Joseph J. Hayes papers
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises manuscript drafts, correspondence, clippings, administrative records, and a gay studies course proposal, 1972-1979, from English professor Joseph J. Hayes. The collection includes manuscript drafts and research material for Hayes' articles on gay slang, homosexuality, and the semantics of the word "lewd." Administrative records document Hayes' participation in the Homosexual Rights Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California chapter, and a gay students conference held at the University of California, Irvine, in 1972.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-1979
Creator
- Hayes, Joseph, J. (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biography
In the 1970s, Joseph J. Hayes was an Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton. He is known for coining the term "Gayspeak," the title of his article on gay slang published in the Quarterly Journal of Speech in 1976.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 carton.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Manuscript drafts, correspondence, clippings, administrative records, and a gay studies course proposal, 1972-1979, from Joseph J. Hayes. In the 1970s, Hayes was an Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, September 2014.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Joseph J. Hayes Papers, 1972-1979
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Loni Shibuyama
- Date
- © 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
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