Separated Materials note
Biography
Acquisition
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Arrangement
Scope and Contents
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Title: Sidney Morris papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.070
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.6 linear feet.
2 archive boxes + 2 archive cartons + 3 archive binders + 1 archive flat box
Date (inclusive): circa 1910-2004
Abstract: Essays, poetry, prose, scripts, playbills, posters, fliers, reviews, clippings, contracts, photographs, audio recordings,
video recordings, correspondence, biographical information, and personal papers documenting Sidney Morris and his lovers,
friends, family, theater productions, and work with the intellectually disabled, 1910-2004. Morris was a playright of roughly
50 plays, including
If This Isn't Love in 1982. Morris also wrote poetry and essays, and published articles on HIV/AIDS.
creator:
Morris, Sidney, (Sidney Morris Fineberg), 1929-2002
Separated Materials note
Separated to the ONE periodical collection
Cruise, v.8, no.36.
The James White Review, Spring/Summer 2002.
Michael's Thing, v.12, no.15, April 12, 1992.
PWA Coalition Newsline, February 1990.
Summer at SAGE, July-August 1993.
Topman, v.3, no.8, June 7, 1982.
Separated to the ONE poster collection
Danny Grossman Dance Company featuring a new work by Danny Grossman. Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto. March 19-23, 1996.
Danny Grossman Dance Company photographic exhibition, 20th anniversary party. Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto. March 25 -
April 5, 1997.
A Queer Stand-Up Comedy Extravaganza featuring Mimi Gonzalez. Women in Music Productions. Best Western Primrose Hotel, Toronto.
October 18, 1997.
Separated to the ONE audiovisual collection
April interview with Sydney Morris. (6 audiocassettes)
Daniel H. Conner poetry reading regarding living with AIDS and being a gay man. (VHS)
"The Effects of the Aging Process on the Treatment of 60+ Year Old Persons with HIV/AIDS." James Lomax moderator. SAGE's Second
National Conference on Aging, New York City, May 5-6, 2000. (audiocassette)
Sydney Morris interview, time 1:29:31. (VHS)
Separated to the ONE pin collection
"sage" printed in gold on a black round pin.
Biography
Sidney Morris Fineberg, known as Sidney Morris, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1929. He first garnered notice in
the theater world in 1963 with his New York production of
A Gallery of Characters. Morris would write roughly 50 plays, over half of which were produced, including
If This Isn't Love in 1982, his most popular work. Morris wrote poetry and essays, and published articles on HIV/AIDS. He helped support himself
by teaching special education classes and drama therapy workshops. He volunteered his time to Senior Action in a Gay Environment
(SAGE) and Cabrini Hospital, and was a member of the Dramatist's Guild, Poetry Society, Holocaust Generation After, and Eulenspiegel
Society. Morris died after a years-long battle with AIDS in 2002. He was survived by his longtime partner, Bert Coffman.
Acquisition
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Literature, 1982-2002, undated
Series 2. Personal and professional papers, 1934-2004
Series 3. Photographs and audiovisual materials, circa 1910-2004
Scope and Contents
Essays, poetry, prose, and scripts written or collected by Sidney Morris; playbills, posters, fliers, reviews, clippings,
contracts, photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings from Morris' theater productions; and correspondence, photographs,
awards, medical records, biographical information, and personal papers documenting Morris and his lovers, friends, family,
and work with the intellectually disabled, circa 1910-2004.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Sidney Morris Papers, Coll2013-070, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Katrina Sire and Kyle Morgan, 2014.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay dramatists--United States
Gay men's writings, American
Gay theater