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Philadelphia (Pa.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

"Gaydreams" audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-8
Abstract

Gaydreams was among the first gay radio programs in the United States when it debuted in 1974 on the University of Pennsylvania's public radio station WXPN out of Philadelphia. The Gaydreams audio recordings, 1989-1995, consist of dozens of tapes of the radio show in several formats.

Dates: 1989 - 1995
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / "Gaydreams" audio recordings

Giovanni's Room records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-17
Abstract

Giovanni's Room, the oldest LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) bookstore in the United States, was founded in Philadelphia in 1973 and is still in operation as of 2012. The bulk of the Giovanni's Room records, circa 1975-1991, are financial in nature.

Dates: circa 1975-1991
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Giovanni's Room records

Girlfriends Motorcycle Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-33
Abstract

The Girlfriends Motorcycle Club was a philanthropic group founded in Philadelphia in 1983 which held charity events to raise funds for HIV/AIDS-related organizations. The Girlfriends Motorcycle Club scrapbooks, 1984-1987, is comprised of four scrapbooks, 1984-1987, containing photographs from various events of the Girlfriends Motorcycle Club, flyers advertising the events, correspondence, clippings, and articles.

Dates: 1984 - 1987
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Girlfriends Motorcycle Club scrapbooks

Grassroot Queers records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-11
Abstract

Grassroot Queers was a Philadelphia-based queer activist organization that operated from 1993 through 1999 to fight for equal rights and increased visibility for the LGBTQ community. The Grassroot Queers records, 1993-1997, includes organizational records and ephemera pertaining to their diverse activist efforts and community events.

Dates: 1993 - 1997
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Grassroot Queers records

Harry R. Eberlin photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-4
Abstract Harry R. Eberlin was a prolific photographer who began documenting Philadelphia's lesbian and gay community in the early 1970s. Eberlin contributed photographs to several Philadelphia gay publications, including The Gay Alternative and the Philadelphia Gay News. In the mid 1970s, he was active in such organizations as the Gay Media Project. The Harry R. Eberlin photographs include approximately 100 images of lesbian and gay public events...
Dates: circa 1972-1980
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Harry R. Eberlin photographs

Jack Van Alstyne collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-28
Abstract Jack Van Alstyne, born ca. 1938, known to his gay friends as "Cheezit," was the son of Howard C. Van Alstyne and Marion G. Fox Van Alstyne. He lived in Camden, NJ for much of his life. His collection includes a scrapbook of Philadelphia and New Jersey gay life of the 1960s through 1980s; grouping of ca. 75 photographs of Philadelphia and New Jersey drag queens and gay men, owned by John Brown, known as Marilyn; photographs taken by Alstyne of gay men in Rittenhouse Square, summer of 1953;...
Dates: 1950s-2016
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Jack Van Alstyne collection

James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-13
Abstract Dr. Rafael A. Suarez and James T. Caulfield, known as "The Philamigos," traveled throughout South America in the 1950s-1980s, operated a learning center in Philadelphia, and were prominent members of the Philadelphia LGBT community. The James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers, 1918-1985, extensively document their works, including the Philamigos Institute of Learning, their travels abroad, and Caulfield's experience as a gay soldier during World War II. The collection contains...
Dates: 1918 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1985
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers

Jeffrey Escoffier records of "The Gay Alternative"

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-9
Abstract The Gay Alternative was a literary forum for gay expression created by a collective of individuals during the early years of gay liberation. This magazine began as a newsletter of the Gay Activists Alliance of Philadelphia. The Jeffrey Escoffier records of The Gay Alternative, 1972-1976, include original manuscripts of essay submissions, administrative, correspondence, and financial records of the organization, and a small...
Dates: 1972 - 1976
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Jeffrey Escoffier records of "The Gay Alternative"

Jo Hofmann photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-Coll-12
Abstract

This collection consists of copies of approximately 70 photographs of feminist or gay/lesbian public events in Philadelphia during the 1970s. The original images were 35mm photographic negatives. The copies exist in digital form on a CD, and inkjet prints were made of some of the images.

Dates: circa 1970s
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / Jo Hofmann photographs

John Brown memoir

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-Coll-133
Abstract

This collection consists of a single item: an 8-page handwritten memoir by John Brown, who also went by Sammy as well as by the drag name Marilyn. It tells the story of how Brown was introduced to gay life in Philadelphia, how he and friend Jack Van Alstyne met queens in Rittenhouse Square in 1953, and how he took on the drag name Marilyn. It also has details about Brown serving time in juvenile detention in 1954.

Dates: circa 1960s-1970s
Found in: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center / John Brown memoir
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