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Guide to the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, Exhibit and Research Materials from The Pink and The Blue
RU 963

compiled by Mary Caldera and Daniel Hartwig July 2007 Revised: July 2009 New Haven, Connecticut

Copyright 2012 by the Yale University Library.

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Table of Contents
Overview Administrative Information Provenance Information about Access Cite As Information About Creator(s) Description of the Collection Arrangement Collection Contents 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5

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Overview
Manuscripts and Archives Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 RU 963 Yale University. Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies. Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, exhibit and research materials from The Pink and The Blue 1827-2004 13.25 linear feet (10 boxes) and 628.73 megabytes The materials are in English. The materials consist of research files and exhibit panels relating to The Pink and the Blue: Lesbian and Gay Life at Yale and in Connecticut, 1642-2004, an exhibit produced by the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale. The research files consist primarily of duplicated material, however, some original writings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting Yale's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are also included. Forms part of Yale Record Group 14-B (YRG 14-B), Records of academic departments and programs of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences. To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0963.

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Administrative Information
Provenance
The materials were transferred from the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies Coordinator, 2004. Additional donor information provided at the file level.

Information about Access

Box 8 is closed to research.

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Cite As
Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, Exhibit and Research Materials from The Pink and The Blue (RU 963). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Information About Creator(s)

The Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale was founded in 2002 with a gift by Arthur Kramer in honor of his brother, author and activist Larry Kramer. The initiative supports the lesbian and gay community at Yale University through academic programs including lectures, conferences and symposia, special events, and community building activities. In 2004, the Larry Kramer Initiative produced a major exhibition, The Pink and the Blue: Lesbian and Gay Life at Yale and in Connecticut, 1642-2004. In addition to conducting research, the Initiative staff solicited and received donations of material related to Yale's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history from Yale alumni and staff.

Description of the Collection

The materials consist of research files and exhibit panels relating to The Pink and the Blue: Lesbian and Gay Life at Yale and in Connecticut, 1642-2004, an exhibit produced by the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale. The research files consist primarily of duplicated material, however, some original writings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting Yale's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are also included.

Arrangement
The materials are arranged by subject and material type.

Research Files

Collection Contents

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Box

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Description Research Files The research files are arranged in rough chronological order.

Date(s)

The research files consist of bibliographical references, copies from articles, books and manuscripts, research notes, correspondence, manuscripts and memorabilia. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connecticut Colony sodomy law Plaine, William Dodd, Albert Brown, Addie and Rebecca Primus Fiske, John Stafford Sterling, John William Includes photographs and negatives of the Sterling tomb. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 - 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Smashups" at Vassar Lind, Earl Wilde, Oscar, at Yale Mascolo v. Montesanto Woolley, Edgar Montillion Porter, Cole Dunham, Dr. Ethel Collins and Dr. Martha May Eliot Matthiessen, Francis Otto Painter, Thomas Burnett, Harry, Richard Bradon, and Forman Brown Vining, Donald Bentley, Eric Hart, Alan 1873, 1993 1918-1922 1882, no date 1891 1911-2001 1911-1983 1966-2003, no date 1923-1978 1929-2003 1980-2003 1939, 2003, no date 1929, 1982 2002-2003 1830, no date 1853 1986 1999-2003 1827-1837 1863-1918, no date

Includes "Alan Hart: A New Man, or Still Just Passing," an essay by Vanessa Selbst (2003). 1 1 1 21 22 23 Duberman, Martin Kramer, Larry Giard, Robert 1952-1983 1957, no date 1988-2003

Includes copies of correspondence, newsletter, and conference program of the Lesbian and Gay Studies Center at Yale (LGSCY) from 1988.

Research Files

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Folder 24

Description

Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, exhibit and research materials from The Pink and The Blue RU 963 - Page 6 Date(s) 2000

Rubineau, Angela Joan, Lesbian , Bisexual, and Gay Graduates of the Yale School of Medicine and Their Heterosexual Peers: Attitudes and Experiences, 1969-1998 (thesis) Serinus, Jason Phillips, Christopher

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1969, 2003, no date circa 1970-2003

Includes of photographs, correspondence, flyers for the Homosexuality Discussion Group and the Metropolitan Community Church, essay titled "On Being Gay at Yale," a button, and newspaper articles. Gift of Christopher Phillips, 2003. 2 2 27 28 Kellogg, Stuart First Yale courses on homosexuality, descriptions of 1965, 1997-2003 1973-1978, 2003

