Finding aid for the Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette, 1985-1995 LSC.2118
Finding aid prepared by Gloria Gonzalez with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, October 2012; machine-readable finding aid
created by Caroline Cubé.
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Title: Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette
source:
Hendrix, Kathleen
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2118
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear Feet
(1 half document box)
Date (inclusive): 1985-1995
Abstract: Kathleen Hendrix, humanitarian and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was a friend of both Paul Monette (1945-1995) and
his partner in later life, Winston Wilde. Monette is best known for his contributions to contemporary gay American literature
as a novelist and poet. The Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette includes materials gifted to Hendrix by Monette, including
a limited edition two volume set of essays and poems, as well as items collected by Hendirx related to Monette and his work.
The collection contains photographs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathleen Hendrix, 2012.
[Identification of item], Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette (Collection 2118). UCLA Library Special Collections,
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9971053143606533
Kathleen Hendrix was a friend of both Paul Monette (1945-1995) and his partner in later life Winston Wilde. From 1974-1993
Hendrix worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, reporting on a variety of social and political issues in America
and abroad including feminism, activism, the Vietnam War, and globalization. Hendrix also worked for the United States Department
of State where she focused on human rights issues and assisted in planning the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women
in 1995. Paul Monette is known for his work as a novelist and poet in the genre of contemporary gay American literature. His
work includes
Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir (1988);
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (1992), which won the National Book Award for nonfiction the same year; and
Last Watch of the Night: a collection of essays (1994). The Hendrix Collection on Paul Monette contains materials acquired by Hendrix during their friendship, including
a gifted limited edition collection of essays and poems by Monette, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera.
The Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette contains greeting cards, photographs, newspaper clippings and other ephemera,
a limited edition set of essays and poems, and documents related to Monette and his work. Newspaper clippings include author
interviews with Monette from the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, as well as award announcements, obituaries, and memorial
pieces. Documents include Monette's descriptions of arrangements for the Monette/Horowitz Trust and the Kolzak Prizes after
his death; also included in the collection are three items written by Monette for Stephen Kolzak, a variety of handwritten
notes from Monette to Hendrix inscribed on the title pages of novel manuscripts, and a program from Paul's memorial service
in 1995.
Paul Monette papers (Collection 1707). UCLA Library Special Collections.
Finding aid available on the Online Archive of California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Monette, Paul -- Archives
Hendrix, Kathleen
box 1
Limited edition two volume set of essays and poems titled Last Watch of the Night circa early 1990s
box 1
Photographs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, documents and ephemera 1985-1995
Photographs include a page of descriptions written by Hendrix. Newspaper clippings include author interviews with Monette,
award announcements, book reviews, obituaries, and memorial pieces. Documents are Monette's descriptions of arrangements for
the Monette/Horowitz Trust and the Kolzak Prizes after his death; ephemera includes items written by Monette for Stephen Kolzak,
a variety of handwritten notes from Monette to Hendrix inscribed on the title pages of novel manuscripts, a Monette memorial
button, and a program Paul's memorial service in 1995.