Finding aid of the Mary Whitlock Photographs
Misha Karbelnig
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
Phone: (213) 741-0094
Fax: (213) 741-0220
Email: askone@onearchives.org
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ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Mary Whitlock Photographs
Collection number: Coll2008-053
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Los Angeles,
California
- Processed by:
- Misha Karbelnig
- Date Completed:
- September 24, 2008
- Encoded by:
- Michael P. Palmer
© 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Mary Whitlock photographs
Dates: 1974-2008.
Bulk Dates: 1974-1990.
Collection number: Coll2008-053
Creator:
Whitlock, Mary
Collection Size: 1 archive carton + 1 archive
half-carton + 1 clamshell binder + 1 oversized box 2 linear
feet
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: Photographic images, including prints,
negatives, and color transparencies (slides), documenting the professional
career and private life of Mary Whitlock between 1974 and 2008. The bulk of the
collection consists of images taken by Whitlock in her capacity as a
professional photographer, documenting the Los Angeles GLBT, in particular the
lesbian, community between 1974 and approximately 1990. The collection also
contains several albums documenting Whitlock's personal relationships with
family and friends, and her life with her partner Nancy Rosenblum, as well as a
small number of clippings, correspondence, brochures, fliers, and
programs.
Languages: Languages represented in
the collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Mary Whitlock photographs, Coll2008-053, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mary Whitlock, July 24, 2008.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Misha Karbelnig,
September 24, 2008.
Processing this collection has been funded
by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.
Biography
To be supplied later.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of photographic images, including prints,
negatives, and color transparencies (slides), documenting the professional
career and private life of Mary Whitlock between 1974 and 2008. The bulk of the
collection consists of images taken by Whitlock in her capacity as a
professional photographer. Several photograph and slide portfolios contain
commercial images; the remaining materials document the Los Angeles GLBT, in
particular the lesbian, community between 1974 and approximately 1990. The
collection also contains several albums documenting Whitlock's personal
relationships with family and friends, and her life with her partner Nancy
Rosenblum; a small number of clippings, correspondence, brochures, fliers, and
programs; and a silver pin with the word "Lesbian" in blue enamel.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lesbians
Photographers
Photographs
Portrait photographers
Box : 1 : 1-33 ; 3 : 1-11
(Oversize) ; 4 : 1-5
Series 1.
Professional Photographs
1974-circa
1990
Series Scope and Content
This series contains photographic images, including prints and
negatives, taken by Mary Whitlock from 1974 to approximately 1990 in her
professional capacity. The materials include a portfolio of images taken early
in Whitlock's career of weddings and catered events; a professional portfolio
binder of 11 x 16-inch black-and-white images of Gay Pride in New York City in
1976 and in Los Angeles in 1984, of the Griffith Park Observatory, and of
various children; and six color slide portfolios from 1984 through 1990,
containing images of Cape Cod National Park, Los Angeles apartment interiors,
Hollywood movie sets, ancient ruins in Mexico and Italy, actors James Coburn
and Nanette Fabray, writer Michael Creighton, and the 1986 Miss Black Los
Angeles contest. The remaining photographs and negatives primarily document the
Los Angeles GLBT, in particular Lesbian, community. GLBT events include a rally
of Lesbians at Boston University in February 1974; the canals of Venice march
by the performance group Sisters of Survival in 1983; a performance by Terry
Wolverton and the MECLA annual dinner, both in 1985; the Lesbian and Gay Health
Conference and an unidentified Connexus event, both in 1987; the UCLA/Woman's
Building "Art Criticism for Women in the 90s" and UCLA "Friends of Women"
conferences, both in 1988; the West Coast Women's Music Festival and dedication
of the Robert Alan Kettelhack Memorial AIDS Chapel at St. Thomas the Apostle
Episcopal Church in Hollywood, both in 1989; undated Stonewall and Liberty Hill
Foundation events; and several unidentified formal and informal events. The
collection also contains photo shoots of GLBT individuals, including Sally
Fiske, Katherine V. Forest, Jim La Maida, Paul Monette, Tori Osborne, and
Yolanda Retter, and an undated photo shoot for a poster for the Los Angeles Gay
& Lesbian Community Services Center (GLCSC).
