Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Finding aid of the Matthew and Buddy of Glendale Photograph
Albums
Coll2009-009
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Title: Matthew and Buddy of Glendale photograph
albums
Dates: 1934-1993
Collection number: Coll2009-009
Creator:
Schmidt, Matthew J.,
1918-2007
Creator:
Antunes, Albert
Collection Size: 4.0 linear feet
(3 archive boxes and 1 oversize box).
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of the
photograph albums of Matthew Schmidt and Albert Antunes (pseudonyms: Matthew
and Buddy of Glendale). The early albums document the Los Angeles non-bar gay
scene from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s, and contain many photographs of the
elaborate costume parties the couple threw at their home. The later albums
document the couple's extensive world travels. The collection also includes a
small amount of printed and manuscript materials, including a 1934 letter to
Matthew Schmidt from Mae West.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection: English
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
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).
Matthew and Buddy of Glendale photograph albums, Coll2009-009, ONE
National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
The collection was donated by Albert Antunes (Buddy of Glendale) on
April 9, 2009.
Processed by Stacy Wierenga on August 25, 2009.
To be supplied later.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of the photograph albums of Matthew
Schmidt and Albert Antunes (pseudonyms: Matthew and Buddy of Glendale), from
approximately 1965 to 1993, including photographs of elaborate costume parties
the couple threw at their home, and their extensive world travels. The
collection also includes a small amount of printed and manuscript materials,
including a program, circa 1957, for the Jewel Box Revue drag review, and a
1934 letter from Mae West.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Antunes, Albert
(pseudonym: Buddy of Glendale)
Buddy of
Glendale
Entertaining.
Gays--Social life and
customs
Matthew of
Glendale
Parties
Photograph Albums
Photographs
Schmidt, Matthew J.
(pseudonym: Matthew of Glendale), 1918-2007
Travel