Finding Aid to the Dale Reynolds Papers, 1974-2011 Coll2015-007

Loni Shibuyama

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

909 West Adams Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90007

(213) 821-2771

askone@usc.edu

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Title: Dale Reynolds papers

creator: Reynolds, Dale, IV (Arthur Dale)

Identifier/Call Number: Coll2015-007

Physical Description: 4.8 Linear Feet 3 boxes, 1 flat box.

Date (inclusive): 1974-2011

Abstract: Correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The collection includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded interviews, and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry and for his published book L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.

Biographical / Historical

Arthur Dale Reynolds IV was born in Santa Ana, California on February 9, 1944. Reynolds served in the United States Navy and attended US International University in San Diego, California. He worked as a development assistant for Zelda Rubinstein before working as a producer and actor in film and the Los Angeles theater community. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Reynolds also wrote articles on the entertainment industry for numerous gay and lesbian magazines. In 1982, he co-founded the Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Entertainment Industry. As of 2015, Reynolds is a resident of Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.

Source: [Box 2, Folder 41] Dale Reynolds Papers, Coll2015-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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

Gift of Dale Reynolds, donated on April 6 and October 25, 2011.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #, or item name] Dale Reynolds Papers, Coll2015-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama with assistance from Sarah Wilson, March 2015.

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The collection includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded interviews, and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles and published book L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California. The bulk of the audiocassettes are interviews Reynolds conducted with actors, film directors, and other personalities, and were used for research on magazine articles he wrote covering the entertainment industry.

Arrangement

This collection is divided into two series: (Series 1) Personal papers and (Series 2) Audiovisual material.

Separated Materials

The following have been separated to the ONE Archives newsletter collection:

Friends-in-Film News, Serving the Entertainment Industry's Gay & Lesbian Community, No. 1, Vol. 3 (August 1993).

The Pegasus, Triangle Square Hollywood, Vol. 1, Iss. 2-3 (March-April 2009).

Senior Services Newsletter, The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Senior Services Department, (May 2010-March 2011).

Triangle Square Newsletter, (August 2008-July 2011).

Adored Press Kit (1 DVD) has been separated to the ONE Archives audiovisual collection.

Related Materials

Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists Records, Coll2013-005, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Performing Arts Collection, Coll2007-016, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiocassettes

Gay actors

Gay men's writings

Gay theater

Gays -- Correspondence

Motion pictures and gay men

Older gay men

Older lesbians

Reynolds, Dale, IV (Arthur Dale)

Triangle Square

Personal papers 1974-2011

Scope and Contents

This series comprises correspondence, writings, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from Dale Reynolds. The material includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry and for his published travel guide L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 1

Acting classes 1980-1987

Box 1, Folder 2

Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists brochures 1987

Box 1, Folder 3

American Theatre Arts correspondence 1983-1985

Box 1, Folder 4

Ann Times Three correspondence and administrative records 1992-1993

Box 1, Folder 5

Attitude! Films correspondence and administrative records 1990-1997

Box 1, Folder 6

Book reviews, list articles, and correspondence 1987-1994

Box 1, Folder 7

Campaign, Australia correspondence and writings 1990-1992

Box 1, Folder 8

Clasheen treatment 1992

Box 1, Folder 9

Claypool, Robert, correspondence 1995-1996

Box 1, Folder 10

Clippings, general 1993-2007

Box 1, Folder 11-14

Clippings, reviews, and writings by Dale Reynolds 1974-2000

Box 1, Folder 15

Contact lists undated

Box 1, Folder 16-26

Correspondence 1975-2006

Box 1, Folder 27-28

Correspondence, gay magazines 1992-1996

Box 1, Folder 29-30

Correspondence, Hunger 1988-1994

Box 2, Folder 1

Courting Death correspondence 1987-1993

Box 3, Folder 23

Disks undated

Box 2, Folder 2

DRG Catalogs 2000, 2002

Box 2, Folder 3

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation publicity material 1999-2003

