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{"value"=>"3405162", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1958-2018", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1958/2018"}
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{"value"=>"Series V: Correspondence"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"6 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"347 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5.9 megabytes", "unit"=>"megabytes"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of correspondence files are arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. A run of letters and drafts of letters in electronic form for which recipients are unclear precedes the alphabetical run. These electronic records are unsorted except by year. Dick Leitsch wrote many letters. He usually kept copies of his letters, which tended to be lengthy, sometimes serving as testing grounds for new ideas and written work. Leitsch's friends <span class=\"name\">Jack Nichols</span> and <span class=\"name\">Ed Yeatts</span> were his most frequent correspondents. Nichols was Leitsch's counterpart president of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., as well as his editor at <span class=\"title\">Gay</span> magazine and <span class=\"title\">GayToday.com</span>. Nichols's and Yeatts's correspondence files each span several decades and contain samples of their own published writings. Notable LGBTQ+ authors who appear among Leitsch's correspondence, include <span class=\"name\">Esther Newton</span>, <span class=\"name\">George Chauncey</span>, <span class=\"name\">David Carter</span>, <span class=\"name\">Paul Cain</span>, and <span class=\"name\">Eric Marcus</span>. After his cancer diagnosis, Leitsch received letters of appreciation for his youthful activism from Bill and <span class=\"name\">Hillary Clinton</span> and <span class=\"name\">Barack Obama</span>.</p>"}
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1958
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1958
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2018
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1958
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2018