Finding aid to the Albert P. Busendorfer papers, 1986-2009 Coll2013.062

Finding aid prepared by Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Title: Albert P. Busendorfer Papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.062
Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.0 linear foot. 1 archive box.
Date (inclusive): 1986-2009
Abstract: Manuscripts, scripts, notebooks, clippings and magazines, anthologies, organizational flyers and other material, 1986-2009, from gay writer, Albert P. Busendorfer. The collection includes Busendorfer's published and unpublished short stories, poetry and novels. Materials also document his involvement in senior citizen organizations.
creator: Busendorfer, Albert Peter, 1932-2010

Biography

Albert Peter Busendorfer was born in New York on October 9, 1932. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 and worked as a Transportation Analyst for the United States Borax and Chemical Corporation. In his spare time, he was an aspiring writer and took creative writing classes. Later in his life, he taught writing classes for the Senior Services program of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, and he made regular contributions to West Hollywood's annual anthology of writings by senior citizens, Senior Moments.
Busendorfer died in Los Angeles on February 25, 2010.
Sources:
Box 1, Folder 13, Albert P. Busendorfer Papers, Coll2013-062, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
St. John, Stevie, "The Personal is Always Poetic," Vanguard: The Monthly Newsletter of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center (May 2008).

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Acquisition

Gift of John Fournier, July 19, 2010.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #, or item name] Albert P. Busendorfer Papers, Coll2013-062, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, June 2013.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscripts, scripts, notebooks, clippings and magazines, anthologies, organizational flyers and other material, 1986-2009, from gay writer, Albert P. Busendorfer. The collection includes Busendorfer's published and unpublished short stories, poetry and novels. The bulk of the collection consists of material Busendorfer produced after his retirement. Materials also document his participation in gay and lesbian senior citizen organizations.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Separated Materials

The following books have been separated from the collection and are cataloged in the ONE Archives library and the USC Cinema Library, respectively:
Reigns, Steven, Jenny Walters, and Dorothy Allison. My life is poetry: An anthology of writings by gay, lesbian, and bisexual seniors. Los Angeles: Grendier P, 2008.
Zimmerman, Tom, Ray Jones, and John Jones. Light and illusion: The Hollywood portraits of Ray Jones. Glendale, CA: Balcony P, 1998.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Gay and lesbian writers
Gay men's writings
Manuscripts
Poetry
Scripts (documents)
Senior citizens
Short stories

 

Albert P. Busendorfer papers

Box 1, Folder 1

"Ben" 2001

Box 1, Folder 2

"Dad, Dalliance, Divorce" undated

Box 1, Folder 3

"Dancin' and Prancin'" undated

Box 1, Folder 4

"Dazed and Crazed" 2004

Box 1, Folder 5

"Doorbell" undated

Box 1, Folder 6

Echo Park Film Center, Seniors Film Workshop 2008-2009

Box 1, Folder 7

"First Liberty" 2002

Box 1, Folder 8

Magic Night 2003

Box 1, Folder 31

Memorial for Ester Bentley 2004

Box 1, Folder 9

More Than Shelter for Seniors attendance sheet circa 2009

Box 1, Folder 10-11

Notebooks, untitled circa 2000-2010

Physical Description: [2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 12

Passages in Time 2002

Box 1, Folder 13

Pioneer Magazine 1989-1990

Box 1, Folder 14

Poetry in published anthologies 1986-2008

Box 1, Folder 15

Poetry manuscripts undated

Box 1, Folder 16-17

Riding My Own Rainbow circa 2007-2010

Physical Description: [2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 18

Rose manuscript and research circa 2009

Box 1, Folder 19

"The Rut Person" undated

Box 1, Folder 20-22

Satire on the Sleuth circa 2009-2010

Physical Description: [3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 23-24

Senior Moments, a Collection of Writings by Seniors 2002-2008

Physical Description: [2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 25

Untitled "Ben" story 2003

Box 1, Folder 26

Untitled manuscript circa 2009

Box 1, Folder 27

Untitled script undated

Box 1, Folder 28

"Where, Oh Where, Did My Persian Lamb Go?" undated

Box 1, Folder 29

"Working Stiff" 2003

Box 1, Folder 30

Writing contests, workshops and anthologies 2009