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2004-04
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Title: David M. Baker Papers
Dates: 1900-2002
Bulk Dates: 1950-2000
Collection number: 2004-04
Collection Size:
3.75 linear feet
3 Cartons
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract: Photographs, photograph albums, scrapbook albums, ephemera, and correspondence of David M. Baker, one of the writers of the
collaborative gay play Crimes Against Nature. Ephemera and photographs include those specific to the cast and reviews of the
play.
Physical location: Stored at the Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, California
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
David M. Baker Papers, 2004-04, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs, photograph albums, scrapbook albums, ephemera, and correspondence of David Baker, one of the writers of the
collaborative gay play "Crimes Against Nature." Ephemera, scrapbooks and photographs include those specific to the cast and
reviews of the play. Extensive newspaper clippings on the play and performances. Other items include numerous family photographs,
programs and playbills for other plays [with both gay and straight themes], extensive correspondence with father, cards and
postcards, ephemera, and information on his AIDS regimen and alternative therapies. The correspondence and photographs trace
David Baker's relationship with his father from his childhood, through college, and his subsequent diagnosis with AIDS. Journals
have dated entries.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Gay dramatists
Gay actors
Drama -- Stories, plots, etc.
AIDS (Disease)