Suzi Nash Papers, 1982-2006

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Summary

Creators:
Nash, Suzi
Abstract:
Clippings, a sound recording on compact disc, and material from women's liberation groups and gay and lesbian organizations, 1982-2006, collected by lesbian musician, Suzi Nash. Nash was a Philadelphia resident who, in 2005, wrote and recorded an album of children's music for children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) families, entitled Rainbow Sprinkles.
Extent:
0.4 linear foot. 1 archive carton.
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Suzi Nash Papers, Coll2013-033, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises clippings, a promotional postcard, and a compact disc for Suzi Nash's album, Rainbow Sprinkles, a collection of "children's songs designed to empower children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families." The collection also includes clippings, mailers, promotional material, newsletters, a press kit, and other material for a variety of women's liberation and gay and lesbian organizations, mostly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Delaware Valley.

Biographical / historical:

Suzi Nash is a lesbian musician and Philadelphia resident who worked in various capacities in children's theater and television, as well as sung for the Latin band, Avila. In the 1990s, Nash worked as an associate producer and performer on the Bozo the Clown show.

In the 2000s, Nash wrote the weekly "Family Portraits" column for the Philadelphia Gay News and also hosted "Twisted Karaoke" nights at Sisters nightclub in Philadelphia. In 2005, Nash wrote and recorded an album of children's music entitled Rainbow Sprinkles, a collection of "children's songs designed to empower children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families."

Acquisition information:
Received from Suzi Nash, 2008.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, April 2013.

Arrangement:

One folder and a compact disc of Suzi Nash's Rainbow Sprinkles is at the beginning of the collection. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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 #, or item name] Suzi Nash Papers, Coll2013-033, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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