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Ben Singer papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-51
Abstract
Ben Singer was an active voice in the Philadelphia transgender community from the 1990s to 2000s and beyond. The Singer papers collection spans 1989 to 2007 and is comprised of organizational paperwork dealing with the trans-focused public health initiatives he helped found (the Trans-health Information project) and the local politics surrounding community outreach and activism. Included are files about community events, news articles relating to the trans community (including ones Singer...
Dates:
1989 - 2007
David Meade Walker medical records
Series
Identifier: Ms-Coll-134
Abstract
David Meade Walker (1948-2012) was a San Francisco based artist. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, he spent the next 24 years of his life managing his medical conditions, including AIDS-related kaposi’s sarcoma and lymphoma. The bulk of the collection comprises medical correspondence, health insurance correspondence, legal and estate planning documents, and disability documents from his retirement in 1994 until his death. It also contains a small collection of posthumous material collected by...
Dates:
1975 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1994 - 2012
Ed Hermance papers on Powelton Village Civic Association and Drexel University relations, 1999-2001
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-124
Abstract
This collection contains material related to a spate of petty crimes in Powelton Village from 1999 to 2000, including littering, vandalism, theft, and incidents of homophobic and racist verbal harassment. These crimes were allegedly perpetrated by a small number of Drexel University students living off campus. The bulk of the collection is composed of documents from the Drexel-Powelton Alliance, formed in the wake of these incidents. It also includes correspondences between collection donor...
Dates:
1999 - 2001
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Philadelphia records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-47
Abstract
The Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Philadelphia operated at a series of locations in the city from 1973 to 1998. It aimed to provide information, counseling, and referrals to the gay and lesbian community via a call-in phone line. The Switchboard records are comprised of a range of business-related organizational materials dating from the mid 1970s through the late 1990s.
Dates:
mid 1970s-1998
Gloria Casarez papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-48
Abstract
Gloria Casarez (1971-2014) was a prominent community activist and civic leader in the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia. The Gloria Casarez papers are made up of materials produced, collected, and saved by Casarez over the course of her professional career. They are arranged into seven series: 1) Empty the Shelters, 2) Kensington Welfare Rights Union, 3) GALAEI, 4) Miscellaneous, 5) News media, 6) Trophies, awards, and artifacts, and 7) Oversize graphics.
Dates:
1987 - 2015
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
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
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