16
Winter 2003

Editor: Mark Collier

LA&M Installs New Archival Environmental Control System.
Author: Bruce Barnes.
Pages: 1, 6.

Uniform Room Adoption Complete . . . Thank You Portland!
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 2.

New Exhibits Open in Chicago, Amsterdam, Across the Nation.
Author: Unattributed.
Photos: LA&M.
Summary: LA&M news about the History of the Motorcycle Jacket Exhibit in Chicago and two travelling exhibits: women's history and "25 Years of IML: Men, Leather, Sashes, Lobbies, Money and Sex."
Page: 2.

Archives Room Facelift.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 2.

The Making History Project: Women in Amsterdam Leather Pride 2002.
Author: Mindy Chateauvert.
Summary: News on the 2002 conference, Women in Amsterdam Leather Pride, and its "Making History Project," collecting information on on "women and the SM/leather and lesbian feminist communities."
Pages: 3, 6.

Google.com Archived Newsgroups.
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: Information on how to access old Usenet messages.
Page: 4

History on the WWW.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Information on slave david stein's leather history bibliography and of the Yahoo Group, Leather History.
Page: 4.

LA&M Finances.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news. Subtitles: LA&M 2003 Budget. Buying the Building aka The Capital Campaign . . . aka Buy a Brick . . . aka Adopt a Room . . . aka Call It What You Want . . . let's payoff this mortgage! Donor Thank Yous.
Page: 5.

Leather Collection Update.
Author: Natalie.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 6.

#17
Spring 2003

Editor: Mark Collier

Leather History Book Up and Running
Author: Dan Nash.
Summary: News about plans for a book by himself and Joseph W. Bean on the history of leather.
Pages: 1, 4.

2003 Membership Meeting.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Notice of the meeting, with a note that author Robert Davolt will be the speaker.
Page: 1.

Leather History on the Web.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Information on a leather history site by Lord Saber.
Page: 4.

LAYM Gift Shop Online Store Now Open!
Author: Unattributed.
Photos: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 4.

Assorted LA&M News.
Author: Unattributed.
Page: 5.

LA&M's New Arrivals (new acquisitions).
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: News on three major acquisitions: the Cycle MC Collection (New York city motorcycle club); the Disciples of De Sade Collection (a leather/levi club in Dallas); Safe, Sane and Consensual Adults Collection (national organization, a predecessor of the National Leather Association).
Page: 6.

Archiving/Cataloging the Art Collection.
Author: Michael Donovan.
Art: David Grieger.
Summary: Describes the author's cataloging of the LA&M's erotic art collection.
Page: 6.

#18
Summer 2003

Editor: justin tanis

25 Years of Champions: The History of IML in a Book.
Author: Joseph W. Bean.
Photos and art: Unattributed.
Summary: Description of the book on the International Mr. Leather contest, by its author.
Pages: 1-2.

$30,000 raised during IML 2003.
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 2.

Utah History Project.
Author: Ronnie Norton.
Photos: Photos of items in the project; unattributed.
Summary: Description by the project organizer, of the Brief History of the Utah Leather Community, which was donated to the LA&M.
Page: 3.

Capital Campaign Donors.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: List of names.
Pages: 4-5.

Archives Clean Out Project.
Author: Rick Storer.
Photos: Unattributed.
Summary: News about a renovation of the LA&M's archive room.
Page: 6.

In Memory: Mark Collier - "Drecksau."
Photo: Unattributed.
Summary: Photo of the former editor of "Leather Times."
Page: 6.

Capital Campaign Update.
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 6.

#19
Fall 2003

Editor: justin tanis

We Were Family: Regional and International Leather/Levi Clubs and Conferences.
Author: Rob Ridinger.
Photos: Photo by Mike Kelley of Bill Tellman and Chuck Arnett. Unattributed phtos of club badges. The article also includes a timeline.
Summary: History of "networks of social and service clubs which provide the architecture of most local communities at hte regional and international level." Gives the history of the following groups: Council of Southern California Motorcycle Clubs, Atlantic Motorcycle Coordinating Council, European Council of Motorcycle Clubs, Mid America Conference, The Trident International, Mid America Conference of Clubs, South Florida Council of Clubs, Florida Brotherhood of Clubs, South Eastern Conference of Clubs, The Defenders USA.
Pages: 1-3.

Capital Campaign News.
Author: Unattributed.
Photos: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 4.

You Call _This_ a Volunteer Job?
Author: John Prather.
Photos: Unattributed.
Summary: Description of the cataloguing of the LA&M's video collection.
Page: 5.

LA&M Under Consensual Examination: A Professional / independent organizational assessment.
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: Describes the hiring of an independent assessor to engage in an "interrogation scene" of the LA&M.
Page: 6.

LA&M Online Survey.
AUthor: Unattributed.
Summary: Asks leather folk to fill out a survey about the LA&M.
Page: 7.

Web Resources.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Information on two Websites: History of Black BDSM, and Datenschlag's Bibliography.
Page: 7.

Teri Rose Library Progress.
Author: Rick Storer.
Photo: Unattributed.
Summary: LA&M news.
Page: 8.

[#20]
Winter 2004

Editor: justin tanis

Cover photo: Unattributed photo of the cover of the magazine "Man's Adventure."

Ilse, Hitler's Sadistic Whip-Bitch, and Her Friends: SM Literature in the 1950s and Beyond.
Author: Joseph W. Bean.
Art: Reproduced magazine covers with art by Vic Prezio, Gil Cohen, and uncredited.
Summary: Discusses the sadism against female and male characters in men's pulp magazines.
Pages: 3-6.

