Found 7 collections related to Gay men -- United States

Artist and gay rights activist Copy Berg was born Vernon E. Berg, III on July 10, 1951. He attended the United States Naval Academy from 1970-1974 and then served with the U. S. Navy Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. In 1975 the Navy sought to release him by General Discharge on grounds of homosexuality. Berg fought a highly publicized legal battle against the Navy but lost the case and was released in 1976. He settled in New York where he studied at Pratt Institute and launched his career as an artist. In 1986 Berg was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). His subsequent artwork explored the social response to the AIDS epidemic, sexual politics and sadomasochism. Berg died of an AIDS-related illness on January 27, 1999. The Copy Berg Papers include correspondence of the artist, his friends and his family; records of Berg's service in the United States Navy and his discharge dispute; artwork; photographs; audio and video recordings; printed material and ephemera. less

The Richard Plant Papers document the literary activity and academic career of the author and educator best known for his book The Pink Triangle (1986), a study of the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, research files, news clippings, personal papers, printed matter, photocopies, photographs and audio recordings. Some materials are in German. less

Collection consists mainly of correspondence and professional papers reflecting Ballard's life as a gay man, both in military and civilian life, and his work as a museum curator. Correspondents include Ballard's friends, family, classmates, and colleagues. Also included is correspondence (1944-1945) from Lockett Ford Ballard, Sr. to his sister, Margaret, and to his mother while he was convalescing from wounds received while serving with the U.S. 3rd Army in France. Professional papers relate to his graduate school work, and to his work at the Litchfield Historical Society and the Old State Capitol Restoration Project. A small quantity of personal miscellany. less

Robert Giard (1939-2002) was an American photographer best known for his portraits of LGBTQ+ writers, artists, and activists. Giard kept written records of his photo shoot sessions with sitters, memorializing in detail his impression of each individual person and the experience of photographing them. The Robert Giard notebooks, which date from 1986 to 1999, comprise seven notebooks containing Giard's portrait session notes. less

Stephen Donaldson was a writer, editor, and activist noted for his advocacy and writing on gay and bisexual politics, the sexual assault of incarcerated men, Indian religions, and punk rock music. Donaldson's papers document his varied career and personal history through manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio recordings, and files for the unpublished Concise Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. The collection addresses Donaldson's involvement in gay and bisexual rights activism, prison reform, and counter-cultural movements from the 1960s to the 1990s. less