The following are articles and short stories found in popular, non-academic magazines at the Naturist Education Foundation Research Library. Included are English-language magazines with text addressing some aspect of nudism/naturism.
NEFRL is currently working to re-catalog, digitize, and summarize these magazines in 2025.
Items in the following table are available to researchers upon request.
| Magazine, Date, Article, Author, Summary |
| Ace Sep 1965 Article: The Naughty Nudist Camp for Film Starlets Only, by Malcolm B. Rutherford Summary: Article about an island off the California coast, near Los Angeles, that is a nudist resort. Claims that there are about 60 "starlets" who are the "hard core" of the naturists. The resort can accommodate about 130 people. An anecdote about a "Joe Blow" who visited as a guest of an actress, but who was surreptitiously filming nude sunbathers. Although the writer claims to be a nudist, he also includes anecdotes sexualizing the guests and describing their sexually open activities, including "tent hopping" and lesbianism. |
| Ace Sep 1966 Article: How the Nudies Helped the Nudists Beat the Censors, by Carl Granger Summary: Essay positing that while censors and moralists are trying to ban nudity in films (particularly racy films like those of Russ Meyer), more and more films are showing nudity, sexuality, and adultery, including films with major stars like Liz Taylor and Shirley MacLaine. Meanwhile, the general public has adopted a more and more blase attitude towards nudity. Nudists have therefore found less harassment, as long as they keep to themselves. Includes a quote from Zelda Suplee from her appearance on the Jack Paar show. |
| Ace Apr 1979 Article: Nudist Swingers: Out of the Bedroom & Into the Park!, by Sharon Evans Summary: Erotic fiction dressed up as a sort of confessional. A woman reluctantly moves to a nudist resort ("colony") and discovers that the residents there are all swingers, and free sex is the norm. Heavily sexualized fantasy with a nudist backdrop. |
| Ace Jan 1969 Article: On-the-set fotos: Nudists Make Their Own Nudie Movie, by (uncredited) Summary: Photos of a (probably fictional) nudist resort ("colony") located near Hollywood where beautiful "starlets" roam. Leans heavily into fantasy with posed cheesecake shots and sexualized text. |
| Journal of Consumer Affairs Spring 2016 Article: Material Presence and the Detox Delusion: Insights from Social Nudism, by Helene Cherrier Summary: Academic article that examines the mythical elements of the clothed body using social nudist narratives. Author interviewed multiple nudists about their experiences and attitudes about being clothed and nude in public settings. Conclusions include the possibility that myths about the clothed body pervade even unclothed spaces through consumerism. Excellent list of references. |
| Male Apr 1970 Article: I Lived in the Midwest's "Free Love" Colony, by Kevin Burke Summary: Likely fictional story of a "Free love colony" started by Scandinavian immigrants who felt that American society was too sexually inhibited. Supposedly situated on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, the club is supposedly recruiting new American members. The members are completely unselfconscious and it is mentioned in passing that they also "practice nudism". They also mention that they joined a nudist colony, but the nudists were too prudish and they were kicked out for having sex in the open. |
| Male Jan 1954 Article: The Truth About Nudists, by Richard Carter Summary: An attempt to understand nudism, the "unorthodox hobby". Provides some academic background, with quotes from Sandor Lorand, an actual psychiatrist of some renown. Also references the ASA and NNC (National Nudist Council). Author makes the case that there is actually a sexual drive to nudism. However, the author also states that nudists are harmless and law-abiding. The overall thrust is surprisingly similar to the relatively positive takes on nudism from non-nudist journalists today. Author also points out some inconsistencies in nudism (e.g. they say beauty is unimportant, but nudist women still wear makeup). Overall a fair assessment of 1950s nudism. |
| Male May 1952 Article: The Nudist Who Turned Spy, by Kurt Singer Summary: A noir-style, fictionalized account of a female spy who cozied up to a Communist in a New Jersey nudist camp. Nudism is mentioned only once, in passing, but is made the focus of the article with the title and blurb. |
| Male Sep 1970 Article: Nudist Love-worship Cult of Paradise Island, by Fred Jamieson Summary: An account of a supposed free love nudist island off the coast of Brazil, started and run by Luz del Fuego, an actual person, a famed ballerina and exotic dancer who was known to be a nudist. An American fisherman loses his boat in a storm and washes up on the island, where Luz del Fuego rules. She allows only men on the island, and they are all ordered to be naked. Luz has sex with whichever man she chooses. The story is based on the real Luz del Fuego but is clearly sensationalized. |
| Male Jun 1969 Article: Intimate Tape-recorded Confessions of Young Girl Nudists, by Kevin Burke Summary: Highly sexualized fantasy of nudist women who are portrayed as nudists mainly because of the sexual opportunities. Presents a sexualized view of nudism where nudist clubs have become sex clubs with the sexual revolution. There is some possibly legitimate content but it's presented in a fictionalized and tittillating way. |
| Male Apr 1963 Article: Italian Nudist Girls who Knocked Out Germany's Tiger Tank Depot, by Donald Salver Summary: A likely fictional short story recounting a military operation in Sicily in WWII. An American army force attacks a depot of German tanks with the help of a local Mafia-connected woman and her young nudist friends. The women are mostly incidental to the plot, and apparently wear bikinis during the raid, but the title sensationalizes the story's nudist element heavily. |
| Man's Adventure Apr 1958 Article: Every Man a Peeping Top, by Kathryn B. Durnwood Summary: Article from the point of view of a 25-year-old female nudist. The woman decries the ogling, staring, and even illicit photography that women are subject to in nudist environments. Describes the woman's initial visit to a nudist resort in detail, and the kind of unwanted attention she was subjected to. Difficult to verify, as no specific places are named, but possibly a relevant piece even in the current day. |
