Matthewson Paul (2 results)

Soft Cover. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have slight handling wear. Contents: Matthewson, Jefferson and Haiti. Ericson, The nullification crisis, American republicanism, and the Force Bill debate. Moreno, Racial classifications and Reconstruction legislation. Southern history in periodicals, 1994: a selected bibliography. Holmes, Annual report of the secretary-treasurer. Book reviews, historical news and notices. 9.25" tall; 233 pages. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

Magazine. 24p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, small date in ink on cover else very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. One-act play by Steve Whitney, "The Body Beautiful," "The Sex Urge in Prisons" Advertisement for "Game of Fools" by James Barr (Fugate). One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.