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Riders Against Gender Exclusion (RAGE) records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-46
Abstract
RAGE (Riders Against Gender Exclusion) was founded in 2009 by a small group of Philadelphia-area LGBTQ activists in order to bring attention to and ultimately change the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) policy of using binary gender stickers on their transportation passes. The records of RAGE span the life of the organization from 2009 to 2012, plus some materials dating before and after this time period. Included are internal organizational records as well as...
Dates:
2007 - 2013
Small photograph collections
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-43
Abstract
Collections of photographic prints, slides, and negatives, which take up fewer than one box each and are not accompanied by other types of records. Housed by size.
Dates:
1959-2006, undated
Steven Capsuto book research files for "Alternate Channels"
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-19
Abstract
Steven Capsuto is the author of Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television, 1930s to the Present (New York: Ballantine, 2000). The Steven Capsuto book research files for Alternate Channels, circa 1998-2001, are comprised of research materials, outlines, notes, and drafts of his book.
Dates:
circa 1998-2001
Tea Time records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-2
Abstract
Tea Time was a Philadelphia-based social and support organization for Asian and Pacific Islander gay and bisexual men, operational between 1991-1993. It was dedicated to creating an anti-racist and anti-homophobic space for developing positive identity and creating awareness around issues relevant to gay, Asian and Pacific Islanders in a shared, nurturing community. The Tea Time records include the organizational records and associated ephemera of Tea Time, Organization for Asian Gay and...
Dates:
1990 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1991 - 1993
"The Untimeliness of the Walt Whitman Exhibition at the New York Public Library: An Open Letter to Trustees," by Charles F. Heartman
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-66
Abstract
Charles F. Heartman's criticism of the New York Public Library's exhibition on the works of Walt Whitman argues that the "obscene" nature of Whitman's poetry should disqualify his works from being presented in a public forum such as an exhibit at the prestigious institution.
Dates:
circa 1925
Tom Wilson Weinberg papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-39
Abstract
Tom Wilson Weinberg (b. 1945) is a singer-songwriter and gay rights activist. He was a co-founder of the gay and lesbian bookstore Giovanni's Room and the Gay Coffee House, and a board member of the Eromin Center and the Attic Youth Center. He founded the newspaper the Philadelphia Weekly Gayzette. His first two albums are titled Gay Name Game (1979) and All-American Boy (1983). His stage...
Dates:
1974 - 2013
Tommi Avicolli Mecca collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-25
Abstract
Tommi Avicolli Mecca (b. 1951) is a writer, singer/songwriter, performance artist, and activist. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Avicolli Mecca was involved in many Philadelphia-area Gay rights organizations. The collection is comprised of six series: 1) Subject files; 2) Gay Activists Alliance (Philadelphia) records; 3) Gay Media Project (Philadelphia) records; 4) Gay Community Center of Philadelphia records; 5) Photographic slides; 6) Audiovisual material.
Dates:
1967 - 1992
Vincent P. Grimm XYZ Club photographs and memoir
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-129
Abstract
Vincent P. Grimm (b. 1937) and his life partner Will Kratz (1939-2017), along with other club members, planned, operated, and performed in revue shows for two decades as part of the XYZ Club. The XYZ Club hosted performances and picnics at Epler’s Grove from 1963 to at least 1981. The collection is comprised of three types of material: photocopies of biographical material about Vincent Grimm; a printed typescript of the memoir written by Grimm on the history of “The XYZ Club”; and five...
Dates:
early 1960s-2022
Walt Whitman Democratic Club records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-15
Abstract
Formed in 1976 as the Gay Democratic Caucus, the Walt Whitman Democratic Club was a political organization of gay Democrats based in Philadelphia, PA. Founded and led by president Jeff Britton, the Club was active from 1976 to 1982, and according to Britton, was inspired by similar groups active in Washington, DC and on the West Coast. Its mission was "to research issues, to question candidates on legislation affecting the civil rights of gay people and to endorse local, state and federal...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Walter J. Lear papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-5
Abstract
Walter J. Lear (1923-2010) was active in civil rights, LGBT rights, and healthcare reform. Lear was a medical doctor who served as Pennsylvania's Southeast Regional Commissioner for Health Services. The Walter J. Lear papers, 1975-1996, consist primarily of printed materials relating to LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS education. There are also a small amount of materials relating to Lear's membership in various LGBT and healthcare reform organizations.
Dates:
1975 - 1996
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