Guide to the Gay surfer collection, 1936-2011 Descriptive Summary Title : Gay surfer collection Creator: Anonymous Dates : 1936-2011 ID Number : G13 Size: 33 Boxes Abstract: A collection of books, magazines, newsclippings, and ephemera relating to the gay surfer image in printed form. Language(s): English French German Spanish;Castilian Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary Provenance: Anonymous Acquisition Donation Information: Access Conditions: Age Restriction. The material in this collection is restricted by age. Patron will be required to demonstrate by State Issued ID that they are of the proper age of consent (18+) to view this material. Preferred Citation: Gay Surfer Collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida Related Material: The Donald L. Bentz Collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. The Equality Florida Records, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (St. Petersburg Office) Collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. The Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobbie Smith Photographs, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Scope Note The collection contains numerous books, magazines, newsclippings, and other ephemera relating to the gay surfer image in printed form. Beginning in 1936, the collection documents the increasingly visible appearance of surfers and its connection with gay men and women until 2011 through nude photographs, all male physique magazines, and eventually to overtly gay lifestyle publications and advertisements. Arrangement Note: The collection is arranged in chronological order by year. Items with no discernable date are grouped together. Books are grouped by size. Arrangement The collection is arranged in chronological order by year. Items with no discernable date are grouped together. Books are grouped by size. Subject Headings Subject Terms: Gay and Lesbian experience Gay and Lesbian studies -- United States -- History Gay and lesbian studies -- Tampa (Fla.) Gay culture Surfer photography--United States Surfers COLLECTION CONTENTS BOX 1 : Collection Guide FOLDER 1 : Gay Surfer Semiotics and Its Chronology FOLDER 2 : Finding Aid Guide BOX 2 , 1936 - 1967 FOLDER 1 : Strength and Health Magazine, June 1936 FOLDER 2 : Strength and Health Magazine, June 1939 FOLDER 3 : Vim Magazine, September 1956 FOLDER 4 : The Male Figure, 1958 FOLDER 5 : The Male Figure, 1959 FOLDER 6 : Tomorrow's Man, February 1960 FOLDER 7 : Adonis, March 1962 FOLDER 8 : Strength and Health Magazine, May 1962 FOLDER 9 : Young Physique Magazine, October 1962 FOLDER 10 : Tomorrow's Man, March - April 1963 FOLDER 11 : Go Guys, Spring 1963 FOLDER 12 : Physique Pictorial, August 1963 FOLDER 13 : The Male Figure, April 1964 FOLDER 14 : Manual, January 1965 FOLDER 15 : Fizeek Magazine, February 1965 FOLDER 16 : The Young Physique, February - March 1965 FOLDER 17 : Fizeek Art Quarterly, Fall 1965 FOLDER 18 : Tomorrow's Man, December 1965 FOLDER 19 : Around the World with Kenneth Marlowe, 1966 FOLDER 20 : Luger, 1966 