| Man's Conquest June 1965 Article: America's Nudist Craze, by Sam Narto Summary: Article that "exposes" the "nudist craze" as a cover for swinging and wife-swapping, contending that the sexual revolution has led to the exploitation and commercialization of nudism for sexual purposes. Seems based on legitimate information on nudism (mentions ASA, other regional nudist groups. etc.), but insists that there are many nudists (estimated at 30% of all nudists) who engage in nudism purely for the orgies. |
| Man's Life Feb 1969 Article: Big City Indoor Nudist Clubs, by Norton McVickers Summary: An account of a visit to an indoor nudist club in New York, where the very rich hang out nude and have sex freely. Claims that nudists - "sun worshippers" - are legitimate if they are outdoors, indoor nudist clubs are really exclusive sex clubs. Most likely fictionalized fantasy. |
| Man's Life May 1969 Article: Why Nudists Make the Best Sex Partners, by Amos Martinggale Summary: Essay claiming that nudists make the best sex partners. The reasons include that they have fewer inhibitions about their bodies and sex organs, are willing to communicate about sex, and tend to be healthier because nudism is "a health cult". Author does acknowledge that nudist clubs are not sexual venues but claims that nudists themselves are perfect sex partners. |
| Man's Magazine Jul 1956 Article: Why I Turned Nudist, by Margaret Pulis Summary: The author, editor of the NNC's Sushine and Health magazine, explains what nudism really is like. Similar arguments to those made today. Mentions Evelyn West, a well-known exotic dancer, who has made it known publicly that she is a nudist. Also mentions Sunshine Park (NJ) and Zoro Nature Park (IA). |
| Man's Magazine Sep 1970 Article: Sex War Among the Nudists, by J. Lewis Nelson Summary: Article trying to determine how common "wife-swapping" is among nudists. Provides a recent history of nudist being persecuted by law enforcement. Describes a study by Dr. William E. Hartman, professor of sociology at the California State College at Long Beach, that determined that swinging was no more common in nudist communities than in the general public; this is supported with interviews with multiple (anonymous) nudists. Describes the current popularity of nudism in the world, and some appearances of nudism in popular culture (nudie films, nude group therapy, and nude protests). |
| Man's Prime Jan 1964 Article: Nudism - School for Nymphos, by Arthur N. Farby Summary: Article claiming that nudism is a gateway to nymphomania and orgies. Claims that nudism is rooted in exhibitionism. Author claims that he interviewed 1,150 nudists and found that most nudist clubs are secretly sex clubs. Also claims that psychiatrists consider nudists to be people with "mental involvements". Not clear whether quoted psychiatrists are actually real. |
| Man's World Apr 1969 Article: The Go-Naked Movement Is Sweeping the Country, by Steven Carter Summary: Article describing nudity as "the new 'in' thing". Describes the theatre shows Hair and Dionysus 69 in detail, the prevalence of nudity in Hollywood movies, the growing number of "nudist colonies" in the USA, and nude group therapy. Concludes that "the nude revolution" is underway. |
| Man to Man Sep 1964 Article: Where You Can Visit Nudists, by Allen Starr Summary: Description of the nudist Ile de Levant, and nudists' struggle to keep it open for nudism as the French navy wanted to shut down the nudist area in favour of doing nuclear research there.. Claims Erroll Flynn was a frequent visitor. Describes visiting the island with some English women. |
| Man to Man Nov 1977 Article: Your 1977 Guide to Nude Vacations, by Ray Allen Summary: Article on the growing industry of nudist tourism. Mentions multiple nudist vacation spots in the USA and Europe, as well as Black's Beach. |
| Men Aug 1971 Article: I Am a Love Teacher in a Nudist Camp, by Martin Saam, Ph.D. Summary: Describes a "sexual self-improvement" program at an unnamed "nudist colony" in Pennsylvania. Program includes lectures and live demonstrations about sex. Claims nudism is an "invaluable aid" in "loosening up" couples. Article is presented as completely factual and without tittillation. |
| Men Jan 1972 Article: The Free-Love Girls Who Started a Brutal Cycle War, by Harold Prince Summary: A detailed story about a nudist and swinging club (the "Eros Society for Self-Improvement) that was set up in a remote part of California in the late 1960s. In 1971, they hired some bikers for security, and soon after were attacked by another biker gang numbering about 25 men. The nudists successfully fought off the attack. Some titillating elements but mostly comes across as an action story, which may or may have any truth to it. |
| Men Jan 1965 Article: Young Girls Who Turn to Nudism, by Barry Jamieson Summary: Article purporting to inform readers about what "really" goes on at nudist clubs. However, the article states that most nudist clubs have a sexual element, such as a nearby location where nudists go for sex and orgies, or in the woods at the club. Nudism is described as a "jet age" reaction to the speed of modern life. |
| Men's Digest Apr 1968 Article: America's Only Free Beach, by (uncredited) Summary: Thirteenth in a series: Nudism around the world. Profile of San Gregorio Beach in California. Talks about how San Gregorio is the only "free beach" in the USA. Notes that only 10% of beachgoers wear swimsuits. Interview with beachgoer who is an advocate for freedom, and notes that the beach has none of the restrictions on minority groups, cameras, liquor, and bodily contact. |
| Men's Digest Oct 1968 Article: Miss Nude Universe Pageant, by (uncredited) Summary: Article on the Miss Nude Universe Pageant, which has been taking place at an unnamed location for some years. Compares to the Miss America and Miss Universe pageants, and describes how judging the contestants is different when they are nude. Generally approving and complimentary to nudists. |
| American Mercury Apr 1962 Article: Nudism and the Warren Court, by Albert F. Kaiser Summary: Legalistic article on the publication of nudist materials. The author is outraged that the US Supreme Court ruled that nudist publications were protected speech. The author feels that nudism is in itself obscene, and feels that the ruling is allowing "obnoxious gross indecency". The author contends that the publication of nudist materials should be banned from "the public mails, the public newsstands, and from the homes where youth should learn of the proper love, reverence, and respect for those things which God himself created." |
