- unitid
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{"value"=>"3369746", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1920s-2007", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1920/2007"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series IV: LGBTQ-related Materials"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.08 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This series, dating from the 1920s to 2007, comprises LGBTQ-related ephemera, magazines, newspapers, a poster, a dance program, a letter, and ink sketches influenced by Whitman that were collected by Mattson. The bulk of the material comprises flyers from various plays, poetry readings, and lectures about or inspired by Whitman. Present are bookmarks from LGBTQ bookstores, a Pride Month Poster from 1989, a 1938 Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers dance program, postcards identifying Whitman as an LGBTQ icon, ink sketches of Civil War Soldiers reading <span class=\"title\">Leaves of Grass</span>, and newsletters and journal articles about Whitman's sexuality. Mattson also retained a homophobic open letter to New York Public Library Trustees written by Charles F. Heartman circa 1925 protesting the opening of the Walt Whitman Exhibition due to Whitman's sexuality. The series includes adult magazines and newspapers that contain articles celebrating Whitman's sexuality.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The material in this series is arranged alphabetically by format type.</p>"}
- date_start
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1920
- keydate
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1920
- date_end
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2007
- date_inclusive_start
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1920
- date_inclusive_end
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2007
- extent_statement
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1.08 linear feet (3 boxes)