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Riders Against Gender Exclusion (RAGE) records, 2007-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:

.4 linear feet (1 document box)

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 promotional materials and coverage by the press.

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

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Charles Allyn Weeks letters and photographs, 1963-1964, undated

Extent:

.08 linear feet ((2 folders))

Abstract:

While abroad for work in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the early 1960s, American Charles Allyn Weeks began a romantic relationship with a Dutch university student several years his junior. The Weeks collection is comprised of 11 letters sent from the Dutchman in Amsterdam to Weeks in Philadelphia, plus 15 black and white photographs of the pair with their poodle Parké taken in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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

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Nancy Levine women's music record albums, 1963-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.5 linear feet ((3 record album boxes))

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Women's music—sometimes defined as music by women, for women, and about women—formed alongside the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. The Nancy Levine women's music record albums are comprised of 83 record albums featuring female soloists and ensembles from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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

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LGBT pulp fiction collection, 1928-1989, 1928-1989

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10.4 linear feet and 26 boxes

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

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LGBT calendars, 1971-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:

.4 linear feet ((3 document boxes, 2 flat boxes))

Abstract:

Decorative calendars have a long and varied history. Those marketed to the LGBT community began to flourish in the 1970s with the advent of the gay liberation movement. The LGBT calendar collection contains various sorts of historic calendars with an LGBT theme including those aimed at gay men which feature nude or nearly nude male models, and those that celebrate or commemorate other aspects the LGBT community.

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

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About Your Sexuality Kit, 1975-1983 (inclusive) 1983 (bulk)

Extent:

.7 cubic feet

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The About Your Sexuality Kit is a sexual health and education guide created by Dr. deryck calderwood designed for individuals age 12 to 14. The course is structured around leaders' guides that detail sex education topics through lectures and activities with audiovisual components and supplemental resources such as books and pamphlets.

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

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Ed Hermance papers on Powelton Village Civic Association and Drexel University relations, 1999-2001, 1999-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:

.09 linear feet ((six folders))

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 and Powelton Village resident Ed Hermance, his neighbors, and representatives at Drexel, as well as a limited amount of related press.

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

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David Meade Walker medical records, 1975-2012 (inclusive) 1994-2012 (bulk)

Extent:

1.67 linear feet

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 his sister, Sharon Eisenhour, as well as digital storage devices containing medical imaging, personal photographs, and correspondence.

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

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Barry-Hayes papers, 1778-1861 (bulk) 1723-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:

23.0 boxes and [7 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder]

Abstract:

John Barry (1745-1803), often credited as the Father of the American Navy, served the Continental Navy and the United States Navy for seventeen years. He and his descendents, particularly his nephew Patrick Hayes and grand-nephew Patrick Barry Hayes, became prominent members of Philadelphia society, serving as seamen, merchants, businessmen and politicians. The Barry-Hayes papers are the business, political and personal papers of John Barry and of his family, especially Patrick Hayes and Patrick Barry Hayes. The collection includes correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, logbooks, legal and financial papers related to Barry’s career in the Navy, the business ventures of the Hayes, Keen and Somers families, and their personal lives.

Held at: Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library [Contact Us]

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Edward O. Clark papers, 1860-1985 (bulk) 1830-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:

16.73 linear feet and 25 boxes 2 oversize

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Edward O. Clark (1918-1994) was an avid marine historian and photographer who traveled across the country pursuing interesting vessels and ports of call, and documented the vanishing heritage of American steam navigation. This collection houses the personal papers and research materials of Edward O. Clark and contains four series: “I. Photographs, 1835-1995,” “II. Reference files, 1830-1994,” “III. Correspondence, 1943-1991,” and “IV. Index cards, undated.” This collection dates from 1830 to 1995, with bulk dates of 1860 to 1985, and consists of a variety of materials relating to the Delaware River steamship industry, especially the Wilson Line. Specifically, it includes photographic prints, admeasurements, advertisements, albums, clippings, contracts, receipts, catalogs, correspondence, chronologies, ship manifests, negatives, plans and drawings, writings, and other ephemera. This collection thoroughly documents the variety of Delaware River steamships, their operating lines, and...(see more)

Held at: Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library [Contact Us]