Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Performing Arts collection
creator:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2007.016
Physical Description:
81 Linear Feet
78 archive cartons, 2 flat boxes
Date (inclusive): 1937-2012
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: Programs, flyers, press kits, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings including reviews, and periodicals primarily
documenting gay and lesbian actors and theater 1980-2000. The core of this artificial collection was formed from performing
arts materials from the collection of Ken Dickmann, supplemented with materials from the Purple Circuit collection, an information
clearinghouse for gay and lesbian theater, founded by Bill Kaiser.
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.
Preferred Citation
Box #, folder #, Performing Arts Collection, Coll2007-016, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Materials acquired from the collections of Ken Dickmann and the Purple Circuit.
Processing Information
Finding aid derived from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Performing Arts Collection InMagic database (I:\Catalogs\ADAMS\pac.tba).
Date of compilation and identity of compiler of database unknown. Database converted and edited by Michael Oliveira, December
2007. An additional 17.25 linear feet of material was added to collection and processed by Michael Oliveira, April 2014.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Administrative History
The core of this collection consists of performing arts materials from the collection of Ken Dickmann, supplemented by materials
from the Purple Circuit, an information clearinghouse for gay and lesbian theater, founded Bill Kaiser.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of programs, flyers, press kits, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings including reviews,
and periodicals documenting gay and lesbian actors and theater from 1980-2000. This collection was assembled from performing
arts materials from the collection of Ken Dickmann and the Purple Circuit, an information clearinghouse for gay and lesbian
theater, founded Bill Kaiser.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged alphabetically original folder title, which includes proper names and performance titles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors and theater
Comedy
Drag shows
Drama
Gay actors
Gay dramatists
Gay theater
Historical drama
Homosexuality and theater
Homosexuality in the theater
Lesbian actresses
Lesbian dramatists
Lesbian theater
Monologue
One-act plays
Performing artists
Radical theater
Stage adaptations
Dickmann, Ken
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Kaiser, Bill (William Kaiser)