| Modern Living Jun 1932 Article: Casual Nakedness, by Jan Gay Summary: Author Jan Gay, an extremely important early writer on LGBTQ+ causes, describes some of her naturist experiences in Europe, the Middle East, the USA, Mexico, and Germany. She marvels at the ease with which Europeans enjoy mixed nudity for swimming, and at how nudity is more or less accepted in other places, under other circumstances. The author feels that naturist clubs and organizations are not needed for nudity, and that private nudity (solo or with company) is far preferable. |
| Modern Screen Nov 1963 Article: Gossip Extra, by Louella Parsons Summary: Sensationalized description of an incident during the filming of the movie The Prize with Paul Newman, where six extras walked out over being required to appear nude in a "nudist colony" scene. Paul Newman would appear with a towel on, as he is "not part of the cult". The extras would have skin-tight panties and only appear from behind, but refused to appear. One extra reportedly said, "Back to the cameras or not, my husband would divorce me if I appeared in such a scene." |
| Mr. Dec 1968 Article: Nudists and Others: Variations in Love Sharing, by B. F. Shelton Summary: A collection of accounts of "wife-swappers" or swingers groups, where the activities of the ongoing swinging groups are described in some detail. Two of the four groups consist at least partially of nudists, which leads to their lack of inhibitions of sexual acts among the group. Editor notes that the connection between swinging and nudism, however, "appears to have been indirect and coincidental. As a matter of fact, we recall no report that has directly linked 'sharing' activities with nudist groups as such." |
| Mr. Dec 1981 Article: Nude Couples Disco, by Paul Stewart Summary: Article on the Ponderosa Sun Club's Nude Couples Disco Contest. Presented in a highly sexualized way, describing how the couples' dancing leads to arousal, and eventually public expressions of sexuality. |
| Newsweek Aug 1938 Article: Coney: Humans, Heat, and Humidity, by (uncredited) Summary: Two-page pictorial on Coney Island. One photo shows the entrance to an attraction with signage saying "Nudist Sun Field - For Men - For Women". Another sign states "New Stauch Baths". Caption reads "Step inside and get 100% benefit of the sun!" |
| People Today Apr 1956 Article: The Queen of the Nudists: Diane Weber Covers Up for People Today, by (uncredited) Summary: Pictorial profile of Diane Weber. Numerous clothed (or nude and obscured) photos of Weber. Text focuses on her physically, including her age and bust and hip measurements. Quotes ASA spokesman describing nudism. |
| Real Men Dec 1957 Article: Nudism - Does it Stand for Health - or Vice?, by Janice Kenworthy, Arthur N Farby, MS Summary: Two-part article from two different perspectives: "I am a nudist" and "Nudism is immoral". Kenworthy describes nudism, its benefits, and the desexualized environment at nudist clubs; also responds to those who think nudism is about exhibitionism or a cult. Farby claims to have studied over 7000 nudists, and has found that nudism inevitably leads to nymphomania, exhibitionism, and many other crimes. |
| Real Men Mar 1967 Article: Nudist Parties Every Saturday Night, by Norton McVickers Summary: Thinly disguised fantasy dressed up as an account of a wild "nudist party". Claims that there are weekly nudist parties that are actually large swinger gatherings. |
| Saturday Night Jun 1989 Article: Travelling Light, by Victor Janoff Summary: A look at Cypress Cove resort in Florida, specifcally at the Canadian snowbirds who winter there. Mentions Terry Hill, president of the FCN, and Canadian naturist activist Petra Scheller. Notes the racism and homophobia common in nudism. |
| Picture Scope Mar 1956 Article: Scope Goes to a Nudist Wedding, by Mike Ryan Summary: Pictorial about a nudist wedding at Colorado Sunshine Club. Very positive view of nudism. Notes that Evelyn West (a well-known burlesque dancer) was in the wedding party, and Earl Wilson (a famous New York columnist) attended. |
| Sports Illustrated Apr 1973 Article: For Each a Place in the Sun, by Jerry Kirshenbaum Summary: A look at nudism in the USA starting from the Nude Olympics at Olive Dell Ranch. Examines the state of nudism as a movement, and the ASA as an organization. |
| Times News Idaho Aug 1970 Article: Pope Condemns Public Nudity Around World, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief newspaper article describing Pope Paul VI attacking the "spread of nudism and the exaltation of sexualism in public", apparently in response to the International Naturist Conference at Orpington, England. |
| This Magazine Oct 2011 Article: A Brief History of Canadian Nudity Laws, by Lauren McKeon Summary: A summary of Canadian laws against nudity, and important dates for nudism in Canadian history. Relevant at the time because nudist Brian Coldin was charged for repeatedly visiting fast food drive-ins while nude, and was challenging Canadian nudity laws as unconstitutional. |
| This Magazine Jan 2014 Article: Everybody, Let's Get Naked, by Rhiannon Russell Summary: The author visits Bare Oaks Naturist Park and interviews owner Stephane Deschenes, and describes the experience of going nude herself for the first time. Also interviews a naturist family. Positive understanding of naturism and its benefits, but admits she has not gone back to a naturist venue and has no desire to. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1929 Article: France: Nude Gooseberry, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief, seemingly satirical article about "the cult of Nudism" in France and Germany. Notes that nudism is "a mulligan stew of vegetarianism, physical culture and pagan worship". Describes a nudist group on an island in the Seine not far from Paris, and a nudist retreat in Germany having an art exhibition where the art and viewers would be nude. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1930 Article: Foreign News: Les Grecs et Les Purs, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief report on nudism in France, where there are reportedly now 4,000 nudists. Claims that nudists are divided into two sects: Grecs (Greeks), who wear togas, and Purs (pures), who wear "the scantiest of Chitons (shirts)" to conform with anti-nudity laws. |
| Time Magazine Nov 1932 Article: Foreign News: Nudists Defiant, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief report on a German nudist school being threatened with arrest by the police. The school claimed they would walk through the streets of Berlin nude to go to jail. The police decided they were a private nudist club, so their nudity was considered lawful. Notes that nudists numbered 400,000 in Germany at the time. |
