Scholarly Archives and Online Resources
The Kinsey Institute houses a rich archive of materials for scholarly use. The collection includes the papers of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the records of the institute, and materials of countless research scholars and institutes. Many of these materials are available below—divided by the originator or donor of each collection.
The library also offers online resources including digital texts, the Archive for Sexology, and the Adam Matthew Digital Sex & Sexuality online archives.
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Collections: The Kinsey Institute
The Kinsey Institute materials form the foundation of the scholarly archive collection. They include:
Correspondence, data, and codebooks from the Alfred Kinsey era are also available for limited use by scholars.
Collections: Sex researchers
Collections: Sex educators & organizations
Collections: Homosexuality, polyamory, transgender, sexuality in Asia & erotica
Library: Digital Resources
- CCIES: The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
- Sexual Medicine in Primary Care by William L. Maurice, M.D.
- Archive for Sexology (SexArchive.info)
- Sex & Sexuality: Research Collections from the Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections (Adam Matthew Digital)
- Marriage Equality Project
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