For more on this subject.
Author: justin tanis.
Summary: Book review of "It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps," by Adam Parfrey.
Page: 6.

Rocky Mountaineers Celebrate 35th Anniversary: An Open Letter from Guy Baldwin to Rocky Mountaineers M.C.
Author: Guy Baldwin.
Photo: Unattributed photo from the LA&M of Jim Kane.
Summary: Describes the author's debt to the motorcycle club.
Page: 7.

International Mr. Leather 2004.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Describes three ways to connect with LA&M during IML: a Leather Casino, an Oral History Room, and trips to LA&M.
Page: 8.

LA&M Collection News.
Author: Unattributed.
Photos: Unattributed photos of sculptures by Muriel Castanis.
Summary: Describes the artist and the sculptures, which previously stood in the Mineshaft and L.U.R.E. bars in New York City.
Page: 9.

New Developments for Seeking Grants.
Author: Norman Eriksen.
Summary: Describes the search for funding for LA&M.
Page: 10.

LA&M Board of Director news
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Lists new members and officers.
Page: 11.

LA&M Survey Results.
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: Presents the results of an online survey about LA&M.
Pages: 12-13.

Members and Donors to the Learther [sic] Archives & Museum.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: List of names.

[#21]
Spring 2004

Editor: justin tanis

Cover photo: Of a Samois jacket, unattributed.

Samois.
Author: Gayle Rubin.
Photos: Unattributed, showing Samois items from the collection of Gayle Rubin.
Summary: History of the lesbian SM organization. Includes a bibliography. Reprinted from "Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America," edited by Marc Stein.
Pages: 3-7.

In Memory: Thom Gunn.
Author: Rick Storer.
Art: Unattributed.
Summary: Obituary of the poet and leatherman. Includes an excerpt from his 1957 poem, "The Unsettled Motorcyclist's Vision of his Death."

Our True Colors: The History and Evolution of Backpatch Insignias.
Author: Rob Ridinger.
Photos: Unattributed photos of club colors.
Summary: A history of leather club colors: "brilliantly colored heraldic designs displayed at many type [sic] of functions."
Pages: 8-10.

In Memory: Alan Selby.
Author: Unattributed.
Photo: Mr. Marcus.
Summary: Obituary of a San Francisco leatherman who founded the Mr. S. leather store and was active in AIDS causes.
Page: 1..

LA&M Collection News.
Art: The HUN and Etienne.
Summary: News about recent acquisitions.

Located in Chicago, Serving the World: LA&M Joins Chicago Libraries.
Author: Natalie.
Summary: News that the LA&M has joined the Chicago Multitype Library System.

Thank you!
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: List of donors.
Pages: 12-13.

Capital Campaign Adoptions.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: List of donors.
Page: 13.

Capital Campaign Donors.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: List of donors.
Pages: 14-15.

[#22]
Summer 2004

Editor: justin tanis

Cover art: Humorous drawing, unattributed.

Hides Across the Water: The History of Western European Leather.
Author: Rob Ridinger.
Photos: Unattributed photos of leather club colors.
Summary: Article on the history of Euroepan participation in the leather community. Topics: European leather clubs and organizations, European festivals and runs, European involvement in International Mr. Leather, and politics and leather.
Pages: 3-6.

Interview with Patrick Moore.
Author: justin tanis.
Photo: Photo of book cover and unattributed photo of the author.
Summary: Interview with the author of "Beyond Shame: Reclaiming the Abandoned History of Gay Men's Sexuality," which covers leather culture among other topics.
Pages: 7-10.

LA&M Mortgage: Gone!!
Author: Rick Storer.
Summary: News about the mortgage being paid off.
Page: 10.

Het Scene to Old Guard: Suburban Descendents of Urban Aboriginals, and along the Way a Review of Mains' "Urban Aboriginals: A Celebration of Leathersexuality."
Author: Sensuous Sadie.
Photo: Unattributed photo of the author.
Summary: Describes a heterosexual woman's reaction to "Urban Aboriginals," Geoff Mains's 1984 book about leathermen.
Pages: 11-13.

"Kinsey" to make world debut at Toronot Film Festival, nationwide November 12th.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Information about the film on Dr. Alfred Kinsey.
Page: 13.

New Women's History Exhibit Hits the Road.
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Information about an LA&M exhibit on leatherwomen, "The Girls Next Door."
Page: 15.

[#23]
[Fall 2004]

Editor: justin tanis

Cover art: Steve Masters.

Four Early Hanky Codes
Author: Bob Guenther.
Photo: Unattributed photo of the author.
Summary: Describes four early handkerchief codes, from 1969, 1974, 1976, and 1980. Includes a table reproducing two of the codes.
Pages: 3-5.

Mr. Scene & Machine 1973.
Author: Bob Guenther.
Summary: Describes an early leather magazine and the title contest that grew out of it.
Page: 6.

"Mining the Archives."
Author: Unattributed.
Summary: Brief information on an LA&M exhibit about San Francisco's leather communities.
Page: 7.

Book Review: IML: 25 Years of Champions.
Author: TammyJo Eckhart.
Summary: Reviews a book by Joseph W. Bean on the International Mr. Leather contest.
Page: 8.

IML Book Records Leather History: Interview with author Joseph W. Bean.
Author: justin tanis.
Pages: 9-12.

New Acquisition: Steve Masters' Art.
Art: Steve Masters.
Page: 13-15.

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