International sexual fantasies and fanmail, 1979 - 1984

File — Box: 13, Folder: 5

Identifier: Series 1

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Scope and Contents

From the File:

International sexual fantasies and fanmail, 1967-2009, undated includes sexual fantasy letters and fanmail sent to Friday from people located outside of the United States from all over the world. She solicited these letters for her books by posting ads in magazines and newspapers like The Village Voice,The New York Times,and The London Times.The majority of the letters, both opened and unopened, contain the senders' sexual fantasies. Some letters show evidence of Friday and the sender exchanging letters over many months. Please refer to the series one summary and subject headings for a deep dive into the content warnings for this section.

Dates

Creation: 1979 - 1984

Access

The users of this collection may not publish, photocopy, transcribe, disseminate, or photograph any personally identifiable information (PII) associated with the individuals writing to Friday about sexual fantasies, personal experiences, or other topics for inclusion in her work, including but not limited to: addresses, phone numbers, legal first and last names or initials, photographs or likenesses, birthdays, and employment/educational information. Materials written by minors (those who were under 18 years of age at the time of writing these materials) are restricted until January 1st, 2072. This includes a small portion of the materials in Series 1, Sexual Fantasies and Fanmail. All users of the Nancy Friday collection will need to sign an NDA (latest version: https://archives.barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/NancyFridayNDA2023.pdf) that ensures they have read and agreed to the restrictions in place with these materials before accessing the collection.