Partyka (Eugene) and Philip Stuart papers, 1961-2000

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Summary

Title:
Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart papers
Dates:
1961-2000
Creators:
Partyka, Eugene J. (Eugene John) and Stuart, Philip (Philip Stuart Smith)
Abstract:
Correspondence, journals, notebooks, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, scrapbooks, film (home movies), sound recordings, video recordings, uniform accoutrements, and other material, 1961-2000, from Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart. Materials in the collection document the relationship between Partyka and Stuart, as well as Partyka and his former partner Val Sondergaard. The bulk of the collection is Partyka and Stuart's visual works and other creative projects mostly involving photography, writings, drawings, and abstract geometic designs. Also included are documents and memorabilia related to Partyka's status as a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Extent:
13.5 Linear Feet 3 boxes, 4 cartons, 2 photo album boxes, 3 shoeboxes, 4 flat boxes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises correspondence, journals, notebooks, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, scrapbooks, film (home movies), sound recordings, video recordings, uniform accoutrements, and other material, 1961-2000, from Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart. Materials in the collection document the relationship between Partyka and Stuart, as well as Partyka and his former partner Val Sondergaard. The bulk of the collection is Partyka and Stuart's visual works and other creative projects mostly involving photography, writings, drawings, and abstract geometic designs. Also included are documents and memorabilia related to Partyka's status as a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Biographical / historical:

Eugene John Partyka was born on November 2, 1938 in Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Michigan Technological University before serving in the United States Navy from 1961-1971. He received his Masters of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California in 1971. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Partyka worked in sales and program development in multi-media design companies, including Laser Images, Inc. Partyka died November 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California.

Source: Box 1, Folder 1, Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Philip Stuart Smith was born on June 15, 1937. Stuart was partner and creative collaborator to Eugene Partyka. He was also a photographer, and often used the pseudonym Thor Smith. Philip Stuart died of complications from AIDS in February 1986.

Source: Box 1, Folder 29, and Box 2, Folder 15, Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Acquisition information:
Donor and method of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

Formerly boxes #102-A126B, 103-179, 103-180, 103-181, 103-182, 103-183, 103-184, 103-185, 103-186, 103-188, and 103-343. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, March 2015.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Loni Shibuyama
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-04-08 16:29:16 -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] Eugene Partyka and Philip Stuart Papers, Coll2015-008, 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
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