Biography
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Scope and Contents
Related Archival Materials
Separated Materials
Contributing Institution:
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Manuel boyFrank papers
Creator:
boyFrank, Manuel
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-028
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
8 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1916-1984
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, and subject files of Manuel boyFrank, 1916-1984. Manuel boyFrank was a military serviceman, ONE
Incorporated board member, unpublished writer, and gay activist. The collection includes his 1940s correspondence with early
gay activist pioneers Henry Gerber and Frank McCourt as well as his 1950s and 1960s correspondence with ONE Incorporated.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: 1
Biography
Manuel boyFrank was born on May 21, 1900, and raised in Oklahoma. Official records list him as Manuel Boyfrank, ONE Incorporated
records list him as Monwell Boyfrank, and occasional correspondence has him using Manuel Boy Frank or Manuel boy Frank; however,
he most commonly signed his correspondence as Manuel boyFrank. boyFrank served overseas in World War I, then remained enlisted
in the armed forces with stints in the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard until retiring, line-of-duty-disabled, in 1940. boyFrank
went to New York in 1930 where he met gay activist pioneers Henry Gerber and Frank McCourt, but upon his retirement in 1940,
he moved to Southern California where he remained until the final years of his life. He held various jobs in Southern California
before joining the Los Angeles Civil Service, from which he retired in 1965. boyFrank became a Vice President on the board
of ONE Incorporated in 1964 and remained an officer until 1968. boyFrank died January 13, 1982.
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
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Manuel boyFrank Papers, Coll2013-028, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013. Additional materials added by Kyle Morgan, 2015.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, writings, and subject files of Manuel boyFrank, 1916-1984. The correspondence comprises letters written to
and by boyFrank, including correspondence with Henry Gerber, Frank McCourt, and ONE Incorporated. The writings consist of
unpublished stories written by boyFrank. The subject files consist of clippings, transcribed texts from published materials,
correspondence, photographs, and notes and writings by boyFrank on various topics.
Related Archival Materials
Henry Gerber Collection, Coll2013-034, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
ONE Incorporated Records, Coll2011-001, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Separated Materials
The newsletter,
Contacts
Commentary
(June-September 1939), by Henry Gerber, has been separated to the ONE Archives newsletter collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay men
Gay men's writings
Gays -- Correspondence
Gerber, Henry -- Correspondence
McCourt, Frank -- Correspondence
One, Inc -- Correspondence