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Series VI. Sex Positive, 2007-2015, inclusive; 2008-2009, bulk

Extent

1.8 Linear Feet in one record carton and half of a flat box.

Extent

37.89 Megabytes in 718 computer files.

Scope and Content

This series documents Berkowitz's role in the creation, distribution, and reception of Daryl Wein's documentary, Sex Positive, focusing on Berkowitz's life and safe sex advocacy. The series includes correspondence, clippings of reviews of and advertisements for the film, film festival programs, travel documents, and ephemera relating to the documentary. The bulk of the series documents Berkowitz's attendance at multiple film festivals around the United States at which the film was screened. The correspondence contains correspondence between Berkowitz and Joseph Sonnabend, as well as letters from Berkowitz to others, regarding a disagreement Berkowitz and Sonnabend had following the release of the film.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in alphabetical order by type or topic of the material.

Correspondence, 2007-2015, inclusive; 2008-2009, bulk

Box: 2, Folder: 23-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Electronic records, E-records: FA_MSS_421_ER_2 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Email: 2008-2015 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Film festivals--General, 2008-2010, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 25-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--Edmonton International Film Festival, 2008

Box: 2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--NewFest: The NYC LGBT Film Festival, 2008

Box: 2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, 2008

Box: 3, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--Rochester International Film Festival, 2008

Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--San Francisco International Film Festival, 2008

Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--Seattle International Film Festival, 2008

Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Film festivals--South by Southwest (SXSW), 2008

Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Funding, 2007-2008, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional condom, 2008

Box: 9, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reviews and publicity, 2008-2010, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 9-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Royalties, 2008-2009, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Speaking engagements and screenings, 2008-2011, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 10, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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