Box 1 : 1
Professional photographer resume
no date
Box 3 : 1-9 (Oversize)
Portfolio binder
no date
Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 11 x 16
inches.
Box 3 : 1 (Oversize)
Gay Pride, Central Park, New York City
June 1976
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 inches.
Reproduced in
Lesbenpresse, May 1982 (Series 3,
Box 2, Folder 7).
Box 3 : 2 (Oversize)
L.A. Gay Pride
June 1984
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16
inches.
Box 3 : 3 (Oversize)
Two men conversing
no date
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;
11x16.
Box 3 : 4 (Oversize)
Griffith Park Observatory
no date
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;
11x16.
Box 3 : 5 (Oversize)
Landscape
no date
Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 16
inches.
Box 3 : 6-9 (Oversize)
Portraits of Children
no date
Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 16
inches.
Box 3 : 10-11 (Oversize) ; 4 :
1-4
Slide portfolios
1984-1990
Box 3 : 10 (Oversize)
Interiors of apartments just off Beverly Blvd., Los
Angeles
July 1984
Physical Description: 9 slides : col.
Box 3 : 11
(Oversize)
Cape Cod National Park, January 1990 / James Coburn,
circa 1984 / Nanette Fabray, circa 1984 / unidentified man, August 1986 /
Hollywood movie lots, March 1986
circa
1984-1990
Physical Description: 12 slides : col.
Box 4 : 1
Ruins of Tulum, Mexico
December
1985
Physical Description: 2 slides : col.
Box 4 : 2
Unidentified woman / Sheila de Brettville / Judy Chicago
/ Miss Black Los Angeles Contest / Laura Chick / Miss Black Los Angeles 1986 /
Phranc
October 1986
Physical Description: 9 slides : col.
Box 4 : 3
Michael Creighton
November
1986
Physical Description: 9 slides : col.
Box 4 : 4
Rome and Positeno, Italy
1988
Physical Description: 12 slides : col.
Box 1 : 2
Photographs 8x10
1974 - circa
1990
Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 10 inches: Lesbian
Rally, Boston University (February 1974); Pat Akers, Lesbian Comedienne
(1980s); Phranc; Daedalus ultralight airplane (circa 1988) (2); men in drag
(2).
Box 1 : 3
Sisters of Survival, Venice Canals
August 6,
1983
Physical Description: 2 proof sheets : b&w ; 2 sets of negatives
(92072, 92073).
Box 1 : 4
Crossroads School, Santa Monica, graduation
May 1984
Physical Description: 1 set of negatives.
Box 1 : 5
MECLA Dinner, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles
March 16,
1985
Physical Description: 5 proof sheets : b&w ; 5 sets of negatives
(645-648, 690).
Box 1 : 6
Sally Fiske
May 1985
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(5879).
Box 1 : 7
Jim La Maida
May 1985
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(5911).
Box 1 : 8
Terry Wolverton performance
June 1985
Physical Description: 4 sets of negatives.
Box 1 : 9
Unidentified formal event
circa 1985
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet (100) : b&w.
Box 1 : 10
Unidentified woman
circa 1985
Physical Description: 1 set of negatives (31919).
Box 1 : 11
Unidentified casual event (?Business and Professional
Association [BAPA])
circa 1985
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(717).
Box 1 : 12
Stonewall event
circa 1985
Physical Description: 6 proof sheets : b&w ; 5 sets of negatives
(210-214).
Box 1 : 13
Gloria Allred at Boys' Market, Marina del Rey
November 1986
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(00-850).
Box 1 :
14
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Los
Angeles
March
27-29, 1987
Physical Description: 6 proof sheets : b&w ; 6 sets of negatives (6,
10-16).
Box 1 : 15
Connexxus Event: Karen Sterling, Lorraine Jardine, Del
Martinez, Pat Martel
May 1987
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 inches ; 1 proof
sheet (#4) : b&w ; 2 sets of negatives (2 and 4 of 4).
Box 1 : 16
Katherine V. Forrest
November 9,
1987
Physical Description: 1 book + 1 letter ; 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x
11 inches ; 5 photographs : b&w ; 4 x 6 inches.
