Schlegel (Richard L.) Papers, 1959-1972

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Summary

Title:
Richard L. Schlegel Papers
Dates:
1959-1972
Creators:
Schlegel, Richard L.
Abstract:
Correspondence, clippings, flyers, legal documents, book notes, organizational prospectus, notes, legal expense records, mailing lists, invoices, personal advertising inquiries, private periodicals (personals), photographs, and other material from Richard L. Schlegel, 1959-1972. Schlegel was a gay civil rights activist who pursued a wrongful termination suit against the Department of the Army to the Supreme Court. During the 1960s and early 1970s he also published two quarterly gay publications based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.5 linear foot. 1 archive carton.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Richard L. Schlegel Papers, Coll2011-087, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, clippings, flyers, legal documents, book notes, organizational prospectus, notes, legal expense records, mailing lists, invoices, personal advertising inquiries, periodicals, photographs, and other material from gay activist and publisher Richard L. Schlegel, 1959-1972. Schlegel was a gay civil rights activist who pursued a wrongful termination suit (circa 1959) against the Department of the Army to the Supreme Court. During the 1960s and early 1970s, he published two mail-order gay quarterly publications: PACE, a Playboy-style magazine for gay and bisexual men, and Gay Male Swinger, "a vehicle for our gay correspondence club") based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collection has two emphases: Schlegel v. United States, Schlegel's wrongful termination suit; and correspondence related to Schlegel's PACE and Gay Male Swinger. Three folders contain domestic and international correspondence largely concerned with personal advertisements to Gay Male Swinger.

Biographical / historical:

Richard L. Schlegel was a gay civil rights activist and publisher who pursued a wrongful termination suit against the Department of the Army to the Supreme Court. In addition, during the 1960s and early 1970s he published two gay quarterly publications based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition information:
April 5, 1982, letter on file discusses Richard Schlegel donation to the International Gay Lesbian Archives.
Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
Date Prepared:
(c) 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-12-10T14:00-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Contact ONE archivist regarding publication and use restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Richard L. Schlegel Papers, Coll2011-087, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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