M-724: Don Moore Gay Motorcycle Club Collection

DATE: ca.1973-1974

CREATOR: Moore, Don

EXTENT: 50 items (1 box)

SCOPE: Materials related to gay motorcycle clubs collected ca.1973-1974 by Don Moore, an officer of the Pacific Coast Motorcycle Club of Los Angeles, California. Most items were produced by California clubs, including the Satyrs, Barbary Coasters, Oedipus, Buddy, San Andreas, Levi Guy, and the Pacific Coast Motorcycle Club. However, the collection spans the United States, including the Border Riders from Washington state, The Rocky Mountaineers from Colorado, and the Celtic Motorcycle Club from Mississippi.

Content includes social event invitations, motorcycle race information, Christmas cards, and administrative correspondence from the various clubs. Highlights include a 1973 directory of United States and global gay motorcycle clubs compiled by the World Brotherhood of Clubs in San Francisco, and a magazine, titled The Second City Link, about the gay leather and motorcycle scenes of Chicago, Illinois.

ACCESS: This is collection M-724. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.

RESTRICTIONS: None

Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”

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