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Madeleine Tress memoir Rainbows on my Ceiling

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2014-115

Content Description

A self-published, hard-cover memoir written by Madeleine Tress of San Francisco entitled Rainbows on my Ceiling, 2006. The memoirs "were written as an extended conversation with Jan Sibley, [Madeleine's] partner in love and life for 40 years."

Dates

  • Creation: 2006

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

"The memoir encompasses Madeleine's early childhood in New York and Jan's in Alaska; the paths they both took before they met, and the adventures they shared throughout the years. Jan taught in a ghetto school and Madeleine became an attorney. They traveled the world together and started a business in San Francisco. They became part of the gay community of that city and lived through the AIDS crisis. The memoir recalls those years, and the fascinating people they met along the way."

Source: Introduction from memoir.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A self-published, hard-cover memoir written by Madeleine Tress of San Francisco entitled Rainbows on my Ceiling, 2006. The memoirs "were written as an extended conversation with Jan Sibley, [Madeleine's] partner in love and life for 40 years."

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Arthur Tess, July 2008.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2014.

Title
Finding Aid to the Madeleine Tress Memoir Rainbows on my Ceiling
Status
Completed
Author
Kyle Morgan
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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