| Time Magazine Oct 1933 Article: Religion: Bible v. Nudism, by (uncredited) Summary: Report on Isley Boone being pressured to resign as a church minister because of his nudism. Boone reportedly required the church to accept twelve conditions "such as that no accusation of 'moral orspiritual turpitude' be made; that the standards of Nudism be conceded to be consistent with 'a wholesome Christian life.' " The church refused and Boone announced he would not resign and could only be removed for cause. |
| Time Magazine Nov 1933 Article: The Press: Sunshine, by (uncredited) Summary: Report on "The Nudist" magazine, which was banned from mailing to its 2,000 subscribers, and which the ACLU was then aiding with a freedom of the press suit. Notes that the Nudist is run by Henry Huntingdon and Isley Boone. Goes on to describe the Division of Press Intelligence established by the government to assemble clippings from newspapers nationwide. Also quotes a disparaging passage from Variety about nudists from the Midwest, characterizing them as eating only lettuce, "with the more sand the better." |
| Time Magazine Dec 1933 Article: Medicine: Health Wedding, by (uncredited) Summary: Account of a nudist wedding. Notes that the International Nudist Conference claims that nudism exposes people to sun, light, and air, which are "insufficiently used in present-day life". Generally positive view of nudists, noting they are looking for "simplicity and freedom". |
| Time Magazine Aug 1934 Article: States & Cities: Inspector, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief article, apparently satirical, about the state of Kentucky passing a law regulating nudist colonies, and the subsequent glut of applicants for the position of inspector. |
| Time Magazine Jan 1935 Article: Medicine: Legal Nudism (Cont’d), by (uncredited) Summary: An account of arguments for and against the legality of nudism in the state of New York. Vincent Burke and Isley Boone are quoted. |
| Time Magazine March 1935 Article: Religion: Pope on Nudism, by (uncredited) Summary: Pope Pius XI releases a declaration criticizing nudist as a damaging pagan tendency. Isley Boone is quoted in response, refuting that nudism is "wanton" or "a cult". Also notes that an anti-nudism bill in New York state is progressing, but has been mocked by Manhattan humanist and social justice activist Charles Francis Potter. |
| Time Magazine Apr 1935 Article: Miscellany: Lark, by (uncredited) Summary: Short piece on a nudist play produced in Mt Vernon, NY, and how the play needed to wear some costumes to remain legal, as well as cope with protests and boycotts. The lack of full nudity described as "depressingly modest". |
| Time Magazine Apr 1936 Article: Miscellany: Cubitt, by (uncredited) Summary: Article on nudist activist Florence "Tanya" Cubitt, who created a sensation when she claimed she would board a plane in Los Angeles and emerge nude in Chicago (but because law enforcement was on hand she remained clothed). Cubitt is quoted extensively on nudism. |
| Time Magazine Sep 1937 Article: Miscellany, Sep. 20, 1937, by (uncredited) Summary: Brief account of two nudist conventions, two weeks apart, in California. One was organized by George Spray, held at Elysium, the other by James F. Curl (location not stated). The piece focuses on a back-and-forth between the two organizers. |
| Time Magazine Oct 1951 Article: Religion: No Nudists at Bethel, by (uncredited) Summary: Article on a professor, John C. Bauman, at Bethel Bethel Presbyterian College in Tennessee, who was asked to leave when it was revealed he was a nudist. |
| Time Magazine Sep 1952 Article: Sport: The Naked Olympiad, by (uncredited) Summary: Account of the president of the Swiss Nudist Club, Edouard Frankhauser, setting up a nude olympiad, which he compares to the recent Stockholm olympics as more faithful to the olympic tradition because the athletes were nude. |
| Time Magazine Aug 1954 Article: Religion: The Preacher & the Nudists, by (uncredited) Summary: Article about Rev. Braxton Bragg Sawyer's campaign against nudism. ASA director Norval Packwood invited Sawyer to attend the ASA convention in Battle Creek, MI. and Sawyer came "girded for a fight" but was blocked from entry because he was not nude. He attempted to storm in but was tackled and blocked. He vowed to continue his fight against nudism. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1956 Article: Miscellany, Jul. 2, 1956, by (uncredited) Summary: Very brief piece on the Niagara Gymnosophical Society in Welland, ON, having an open house. |
| Time Magazine Nov 1956 Article: Religion: Words & Works, by (uncredited) Summary: Note that the US Supreme Court rejected a plea by a nudist group that nudism consituted a religion and therefore entitled to protection under the Bill of Rights. The please was in response to an Ohio anti-nudism law. |
| Time Magazine Sep 1962 Article: Nudism in West Germany, by (uncredited) Summary: Article describing nudism in West Germany, its history (including banning by the Nazis), and in comparison to East Germany where nudism is forbidden. Describes nudist activities, as well as their opposition by the Roman Catholic church. Claims the term Lichtfreund ("Light Friend") is the preferred term by German nudists. |
| Time Magazine Nov 1965 Article: Tennessee: Naked Discrimination, by (uncredited) Summary: Account of a civil rights case in Tennessee where a nudist club is fighting a recent Tennessee law making nudism a misdemeanour. Quotes both the nudists' attorney and a Tennessee legislator opposing them. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1966 Article: Decisions: Of Love, Kisses, and Nudism, by (uncredited) Summary: Article about the Kentucky "Nudist Society Act" being struck down as unconstitutional, with the court finding the law ridiculously restrictive. |
| Time Magazine Aug 1966 Article: Recreation: Free Beach, by (uncredited) Summary: Description of San Gregorio beach near San Francisco, where 500 nudists attend on weekends. Describes the popularity and publicity surrounding the "free beach". |
| Time Magazine Jan 1967 Article: Decisions & Verdicts: Of Fright, Nudists &Spinsters, by (uncredited) Summary: A nudist (and ASA member) is found partially nude in her backyard and fined; the Mississippi supreme court subsequently voided her conviction, confirming that nudity is legal on private property. |