Box 3, Folder 1

Employment contracts and guild agreements 1974-1997

Box 2, Folder 4

Event programs and flyers undated

Box 2, Folder 5

Father of the Year correspondence 1990-1994

Box 2, Folder 6

Fax receipts 1991-1996

Box 2, Folder 7

Franklin D. Roosevelt, A Living History Portrayal 1996

Box 2, Folder 8

Frontiers undated

Box 2, Folder 9

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards program 2008

Box 2, Folder 10

GLIDE Trainee Manual 2002

Box 2, Folder 11

Golden Girls correspondence and publicity 1990-1992

Box 2, Folder 12

Hollywood Film Institute diploma certificate 1994

Box 2, Folder 13

Invicta, Inc. correspondence circa 1984-1985

Box 2, Folder 14

Invicta, Inc. Zelda Rubinstein 1988-1989

Box 2, Folder 15

Johnson, Taylor, correspondence 1993-1994

Box 2, Folder 16

Journey's End 1982

Box 2, Folder 17

Letterhead undated

Box 2, Folder 18

Living Proof screening schedule 1992

Box 2, Folder 19-24

L.A. Scene, GMP Publishers circa 1990-1993

Box 2, Folder 25

L.A. Theatre Magazine ad rates 1993

Box 2, Folder 26

Manneraktuell 1991-1997

Box 2, Folder 27

Memorial programs 1993, 1996

Box 2, Folder 28

Millivres 1992-1995

Box 2, Folder 29

New Age project 1988-1989

Box 2, Folder 30

Notes undated

Box 2, Folder 31

Outrage (Australia) 1993-1995

Box 2, Folder 32

Performing Tree 1989-1993

Box 2, Folder 33

Personal financial records 1987-1992

Box 2, Folder 34

Philosophy show treatment and call sheet 2007

Box 2, Folder 35

Photographs and negatives undated

Box 2, Folder 36-37

The Pink Triangle undated

Box 4

Portrait (presumably of Dale Reynolds), pastel on paper 1977

Box 3, Folder 2-5

Press kits 1989-2007

Box 2, Folder 38

Producer contracts 1992-1996

Box 2, Folder 39

Reporter (Stockholm) 1994-1995

Box 2, Folder 40

Restaurant menus undated

Box 2, Folder 41

Resume and biographical information undated

Box 3, Folder 6

Sterling Men's Weekend publicity material and administrative records 1994-1995

Box 2, Folder 42

The Story of Nowhere Island 1993

Box 2, Folder 44

Thomas Jefferson Today! Teacher's Guide undated

Box 3, Folder 22

Theater and performing arts publicity material undated

Box 2, Folder 43

Tessier, Roger 1991-1994

Box 3, Folder 7

Triangle Square general administrative records 2007-2010

Box 3, Folder 8

Triangle Square clippings 2007-2011

Box 3, Folder 9

Triangle Square correspondence 2007-2011

Box 3, Folder 10

Triangle Square meeting agendas and minutes 2007-2011

Box 3, Folder 11

Triangle Square notices to residents 2006-2011

Box 3, Folder 12-15

Triangle Square special event flyers 2006-2011

Box 3, Folder 16

Triangle Square weekly and monthly event calendars 2008-2011

Box 3, Folder 17

Triangle Square welcome packet 2007

Box 3, Folder 18

Uncommon Heroes 1994-1995

Box 3, Folder 19

Ward, B.J., correspondence 1992-1996

Box 3, Folder 20

Weekly Mail, South Africa 1992-1995

Box 3, Folder 21

The Zuni Man-Woman review 1991

Box 3, Folder 24

Miscellaneous personal papers circa 1980-1997

Conditions Governing Access

Access restricted for the duration of Dale Reynold's lifetime.

Audiovisual material 1983-2000

Scope and Contents

This series comprises 21 audiocassettes and 1 videocassette (VHS) from Dale Reynolds. The bulk of the audiocassettes are interviews Reynolds conducted with actors, film directors, and other entertainers, as well as AIDS activists. These interviews were likely used as research for Reynold's articles for various publications. The videocassette includes news coverage of some of the first fundraisers in Los Angeles to benefit AIDS reseearch.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically.

Item VV3219

First AIDS benefits [news coverage] 1983-1984

Item AC2949

Randal Kleiser March 1, 1998