- unitid
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{"value"=>"1413", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"MssCol 1413", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1933-1997", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1933/1997"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Frank Hogan papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes, 7 volumes, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7.7 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"13 audio recordings", "unit"=>"audio recordings"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Manuscripts and Archives</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Frank Hogan papers date from 1933 to 1997 and document the playwright's professional writing and personal interests. The collection chiefly consists of correspondence and scripts."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hogan, Frank", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Frank (Francis Thomas) Hogan was born on June 6, 1916 in Somerville Massachusetts, the son of William Michael and Elizabeth Veronica McLaughlin Hogan. After graduating from high school in 1933 he studied art and stage design at the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, supervising day-to-day operations of harbor and offshore patrol. After the war, Hogan began a career in promotion, public relations and radio which included stints as a program promotion manager for the Mutual Broadcasting System (1947-1960), Director of Public Relations and Senior Editor for McCall's magazine (1950-1961), and Editor of the Program Guide and other positions for Radio Station WPAT, New York (1962 1968). In addition to numerous free-lance articles, radio scripts, corporate histories and other writings, Hogan has written plays and fiction throughout his life. Among his better-known works are <span class=\"title\">Finn MacKool, the Grand Distraction</span>, which was produced at the Theatre de Lys in New York in 1975, and, with collaborator Walter Porczak, <span class=\"title\">The Soft Core Kid</span>, a gay farce. The latter was the first play produced (in 1976) by John Glines, who subsequently established The Glines as a producing company devoted primarily to plays on gay themes or by gay writers. Among Hogan's enduring interests are John Maynard Keynes, about whom he has a number of works, including a novel, plays, and songs; inter-spatial and spiritual communications; and sadomasochistic homosexual activities. More detailed biographical information is contained in Hogan's autobiographical Profile and in his \"Creativity\" interview, both of which form part of this collection.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Frank Hogan papers date from 1933 to 1997 and document the playwright's professional writing and personal interests. The collection chiefly consists of correspondence and scripts.</p> <p>The professional files contain writings, correspondence, sound recordings, and drafts of an interview (1986) of Hogan by Linda Melrose for her dissertation <span class=\"title\">The Creative Personality and the Creative Process: A Qualitative Perspective</span>. The interview provides a detailed personal history of Hogan, and closely examines the nature of a writer's creativity in relation to rebellion, sexual activity and other aspects of life. Writings consist of play scripts, poetry, and a typescript of Hogan's unpublished novel <span class=\"title\">The Joshua People</span>. Sound recordings consist of songs written by Hogan for his plays, including \"A Face Worth Saving\" for the play of the same name, \"Nancy's Reply,\" and recordings the play <span class=\"title\">Fin MacKool, the Grand Distraction</span>.</p> <p>The personal papers consist of correspondence, notes, catalogs, and ephemera, dealing primarily with Hogan's sadomasochistic homosexual preferences and activities. A small amount of photographs, passports, and personal items are also present. The correspondence, notes, and catalogs document the distinctive rituals and practices of homosexual sadomasochistic relationships. The letters often contain references to the Everard Baths, leather bars and other gathering spots, and provide unusual documentation of one aspect of gay life, particularly before the AIDS epidemic took the lives of thousands of gay men (including some of the correspondents in this collection) and dramatically altered the lives of those who escaped infection.</p> <p>Correspondence primarily consists of letters from men who made contact with Hogan through ads placed in <span class=\"title\">Drummer</span>, a sadomasochistic gay monthly magazine. In some cases the letters are from men Hogan would never meet or have a sexual relationship with. These letters are of particular significance because they are generally lengthy and introspective, and provide extraordinary insights into the psychohistory of masochistic gay men.</p> <p>Catalogs and ephemera are primarily from vendors selling leather and other sadomasochistic devices and accouterments, and a partial copy of a spiral-bound publication entitled <span class=\"title\">The Care and Training of the Male Slave</span>.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged into two broad categories: Professional Files and Personal Files.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Frank Hogan, 1992, and the Estate of Frank Hogan, 1998.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Mimi Bowling</span>, <span class=\"date\">1992</span>. Additional materials were integrated into the collection by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1933
- keydate
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1933
- date_end
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1997
- date_inclusive_start
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1933
- date_inclusive_end
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1997
- extent_statement
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7.7 linear feet (5 boxes, 7 volumes, 1 oversized folder). 13 audio recordings
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Frank Hogan papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}