| Time Magazine Feb 1968 Article: Psychotherapy: Stripping Body & Mind, by (uncredited) Summary: Description of nude group psychotherapy sessions led by psychotherapist Paul Bindrim. President of the American Psychotherapy Association, Abraham Maslow, speculates on the benefits of nudity in these sessions. Sessions took place at a nudist resort (unnamed). |
| Time Magazine Nov 1970 Article: The Law: Bare Decision, by (uncredited) Summary: A top candidate for hiring in the Baltimore police force was disqualified because he was a nudist. He took them to court and they sided with him, ruling that the disqualification violated his first amendment right to free association. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1971 Article: Modern Living: The Decline of Nudism, by (uncredited) Summary: Article on the decline of nudism in the wake of the sexual revolution and the proliferation of pornography. Mel Hocker, owner of Oakdale Guest Ranch in San Bernadino, states his membership has plummeted from 300 to 60 couples. He is trying to change his marketing, including the promotion of the Miss Nude Cosmos pageant. |
| Time Magazine Aug 1971 Article: Letters, Aug. 9, 1971, by Karen Sue Daniels; Ray Connett Summary: Two letters from nudists in response to the "Decline of Nudism" piece, critical of the general thrust of the article. |
| Time Magazine Apr 1972 Article: The Nation: Nudism Goes Public, by (uncredited) Summary: Item on the ASA's work to "go public" and stop hiding nudism. ASA president Robert G. Johnston quoted as saying nudist resorts are competing with Disney World for families' attendance. |
| Time Magazine Jul 1974 Article: Modern Living: The Nudity Problem, by (uncredited) Summary: Overview of the current status of nude beaches in the USA, showing both the pro and anti sides' arguments. Psychiatrist David Spiegel and psychotherapist Paul Bindrim are quoted. The Los Angeles decision to establish, and then forbid, nude bathing at beaches is also described. |
| Time Magazine May 1995 Article: Milestones May 22, 1995, by (uncredited) Summary: Obituary for Ed Lange, who was a nudist activist and publisher, and founder of the Elysium Institute in California. |
| Time Magazine Jul 2000 Article: Travel: Tales Of The Naked City, by Joel Stratte-McClure Summary: Description of a visit to Cap d'Agde by "a veteran skinny-dipper". Describes the amenities, shops, and campground. Touches on whether the experience is sensual or sexual; some say not sexual, one woman claims that those thinking there is no sex are "misinformed". Generally very positive review of the resort. |
| Time Magazine Jun 2003 Article: Nude Family Values, by John Cloud/Lutz Summary: Article about nudist families centering on Lake Como Resort in Florida. Describes modern nudism in contrast with "the hippie '60s". Talks about AANR's recent explosion in membership from 40,000 to 50,000. Discusses the problem of pedophiles and inappropriate actors at nudist resorts. Describes a kids' camp at Lake Como. Generally well-informed and positive description of nudism in the early 2000s. |
| Time Magazine Jul 2004 Article: Clothing Optional, by Nick Easen Summary: Description of the boom in the nudist travel market in the previous 12 years. Describes AANR's popularity and lists popular nudist destinations, including Cap a'Agde, Croatia, Belize, and the Dominican Republic. Quotes Mick Ayers of INF. |
| Time Magazine May 2010 Article: Skinbook: Facebook for 21st Century Nudists, by Matthew Link Summary: Description of Skinbook, a nudist competitor for Facebook. Describes modern youth attitudes towards traditional naturist venues, and the lack of a social media platform where nudists can communicate. |
| Time Magazine May 2011 Article: Seeking Young Nudists: Aging Naturists Recruit NewGeneration, by Erin Skarda Summary: Article about the shift in focus from older to younger members in nudist organizations. Quotes Nicky Hoffman of TNS. States that young nudists are more likely to go to public nudist spots than at nudist resorts or festivals. |
| Time Magazine Feb 2015 Article: This Is the Nudist Colony That Got a Downton Shout-out, by (uncredited) Summary: Piece on a brief aside in Downton Abbey about the "Moonella Group", the first landed nudist club in the U.K. Provides a brief history of the Moonella Group. |
| True Confessions Jul 1936 Article: Downton, by Zorita Summary: Zorita, a well-known exotic dancer, tells her story as a nudist. As a child she was fat and unhealthy, and she credits nudism for improving her life. Later she became "Queen" of "Zoro Gardens", a nudist exhibit at the 1935 San Diego World's Fair. |
| True Men Mar 1969 Article: Shout-Out, by Brandon Malone Summary: Sensationalized story claiming that many nudist camps claim to be non-sexual, but are actually havens for the sex-crazed. Wife-swapping and orgies are supposedly common. |
| Whisper Jan 1955 Article: n/a, by (uncredited) Summary: No story on nudism, only a preview on the masthead page promising a "sexsational report", "Why I Quit the Nudists", in the upcoming March issue. |
The following list is being kept for historical reasons. These items may be available within the next year.
list as-of 01/07/2017
Adams, Carlton, "Nudism in Canada," Police Detective (Jul 1942): 83-91.
Andrews, Audrey, "Nudism is My Racket," Crime Detective 2.7 (Jun 1940): 36-41, 112-113.
Anonymous, "A Showgirl Tells: What Nudism has Done for My Love Life," Frolic 6.4 (Apr 1969): 25-29.
Anonymous, "America's Hottest Nudist Beaches," Gala 18.3 (Sep 1968): 9-12.
Anonymous, "Are Nudists Indecent?" Whisper 2.6 (Mar 1949): 34-35.
Anonymous, "Are Nudists Prudes?" Dare 1.11 (Mar 1954): 26-30.
Anonymous, "Are Nudists Really Naughty?" Tab 5.4 (Oct 1955): 62-67.
Anonymous, "Artist Au Naturel," Male 1.1 (Jan 1968): 44-47.
Anonymous, "Confessions of a Nudist Queen," Gala 18.5 (Mar 1969): 25-29.
Anonymous, "Cuckooland: Screwy California May Be the Future Athens of America," Life 5.21 (Nov 21, 1938): 50-56.
Anonymous, "Cutest Little Nudist," Snap (Feb 1941): 18-19.
Anonymous, "Queen of the Nudists," People Today 12.7 (Apr 4, 1956): 30-35.
Anonymous, "Hollywood's Nudist Colony," Popular Screen Sep 1934): 16-17.
Anonymous, "Hooey's Nudist Section," Hooey 3.2 (Jan 1934): 3-12.
Anonymous, "Miss Nude Universe Pageant," Men's Digest 14.1 (Oct 1968): 27-33.
Anonymous, "Murder Visits a Nudist Camp," Focus 1.4 (Oct 1950): 16-17.
Anonymous, "Naughty Nudist Queen Who Made the Riviera Rave," Gala 17.5 (Dec 1967): 36-39.
Anonymous, "New Nudie Hideout for Glamor Gals," Gala 16.3 (June 1966): 10-14.
Anonymous, "New York Nudists Cavorting in Gym Set Free After Raid," Headlines 1.1 (Feb 1932): 47.
Anonymous, "Nude Sailing," Male 1.1 (Jan 1968): 52-53.
Anonymous, "Nudes Make News," Bachelor 8.2 (Apr 1967): 18-21.
