Gays -- Social life and customs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Camp Camp records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-132
Abstract
Correspondence, steering committee records, photographs, negatives, clippings, publicity material, evaluation forms, floppy disks, and other material, 1996-2007, from "Camp" Camp, an annual one-week summer camp in Maine for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults. Founded in 1996 by William Cole, an eco-friendly real estate developer based in Springfield, Massachusetts, Camp Camp was created to provide an LGBT community-oriented vacation structured similarly to outdoor summer youth...
Dates:
1996-2007; Majority of material found within 1997 - 2004
First Tuesday (Los Angeles) Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2011-044
Abstract
Handwritten notes, meeting agendas, meeting announcements, speakers lists, newsletters, a photograph and mailing lists documenting activities of First Tuesday, 1976-1987. First Tuesday was an informal meeting group of gays and lesbians that met to share general information "about their current activities and upcoming events and shared concerns." First Tuesday meetings also served as fundraisers, or to provide a forum for dealing with an immediate issue affecting the Los Angeles gay and...
Dates:
1976-1987
Matthew and Buddy of Glendale photograph albums
Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Coll2009-009
Abstract
The bulk of the collection consists of the photograph albums of Matthew Schmidt and Albert Antunes (pseudonyms: Matthew and Buddy of Glendale). The early albums document the Los Angeles non-bar gay scene from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s, and contain many photographs of the elaborate costume parties the couple threw at their home. The later albums document the couple's extensive world travels. The collection also includes a small amount of printed and manuscript materials, including a 1934...
Dates:
1934-1993