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Tommi Avicolli Mecca collection, 1967-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:

11.25 linear feet (26 document boxes, 3 flat boxes)

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.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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Back Stage and Key West records, 1973-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:

.4 linear feet ((1 document box))

Abstract:

Back Stage and Key West were two Philadelphia queer establishments that anchored the brunch and cabaret performance scenes from 1974-1997 and 1982-2008, respectively. The collection contains advertisements, ephemera, photographs, and press from both businesses. The bulk of the collection comprises material from Back Stage, and paints a picture of the enduring necessity of nightlife and queer spaces as anchors in the community for building joy, power, and connection.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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Franklin H. Littell Papers, 1859-2014 (bulk 1934-2009) (inclusive) 2010 1934-2009 (bulk)

Extent:

327.8 linear feet (675 boxes + periodicals)

Abstract:

Franklin H. Littell (1917-2009), professor and department head of Temple University's Department of Religion, was a Methodist minister, pacifist, activist, proponent of religious liberty, historian, and supporter of the State of Israel. He advocated against political extremism, was active in the rehabilitation of Germany after World War II, and dedicated himself to the study of the Holocaust. The Franklin H. Littell Papers house a variety of correspondence, research and writing, planning, organizational and administrative records, ephemera and printed materials, collected reference and other papers documenting Littell's work and interests in religious liberty; anti-extremism; interfaith cooperation; church history; Methodism, ministry and the laity; education, especially religion in education; and the study and memorialization of the Holocaust.

Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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American Friends Service Committee MOVE Organization Project Records, 1975-1994 (inclusive)

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9.64 linear feet (11 boxes)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Rick Shnitzler Papers, 1875-2021 (inclusive) 1996-2019 (bulk)

Extent:

9 linear feet (10 boxes + 4 map folders)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Urban Archives Pamphlet Collection, 1835-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:

261.92 linear feet (242 boxes)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Jerome J. Shestack Papers, 1944-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:

24.42 linear feet (25 boxes)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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John Strock Papers, 1936-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear feet (1 box)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Philadelphia Zoo Records, 1876-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:

129.25 linear feet (161 boxes, 150 film reels, 30 map folders) and 200 gigabytes

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Wister Area Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1963-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 linear feet (4 boxes)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]