Volk (Don) Papers, 1976-1987

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Summary

Title:
Don Volk Papers
Dates:
1976-1987
Creators:
Volk, Don
Abstract:
Correspondence, article manuscripts, periodical list, handwritten book reviews, research bibliography, and clipping from gay journalist, Don Volk, 1976-1987. Volk was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers in the mid 1980s. He also served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, circa 1987.
Containers:
Folder: 1
Extent:
0.1 linear foot. [1 folder]
Language:
Preferred citation:

Don Volk Papers, Coll2011-097, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, article manuscripts, periodical list, handwritten book reviews, research bibliography, and clipping from gay journalist, Don Volk, 1976-1987. Volk was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers in the mid 1980s. The collection includes a 1976 letter to UCLA psychologist, Evelyn Hooker, regarding Volk's research for an article.

Biographical / historical:

Don Volk was an aspiring dancer who became a journalist in his mid-30s. He was a news editor for the Los Angeles gay newsmagazine Frontiers. He also served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, circa 1986-1987.

Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
Date Prepared:
(c) 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-05-29T18:36-0700

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Don Volk Papers, Coll2011-097, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
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