Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart papers
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence, journals, notebooks, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, scrapbooks, film (home movies), sound recordings, video recordings, uniform accoutrements, and other material, 1961-2000, from Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart. Materials in the collection document the relationship between Partyka and Stuart, as well as Partyka and his former partner Val Sondergaard. The bulk of the collection is Partyka and Stuart's visual works and other creative projects mostly involving photography, writings, drawings, and abstract geometic designs. Also included are documents and memorabilia related to Partyka's status as a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-2000
Creator
- Partyka, Eugene J. (Eugene John) (Person)
- Stuart, Philip (Philip Stuart Smith) (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
Eugene John Partyka was born on November 2, 1938 in Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Michigan Technological University before serving in the United States Navy from 1961-1971. He received his Masters of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California in 1971. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Partyka worked in sales and program development in multi-media design companies, including Laser Images, Inc. Partyka died November 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California.
Source:
Box 1, Folder 1, Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Biography
Philip Stuart Smith was born on June 15, 1937. Stuart was partner and creative collaborator to Eugene Partyka. He was also a photographer, and often used the pseudonym Thor Smith. Philip Stuart died of complications from AIDS in February 1986.
Source:
Box 1, Folder 29, and Box 2, Folder 15, Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Extent
13.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 4 cartons, 2 photo album boxes, 3 shoeboxes, 4 flat boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, journals, notebooks, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, scrapbooks, film (home movies), sound recordings, video recordings, uniform accoutrements, and other material, 1961-2000, from Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart. Materials in the collection document the relationship between Partyka and Stuart, as well as Partyka and his former partner Val Sondergaard. The bulk of the collection is Partyka and Stuart's visual works and other creative projects mostly involving photography, writings, drawings, and abstract geometic designs. Also included are documents and memorabilia related to Partyka's status as a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and method of acquisition unknown.
Separated Materials
Six film reels of gay erotic content and one VHS videocassette, First Class Male: Smooth Touch, have been separated to the ONE Archives audiovisual collection.
Processing Information
Formerly boxes #102-A126B, 103-179, 103-180, 103-181, 103-182, 103-183, 103-184, 103-185, 103-186, 103-188, and 103-343. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, March 2015.
- Two film reels: "Columbia Pictures Home Movie: Apollo 11 Man on the Moon" (8mm) and "Naval Flight Officer" (16mm).
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, 1961-2000
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Loni Shibuyama
- Date
- © 2015
- 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 Council on Library and Information Resources.
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
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