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Kight, Morris

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1919 - 2003
  • Usage: 1919 - 2003

biographical statement

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Morris Kight papers and photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2010-008
Abstract The collection, 1920-2003, consists of photographs, correspondence, clippings, annotated materials, and organizational materials primarily documenting Morris Kight's role as a gay activist in Los Angeles. He was born November 19, 1919 in Procter, Comanche County, Texas, married in 1950 in New Mexico, left his wife in 1955, and relocated to Los Angeles in 1958. Kight dedicated his life to a number of progressive causes including improving race relations, the anti-war movement, and the gay...
Dates: circa 1920-2003; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Stephen Stewart photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2010-006
Abstract

Photographs and the resulting published work documenting icons, iconic places, and events of the United States lesbian and gay movement, 1982-1984. The collection primarily consists of Stephen Stewart's published and unpublished black and white photographs from his work, Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, along with other Stewart photographs.

Dates: 1982-1984