Anonymous, "Nudism Around the World," Men's Digest 13.7 (Apr 1968): 38-41.
Anonymous, "Nudism as an Educational and Social Force," The Literary Digest 116.16 (Oct 14, 1933): 16.
Anonymous, "Nudism Invades Business Field," Sexology 5.3 (Nov 1937): 180.
Anonymous, "Nudism Must Go!" Real Detective 31.2 (Apr 1934): 5.
Anonymous, "Nudism: Potential Threat," Inside Detective 14.1 (Jan 1941): 33, 60.
Anonymous, "Nudist Convention," Hit 8.11 (Jan 1953): 30-31.
Anonymous, "Nudists Make Their Own Nudie Movie," Ace 11.4 (Jan 1969): 40-43.
Anonymous, "Poor Man's Nudist Camp," Picture Show 3.8 (Nov 1949): 36-37.
Anonymous, "Rich Patron Offers Sun-Lit Sanctuary too Ladies in Nude," Headlines 1.1 (Feb 1932): 45-47.
Anonymous, "Secret Photos of the Nudist Queen," Show 4.8 (Apr 1956): 2-9.
Anonymous, "Skinny Dipping: California Mania Featuring Charlene Jones," Sir! 20.4 (Feb 1964): 18-21.
Anonymous, "Susan Adams on Safari," Sir! 23.2 (Dec 1966): 40-45.
Anonymous, "The Jaded Press has Some Fun with Jersey Nudist Convention," Life 33.8 (Aug 25, 1952): 30.
Anonymous, "The Return of the Nudist Queen," Photo Life 7.1 (Mar 1960): 40-44.
Anonymous, "Those Nudist Backyard Beauties," Bachelor 8.4 (Aug 1967): 31-35.
Anonymous, "To Go Nude or Not to Go Nude," To You! 2.8 (Oct 1935): 292-294.
Anonymous, "We Honeymooned in a Nudist Camp!" True Experience 90.7 (Jul 1972): 34-37, 88-90.
Anonymous, "Who is 'Miss Nudist?'" Gala 5.6 (Mar 1955): 28-30.
Anonymous, "Why Nudists Upstage Belles of our Beaches," Gala 15.4 (Sep 1965): 24-29.
Armor, Ken, "Tattle Tape: Nudist Camp, USA," Confidential 10.4 (Apr 1962): 24-27.
Ayers, Derry, "A Wild Day at the Only Public Nudist Beach in the U.S.," Vue 20.2 (Mar 1967): 4-10.
Badel, Alan, "Hot, Raw and Ready, the Nude Beaches of Europe," Buccaneer 1.10 (Mar 1970): 10-11, 53.
Balmer, Edwin, "Our Literary Nudism," Reader's Digest (Oct 1934): 32-34.
Barber, Al, "How the Nudies Helped the Nudists Beat the Censors," Bachelor's Best no. 9 (Fall-Win 1969): 6-9, 97-98.
Barber, Sy, "Carroll Baker: How it Feels to Act in the Nude," Photoplay 64.2 (Aug 1963): 54-55, 80-81.
Batchelor, Ruth, "Masculine, Feminine and Nuder," Punch (May 16-22, 1973): 672-675.
Bell, Stan C., "Nature's Nude Nymphs," Plush 1.2 (Feb 1959): 26-31.
Birnes, Paul, "Uncensored Goes to a Nudist Camp," Uncensored 1.5 (Dec 1955): 41-43, 60.
Braddon, Russel, "The Naked Island," Men 2.6 (Jun 1953): 83-98.
Braun, Saul, "Florida in the Altogether," Venture 6.1 (Feb 1969): 56-58, 61-64.
Brogan, Herbert, "How to Join a Nudist Camp," Sir! Annual (Fall 1956): 18-19, 54, 56.
Brophy, Ed, "Nudist Queen Election," Vue 9.3 (May 1956): 44-49.
Brown, Horace Bailey, "Vicki's Blind Date with the Strangler," True Detective 67.3 (Jul 1957): 14-17, 64-65.
Burke, Kevin, "I Lived in the Midwest's 'Free Love' Colony," Male 20.4 (Apr 1970): 12-15, 88-89.
Cameron, Lucile, "Nudism was my Bait for Suckers," True 7.38 (Jul 1940): 4-7, 96-98.
Carter, Richard, "The Truth about Nudists," Male 4.1 (Jan 1954): 20-23, 80, 82, 84.
Carter, Stephen, "The Go Naked Movement is Sweeping the Country," Man's World 15.2 (Apr 1969): 12-15, 52, 54, 56.
Champion, D. L., "Murder for a Naked Nymph," Climax 8.3 (Jun 1961): 36-39, 72.
Channing, Gene, "Sex Resorts for Open Minded Singles," Man's Life 13.5 (Nov 1969): 18-19, 58.
Charteris, Leslie, "The Reluctant Nudist," The Saint Detective Magazine 5.1 (Jan 1956): 4-35.
Chase, John, "Why Shelley Won't Pose in the Nude," Sir! Annual (Fall 1955): 38-39, 54, 56-57.
Clooney, Joe, "My Day in a Nudist Camp," True Adventures 35.1 (Dec 1965): 40-45, 74-75.
Cummings, Violet, "Inside Nudism: A Shocking Report," The Lowdown 2.5 (Nov 1956): 42-43, 62-63.
Czorny, W. K., "Sex and Social Nudism," Realife Guide 2.1 (Mar 1959): 77-82.
Darby, Christian, "Slaughter of a Nudist Queen," Argosy 366.4 (Apr 1968): 57-61.
Dexter, Charles, "Why Men and Women Practice Nudism," Impact 14.5 (Aug 1964): 36-39, 76-78.
Dunlop Jr., Dixon, "The Prostitutes that Bought a Nudist Camp," Battle Cry 11.6 (Mar 1969): 20-21, 51-52, 54.
Dunning, John, "Surprise Ending to the Nudist Camp Murder Case!" True Detective 105.1 (Apr 1976): 8, 10, 12, 75-78.
Durnwood, Katherine B., "Every Man a Peeping Tom," Man's Adventure 1.9 (Sep 1958): 38-39, 48, 50, 52.
