Biographical / Historical
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Contributing Institution:
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title:
Kent
Garvey
photographs
Creator:
Garvey,
Kent
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012-043
Identifier/Call Number: 371
Physical Description:
5.9 Linear Feet
7 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1970-2000
Abstract: Slides, contact sheets, negatives, photographic prints, and papers, circa 1970-2000, from photojournalist
Kent
Garvey
, whose photographs appeared in gay and lesbian newspapers such as the
Advocate and
Update. Materials in the collection mostly document gay and lesbian events in California such as pride parades, chorus concerts,
marching band performances, AIDS benefits, protest marches, gay athletic competitions, men's beauty pageants, drag, and fundraisers
for LGBT organizations.
Language of Material:
English
.
Biographical / Historical
Oren
Kent
Garvey
was born in 1941. He was an independent photojournalist whose photographs in appeared in gay and lesbian newspapers such
as
Advocate and
Update. He was also a member of the Great American Yankee (GAY) Freedom Band in the early 1980s. Garvey died in 2010.
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Publication Rights
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mathew Grace, dated December 4, 2013.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name]
Kent
Garvey
Photographs, Coll2012-043, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the California State Library. Processed by Loni Shibuyama,
2020.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises slides, contact sheets, negatives, photographic prints, and papers, 1970-2000, from photojournalist
Kent
Garvey
, whose photographs appeared in gay and lesbian newspapers such as the
Advocate and
Update. The photographs document a variety of gay and lesbian-related activities, including gay pride celebrations in Los Angeles,
San Francisco and San Diego; Gay Games competitions in San Francisco and Seattle; Gay Men's Chorus concerts; performances
of the Great American Yankee Freedom Band; the 1987 March on Washington; fundraisers for AIDS-related organizations; the Supermen
pageants; drag pageants; Sunset Junction Street Fairs; Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center (Los Angeles LGBT Center)
events; and local organizational and government meetings.
The papers document Garvey's membership in the Great American Yankee (GAY) Freedom Band; as well as an incident in 1989 in
which he was shot by an unknown assailant outside of a gay nightclub.
Arrangement
Photographic materials were originally stored in binders organized by the collection creator,
Kent
Garvey
. The contents of the binders were transferred to folders. The titles of the binders are retained and are arranged in alphabetical
order with untitled folders at the end. Three additional folders of papers are arranged at the end of the collection.
Related Materials
Advocate Records, Coll2012-030, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Christopher Street West Association Records, Coll2012-134, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Gay Bands Collection, Coll2011-043, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Great American Yankee Freedom Band collection, Coll2008-012, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS activists
Gay athletes
Gay community -- Photographs
Gay musicians
Gay photographers
Gay pride parades -- California
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists
Christopher Street West Association
Gay Games
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Great American Yankee Freedom Band
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center