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B.W. Grant Barnes papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2013-036
Abstract Reports and administrative files from the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), subject and research files, and personal papers (bulk, 1970-2000) from Attorney B.W. Grant Barnes. The collection includes extensive subject files pertaining to Barnes' research in international human rights laws; records documenting his work in the Individual Rights Section of the LACBA; and his personal writings, correspondence and other material documenting his involvement in numerous gay and lesbian...
Dates: 1913 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Manuel boyFrank papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2013-028
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, and subject files of Manuel boyFrank, 1916-1984. Manuel boyFrank was a military serviceman, ONE Incorporated board member, unpublished writer, and gay activist. The collection includes his 1940s correspondence with early gay activist pioneers Henry Gerber and Frank McCourt as well as his 1950s and 1960s correspondence with ONE Incorporated.

Dates: 1916-1984

Henry Gerber collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2013-034
Abstract

Often referred to as the forefather of the United States gay movement, Henry Gerber in 1924 created the first known gay organization in the United States, the Society for Human Rights, and the first known gay publication, Friendship and Freedom. The collection consists of Henry Gerber correspondence and writings as well as biographical information written about Henry Gerber, circa 1940-1998.

Dates: circa 1940-1998

William A. Koelsch papers

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: Coll2014-009
Abstract Articles, manuscripts, correspondence, transcripts, clippings, programs, fliers, press releases, guides, biographical information, and photographs documenting the writings, projects, activities, and personal interests and history of William Koelsch, 1942-2014. Koelsch was a Boston gay rights activist best known for his column series in Gay Community News, Esplanade, Integrity Forum, and...
Dates: 1942-2014

Brian R. McNaught collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2014-070
Abstract

Writings, clippings, correspondence, and administrative records, 1974-1991, documenting gay activist Brian R. McNaught. McNaught is a writer, spokesperson, and corporate consultant on gay and lesbian rights, sex education, and AIDS awareness. He has written extensively on his experiences as a gay man, particularly in relation to his Irish Catholic identity.

Dates: 1974-1991

Dale Reynolds papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll2015-007
Abstract Correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The collection includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded interviews, and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry and for his published book ...
Dates: 1974-2011

Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2012-004
Abstract

This collection primarily consists of material relating to Bob Smith’s professional career as a writer and comedian, and includes scripts, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, writing and performance contracts, calendars, research files, correspondence, and recordings of his performances. (1972-2006, bulk: 1991-2004).

Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1991 - 2004

Merritt Thompson papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2013-039
Abstract The Merritt Thompson papers, 1896-1970, consists of Thompson's professional and family correspondence, manuscripts and articles he wrote and collected on the topic of education, course materials used in his education classes, translated Inca stories, photographs of his professional and personal life, and documentation of his travels. Thompson was an education professor at the University of Southern California as well as a founding member of ONE Institute of Homophile Studies, the first...
Dates: 1896-1970