Finding Aid to the F. Kenneth Barta Papers, circa 1954-1975 Coll2014.060
Loni Shibuyama
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: F. Kenneth Barta papers
creator:
Barta, F. Kenneth, Rev.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.060
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
1 carton.
Date (inclusive): circa 1954-1975
Abstract: Clippings, brochures, administrative records, theater programs, notes, and a poem, circa 1954-1975, from Reverend F. Kenneth
Barta, former member of the Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile (SCCRH). The collection includes administrative
records from SCCRH, and subject files on homosexuality, censorship, religion, and legal issues.
Biography
F. Kenneth Barta was born on April 5, 1924 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He worked as a rector in Episcopal churches in the
Virgin Islands, Florida, and California; and as a chaplain for Veterans Affairs hospitals in California.
In the 1960s, he was a member of Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile and One Incorporated. Barta died
on August 4, 2012.
Source: "Obituary: F. Kenneth Rev. Canon Barta."
U-T San Diego, September 2, 2012. Accessed October 2, 2014.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/utsandiego/obituary.aspx?n=f-kenneth-rev-canon-barta&pid=159576696
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] F. Kenneth Barta Papers, Coll2014-060, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Katrina Sire and Loni Shibuyama, September 2014.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises clippings, brochures, administrative records, theater programs, notes, and a poem, circa 1954-1975,
from Reverend F. Kenneth Barta, former member of the Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile (SCCRH). The
collection includes administrative records from SCCRH; materials from Glide Foundation and the Council on Religion and the
Homosexual in San Francisco; and subject files on homosexuality, censorship, religion, and legal issues. The collection also
includes flyers and publicity material from gay organizations such as Christopher Street West, Dignity, and the Metropolitan
Community Church; as well as the anti-obscenity organizations Citizens for Decent Literature and California League Enlisting
Action Now (CLEAN).
Arrangement
Two folders with unsorted clippings are at the end of the collection. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.
Separated Materials
The following have been separated to the ONE periodicals collection:
Adz Gayzette (1 issue, 1971)
Barfly Western Edition 1973
Berkeley Barb (1 issue, 1971)
Concern, Newsletter of the Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile (9 issues, 1966-1967)
Dignity Newsletter (2 issues, 1971)
Justice Weekly (4 issues, 1966)
Mazatlaners Quarterly (1971-1972)
Metropolitan Community Church newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 47 (May 10, 1970)
"Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida: a report of the Florida Legistlative Investigation Committee" (Tallahassee, Florida,
January 1964), has been separated to the ONE pamphlet collection.
"Gay is Good" button and bumper sticker have been separated to the ONE ephemera collection.
Western Photography Guild, b&w photograph has been separated to the Gay Erotic Studio Photography Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Censorship
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Gays -- Religious life
Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Barta, F. Kenneth, Rev.
Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile
Box 1, Folder 1
Business and identification cards
undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Citizens for Decent Literature and California League Enlisting Action Now (CLEAN) mailings
1962-1966
Box 1, Folder 3
Classified advertisement clippings
1965-1968
Box 1, Folder 4
Gay organizations, other
1968-1972
Box 1, Folder 5
Glide and Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH)
1964-1966
Box 1, Folder 6
Glide, National Forum on Sex and Drugs
circa 1971
Box 1, Folder 7
Homosexuality, clippings and publications
1965-1968
Box 1, Folder 8
Homosexuality and religion, clippings and publications
1966-1970
Box 1, Folder 9
Legal issues, clippings
circa 1966
Box 1, Folder 10
Men's wear, clippings and catalogs
circa 1965-1975
Box 1, Folder 12
Obscenity and censorship, clippings and publications
1954-1969
Box 1, Folder 14-15
Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile (SCCRH), administrative records and correspondence
1966-1972
Box 1, Folder 16
Theater and performing arts flyers and programs
circa 1965-1975
Box 1, Folder 17-18
Clippings, unsorted
circa 1965-1975
