The collection contains files from the Yellowback Library, including items on Children's Literature, authors, correspondence, newspaper clippings, popular culture, artists and illustrators, and some legal documents.
A heated and vivid account of gay love and sex at an English public school for young men, Youthful Days follows the adventures of four beautiful young members of the aristocracy in their explorations of the limitless varieties of homosexual passion. Shocking and heavily censored in its day, it is presented here to a mass audience, in its uncut form, for the first time ever. Earnest, yet laced with a scorching eroticism, Youthful Days takes Charles Powerscourt and his companions from the sandy shores of Devon and the halls of Castle Hebworth to the steamy backstreets of Paris, where they will finally unravel the dazzling mystery of "Society X.
Zines, derived from "magazines," are alternative publications constructed using inexpensive, easily accessible materials. Zines, as a genre, have historically been used by political, social, and counterculture movements to easily and inexpensively proliferate information. Zines are often created in a cooperative, utilizing multiple mediums of expression from poets, essayists, and visual artists. In 2017, the University Archives and Special Collections at FGCU began actively collecting zines to be included in the Spring 2018 exhibition Rape Culture. The collection has a strong focus on sexual assault, women's studies, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Note that language is a constantly evolving construct and therefore the tags, keywords, and subject headings attributed to the zines may be considered unacceptable by contemporary and future standards as well as social norms. The archives intent is to preserve the historical record which may include harmful language when viewed through a 21st century lens. To modify the language would be an act of erasure of the creators' lived experience.
