Finding Aid to the Joseph J. Hayes Papers, 1972-1979 Coll2014-071
Loni Shibuyama
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Joseph J. Hayes papers
creator:
Hayes, Joseph, J.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014-071
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 carton.
Date (inclusive): 1972-1979
Abstract: Manuscript drafts, correspondence, clippings, administrative records, and a gay studies course proposal, 1972-1979, from Joseph
J. Hayes. In the 1970s, Hayes was an Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton.
Biography
In the 1970s, Joseph J. Hayes was an Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton. He is known
for coining the term "Gayspeak," the title of his article on gay slang published in the
Quarterly Journal of Speech in 1976.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Joseph J. Hayes Papers, Coll2014-071, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, September 2014.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises manuscript drafts, correspondence, clippings, administrative records, and a gay studies course proposal,
1972-1979, from English professor Joseph J. Hayes. The collection includes manuscript drafts and research material for Hayes'
articles on gay slang, homosexuality, and the semantics of the word "lewd." Administrative records document Hayes' participation
in the Homosexual Rights Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California chapter, and a gay students
conference held at the University of California, Irvine, in 1972.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay and lesbian studies
Gay men's writings
Gays in higher education
Gay community--Slang
Hayes, Joseph, J.
Box 1, Folder 1
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California and Orange County, correspondence and administrative records
1973
Box 1, Folder 2
"The Body Politic: Notes on the Nature of Eros" reprint, by Joseph J. Hayes
1972
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence
1976, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Gay literature course proposal
1975
Box 1, Folder 5
Gay students conference, correspondence and administrative records
1972
Box 1, Folder 6
"Gayspeak" manuscript drafts and research material
1976-1979
Box 1, Folder 7-8
Gaythink Conference correspondence and administrative records
1975-1978
Box 1, Folder 9
"Notes on the semantics of 'lewd,'" correspondence, typescript, and clippings
1972-1973
Box 1, Folder 10
Notes, miscellaneous
undated
