Bentley (Kevin) Collection of H. Drew Crosby Materials, 1991-1998

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Summary

Title:
Kevin Bentley collection of H. Drew Crosby materials
Dates:
1991-1998
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
.2 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Kevin Bentley collection of H. Drew Crosby materials. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of materials that writer Kevin Bentley compiled about lesbian book collector and dealer H. Drew Crosby, who died in 1996 at the age of 85. There is a videotaped oral history with Crosby from 1991, snapshots of Crosby and her friends, and a 1998 essay Bentley wrote about his relationship with Crosby. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008091; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008519

Acquisition information:
Gift of Kevin Bentley on March 5, 1998.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1991-1998
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Kevin Bentley collection of H. Drew Crosby materials. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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