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Gay men's writings

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Shere papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2014-015
Abstract

This collection consists of Michael Shere's written works and personal papers, 1971-1994. Michael Shere worked as a theatrical performer, script writer, set and sound designer, and composer for 25 years. He also was an activist for the LGBT community, including for AIDS organizations such as Artists Confronting AIDS and the AIDS Service Center.

Dates: 1971-1994

Richard Jay Silverthorn papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2013-069
Abstract

Manuscripts, screenplays, adaptations, research materials, publisher and personal correspondence, handwritten and typed notes, personal and business related financial records, resumes, clippings, awards, photographs, and films of Richard Jay Silverthorn, 1933-1986. Born Marshall Stuart Goldman, Silverthorn was a writer, filmmaker, and gay activist.

Dates: 1933 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1986

Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 3.
Identifier: Coll2012-004
Abstract

This collection primarily consists of material relating to Bob Smith’s professional career as a writer and comedian, and includes scripts, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, writing and performance contracts, calendars, research files, correspondence, and recordings of his performances. (1972-2006, bulk: 1991-2004).

Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1991 - 2004

Clifton Snider papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2018-015
Abstract

The Clifton Snider papers, 1971-2016, consists of manuscripts, proofs, notes, and letters from the acclaimed poet, novelist, and literary critic. This collection includes materials from his poetry collections, his novels, and his articles on literary criticism.

Dates: 1971 - 2016

Merritt Thompson papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2013-039
Abstract The Merritt Thompson papers, 1896-1970, consists of Thompson's professional and family correspondence, manuscripts and articles he wrote and collected on the topic of education, course materials used in his education classes, translated Inca stories, photographs of his professional and personal life, and documentation of his travels. Thompson was an education professor at the University of Southern California as well as a founding member of ONE Institute of Homophile Studies, the first...
Dates: 1896-1970

Gerardo Velázquez papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2017-014
Abstract Writings, photographs, drawings, journals, videocassettes, chapbooks, personal papers and other materials (1973-2009) from multimedia artist and musician Gerardo Velázquez, best known as a founding member of the Los Angeles punk band Nervous Gender. The bulk of the collection is Velázquez's writings and creative projects that include zine-like pamphlets and poetry books; elements for multimedia art installations; collages, drawings and photographic series; and publicity flyers and posters...
Dates: 1973 - 2009

Don Volk Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Coll2011-097
Abstract

Correspondence, article manuscripts, interview transcripts, periodical list, handwritten book reviews, research bibliography, and clipping from gay journalist, Don Volk, 1976-1987. Volk was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers in the mid 1980s. He also served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, circa 1987.

Dates: 1976-1987

Thane Walker Collection on The Prosperos

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2011-085
Abstract Course prospectus, flyers, pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, essays, articles, class notes and other material from The Prosperos, co-founded by Thane Walker, 1966-1980. Founded in Florida in 1956, then based in Los Angeles in the 1960s and early 1970s, the Prosperos espoused (principally through the writings of co-founder Walker) a program of transformative spiritual education that combined mysticism, psychology, astrology, as well as an openness to homosexuality, bisexuality and...
Dates: 1966-1980

James L. White papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2006-003
Abstract

Journals and drafts of poetry, in particular the posthumously-published anthology, The Salt Ecstasies, and prose of the poet James L. White (1936-1981).

Dates: 1970-1981 (bulk 1979-1981); Majority of material found within 1979 - 1981

Tom Young papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2006-005
Abstract

Photographs, photographic negatives, slides, graphic works, published and draft writings, and other materials relating to the life and literary and artistic career of Tom Young (1947-1989), author, artist, and assistant editor of The James White Review.

Dates: 1947-1989 (bulk 1985-1989); Majority of material found within 1985 - 1989