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Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jh3svh No online items Guide to the Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson Kate Dundon University of California, Santa Cruz 2019 1156 High Street Santa Cruz 95064 [email protected] URL: http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll Guide to the Eric C. Shoaf MS.273 1 Collection on Hunter S. Thompson Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson source: Shoaf, Eric C. Identifier/Call Number: MS.273 Physical Description: 18 Linear Feet14 boxes Date (inclusive): 1961-2018 Language of Material: English Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. Preferred Citation Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson. MS 273. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Biographical / Historical This collection was created by the author and educator Eric C. Shoaf. Shoaf published Gonzology, a bibliography of the work of American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, in 2018. Content Description This collection primarily comprises magazines and newspapers that feature work by the author Hunter S. Thompson, or feature reviews and articles about Thompson and his work. Also included are collected ephermeral items related to Thompson including posters, broadsides, photographs, and promotional material, and well as research files generated by Shoaf in creating his bibliography of Thompson's work, Gonzology. Separated Materials All books and audiovisual materials have been individually cataloged are discoverable by searching for "Eric C. Shoaf" in the UCSC Library catalog. Processing Information Item descriptions provided by Eric C. Shoaf. Subjects and Indexing Terms Shoaf, Eric C. Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson contributions to magazines and newspapers Arrangement Arranged chronologically Box 1, Folder 1 Rogue Magazine October 1961 (Evanston IL: Greenleaf Pub.), "Big Sur: The Tropic of Henry Miller" Box 1, Folder 2 Rogue Magazine December 1961 (Evanston IL: Greenleaf Pub.), "Burial at Sea" Box 1, Folder 3 Argosy December 1963, Letter to the Editor and photograph Box 1, Folder 4 The Nation May 17, 1965, "Motorcycle Gangs: Losers and Outsiders" Box 1, Folder 5 Pageant Magazine September 1965, "It Ain't Hardly That Way No More" Box 1, Folder 6 The Nation September 27, 1965, "The Nonstudent Left" In rather worn condition but also includes scarce Index to The Nation from the period. Box 1, Folder 7 Spider Magazine October 13, 1965, "Collect Telegram From a Mad Dog" Box 1, Folder 8 Pageant Magazine December 1965, "The 450-Square-Mile Parking Lot" Box 9 Esquire Magazine January 1967, "Life Styles: The Cyclist" Box 9 LA Times - West Magazine February 26, 1967, "Man's Best Friend is His Hog" Box 9 The New York Times Magazine, The 'Hashbury' is the Capital of the Hippies Guide to the Eric C. Shoaf MS.273 2 Collection on Hunter S. Thompson Thompson contributions to magazines and newspapers Box 1, Folder 9 Pageant August 1967, "Why Boys Will Be Girls" Box 1, Folder 10 Cavalier August 1967, "Nights in the Rustic" Box 11 The Distant Drummer November 1967, "The Ultimate Freelancer" Box 1, Folder 11 Pageant July 1968, "Presenting: The Richard Nixon Doll" Box 1, Folder 12 Pageant September 1969, "Those Daring Young Men in Their Flying Machines" Box 11 Other Scenes January 1970, "How the Freaks Almost Took the Town" Box 1, Folder 13 Scanlan's March 1970 (Vol. 1 no. 1), "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy" Box 1, Folder 14 Scanlan's June 1970, "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" Box 1, Folder 15 Scanlan's September 1970, "The Police Chief: The Professional Voice of Law Enforcement" attributed to Thompson's pen name Raoul Duke, printed on cheap paper, Box 1, Folder 16 Stag Annual No. 7 1970, "The 'Angel' Wreckers of Bass Lake" Box 1, Folder 17 For Men Only October 1970, "I Fought with the California 'Terror Angels' by Simon Koch" Box 1, Folder 18 Scanlan's January 1971, "Advertisement" Box 1, Folder 19 Rolling Stone Magazine April 29, 1971 (No. 81), "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan - the Murder of Ruben Salazar" Box 1, Folder 20 Rolling Stone Magazine November 11, 1971 (No. 95), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" Box 1, Folder 21 Rolling Stone Magazine November 25, 1971 (No. 86), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Part 2" Box 1, Folder 22 Rolling Stone Magazine January 6, 1972 (No. 99), "Fear and Loathing in Washington: Is This Trip Necessary?" Box 1, Folder 23 Rolling Stone Magazine February 3, 1972 (No. 101), "Fear and Loathing in Washington: The Million Pound Shithammer" Box 1, Folder 24 Rolling Stone Magazine March 2, 1972 (No. 103), "Fear and Loathing in New Hampshire" Box 1, Folder 25 Rolling Stone Magazine March 16, 1972 (No. 104), "Fear and Loathing: The View From Key Biscayne" Box 1, Folder 26 Rolling Stone Magazine April 13, 1972 (No. 106), "Fear and Loathing: The Banshee