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corley Preliminary Inventory of the Carl V. Corley Papers, 1930s-1990s Processed by: Marion Hirsch and Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Don Sechler

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word Date of source: March, 13, 1998 Processed by Marion Hirsch and Don Sechler March, 13, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Don Sechler, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, August 7, 1998 Description is in English. 08-12-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Carl V. Corley Papers)//EN" "cvcorley.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Carl V. Corley Papers, 1930s-1990s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

Descriptive Summary Carl V. Corley Papers, 1930s-1990s Corley, Carl V. 24.0 Linear Feet 650 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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[Identification of item], Carl V. Corley Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

Purchased from Carl V. Corely in 1998.

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Processed by Marion Hirsch and Don Sechler

Completed August 7, 1998

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Biographical Note 1921 Born in Florence, Mississippi 1939-1945 Served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific 1947-1961 Illustrator, Staff Artist, and Unit Chief in the Mississippi Highway Department 1961-1981 Illustrator, Staff Artist, and Unit Chief in the Louisiana Highway Department

Carl V. Corley is an author and illustrator of a variety of materials such as gay "pulp fiction," comic books, physique art, science fiction, Louisiana history (especially on Cajun folkways), and also books on religious themes.

Corley was born in Florence, Mississippi in 1921. He graduated from Florence High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific in World War II. After the war, Corley worked as an illustrator for the Highway Department in Mississippi (1947-1961) and Louisiana (1961-1981). In his official capacities, he designed and drew tourist guides, manuals, pamphlets, road maps, and traffic surveys. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he contributed an illustrated strip on Louisiana folklore to the Eunice (LA) News.

In the 1950s, Corley made a name for himself as a "physique artist," as he contributed drawings of scantily clad men to fitness magazines--a genre that has been identified by cultural historians as early homoerotica. Between 1966 and 1971, he published twenty-two paper back novels of gay male "pulp fiction."

Collection Overview

The Carl V Corley Papers contains the writings, drawings, scrapbooks, notebooks, and published materials that document the career and artistic output of the novelist and illustrator. The collection includes copies of all twenty-two of Corley's published works of gay male pulp fiction. In addition to these published items, the collection also includes typescripsts and manuscripts of published and unpublished works of gay fiction, southern history, and heterosexual erotica, some of which is in the form of comic books or graphic novels. Corley's pulp novels were set primarily in early twentieth century Mississippi and Louisiana, though several were set in the South Pacific, where Corley served during World War II, and reflect varying degrees of autobiographical content. Corley's later works also show his interest in historical subject matter as well as utopian science fiction. Many of Corley's published and unpublished works include cover and textual illustrations produced byCorley. The collection further includes photographs of the artist and friends, works by related authors and artists, correspondence with publishers, and some work-related notes and materials.

Subject Headings

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Corley, Carl, 1921- United States. Marine Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945. Marines--United States. Gay men--Fiction. Gay men--Sexuality--Fiction. Gay men--Comicbooks, strips, etc. Gay men--Social life and customs--Fiction. Homosexuality in art--United States. Artists--United States. Science fiction--Illustrations. Authors, American--20th century. Illustrators--United States. Authors and publishers--United States--Correspondence. Human figure in art. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean. Cajuns--Social life and customs. Cajuns--History. Louisiana--History. Mississippi--History. Scrapbooks Typescripts Photographs Contents of Collection Accession 1998-0087

Scrapbooks, artwork, manuscripts and typescripts of published and unpublished works by Corley and books and and issues of magazines in which his work appears. Also included is correspondence relating to submission of work to publishers. Scrapbooks include photographs, drawings and notes relating to Corley's service in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. Scrapbooks also include research and preliminary studies for several books and comic strips. There are scrapbooks which document Corley's work for the Mississippi and Lousiana Departments of Highways. One scrapbook contains Corley's personal photographs of friends and lovers from high school to the present. Included are maps and posters relating to Mississippi and Lousiana history and geography created by Corley while working for the Department of Highways.

