Gay Sunshine Collection, 1965-1985

Summary

Title:

Gay Sunshine collection

Dates:

1965-1985

Creators:

Abstract:

Extent:

2 folders

Language:

Preferred citation:

Gay Sunshine collection. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains letters written to Winston Leyland and Gay Sunshine Press. Notable correspondents include composer Ned Rorem; Daniel Curzon (aka Daniel R. Brown, author of "Something You Can Do in the Dark"); Alain-Emmanuel Dreuilhe (author of "La Societe Invertie" and "Corps a Corps"); Jean-Luc Pinard-Lectry (editor of "Masques" and author of "La Maman et le Pederaste"); and poet Edward Field. There are also a few photographs of Rorem and an interview with Curzon and the first two-thirds of an article possibly titled "The Lineage" about Gavin Arthur and his relationship with Edward Carpenter, and their connection to Walt Whitman. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008091

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Literature
Publishing
Literature and Poetry
Correspondence

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.

Date Prepared:

1965-1985

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Gay Sunshine collection. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:

GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US

Contact:

(415) 777-5455

reference@glbthistory.org

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