Davidson/Moore Collection

The Davidson-Moore Collection contains materials related to the research of Dr. J. Kenneth Davidson Sr., professor emeritus of sociology and former coordinator of family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Dr. Nelwyn B. Moore, professor emerita of family and child studies, Texas State University-San Marcos.

The collection currently consists of 46+ boxes. This includes biographical/professional information on Davidson and Moore, teaching materials, correspondence, publications, research, grant applications, presentations/lectures, and a categorized/ numbered collection of 10,000+ articles (31 boxes) regarding the topics of Contraception, Family Planning, Physiology, Sex Attitudes, Sex Behavior, and Sex Knowledge.

Davidson and Moore have authored and co-authored many publications and manuscripts, of which the collection includes much original data and research material. The topics of the publications include sexual fantasies, premarital sexual intercourse, college-level sex education, sex attitudes and behavior, female sexuality, guilt, masturbation, parenting, orgasm, and contraception.

The collection includes the Davidson and Moore Survey Data-Set on Regional Variations in Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of College Students (2000).

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