ARCHIVAL SOURCES (ABBREVIATIONS IN PARENTHESES)
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
Trade Catalogs (AAS–Trade)
American Medical Association, Chicago, IL
Historical Health Fraud Collection (AMA–Health Fraud)
The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Artifact Collection and Library Trade Literature Collection
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA
Good Vibrations Collection (CSC–Good Vibes)
Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York
Dell Williams Papers, #7676. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (Cornell–Williams)
Susie Bright Papers and On Our Backs records, #7788. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (Cornell–Bright)
Doc Johnson Corporate Collection, North Hollywood, CA. (Doc Johnson)
Gosnell Duncan Papers, Author’s Personal Collection (Duncan)
Kinsey Institute Collections. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Sex Aids Dealers (U.S. 20th Century 1960-1979) (Kinsey–Sex Aids U.S., 1960–1979)
Sex Aids Dealers (U.S. 20th Century 1960–) (Kinsey–Sex Aids U.S., 1960)
Sex Aids Dealers, (United States, 20th Century 1980–1999) (Kinsey–Sex Aids U.S., 1980–1999)
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789–2011, Office of Post and Office of Solicitor
National Museum of American History Archives Center, Washington, D.C. (NMAH–Archives)
Division of Medicine and Science, Artifact Collection (NMAH–Med)
Louisan E. Mamer Rural Electrification Administration Papers 1927-2002 (NMAH–Mamer)
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana (NMAH–Warshaw)
Division of Science, Medicine and Society HIV/AIDS Collection (NMAH–HIV)
National Museum of American History Library, Washington, D.C.
Trade Literature Collection (NMAH–Trade Lit)
Pleasure Chest Corporate Collection, Los Angeles, CA (Pleasure Chest)
Racine Heritage Museum Archives, Racine, WI
Hamilton Beach Collection
Science Museum, London, England
Medical Object Collection, Blythe House
Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Dorothy Dignam Papers
Ralph Ginzburg Papers (WISC–Ginzburg)
John Sumner Papers
INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY AUTHOR
Joani Blank, founder of Good Vibrations, April 1, 2014 & March 23, 2015.
Chad Braverman, COO of Doc Johnson, July 6, 2016.
Ron Braverman, founder of Doc Johnson, December 27, 2016.
Susie Bright, co-founder of On Our Backs & Good Vibrations manager, July 7, 2016.
Betty Dodson, author of Liberating Masturbation, January 15, 2014.
Gosnell Duncan, inventor of silicone dildos, August 2 & 3, 2013.
Walter Fallon, longtime Pleasure Chest employee, April 1, 2016.
Phil Harvey, co-founder of Adam & Eve, February 3, 2017.
David Keegan, Adam & Eve FC General Manager, February 13, 2017.
Michael D. Lieberman, physician & former medical staff president, October 10, 2016.
Farley Malorrus, co-founder of Ben Wa Novelty Corporation, October 4, 2016.
Ted Marche’s son, September 30, 2016 & October 4, 2016.
Shay Martin, co-founder of Vibratex, September 6, 2016.
Lurline Martineau, Gosnell Duncan’s niece, January 10, 2015.
Brian Robinson, owner of the Pleasure Chest & Duane Colglazier’s nephew, March 23, 2016.
David Sturman, Reuben Sturman’s son, December 7, 2016.
Sarah Tomchesson, Pleasure Chest Marketing Director, February 15, 2016.
Carol Queen, Staff Sexologist, Historian & Curator, at Good Vibrations, July 17, 2016.
Dell Williams, founder of Eve’s Garden, interviewed on November 19 & 22, 2013; January 9, 2015.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
MAGAZINES & MEDICAL JOURNALS
The Advocate, 1978
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Chrysalis, 1977
Echo of Sappho, 1972
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On Our Backs, 1989, 1992
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NEWSPAPERS
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The Des Moines News, Des Moines, Iowa, 1912
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. 1900-1930
The New York Times, New York, New York, 1900–1930, 1972
The National Police Gazette, New York, New York, 1888, 1889
The Plain Dealer, 1981, 1982
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Sewell v. Georgia, United States Supreme Court, 435 U.S. 982, 983 (April 24, 1978) No. 76-1738
Texas. Penal Code Ann. §43.23(a), (f)
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