Box 1 : 17
UCLA/Woman's Building: Art Criticism for Women in the
90s
January 23,
1988
Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 5 x 7 inches ; 1 proof
sheet (4 of 5) : b&w ; 5 sets of negatives (1-5 of 5).
Box 1 : 18
UCLA Friends of Women
February 22,
1988
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet (2 of 3) : b&w ; 3 sets of
negatives (1-3 of 3).
Box 1 : 19
Yolanda Retter, for the
Advocate
August 29,
1988
Physical Description: 1 set of negatives.
Box 1 : 20
Alex Dobkin, Irene Pinn, Nancy Rosenblum
1988
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w.
Box 1 : 21
Yosemite Association weekend trip
August 6,
1989
Physical Description: 2 proof sheets : b&w ; 3 sets of
negatives.
Box 1 : 22
West Coast Women's Music Festival
September
3-4,1989
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of
negatives.
Box 1 :
23
Robert Alan Kettlehack Memorial AIDS Chapel, St. Thomas
the Apostle Episcopal Church, Hollywood, Calif.
November
4-5, 1989
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 4 sets of
negatives.
Box 1 : 24
Xavier Elaine Hall, Lesbian & Gay Public Awareness
Project
June 23,
1990
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 inches ; 1 news
clipping.
Box 4 : 5
Early Portfolio: Wedding and Catered Events
no date
Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. ; 3 x 5 inches ; 25
photographs : col. ; 4 x 6 inches.
Box 1 : 25
Tom Clark
no date
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(06-851).
Box 1 : 26
Marylyn Donahue / Phranc
no date
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet (1908) : b&w.
Box 1 : 27
GLCSC (Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center, Los
Angeles) Poster
no date
Physical Description: 5 proof sheets : b&w ; 5 sets of negatives
(97-186 through 97-190).
Box 1 : 28
Bud Cort & 2 unidentified men, Liberty Hill Foundation
event
no date
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8x10.
Box 1 : 29
Paul Monette
no date
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(07-156).
Box 1 : 30
Torie Osborne
no date
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7
inches.
Box 1 : 31
Unidentified event / personal
no date
Physical Description: 1 set of negatives (90588).
Box 1 : 32
Unidentified male
no date
Physical Description: 1 proof sheet : b&w ; 1 set of negatives
(07-728).
Box 1 : 33
Unidentified women's event (?June Swoon)
no date
Physical Description: 1 set of negatives.
Box : 4 :
6-9
Series 2.
Personal Photographs
circa
1980-2008
Series Scope and Content
This series contains 3 albums: an album of a trip Whitlock took with
her partner Nancy Rosenblum to Zion National Park in 1985; a family photograph
album dated approximately 1991-1998; and a miniature album containing travel
and family gatherings in 2001. The series also contains a small number of
miscellaneous personal photographs found loose in the collection.
Box 4 : 6
Photoalbum, Mary Whitlock & Nancy Rosenblum, Zion
National Park trip
1985
Box 4 : 7
Family photoalbum
1991-1998
Box 4 : 9
Miscellaneous Personal Photographs
no date
Physical Description: 2 photographs : col. ; wallet ; 8 photographs :
col. ; 4 x 6 inches ; 1 photograph : col. ; 3.5 x 5 inches.
Box : 2 : 1-10
Series 3.
Papers
1975-2008
Series Scope and Content
This series contains clippings, correspondence, brochures, fliers,
and programs dating from 1973-2007, as well as a personal datebook for
2004.
Box 2 : 1
Books Removed from Collection
1973-2001
Box 2 : 5
Fem; Publicacion Feminista
Mensual
July 1990
Box 2 : 7
Lesbenpresse
May 1982
Physical Description: Page 26 reproduces image of Gay Pride, Central
Park, New York City, June 1976 (Series 1, Box 3, Item 1).
Box 2 : 8
Lesbian Herstory Archives
June 1975
Box 2 : 9
Yoland Retter memorial service
September 29,
2007
Box 2 :
10
Women's Music and Comedy Festival
August
31-September 3 1984
Box : 3 : 12 (Oversize)
Series 4.
Memorabilia
circa 1980
Series Scope and Content
This series consists of a single undated silver pin with the word
"Lesbian" in blue enamel.
Box 3 : 12
"Lesbian" silver and blue enamel pin
no date
