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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Marcus Overseth papers
creator:
Overseth, Marcus
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011-069
Identifier/Call Number: 212
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 box.
Date (inclusive): 1969-1979, 2019
Abstract: Photographs, contact sheets, negatives, flyers, essay manuscripts, postcards, an organizational prospectus, and clippings,
1969-1979, from journalist and gay activist Marcus Overseth. Overseth was the editor of the
San Francisco Free Press, 1969-1970.
Container: 1
Marcus Overseth was the editor of the independent press publication
San Francisco Free Press, 1969-1970. He was involved with the Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Liberation Front (1970) and the organization We Are Everywhere,
International (circa 1978).
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Marcus Overseth Papers, Coll2011-069, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Collection processed by Marc LaRocque and Loni Shibuyama, October 2014.
The collection comprises photographs, contact sheets, negatives, flyers, essay manuscripts, postcards, an organizational prospectus,
and clippings, 1969-1979, from journalist and gay activist Marcus Overseth. The bulk of the collection is photographs and
negatives documenting gay activism and demonstrations, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, some of which was used as
editorial content in the
San Francisco Free Press.
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay activists -- California -- San Francisco
Gay community -- California -- San Francisco
Gay community -- Photographs
Gay journalists
Gay press publications