Quitman Lynch (John) and Hal Rebarich Papers, circa 1900-2012

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Summary

Title:
John Quitman Lynch and Hal Rebarich papers
Dates:
circa 1900-2012
Creators:
Lynch, John Quitman
Abstract:
Photographs, artwork, correspondence, family history records, and personal papers of John Quitman Lynch and Hal Rebarich, circa 1900-2012. Residents of New York; Long Beach, California; and Portland, Oregon, John Quitman Lynch, a painter, and Hal Rebarich, a United States postal worker, were partners for over fifty years.
Containers:
Box: 1-7
Box: 8-22
Box: 23-24
Extent:
29 Linear Feet 5 archive boxes + 15 archive cartons + 3 archive flat boxes + 5 flat files
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] John Quitman Lynch and Hal Rebarich Papers, Coll2014-017, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs, drawings, sketches, correspondence, clippings, fliers, programs, school records, posters, manuscripts, notes, wills, trusts, deeds, estate records, financial records, and receipts documenting the family, friends, home life, artwork, antiques business, travels, properties, activities, and interests of John Quitman Lynch and, to a lesser extent, Hal Rebarich.

Biographical / historical:

John Quitman Lynch was born on October 9, 1931, and raised in Long Beach, California. He demonstrated an early proficiency in drawing and spent years studying art. Harold William Rebarich was born on May 4, 1927, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He served in the United States Army, received an honorable discharge in 1947, and settled in Southern California where he met Lynch.

In the early 1950s, Lynch worked at the Long Beach Public Library and fought a Selective Service draft notice as a conscientious objector. In the 1950s, Lynch and Rebarich moved to Greenwich Village, New York, where Lynch pursued his painting and was even offered tutelage by painter Paul Cadmus. By the early 1960s, they were back in Long Beach, where they remained for the next 25-plus years. In 1962, Lynch got a job with the art department at California State University, Long Beach, where he worked for the next thirteen years. In 1963, Rebarich joined the United States Postal Service, where he worked for the next 26 years. In the mid-to-late 1980s, Lynch moved to Portland to care for his elderly aunt. After her death, he inherited the home and lived there the rest of his life. Although Lynch and Rebarich visited one another, Rebarich remained in their Rose Avenue house in Long Beach.

Lynch had numerous gallery showings from the 1960s to the 1990s, both in Southern California and in the Portland area. Lynch signed most of his paintings and drawings with the moniker "Quitman." Lynch and Rebarich had a side business selling antiques and collectibles both in Long Beach and in Portland. Rebarich died in November 2006 and Lynch in December 2009.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by the John Quitman Lynch trust, 2009-2010.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Kyle Morgan and volunteers, 2014.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Personal papers, circa 1919-2012

Series 2. Photographs, circa 1900-2008

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kyle Morgan
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-07-08 19:38:06 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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:

[Box/folder #, or item name] John Quitman Lynch and Hal Rebarich Papers, Coll2014-017, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu
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