Includes a short historical sketch by J. D. McClatchy of the 1973 seminar, the Literature of Ambiguity. 2 29 Ralph, Gary, essay on Yale experiences Gift of Gary Ralph, 2003 2 2 2 2 9 2 2 2 10 2 2 2 2 37 38 39 40 34 35 36 30 31 32 33 Sedgwick, Eve Kofosky Dunlap, David, "The Yale of My Day: Chronicling a Cauldron" Boswell, John, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality, newspaper clippings Gay at Yale Oversize Gay Alliance at Yale The First Years of Yale's Gay and Lesbian Co-op, newspaper clippings First Gay and Lesbian Awareness Days Oversize Leavitt, David Butler, Judith, interview in Aurora Yale's Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association Places First Ad in Yale Alumni Magazine Rustin, Bayard Arrested Leading Demonstration no date 1977-1993 1981-1986 1987-1992 1983, 2000-2003 1983 1984 1984-1998 1977 1975 and 1997 1994-1995 1965-2001 2003

Includes a photograph of arrest, a proclamation, and an honorary degree from Yale. 2 2 41 42 Franklin, Kris and Sarah Chinn coordinators of Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day (BGLAD), photograph Lesbian and Gay Studies Organized at Yale 1988 1987-1988

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Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, exhibit and research materials from The Pink and The Blue RU 963 - Page 7 Date(s)

Consists of flyers, a poster, and listing of courses relevant to lesbian and gay studies. 2 2 2 2 43 44 45 46 "Gay voices," Yale Daily News Documenting Discrimination, Prohibiting Discrimination The Wayne Dick Controversy, newspaper clippings Wall Street Journal, "Lipsticks and Lords" article and Yale response The Dobbs Incident at the Gay and Lesbian Studies Conference 2 8 47 - 48 1 Flyers, posters, and newpaper clippings Witness reports Restricted 2 2 49 50 Van Vechten's Secret Scrapbooks New Haven Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination / Michael Morand Includes a photograph, newsclipping, and bills. 2 2 51 52 AIDS Activist Protest on Yale Campus Herek, Gregory, "Sexual Orientation and Prejudice at Yale : A Report on the Experiences of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Members of the Yale Community" and "Documenting Prejudice Against Lesbians and Gay Men on Campus: The Yale Sexual Orientation Survey" "Statement of Position: For the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the University's Equal Opportunity Statement Connecticut Passes Gay Rights Bill House of Safari Absolut 1990 1986 and 1993 1994 and 2003 1989-1991 1989 1989 1986 1982-1996 1986 1986-1987

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circa 1990 1989-1991 1986

Consists of an article in the New Journal that describes House of Safari Absolut, a group of primarily black, Yale and New Haven individuals. 3 3 3 56 57 58 The Murder of Matthew Shepard, articles from the Yale Daily News Yale Hosts Jewish LGBT Conference, flyer and program Yale Hosts Queer People of Color Conference 1998 2001 2002

Consists of a conference program for "Beyond Visibility: Queer People of Color Shattering Single Issue Politics." Cohen, Cathy, photographs 3 computer files (TIFF) no date

Contact Public Services (phone: 203 432-1735, e-mail: mssa.reference@yale.edu) for information on accessing this digital object. 3 59-60 Larry Kramer Initiative, founding of 1997-2003

Research Files Larry Kramer Initiative, founding of

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Description

Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University, exhibit and research materials from The Pink and The Blue RU 963 - Page 8 Date(s)

Includes newpaper and article clippings, and flyers for events sponsored by the Larry Kramer Initiative. 9 3 61 Oversize Photographs of Larry Kramer Initiative events [?] Unused (?) research materials 3 3 3 10 8 2 62 63 64 Fry, C. C., copies from Fry Papers Articles on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender topics Books and Yale Daily News Magazine Gay and Lesbian Alumni, poster Lesbian and Gay Faculty and Staff (Association Yale) Restricted until 2029 3 10 3 66 65 Johnson, Jimmy, Death of Liza Minnelli (play) Yale Outlaws, photographic collage supporting gay marriage Promotional materials, press clippings and comment book Materials used in exhibition 3 4-5 6-7 67 Buttons T-shirts (displayed in exhibition?) Mounted panels "The Pink and the Blue" brochure and poster Computer files (multiple formats) Undated circa 1979-2000 2004 2004 2003 2003 2004 1942-1948 1966, no date 1981, no date 1984 1986-1993 2003-2004 circa 2001-2003

Contact Public Services (phone: 203 432-1735, e-mail: mssa.reference@yale.edu) for information on accessing this digital object. 9 Oversize 2004