II. Organizations
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains material from the 1960s through the 1980s and is of interest to scholars of gay life in the period. Most of the items relate primarily to Damon's personal history and are chiefly biographical. Insofar as Damon lived in Provincetown and Key West, two well-known gay resorts, these materials do offer glimpses of a larger gay world. And given that Damon spent about the first 10 and the last 10 years of his life in Philadelphia, these materials also offer scholars a window on the changes that Philadelphia experienced between the late 1960s and the 1980s.
The collection is arranged into seven series: "I. Biography"; "II. Organizations"; "III. Photographs"; "IV. Correspondence"; "V. Creative Writing"; "VI. Journals"; and "VII. Miscellaneous ephemera."
Dates
- 1965 - 1984
Conditions Governing Access Note
Access to this collection is unrestricted. Contact John J. Wilcox Jr. LGBT Archives of Philadelphia for more information about accessing the collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Damon, William Forster, 1943-1985 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center Repository