Photographs, circa 1920-2002, bulk: 1985 - 1999
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Scope and Content
The Photograph Series contains photographs Kight annotated, images he received in correspondence, and photographs of himself and others at various events. The photographs of events document award presentation ceremonies, birthdays, pride parades, speaking engagements, and the Matthew Shepard memorial in West Hollywood. There are a couple of early photographs of Kight and his siblings, along with photographs of his brother, John Lewis Kight, later in life. The series also includes Donald William Saban's photographs of the interior and exterior of McCadden Place. The Other People and Places photographs contain images of friends collected or given to Kight, along with building exteriors. The exteriors include his residence at McCadden Place and 909 West Adams Boulevard, before ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives relocated to the property. Later in life Kight posed for a number of photograph portraits, along with these images are a small number of press photographs of Kight at various events.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920-2002
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1985 - 1999
Creator
- From the Collection: Kight, Morris (Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 27.5 Linear Feet (13 records boxes, 1 shoe box, 3 flat boxes, 8 clamshell photograph binders )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement Note
The photographs are arranged in series of images from the same roll when possible; they are not arranged within the binders chronlogicallly or by event in the binder.
Container Summary
[8 clamshell box-binders]
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90007 United States
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu