- Creator
- Katz, Jonathan, 1938-
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1993-051
- Physical description
- .42 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Jonathan Ned Katz papers on Coming Out!, *T-Mss 1993-051. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Jonathan Ned Katz (b. 1938) is an American playwright, historian, and gay rights advocate. His papers on his play, Coming Out! A Documentary Play About Gay Life and Liberation in the USA, date from 1972 to 1973 and include programs, fliers, posters, clippings, photographs, correspondence, and records of production expenses. The collection contains two copies of the script: an early version, which is unmarked, and a heavily annotated version used in the June 1972 production. The papers primarily document productions in New York and Boston.
Biographical/historical information
Jonathan Ned Katz (1938- ), author, playwright, historian, teacher, gay rights advocate, and textile designer, is a leading authority on homosexuality and gay and lesbian history. During the 1960s Katz worked in New York City as a free-lance textile designer. His writing career began in the late 1960s with the production of his plays about fugitive slaves and the publication of studies in black history. He became a founding member of the Gay Academic Union; wrote books, articles, reviews, and essays on gay and lesbian issues; and lectured and taught courses on gay and lesbian history.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Jonathan Ned Katz, 1993.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2014
Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.