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Archival collections

The archives contain correspondence, manuscripts, unpublished materials and more, available for scholarly research. Among the archival collections are the papers of Dr. Alfred Kinsey and the records of the Institute as well as papers of Masters & Johnson, John Money, Harry Benjamin, and Thomas N. Painter, and the institutional records of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the Albert Ellis archives, and the EROS magazine collection.

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Art and artifacts collection

The Kinsey Institute art and artifact collection contains approximately 7,000 items from the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia, and spans more than 2,000 years of human history.

Photography collection

The Kinsey Institute photography collection contains more than 80,000 prints and negatives dating from the 1850s to the present. Most of these photographs were produced in the United States, Europe (Britain, France, Germany, Italy), and Asia (Japan, China).

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Film archive

The Kinsey Institute film archive consists of approximately 8000 film titles ranging in date from 1915 through the 1970s. The collections contain a variety of formats including super 8, 8mm, 16mm and 35mm. The collections are grouped into the following categories: Historical Stag films; Peepshow; Sex Education; Animal Sex Behavior; Swedish Erotica and Art, Exploitation, and Pornographic feature films.

Video collection

The Kinsey Institute video collection consists of approximately 4000 titles ranging in date from 1970 through today. The collection contains a variety of formats including beta, videocassette and digital video disc. These videos cover the following areas: Heterosexual and Homosexual Erotica, Sex Education and Therapy, Transgender, and Sadomasochism/Bondage.

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