Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Gary L. Steele papers
- Dates:
- 1946-1987
- Creators:
- Steele, Gary L.
- Abstract:
- Minutes, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, gay and lesbian studies coursework, organizations' publicity material, photographs, financial records, and other material, 1946-1987, from writer and gay historian Gary L. Steele. The bulk of the materials is coursework for a college course "Homosexuality and Culture," which he developed and taught at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1980; materials from his work with a Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Academic Union; and editorial content from Frontiers magazine, for which he served as editor in the early 1980s.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4 - Extent:
- 3.8 Linear Feet 5 boxes.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Gary L. Steele Papers, Coll2014-032, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection comprises minutes, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, gay and lesbian studies coursework, gay organizations' publicity material, photographs, financial records, and other material, 1946-1987, from writer and gay historian Gary L. Steele. The bulk of the materials is coursework for a college course "Homosexuality and Culture" which he developed and taught at UCLA in 1980; materials from his work with a Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Academic Union; and editorial content and photographs from Frontiers magazine, for which he served as editor in the early 1980s. The collection also includes administrative records for a business he operated collecting and selling Hollywood motion picture photograph stills and memorabilia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gary Steele was born on October 12, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas to his mother, Wauneta Bolton. At an early age he and his mother moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1963, Steele graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he also attained his master's degree (1965), worked as faculty advisor to gay student groups, taught gay studies classes, and was national president of the Gay Academic Student Union.
In the late 1970s, Steele became supervisor of Information Services at the Gay and Lesbian Community Service Center. In 1979, the International Gay and Lesbian Archives was incorporated and Steele joined their board of directors, later serving as board president for two years. During this time Steele also began writing book reviews for the Los Angeles Times. In 1981, upon the establishment of Frontiers magazine, Steele became a contributing writer. In his first year at Frontiers, Steele became the publication's editor and remained in that position until 1984 when he resigned to pursue new employment. He continued to contribute to Frontiers political column until his health began to fail. Steele died of heart failure on September 19, 1987 at the age of 43 in Los Angeles, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Method and date of acquisition unknown.
- Processing information:
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Formerly boxes #102-A102, 102-A103, 102-A104, 102-A105, and 102-A110. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, August 2014. The finding aid was updated in April 2016 to include an additional 0.4 linear feet of material.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is divided into the following series:
Series 1. Gary Steele papers
Series 2. Frontiers administrative records and photographs
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- 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 2016-09-01 17:48:22 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Gary L. Steele Papers, Coll2014-032, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771