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Sixty Nine Club

  1. Archives
  2. UK Leather and Fetish Archive

About this Archive

Administrative/biographical history

Sixty Nine Club (SNC) was established in 1965 and is the oldest leather-fetish social group In Europe for gay and bisexual men into wearing gear- leather, rubber, uniform, biker. The club forged relationships with a range of clubs, throughout the UK and in America. Sixty Nine Club was also involved in the establishment of the European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs (ECMC). As a way of building on relationships with other MSC’s, the club organised and participated in various inter-club visits and events, such as bike runs to various destinations.

Scope and content

Papers, photographs and objects from the Sixty Nine Club, including: trophies, pennants, plates and shields, badges, mugs, flags, photographs, newsletters and ephemera from Sixty Nine Club events (1962-2017)

Quantity

2 boxes and loose items.

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A photo of Mistress Eva wearing black heels, a leather corset, leather hat and gloves. She is lying on white flooring, with a shadow behind her.

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An image of Mistress Absolute, wearing a leather jacket. Her hair is dark and curly, and she is looking to her right, with her hands on her hips.

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A photo recreating the Beatles image along Abbey Road, but this image is of four people wearing leather suits. At the top of the image it says: "London Fetish weekend 2014".

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A person is lying on a wooden floor in a leather outfit and mask. It says on the image: "Subversion, Bank Holiday Bender".

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2005-2018

The Skin Two Collection magazines resting against each other.

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2004-2007

The two people who run London Vagabond. The man on the left is taking a photo, and the woman is sitting next to him, both looking at the camera.

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An image of Peter Freeman wearing a bow tie and a suit, and holding a stick between his hands.

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China Hamilton Archive (Subba Hamilton)

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1996-2017

MSC London / London Leathermen

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Midland Link MSC

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#FROMTHE ARCHIVES

Married in 1950, Chris and Betty Birch have been involved in political, trade union, and LGBTQ+ activism for over 60 years. Sharing similar interests, they were both Communist Party Members and involved with organisations such as the Aid to Spanish Youth Committee. After the death of his friend, Mark Ashton, Chris became involved in forming the Mark Ashton Memorial Trust, which was created to raise money for individuals living with HIV. The archive includes the truncheon taken from the police by Mark Ashton, correspondence, personal scrapbooks, press cuttings, and various other papers relating to the couples activism.
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