General Correspondence, 1990
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries consists of Lombardi's correspondence. The bulk of the general correspondence consists of letters from fellow researchers in the United States and Europe relating to Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, and the history of homosexuality in Germany and the Netherlands. The correspondents include Kent Gerard, Hubert Kennedy, and Jim Steakley in the United States, and Giovanni Dall'Orto, Wolfgang Kirchstein, and Eckhard Prinz in Europe. The materials also include personal letters from friends, including Los Angeles gay activist Don Amador, and from Lombardi's aunt Elena in Ireland. The Prometheus Books / Vern Bullough correspondence consists of letters relating to the publication and scholarly reception of Lombardi's translations of Hirschfeld's works, as well as Prometheus Books' 1994 publication of The Riddle of "Man-Manly" Love, Lombardi's translation of Ulrichs' collected Forschungen über das Rätsel der mannmännlichen Liebe. The materials include a large number of personal letters from Bullough.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- From the Collection: Lombardi, Michael A. (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Nash, Paul J. (Paul Jerome) (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 24.75 Linear Feet (17 records boxes + 5 archive cartons + 4 archive half-cartons + 1 archive shoebox + 3 oversize boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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