Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Overseth, Marcus
- Abstract:
- Photographs, contact sheets, negatives, flyers, essay manuscripts, postcards, an organizational prospectus, and clippings, 1969-1979, from journalist and gay activist Marcus Overseth. Overseth was the editor of the San Francisco Free Press, 1969-1970.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet 1 box.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Marcus Overseth Papers, Coll2011-069, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection comprises photographs, contact sheets, negatives, flyers, essay manuscripts, postcards, an organizational prospectus, and clippings, 1969-1979, from journalist and gay activist Marcus Overseth. The bulk of the collection is photographs and negatives documenting gay activism and demonstrations, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, some of which was used as editorial content in the San Francisco Free Press.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marcus Overseth was the editor of the independent press publication San Francisco Free Press, 1969-1970. He was involved with the Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Liberation Front (1970) and the organization We Are Everywhere, International (circa 1978).
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Marc LaRocque and Loni Shibuyama, October 2014.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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] Marcus Overseth Papers, Coll2011-069, 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