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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Joan Corbin papers
creator:
Corbin, Joan
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-012
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 archive carton
Date (inclusive): 1937-2013
Abstract: The collection primarily consists of drawings and poetry created by Joan Corbin, 1937-1987, as well as biographical material
written about her, circa 1995-2013. Joan Corbin, pseudonym Eve Elloree, planned, designed, and illustrated
ONE Magazine as an editorial staff member, 1953-1954, and art director, 1954-1963.
Two folders were donated by Catherine Lord, January 2013; and one by Riley Black, June 2010.
Joan Corbin was born on May 25, 1921, in Armada, Michigan. She grew up in Richmand, Michigan, and moved to Los Angeles, California,
in January 1946. She soon moved in with Irma "Corky" Wolf, pseudonym Ann Carll Reid, and both joined ONE Incorporated as founding
board members in 1953. Using the pseudonym Eve Elloree, Joan Corbin planned, designed, and illustrated
ONE Magazine as an editorial staff member, 1953-1954, and art director, 1954-1963. Joan Corbin continued to draw and write poetry when
in August 2000 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died in 2004.
The collection primarily consists of drawings and poetry created by Joan Corbin, 1937-1987, as well as biographical material
written about her, circa 1995-2013. While the ONE Incorporated records contain the artwork she created while working for ONE,
1953-1963, this collection contains the works she created prior to and after her years at ONE. The artwork and poetry includes
short illustrated stories, including "A Few Probabilities of Birds," and an untitled A through Z poem. Note that some of the
poetry and illustrations may have been reprinted in ONE Incorporated publications.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Joan Corbin Papers, Coll2013-012, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.
ONE Incorporated records, Coll2011.001, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poetry
Lesbian artists -- United States
Drawings (visual works)
Corbin, Joan