1 Correspondence (1 folder) Clippings (see also Oversize Boxes 1 and 15) (2 folders) Scrapbooks: see also Oversize Boxes 1-2 Photograph album, 1930s-1990s Clippinzgs about Pe'pa Paree "Pe'pa Paree in the History of Eunice, Louisiana" "Pe'pa Paree and the Story of Louisiana" (5 scrapbooks) "Louisiana Festivals" Work done for the Mississippi Highway Dept., 1947-1959 (3 scrapbooks) "Papa Hi'wae Sez" "Alex Cale, My First SF Comic Strip," 1939-1940 Floyd Raymond Comic Strip, 1938-1939 2 "Compiled Lexicon on Cowboy Lingo before writing Saddle Studs," (see Box 3) "Preparation for Jambalee" (see Box 3) Typescripts The Martyr Heart Tiga Polo Goes to Sola Roga The Black Ruby A New Earth A Rose for Caesar Jambalee 3 Jambalee After a God Soldiers in Silk: A Novel Based on Actual Experience Heart of Anger El Sabine Rim of the World (with cover art) Saddle Studs 4 Atomic Butterfly Cad Goddess in Amber Ava The Black Ruby Manuscripts Goddess in Genesis (with cover art) Afro Mania (with cover art) Gorgeous Light (with cover art) Immortal Gods and Godless Mortals (with cover art) Stardust Star over Eden 5 Tara: A Sequel to Gone with the Wind Jaffe Ben Jorden: A Robot who Played God Alexander, the True Messiah 6 Illustrations and Cover Art

Includes text for illustrated stories and comics, See also Oversize Boxes 13-16 and Oversize Cabinet IV:13.

Illustrated History of Genesis Tee Don, Illustrated History of Acadiana 20 Miniatures of Louisiana Folk Art Kix Fux, the Sex Fox Blaze Star, Stellar Conqueror of Exotic Females Sex Gods, an Exotic Pictorial (illustrated posters) Rafe Saxon, Sex Warrior of Lust 7 Scenes from Jesus' Life Published Materials

Books, reports, and booklets written and/or illustrated by Carl Corley. See also: Oversize Box 15 for maps and posters by Carl Corley

Reports and Booklets "Today and Tomorrow: an engineering analysis of the highway transportation system in Mississippi," 1949 "Annual Report of Louisiana Department of Highways," 1961-1962 "Annual Report of Louisiana Department of Highways," 1962-1963 "Bi-annual Report of Louisiana Department of Highways," 1963-1965 "Knights of Columbus, 82nd Supreme Convention," 1964 "Louisiana Boys and Girls State," 1968 "The Identification Officer," 1968 "History of the Acadians," undated Books The Agony of Christ,1967 Down Among the Sugar Cane, 1980(cover art by Carl Corley) Carl Corley's Illustrated History of Louisiana, 1981 8 The Scarlet Lantern, 1966 My Purple Winter, 1966 A Chosen World, 1966 A Fool's Advice, 1967 Fallen Eagle, 1967 Faces in Secret, 1967 Star Light, Star Bright, 1967 A Lover Mourned, 1967 Sky Eyes, 1967 Brazen Image, 1967 A Gay Trilogy, 1967 The Purple World, 1968 Chosen Society, 1968 Trick of the Trade, 1968 Black Angel, 1968 Satin Chaps, 1968 The Different and the Dammed, 1968, Anonymous Attala Rose, 1968 Cast a Wistful Eye, 1968 Jesse, Man of the Streets, 1968 That Gay Bar, 1968(?), no author listed In Homage to Priapus, 1970, edited by E.V.Griffith (includes an excerpt from A Fool's Advice by Carl Corley) Easy Ride, 1970 Jail Mate, 1971 Swamp Angel, 1971 Illustrated Novellas Cajun Casanovas, 1988 The Rafe Saxon Mystery, 1989 Magazines

Issues include writings and art by Carl Corley.

Guys June, August, October, December 1988; April, June, August, October, 1989; January-March, June, July, September, 1990; and March 1991. Manscape May and November 1988; June and April 1989; November 1990. First Hand Magazine October-December 1987; February, April, October, November, 1988; January, September, December 1989, January, February, April, June, 1990. Oversize materials OS1 Oversize Scrapbooks Clippings, Correspondence, Drawings, 1953-1983 "Album on Military Art, Marine Corps, World War II" OS2 "World War II Scrapbook, 1940-1945" Genesis OS3 Oversize Illustrations and Cover Art Illustrated History of Louisiana OS4 Illustrated History of Louisiana OS5 Illustrated History of Louisiana OS6 Louisiana Folk Festivals OS7 Louisiana, Plantation Life, the Civil War and Reconstruction OS8 Louisiana, Plantation Life, the Civil War and Reconstruction OS9 Suny Blon OS10 Jafe Jule OS11 Jafe Ben Jordan Sola Flare OS12 Roga OS13 Tiga Polo: Sex God of Stellar Space OS14 Miscellaneous Cover Art and Illustrations OS15 Oversize Clippings Corley's illustrations from the Eunice News Oversize Posters and Maps designed by Corley OS16 Oversize Illustrations Blaze Exotica OS17 Sol Polo: Astral Calvalier