Screams in Florida" Box 1, Folder 27 Rolling Stone Magazine April 27, 1972 (No. 107), "Fear and Loathing in Wisconsin" Box 1, Folder 28 Rolling Stone Magazine May 11, 1972 (No. 108), "Fear and Loathing: Late News From Bleak House" Box 1, Folder 29 Rolling Stone Magazine June 8, 1972 (No. 110), "Fear and Loathing: Crank- Time on the Low Road" Box 1, Folder 30 Rolling Stone Magazine July 6, 1972 (No. 112), "Fear and Loathing in California: Traditional Politics with a Vengeance" Box 1, Folder 31 Rolling Stone Magazine July 20, 1972 (No. 113), "Fear and Loathing: In the Eye of the Hurricane" Box 1, Folder 32 Rolling Stone Magazine August 17, 1972 (No. 115), "Fear and Loathing in Miami Beach" Box 1, Folder 33 Rolling Stone Magazine September 28, 1972 (No. 118), "More Fear and Loathing in Miami: Nixon Bites the Bomb" Box 1, Folder 34 Rolling Stone Magazine October 26, 1972 (No. 120), "Fear and Loathing: The Fat City Blues" Box 1, Folder 35 Rolling Stone Magazine November 9, 1972 (No. 121), "Ask Not For Whom the Bell Tolls…" Box 1, Folder 36 Hyde Parker, "California #1: The Notebooks of Hunter Thompson" 1973 Box 1, Folder 37 Rolling Stone Magazine June 7, 1973 (No. 136), quotes in a full-page advertisement for FLCT Box 1, Folder 38 Rolling Stone Magazine July 5, 1973 (No. 138), "Time Warp: Campaign '72" Box 1, Folder 39 Rolling Stone Magazine August 2, 1973 (No. 140), "Memo From the Sports Desk & Rude Notes From a Decompression Chamber in Miami" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine September 27, 1973 (No. 144), "Fear and Loathing in the Bunker" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine February 28, 1974 (No. 155), "Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl" Guide to the Eric C. Shoaf MS.273 3 Collection on Hunter S. Thompson Thompson contributions to magazines and newspapers Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine July 4, 1974 (No. 164), "Fear and Loathing in Washington: It Was a Nice Place. They Were Principled People, Generally." Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine October 10, 1974 (No. 171), "The Scum Also Rises" Box 1, Folder 40 Playboy Magazine December 1974, "The Great Shark Hunt" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine May 22, 1975 (No. 187), "Fear and Loathing in Saigon" Box 1, Folder 41 Esquire Magazine December 1975, Letter to the editor Box 11 Loose Licks, "Loose Licks Editor Peter Olszewski Interviews Hunter S. Thompson" 1976 Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine June 3, 1976 (No. 214), "Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine December 15, 1977 (No. 254), "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine May 4, 1978 (No. 264), "Last Tango in Vegas: Fear and Loathing in the Near Room" Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine May 18, 1978 (No. 265), "Last Tango in Vegas: Fear and Loathing in the Far Room" Box 1, Folder 42 Book Digest December 1979, "The Great Shark Hunt" Box 1, Folder 43 Running Magazine April 1981, "The Charge of the Weird Brigade" Box 1, Folder 44 Playboy Magazine June 1983, quotes in "The Pulitzers of Palm Beach" by Reg Potterton Box 9 Rolling Stone Magazine July 21, 1983 (No. 400/401), "A Dog Took My Place: Midnight on the Palm Beach Express" Box 1, Folder 45 Playboy Magazine December 1983, "The Curse of Lono" Box 2, Folder 1 Penthouse April 1984, "The Curse of Lono" to this Australian edition of Penthouse, did not appear in USA edition. Box 2, Folder 2 Time Out Magazine May 24-30, 1984, "The Curse of Lono: Episode 4" to the London edition of this publication, Box 2, Folder 3 Playboy May 1988, "The Twisted Vision of Ralph Steadman" Box 2, Folder 4 Smart Magazine Fall 1988, "The Man Without a Country" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! Vol. 1 no. 1 (December 1988), "The New Dumb" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! Vol. 1 no. 2 (January 1989), "Year of the Alligator" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! Vol. 1 no. 3 (February 1989), "Fear and Loathing in Sacramento" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! May 1989, "Fear and Loathing in Sacramento" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! Special Summer Issue 1989, "Don't Tread on Me" Box 11 Funny Times August 1989 (Cleveland Heights, OH), "Four Million Thugs" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! September 1989, "The Bull Market" Box 11 Funny Times October 1989 (Cleveland Heights, OH), "The Treasures of El Dorado" Box 11 Funny Times November 1989 (Cleveland Heights, OH), "Friend of the President" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! November 1989, "Welcome to the Abyssal Zone" Box 11 Northwest EXTRA! December 1989, "The German Decade" Box 11 Funny Times December 1989 (Cleveland Heights, OH), "Obituary: Ferdinand Marcos" Box 11 Funny Times January 1990 (Cleveland Heights, OH), "The German Decade" Box 2, Folder 5 Smart magazine January/February 1990, prints "Dr.
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