Don Volk Papers

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: Coll2011-097

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Correspondence, article manuscripts, periodical list, handwritten book reviews, research bibliography, and clipping from gay journalist, Don Volk, 1976-1987. Volk was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers in the mid 1980s. The collection includes a 1976 letter to UCLA psychologist, Evelyn Hooker, regarding Volk's research for an article.

Dates

Creation: 1976-1987

Creator

Volk, Don (Creator, Person)

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Biographical Note

Don Volk was an aspiring dancer who became a journalist in his mid-30s. He was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers. He also served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, circa 1986-1987.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet ([1 folder])

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, article manuscripts, interview transcripts, periodical list, handwritten book reviews, research bibliography, and clipping from gay journalist, Don Volk, 1976-1987. Volk was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers in the mid 1980s. He also served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, circa 1987.

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.