Leather Archives & Museum: 25 Years (1991-2016) [digital]

AT THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL MR.
LEATHER CONTEST, I ANNOUNCED THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LEATHER ARCHIVES
& MUSEUM. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO START THE COLLECTION AND
TO BEGIN PRESERVING OUR LEATHER
HISTORY. WE ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP
OUR MATERIALS FROM DONATIONS MADE
OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. INDIVIDUALS
HAVE SENT US MATERIAL AND MANY HAVE
MADE SPECIFIC BEQUESTS TO THE LEATHER
ARCHIVES & MUSEUM IN THEIR WILLS. WE
HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP A COLLECTION OF
MOTORCYCLE RUN PARAPHANALIA REPRE-
SENTING THE PAST 20 YEARS. THIS
COLLECTION INCLUDES RUN PINS, PATCHES,
AND SEVERAL 8MM FILMS OF ACTUAL RUNS.
WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED SOME CO-
LLECTIONS AND PERSONAL PAPERS FROM
INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS
DIARIES AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM
EARLY LEADERS IN THE LEATHER
COMMUNITY.
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