Scope and arrangement
The papers consist of Newton's correspondence, 1973-1974, with officers and members of gay and lesbian organizations in the U.S. and with publishers and others relative to his research for a proposed book on gay and lesbian social organizations. The bulk of the correspondence is arranged by state. Included are papers relating to the controversy concerning a homosexual club (Wilde-Stein Club) on the campus of the University of Maine at Orono.