Mark E. Ouderkirk papers

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Mark E. Ouderkirk papers
Dates: circa1900-1945
Collection Number: 2022-74
Creator/Collector: Mark E. Ouderkirk
Extent: 2 linear feet (2 cartons)
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Mark E. Ouderkirk was an artist and museum professional. This collection includes 24 photograph albums containing photographs dated from the early 1900s to 1940s. Ouderkirk collected vintage photographs that he believed depicted queer people, with a particular focus on gay men, and assembled them into albums that tell an imagined narrative of the lives of queer people in the early 20th century. The collection also includes an audiocassette recording of Paul Monette's commencement address at SUNY Oswego.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Mark E. Ouderkirk papers. Collection Number: 2022-74. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Adam D. Ouderkirk, 2021.

Scope and Content of Collection

Mark E. Ouderkirk was an artist and museum professional. This collection includes 24 photograph albums containing photographs dated from the early 1900s to 1940s. Ouderkirk collected vintage photographs that he believed depicted queer people, with a particular focus on gay men, and assembled them into albums that tell an imagined narrative of the lives of queer people in the early 20th century. The collection also includes an audiocassette recording of Paul Monette's commencement address at SUNY Oswego.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ
Gay men
World War, 1939-1945
Art
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)