Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Cleve Boutell papers
- Dates:
- 1949-2008, bulk Bulk, 1956-2007
- Creators:
- Boutell, Cleve M., 1918-2011
- Abstract:
- Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, news clippings and other materials from lesbian writer Cleve Marie Boutell (1918-2011). The bulk of the collection is drafts of fictional works by Cleve Boutell. There is also correspondence with her lesbian sister Hortense "Bo" Boutell (1913-2006), a lieutenant colonel and the first female logistician in the United States Army.
- Extent:
- 7.3 linear feet. 4 archive boxes + 2 flat archive boxes + 1 archive binder.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Cleve Boutell Papers, Coll2013-114, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains manuscripts, news clippings, correspondence, photographs and other materials from lesbian writer Cleve Boutell (1918-2011). The fictional writings series comprises drafts, revisions and final manuscripts of Late in August (1956), A Certain Discontent (1992) and Entrevue (1994-2007), as well as her short stories The Yellow Basket (1950), Eleanore's Story (1986-1991), Rope Dancer (1987) and Uncle Gibeau (1990). The personal papers series comprises correspondence with her lesbian sister Hortense "Bo" Boutell, personal journals, clippings, information regarding the now closed bookstore Page One, and travel photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Cleve Marie Boutell was born in Minnesota on March 27, 1918. She was a lesbian writer who wrote fictional short stories and novels, including The Yellow Basket (1950), Late in August (1956) and A Certain Discontent (1992). She was an avid book collector, an active member of the Feminist Writers Guild, and served as art director for Datamation Magazine. She lived most of her life in Pasadena, California and supported the Pasadena bookstore Page One--Books For and By Women. Cleve died on March 19, 2011 in South Pasadena, California.
Hortense "Bo" Boutell, Cleve's sister, was born on February 12, 1913 in Minnesota. Hortense was active in the United States Army and was the first woman to be accepted into the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. She became a lieutenant colonel, the highest position a woman could obtain at the time, and worked as the Army's first female logistician. After retiring from the Army, Hortense received her MFA from George Washington University and worked as a stained glass artist. She also was a producer for the German film company Ariadne Films. Hortense died on July 15, 2006 in Washington D.C.
Sources:
Chiara, Adriana. "Martial Artist."Crystal City etc. Summer 1993: 10-11, 13. Print.
Box 4, Folder 8, Cleve Boutell Papers, Coll2013-114, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Patricia Cornelius on November 7, 2011.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Jennifer Darwent, November 2013.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Writings
Series 2. Personal papers
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Sponsor:
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Date Prepared:
- (c) 2013
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-04-22T10:42-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Cleve Boutell Papers, Coll2013-114, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771