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  • Biography
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Arrangement
  • Separated Materials
  • Related Archival Materials

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
    Title: Gale Hunt papers
    creator: Hunt, Gale
    Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-113
    Physical Description: 13.5 Linear Feet 3 archive boxes + 2 archive cartons + 4 archive binder boxes + 2 archive shoeboxes + 3 flat archive boxes.
    Date (inclusive): 1915-1999
    Date (bulk): bulk
    Abstract: Sheet music, writings, corrspondence, personal papers, subject files, photographs and sound recordings, circa 1915-1999, from composer Gale Hunt (also known as Gary Borden Hall). The bulk of the collection pertains to Hunt's original musical, A San Francisco Sunday (1994), for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics. The collection also includes papers and photographs documenting Hunt's personal life and extended family.

    Biography

    Gale Borden Hunt was born on February 19, 1914, and grew up in Wallace, Idaho, before moving to Spokane, Washington, during his high school years. Following high school, Hunt moved to Los Angeles where he earned his degree from Los Angeles State College. He married a woman named Madeleine and had a son, David. They raised their son into the mid-1970s until Madeleine's death. Hunt served in the 19th Medical General Laboratory for the United States Army Service Forces, then worked as an analyst for the Pacific Telephone Company from 1948 until he retired in 1979.
    Hunt was a composer who published original sheet music beginning in the 1940s. He spent much of his retirement years traveling, as well as writing and recording the book, music, and lyrics for his original musical, A San Francisco Sunday (also known as Lucky Sunday), written under the pseudonym Gary Borden Hall. The musical centers on the lives of same-sex parents and transgender individuals.
    Hunt died on April 29, 1999, in Los Angeles, California.

    Conditions Governing 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.

    Acquisition

    Donor and date of acquisition unknown.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder #, or item name] Gale Hunt papers, Coll2013-113, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama with assistance from Sarah Wilson, January 2014.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection comprises music compositions, writings, personal papers, subject files, photographs and sound recordings, circa 1915-1999, from composer Gale Hunt (also known as Gary Borden Hall). The bulk of the collection comprises sheet music, lyrics, scripts, copyright documents, sound recordings and other material from Hunt's songwriting career and particularly his original musical, A San Francisco Sunday (also known as Lucky Sunday), written under the pseudonym Gary Borden Hall. His personal papers include correspondence, family history documents, a scrapbook, yearbooks and school records, travel documents, and other material documenting Hunt's education, job history, travels, and family relations. The subject files comprise clippings and articles, publicity and informational material, and annotated material. The collection also includes photograph albums, photographs, and negatives documenting Hunt's travels, home life, friends, past work experience, and attendance at a gay pride parade in San Francisco, circa 1915-1997.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged in the following series:
    Series 1. Music composition and writings
    Series 2. Personal papers
    Series 3. Subject files
    Series 4. Photographs
    Series 5. Sound recordings

    Separated Materials

    Separated to the ONE library:
    Jay, Michael. Gay Love Signs. Penguin Books USA Inc., 1980.
    Laurents, Arthur. A Clearing in the Woods. New York: Random House, 1957.
    Separated to the ONE audiovisual collection:
    The AIDS Show (VHS)
    Between The Lines, July Edition, GCN/Nashville (VHS)
    Rick Burd, Gay Comedian, Stand-Up NY Comedy Club, 5 minutes (VHS)
    Cerebral Accident (VHS)
    IDA Gaymes, 11/9/93 (VHS)
    La Cage Aux Folles, Color, M1201580, French with English Subtitles, 1979 (VHS)
    Pool Days, Director-Brian Sloan, 25 minutes, Partial Assembly, NYU/GFTV (VHS)
    Quinn, 190 E 2nd Street #15 NYC 10009 (VHS)

    Related Archival Materials

    Performing Arts Collection, Coll2007-016, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Gay men and musicals
    Sheet music
    Correspondence
    Musical theater -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Gay composers
    Photographs
    Audiocassettes
    Hunt, Gale