FOLDER 21 : Physique Pictorial, January 1966 FOLDER 22 : Young Britons, Summer 1966 FOLDER 23 : Muscle Teens, January 1967 FOLDER 24 : Tomorrow's Man, March 1967 FOLDER 25 : The American Sunbather and Naturist Review, March 1967 FOLDER 26 : The Big View, Summer Annual 1967 FOLDER 27 : Mars no. 27, September 1967 FOLDER 28 : Tomorrow's Man, November 1967 FOLDER 29 : Mel Robert's Boys, Winter 1967 FOLDER 30 : The Body Building and Sport Magazine, 1967 FOLDER 31 : Stud: Male Nudist Review, 1967 FOLDER 32 : Young Guys! Special, 1967 FOLDER 33 : Bob Anthony's Young Champ, Late 1960s BOX 3 , 1968 - 1974 FOLDER 1 : Summer of Studs, 1968 FOLDER 2 : Young Guys, 1968 FOLDER 3 : Beach Boys, 1969 FOLDER 4 : Champions All no. 2, 1969 FOLDER 5 : Muscular Development, March 1970 FOLDER 6 : Jeremy, August 1970 FOLDER 7 : Muscular Development, January 1971 FOLDER 8 : Physique Pictorial, December 1971 FOLDER 9 : Body, September 1972 FOLDER 10 : Body, April - May 1973 FOLDER 11 : Ciao!, August 1973 FOLDER 12 : Physique Pictorial, August 1973 FOLDER 13 : Shape Up, January 1974 FOLDER 14 : Viva, March 1974 FOLDER 15 : Physique Pictorial, May 1974 FOLDER 16 : Playgirl, June 1974 FOLDER 17 : Little David Magazine, July 1974 FOLDER 18 : Viva, September 1974 FOLDER 19 : Ciao!, October 1974 FOLDER 20 : Ciao!, December 1974 BOX 4 , 1975 - 1977 FOLDER 1 : Body, March 1975 FOLDER 2 : Playboy Magazine, July 1975 FOLDER 3 : Ciao!, July - August 1975 FOLDER 4 : Muscular Development Magazine, July - August 1975 FOLDER 5 : Douglas Dean's Gay Mexico II, 1975 FOLDER 6 : Playgirl's Men: The Best Vol. II, 1975 FOLDER 7 : In Touch, July 1976 FOLDER 8 : Playgirl, July 1976 FOLDER 9 : Playgirl, August 1976 FOLDER 10 : Primo Ad, 1976 FOLDER 11 : Ciao!, December 1976 FOLDER 12 : In Touch, January 1977 FOLDER 13 : Playgirl, February 1977 FOLDER 14 : Playgirl, May 1977 FOLDER 15 : Playgirl, July 1977 FOLDER 16 : In Touch, September - October 1977 FOLDER 17 : Playgay!, October 1977 BOX 5 , 1978 - 1979 FOLDER 1 : Man's Way, January 1978 FOLDER 2 : Playgirl, February 1978 FOLDER 3 : Body, July 1978 FOLDER 4 : Golden Shower Surfer, July 1978 FOLDER 5 : Where It's At, August 1978 ITEM : After Dark Magazine, August 1978 FOLDER 7 : Mandate, October 1978 FOLDER 8 : Drummer Magazine, 1978 FOLDER 9 : Surfside Sex, 1978 FOLDER 10 : Playgirl Presents the Best of Playgirl, January 1979 FOLDER 11 : Vision: The Male Image, January 1979 FOLDER 12 : AMG Raw, 1979 FOLDER 13 : The Best of Playgirl, 1979 FOLDER 14 : Playgirl, July 1979 FOLDER 15 : Playgirl Calendar, 1979 FOLDER 16 : Surfer Girls, 1979 BOX 6 , 1980 - 1981 FOLDER 1 : The Best of Playgirl, January 1980 FOLDER 2 : Playgirl Entertains: Best Men of the 70s, May 1980 FOLDER 3 : Playgirl, November 1980 FOLDER 4 : Drummer, December 1980 FOLDER 5 : Best of Playgirl, December 1980 FOLDER 6 : J. Brian Presents the New Golden Guys, 1980 FOLDER 7 : STH (Straight To Hell), 1980 FOLDER 8 : Surf's Up, 1980 FOLDER 9 : Playgirl: The First Eight Years, March 1981 FOLDER 10 : Numbers, June 1981 FOLDER 11 : In Touch, July 1981 FOLDER 12 : Playgirl's College Men, July 1981 FOLDER 13 : Power and Fitness, November 1981 FOLDER 14 : Hot Surfer Bums, 1981 FOLDER 15 : Palace of Pleasures, 1981 BOX 7 , 1982 - 1983 FOLDER 1 : In Touch, July 1982 FOLDER 2 : Playgirl, July 1982 FOLDER 3 : Gai Pied, August 1982 FOLDER 4 : Playgirl (Britain), August 1982 FOLDER 5 : 4 Play, 1982 FOLDER 6 : Just Men, 1982 FOLDER 7 : Malibu Days and Big Bear Nights, 1982 FOLDER 8 : Physique: A Pictorial History of the Athletic Model Guild, 1982 FOLDER 9 : Playgirl's Men of California, 1982 FOLDER 10 : Summer Fantasy, Part 1, 1982 FOLDER 11 : Surf Punks, 1982 FOLDER 12 : William Higgins' Journal, 1982 FOLDER 13 : The Wonderful World of Boy's and Men's Asses, 1982 FOLDER 14 : In Touch for Men, January 1983 FOLDER 15 : Playgirl's Portfolio Men of '83, March 1983 FOLDER 16 : M. Magazine: Men for Gender Justice, Spring 1983 FOLDER 17 : In Touch, June 1983 FOLDER 18 : Playgirl's Cheeks and Buns, August 1983 FOLDER 19 : Torso, August 1983 FOLDER 20 : Playgirl's Men of Summer, October 1983 FOLDER 21 : Playgirl, November 1983 FOLDER 22 : Stallion Magazine, November 1983 BOX 8 , 1983 - 1984 FOLDER 1 : Ball Busters, 1983 FOLDER 2 : Creators, 1983 FOLDER 3 : Le Monsieur (1996) from The Wonderful World of Boy's and Men's Asses, 1983 FOLDER 4 : Male File, 1983 FOLDER 5 : SkinFlicks, 1983 FOLDER 6 : Just Men, 1983 FOLDER 7 : The Dean's List Hawaii, 1983 FOLDER 8 : The Wonderful World of Boy's and Men's Asses, 1983 FOLDER 9 : StudFlix, 1983 FOLDER 10 : Surfer Stud, 1983 FOLDER 11 : William Higgins' California, 1983 - 1984 FOLDER 12 : Numbers, 1984 FOLDER 13 : Playgirl - The First 11 Years, February 1984 FOLDER 14 : In Touch, March 1984 FOLDER 15 : Playgirl's Best Bodies, April 1984 FOLDER 16 : Playgirl, May 1984 FOLDER 17 : Mandate, June 1984 FOLDER 18 : Stars, October - November 1984 FOLDER 20 : First Hand, October 1984 FOLDER 21 : Just Men, December 1984 FOLDER 22 : Pleasure Beach, 1984 FOLDER 23 : Skin, 1984 FOLDER 24 : Surfer Blue, 1984 FOLDER 25 : Wave Riders, 1984 BOX 9 , 1985 - 1986 FOLDER 1 : In Touch, January 1985 FOLDER 2 : Mandate, January 1985 FOLDER 3 : Honcho, February 1985 FOLDER 4 : In Touch, June 1985 FOLDER 5 : Playgirl Portfolio: Men of Summer, June 1985 FOLDER 6 : Playgirl Presents Men in Action, June 1985 FOLDER 7 : Honcho, August 1985 FOLDER 8 : Playgirl Classics: The Men of Playgirl, Centerfold Men at Work, August 1985 FOLDER 9 : Playguy, September 1985 FOLDER 10 : Stallion, October 1985 FOLDER 11 : In Touch, November 1985 FOLDER 12 : Gay Comix, Winter 1985 FOLDER 13 : Honcho, December 1985 FOLDER 14 : Just Men, December 1985 FOLDER 15 : Stallion's 50 Best, 1985 FOLDER 16 : In Touch, January 1986 FOLDER 17 : Playgirl: Men at their Best, February 1986 FOLDER 18 : Playgirl: Men of Florida, March 1986 FOLDER 19 : Stallion, May 1986 FOLDER 20 : Mandate, June 1986 FOLDER 21 : StudFlix, June 1986 FOLDER 22 : In Touch, September 1986 FOLDER 23 : In Touch, November 1986 FOLDER 24 : Jock, November 1986 FOLDER 25 : Torso, November 1986 FOLDER 26 : Stars, December 1986 FOLDER 27 : StudFlix,