Paul D. Hardman papers
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Title: Paul D. Hardman papers
Dates: 1973-1995
Collection Number: 1996-06
Creator/Collector:
Hardman, Paul D., 1923-
Extent: 1 carton, 1 box (1.4 linear feet)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection documents the political and professional life of activist Paul D. Hardman. It includes correspondence, research
notes for Hardman’s book "Homoaffectionalism: Male Bonding from Gilgamesh to the Present," materials relating to the Alexander
Hamilton Post of the American Legion, legal papers, and subject files. It also contains some materials from the Pride Foundation
and Hardman’s newspaper, "California Voice."
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information
Resources (CLIR).
[Identification of item]. Paul D. Hardman papers. Collection Number: 1996-06. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Arch Wilson in March 1996.
Biography/Administrative History
Paul D. Hardman was a World War II Navy vet and a longtime activist for LGBT veterans. He was born in New York City in 1923.
In 1985 he founded the Alexander Hamilton Post 448 of the American Legion in San Francisco, which was the first predominantly
LGBT post in the nation. He was also one of the founders of the Pride Foundation and the publisher and editor of California
Voice. Hardman died at the age of 72 in San Francisco in 1996.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection documents the political and professional life of activist Paul D. Hardman. It includes correspondence, research
notes for Hardman’s book "Homoaffectionalism: Male Bonding from Gilgamesh to the Present," materials relating to the Alexander
Hamilton Post of the American Legion, legal papers, and subject files. It also contains some materials from the Pride Foundation
and Hardman’s newspaper, "California Voice." The subject files relate primarily to gays and lesbians in the United States
military. Legal papers consist of anti-discrimination lawsuits filed by the Pride Foundation and the Alexander Hamilton Post.
Carton 1 contains correspondence, 1975-1995; book and research material, 1982-1986; materials related to the Alexander Hamilton
Post 448, 1984-1995, California Voice, 1979-1984, and Hardman’s political and professional affiliations, 1975-1994; and subject
files, 1980-1994. Box 1 has subject files, 1982-1994 and legal papers, 1973-1985. GSSO: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_005822
Gay men
Veterans