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Steward, Samuel M., 1909-1993

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909-December 31, 1993 - 1993-12-31

Biography

Samuel Steward was an American writer and university professor who left the world of academia to become a tattoo artist and pornographer. Steward kept extensive records of his sex life, including diaries, journals, and a stud list. He lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and later Oakland, California.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Steward papers (addition)

 Unprocessed/Unavailable
Call Number: 2020-genm-0019

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 77
Abstract: The Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Collection contains manuscripts, letters, photographs, clippings, artworks, and research materials relating to the life and work of Gertrude Stein and her companion, Alice B. Toklas gathered during the years following Stein's death to supplement the Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers (YCAL MSS 76). Items from such friends and admirers as Elizabeth Fuller Chapman, Doda Conrad, Clement Hurd, Samuel Steward, and Donald Sutherland complement the...
Dates: 1901-1987

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 76
Abstract: The Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers contain manuscripts of writings, letters, clippings, photographs, artworks, and personal papers relating to the life and work of Gertrude Stein and her companion, Alice B. Toklas, and to Gertrude's brother, Leo Stein, an artist and writer. As well as holding the bulk of Stein's literary output (often described as "experimental" or "cubist" writing), the materials document Stein and Toklas' involvement with the literary and art...
Dates: 1837-1961

Samuel Steward papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 987
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, diaries, photographs, artwork, research materials, printed materials, and other papers by, to, or related to Samuel Steward. Correspondents include Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, George Platt Lynes, and Thornton Wilder. Writings include drafts of homoerotic novels written under the nom de plume Phil Andros, and a translation of Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet. A focus of the papers is Steward's sexual exploits, which are documented in diaries, photographs, and...
Dates: 1930-2003

Thornton Wilder papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 108
Abstract: The collection consists chiefly of correspondence with family, friends, and literary colleagues; and writings, accompanied by related material. There are smaller amounts of personal papers, printed material, photographs, memorabilia, and audio recordings. The material documents Wilder's life and work, in particular his career as a successful novelist and playwright.Series I, Correspondence, consists of four subseries: Family Correspondence; General Correspondence; First Name Only and...
Dates: 1892-1991, bulk 1935-1975