Edwards, Richard, "California's Nudist Peep Shows," Real Detective 38.2 (Aug 1936): 12-19, 84-85.
Evans, Sharon, "Nudist Swingers: Out of the Bedroom into the Park," Ace 24.2 (Apr 1979): 8-10, 77, 84.
Fabry, Arthur N., "Nudism is Immoral," Real Men 1.12 (Dec 1957): 37, 60-61.
Fanali, Tony, "A Revealing Study: Sex-and-Nudism: The Religion of the 21st Century?" Bachelor 9.2 (Apr 1968): 38-39, 74.
Farby, Arthur N., "Nudism—School for Nymphos," Mans Prime 1.4 (Jan 1964): 30-31, 46, 48.
Fidler, James M., "Will Hollywood Accept Nudism?" Screenland 28.4 (Feb 1934): 16-17, 92-93.
Fox, Arnold, "Exposing Nazi Nudist Camps," Tru-Crime Detective (Mar 1941): 8-11, 32.
Frederick, Will, "Nude Lady in the Lake," Startling Detective 58.365 (Mar 1967): 34-37, 81-83.
Garcher, Ray, "My Adventures in a Vancouver Nudist Colony," Liberty 34.6 (Aug 1957): 16-17, 78.
Gay, Jan, "Casual Nakedness," Modern Living 2.12 (Jun 1932): 7-9.
Gerard, Jean, "Scandal that Rocked the Nudist Colony," Front Page Detective 23.10 (Feb 1960): 24-25, 64-66.
Glassey, Laura, "I Tell the Truth about Nudism," Inside Detective 14.1 (Jan 1942): 18-23.
Goldberg, Morey, "The Nudist Trials," Diary (San Diego Edition) (Jan-Feb 1978): 7-8.
Granger, Carl, "How the Nudies Helped the Nudists Beat the Censors," Ace 10.2 (Sep 1966): 8-11, 72-73.
Harlow, Strom, "The Death Secret of the Naked Dancing Girls on the Caribbean 'Island of Bliss,'" Man's Life 12.11 (May 1969): 26-27, 47-50.
Hawser, Gaylord, "You Can be Healthier, be Happier," See 12.2 (Mar 1953): 10-13.
Heiman, Leo, "Escape from a Nazi Training Camp," True Adventures 36.3 (Apr 1967): 26-27, 79-80, 82.
Hennessey, Mike, "Mrs. Grundy Wins the Battle of the Naked Teenagers," Today 6.128 (Aug 4, 1962): 3-4.
Huffaker, Clair, "Nude Bathing in America," Pix Annual (Summer 1958): 32-33, 72.
Johnson, Donald, "Pennsylvania's Nudist Airpark," Flying (Oct 1950): 29, 60-61.
K., Sharon, "I Run a Nudist Ski Lodge," For Men Only 20.3 (Mar 1973): 12-14, 44, 46.
Kaiser, Albert F., "Nudism and the Warren Court" (second of two articles), American Mercury 94.458 (Apr 1962): 69-75.
Kensworthy, Janice, "I'm a Nudist," Real Men 1.12 (Dec 1957): 37, 57-60.
Knapp, Alois S., "Knapp Explains Nudism," Sir! Annual (Fall 1955): 34-35, 62, 64.
Krasner, R. L., "Call Girls Who Run Nudist Camps," Stag 22.1 (Jan 1971): 12-15, 72-74.
Lamar, Norm, "Inside a Nudist Paradise," Rage 2.4 (Aug 1962): 26-29, 63-64.
Lang, Allen Kim, "Murder in a Nudist Camp," Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine 47.4 (Apr 1966): 67-78.
Lang, Helmut, "My Life as a Teenage Nudist," Sir! 15.8 (Nov 1958): 36-37, 40.
Little, Weaver, "Are Nudists Criminals?" Real Detective 31.2 (Apr 1934): 8-15, 74, 76, 78.
Lowell and Albert, "Nudism Indoors," Real Detective 30.3 (Jan 1934): 8-15, 70-71.
Luchess, Aldo, "The Film Festival Flesh Market," Ace 8.1 (Jul 1964): 6-8, 24-27.
MacIsaac, Fred, "A Grave for Two at the Nudist Camp," Detective Fiction Weekly S.9 (Jul 1949): 8-13, 94-96.
Maloney, Jack, "My First Trip to a Nudist Paradise," Bachelor 10.1 (Feb 1969): 44-47, 90.
Martinggale, Amos, "Why Nudists Make the Best Sex Partners," Man's Life 12.11 (May 1969): 18-19, 40, 42-44.
Masters, Tom Gordon, "How Earl Wilson Covers a Nudist Wedding," The Lowdown 1.7 (Feb 1956): 10-11, 48.
May, John, "Report on Nudism," John Bull (Aug 14, 1948): 5-6.
McHale, Joe, "Take Your Clothes Off," Caper 6.6 (Nov 1960): 36-37, 40, 46.
McVickers, Norton, "Big City Nudist Clubs," Man's Life 12.8 (Feb 1969): 30-31, 53-54, 56-57.
McVickers, Norton, "Nudists and Their Secret Sin Society," True Men 14.8 (Feb 1973): 26-27, 51-54.
Mead, Margaret, "The Nudist Idea," Redbook 131.3 (July 1968): 38, 40, 42-43.
Mefford, Arthur, "The Nude Beauty in the Bathtub," Real Detective 38.2 (Aug 1936): 36-39, 85-89.
Merrill, Mason, "If Nudism Comes to America," Advertising and Selling 17.8 (Aug 19, 1931): 23-24, 48.
Meyer, Debs, "People on the Homefront: Alois Knapp, Nudist," Yank 4.1 (Jun 22, 1945): 7.
Milward, Doris, "Why I Became a Nudist," Sexology 31.5 (Dec 1964): 298-300.
Milward, Doris, "Nudist Camps: Sexless or Orgy Clubs?" Sexology 37.3 (Oct 1970): 9-12.
Moore, Frederick, "Wyatt's Nudist Business," Short Stories (Nov. 25, 1939): 110-123.
Morand, Paul, "Baltic Night," Golden Book 22.129 (Sep 1935): 326-335.
Munson, B. L., "Nudism is Beneficial," Macfadden's Vitalized Physical Culture, 95.3 (Jun-Jul 1951): 8.
