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International Gay Information Center collection

Title: International Gay Information Center collection, 1951-1994.
Author: International Gay Information Center
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Genre/Form

Artifacts.
Audio tapes.
Ephemera.
Motion pictures.
Negatives.
Photographic prints.
Videotapes.

Note

Component parts of the collection will be described in separate catalog records.

Access (note)

are restricted until 2043 and 2055.
Restricted access;

Additional Formats (note)

available on cassette.

Source (note)

International Gay Information Center, Inc.

Biography (note)

The International Gay Information Center, Inc. (IGIC) was founded in New York City in 1982 for the purpose of collecting and preserving historical records and papers which document the movement for gay rights in America. Since its founding the IGIC has collected the records of organizations and the papers of individuals who have been active in the gay rights movement.It has also collected and preserved an extensive file of gay periodicals and imprints; audio-visual materials; and a large mass of printed and near-printed ephemera which document the social and political activities and events of local gay organizations and groups in various cities throughout America. Since its founding John Hammond has served as president, and Bruce Eves as vice-president and treasurer.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Processing Action (note)

Accessioned
Cataloging updated

Call Number

MssCol 2017

OCLC

NYPW90-A26

Author

International Gay Information Center.

Title

International Gay Information Center collection, 1951-1994.

Description

208.5 linear feet (135 cartons, 103 boxes).

285 sound recordings, 35 moving images.

Five series: I. Organizational Records and Personal Papers; II. Audiovisual Materials; III. Periodicals; IV. Books; V. Ephemera.

Access

Parts of the collection are restricted until 2043 and 2055.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Access

Researchers must use cassette copies of sound recordings and moving images.

Summary

The collection documents the gay liberation movement in New York City and America from the 1950s to the 1980s. Included are records of the Gay Activists Alliance, the Gay Alliance of Brooklyn, Gay Switchboard of New York, the Mattachine Society Inc. of New York, and records of miscellaneous organizations including Christopher Street That New Magazine, Inc., and the periodicals Gaysweek, and New York Native. Personal papers include papers of Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr., Arthur Bell, Billy Wilder Blackwell, Perry Brass, Robert Clement, Don Jackson, Walter Porczak, and Sam Staggs. There are also miscellaneous records of IGIC, including correspondence, minutes, memoranda, photographs of gay rights demonstrations, scripts of plays by gay writers, and printed ephemera issued by gay, lesbian and AIDS organizations in the United States.

Audiovisual materials include recorded interviews with gay leaders such as Hal (Harold) Call, Curtis Dewees, Franklin Kameny, James Kepner, Morris Kight, Henry (Harry) Hay, Dorr Legg, and Donald Lucas, which chronicle the history of early gay and lesbian organizations such as the Mattachine Society, One, Inc., the Daughters of Bilitis, the Society for Individual Rights, and the Gay Liberation Front. There are also sound recordings of a number of radio and television programs on gay-related issues, most of which were broadcast on Pacifica Radio stations in the early 1980s. These record news and issues of concern to the gay community, such as bias crimes, homophobia, and the spread of AIDS. In addition, the collection includes recordings of lectures, conferences, public forums, and other meetings organized by gay and lesbian groups, some of which include performances by gay entertainers. Most of these gatherings took place in the New York City area in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Audiovisual materials also include television programs (and outtakes) produced in the early 1970s for broadcast on Open Channel, a public access cable channel in New York City. In addition, there are two erotic films, and a documentary entitled, "A Gay View/Male," which was released in 1974.

Additional Formats

Sound recordings and most moving images available on cassette.

Biography

The International Gay Information Center, Inc. (IGIC) was founded in New York City in 1982 for the purpose of collecting and preserving historical records and papers which document the movement for gay rights in America. Since its founding the IGIC has collected the records of organizations and the papers of individuals who have been active in the gay rights movement.It has also collected and preserved an extensive file of gay periodicals and imprints; audio-visual materials; and a large mass of printed and near-printed ephemera which document the social and political activities and events of local gay organizations and groups in various cities throughout America. Since its founding John Hammond has served as president, and Bruce Eves as vice-president and treasurer.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

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Added Author

Ballard, Lockett Ford.

Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving)

Blackwell, Billy Wilder.

Brass, Perry.

Call, Hal.

Clement, Robert M.

Dewees, Curtis.

Eves, Bruce.

Hammond, John.

Hay, Harry.

Jackson, Don.

Jay, Karla.

Kameny, Frank, 1925-2011.

Kepner, Jim.

Kight, Morris.

Legg, Dorr.

Porczak, Walter.

Staggs, Sam.

Young, Allen, 1941-

Christopher Street That New Magazine.

Daughters of Bilitis.

Gay Activists Alliance.

Gay Alliance of Brooklyn.

Gay Switchboard of New York.

Mattachine Society.

One, Inc.

Pacifica Radio.

Society for Individual Rights (San Francisco, Calif.)

Research Call Number

MssCol 2017

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