Narito, Sam, "America's Nudist Craze," Man's Conquest 9.2 (Jun 1965): 24-27, 52-56.
Nebling, Fred, "The Naked Truth: A Revealing Look at Tan Fans and Nude Buffs," Gentleman 4.4 (Feb 1964): 42-44, 60.
Nelson, J. Lewis, "Sex War Among Nudists," Man's Magazine 18.12 (Dec 1970): 40-41, 90-93.
Nipson, Herbert, "Nudism and Negros," Ebony 6.10 (Aug 1951): 93-94, 96-101.
Nosophist, Jim, "I was a Nudist for the FBI," Crazy, Man, Crazy 2.1 (Dec 1955): 24-29.
Onlooker, An, "Nudism in America," Real Detective 26.3 (Sep 1932): 8-13, 70, 72.
Payne, Arthur Frank, "Nudism is Nakedness," Psychology 19.11 (Aug 1933): 20-21.
Pendergraft, Ray, "Yes, What About Nudism?" The Facts of Life (Apr 1937):211-213.
Perelman, S. J., "The Skin You Love to Watch," TV Guide 17.31, issue 853 (Aug 2, 1969): 6-7, 9-11.
Phillips, Mary, "Why I am a Nudist," Sir! Annual (Winter 1953): 40-41, 54-55.
Prather, Richard S., "Nudists Die Naked," Manhunt 3.8 (Aug 1955): 83-135.
Prince, Harold, "The Free Love Girls Who Started a Brutal Cycle War," Men 21.1 (Jan 1972): 20-22, 60, 62.
Pulis, Margaret A., "Why I Turned Nudist," Man's Magazine 4.6 (Jul 1956): 18-21, 63.
Raleigh, Joe, "The Great Nudist Hoax in Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip," The Lowdown 1.8 (Apr 1956): 42, 63.
Rizzutto, Jimmy, "Death in a Nudist camp," The Saint Detective Magazine 2.1 (May 1954): 126-156.
Ross, Allen, "Inside Facts Behind Police Probe in Allegedly Smashing a Phony Nudist Colony; Call-Girl Ring," Startling Detective 58.365 (Mar 1967): 16-19, 84-85.
Ryan, Mike, "Scope Goes to a Nudist Wedding," Picture Scope 4.3 (Mar 1956): 68-73.
Rutherford, Malcolm B., "That Naughty Nudist Camp for Film Starlets Only," Ace 9.12 (Sep 1965): 6-8, 76-78.
S., Debbie, "A Secretary Tells: 'My Two Weeks in a Nudist Colony,'" Tab 14.4 (Oct 1964): 66-71.
Saam, Martin, "I Am a Love Techer in a Nudist Camp," Men 20.8 (Aug 1971): 12-15, 64, 66.
Salva, S. and T. Gillard, "The Big Nudist Revival," Sir! 15.5 (Jul 1958): 22-23, 70, 72-73.
Salver, Donald, "Italian Nudist Girls Who Knocked Out Germany's Underground Tank Depot," Male 13.4 (Apr 1963): 20-23, 70-76.
Savoli, Tom, "The Frantic Capers of that Zany Nudist Painter," Top Secret 7.35 (Jun 1959): 36-37, 56-57, 59.
Schroeder, Maria, "Paul Newman Two Days in a Nudist Colony," Photoplay 64.5 (Nov 1963): 58-61, 98-99.
Schumacher, Reid, "Nudism & Wife-Swapping: A Reply to 'Gail Dennis,'" Sexology 31.12 (Jul 1965): 799-801.
Seal, Herb, "Why People Become Nudists," Sexology 29.7 (Feb 1963): 450-452.
Shelton, B. F., "Nudists and Others: Variations in Love Sharing," Mr. 13.3 (Dec 1968): 48-51.
Sifakis, Carl, "Inside a Nudist Colony: 35 Intimate Questions Answered," Stag 16.12 (Dec 1965): 20-23, 66-68.
Singer, Kurt, "The Nudist Who Turned Spy," Male 2.7 (May 1952): 34-35, 55-56.
Star, Allan, "Vacations in the Nude," Sir! 28.6 (May 1972): 24-25, 51-52.
Starr, Allen, "Where You Can Visit Nudists," Man to Man 14.6 (Sep 1964): 16-17, 58-60.
Stewart, Paul, "Nude Couples Disco," Mr. 24.8 (Dec 1981): 12-15, 46, 48.
Sullivan, Edward S., "Murder Among the Nudists," Real Detective 32.1 (Jul 1934): 30-33, 60, 62-64.
Teale, Edwin, "Science Studies the Nudists, Popular Science Monthly 132.2 (Feb 1938): 70-71, 126.
Temple, Frank, "Nudism is Indecent," Macfadden's Vitalized Physical Culture, 95.3 (Jun-Jul 1951): 9.
Turano, Anthony M., "Nudism Denuded," The American Mercury (Jan-Feb 1978): 7-8.
Twombly, Gertrude and Fay Eunice Smith, "Two Young Women Investigate Nudist Camps," Real Detective 33.2 (Nov 1934): 16-19, 66, 68, 70.
Veitch, Alan, "Our Nudists are Surprised!" Australasian Post (Nov 16, 1972): 2-3, 5.
Viereck, George Sylvester, "Why America Will Never go Nudist," Liberty 9.29 (Jul 16, 1932): 12-16.
Wallace, Joy, "What was the Real Estate Tycoon Doing at the Nudist Wedding?" Whisper 9.6 (Dec 1955): 20-21, 51-52.
West, Evelyn, "Why Nudists Do It," Tab 6.3 (Aug 1956): 36-39.
Whitmen, J. G., "You Can Go to Jail for Snapping Nudes," Sir! 15.8 (Nov 1958): 28-29, 68.
William, C. F., "Nudists in Maryland," World Digest 1.13 (Nov 1934): 1210-1212.
Wilson, Harvey, "How to Get Rich in the Nudist Camp Business," The National Police Gazette 177.9 (Sep 1972): 18-20.
Zubryn, Emil, "Our Nudist Garden of Eden Hotels," Sensational Exposés 1.5 (Feb 1958): 16-17, 38-40.