Finding Aid to the Ken Dickmann Papers and Photographs, circa 1920-1995
Coll2013.063
Finding aid prepared by Rachel Roque and Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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
(c) 2013
Title: Ken Dickmann papers and photographs
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.063
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
25.1 linear feet.
10 archive boxes + 26 archive binder boxes + 4 archive shoeboxes + 1 oversize envelope.
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1970-1995
Date (inclusive): circa 1920-1995
Abstract: Personal papers, writings, theater production records, publicity material, correspondence, photographs, negatives, slides,
and other material, circa 1920-1995, from Ken Dickmann. Materials document Dickmann's life as an Air Force veteran, writer,
performer, director, publicist, and gay activist in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. The collection includes his published
and unpublished articles related to theater and film criticism and issues in the gay community; material from his work in
theater and public relations; and extensive photographs documenting his family and friends, theater and publicity career,
drag performances, travel, and gay and lesbian communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Also included are the
correspondence and writings of Dickmann's friend Ron Romovich.
creator:
Dickmann, Ken, 1942-1995
Biography
Writer and publicist Kenneth Harold Dickmann was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 27, 1942. After high school in the
midwest, he served for four years in the United States Air Force until he received a dishonorable discharge when it was revealed
that he was gay. However, he successfully challenged and overturned his dishonorable discharge status.
After leaving the Air Force, he lived in San Francisco in the early 1960s where he quickly became involved in the local theater
scene as a performer, writer, and director. He starred in Society for Individual Rights (SIR) productions of all-male musicals,
including
Little Mary Sunshine,
Dames at Sea, and
Silhouettes. He directed the SIRlebrities Capades and hosted the Isadora Duncan Picnics and Bette Bus costume parties. During this time,
he wrote weekly columns for
Kaleidoscope,
Data-Boy, and other publications.
By the 1980s, Dickmann had moved to Los Angeles and was writing theater reviews and celebrity interviews for the
Los Angeles Times,
LA Weekly,
Frontiers,
Edge, and the
Advocate. In addition, Dickmann worked in public relations for Filmex and the American Cinematheque, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Art Festival, and various film festivals throughout Southern California.
By the 1990s, Dickmann had been introduced to Hawaii by his dear friend Lee Mentley, and was dividing his time between Los
Angeles and Hawaii, getting involved in Hawaiian cultural arts and community organizations. After being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS,
Dickmann spent much of the last years of his life convalescing at Mentley's home until he returned to Los Angeles a few days
before his death. Dickmann died of AIDS-related complications on November 20, 1995 in Los Angeles, and his ashes were scattered
under the ancient Hawaiian temple made famous in the musical
South Pacific.
Source:
Box 1, Folder 1-3, Ken Dickmann Papers and Photographs, Coll2013-063, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. Access to some materials is restricted due to mold damage. Advanced notice is required
for specified materials.
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.
Acquisition
The collection primarily came from a series of donations by Lee Mentley on December 9, 2011, January 5, 2012, March 15, 2013,
and previous donations in the 1990s. The remaining materials were retrieved by Bill Kaiser from an unknown source, date unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Ken Dickmann Papers and Photographs, Coll2013-063, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Rachel Roque, September 2013.
Scope and Contents
The collection, circa 1920-1995, documents Dickmann's childhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; his enlistment in the Air Force after
high school, 1960-1963; his involvement in the theatrical scene of San Francisco, circa 1964-1979; and his careers in public
relations and journalism in Los Angeles and Hawaii, 1980-1995. The personal papers, 1942-1995, include academic records, memorabilia,
financial records, medical records, Air Force records, appointment calendars, personal affects and small-scale art projects.
Dickmann's writings include clippings of articles written by Dickmann, primarily related to theater, restaurants, and cultural
criticism; personal writings, unpublished drafts, and notes; and early columns and writings under the pseudonyms Pola del
Vecchio or Ken Fantastic. The performing arts and publicity career materials includes press kits, programs, production material,
and theatrical reviews of productions and events, for which Dickmann performed, directed, produced, or publicized. The correspondence
includes both personal and professional correspondence files. The photographs include photographic prints, negatives, and
slides, documenting among other things Dickmann's experience in the Air Force, theater and drag events in San Francisco in
the 1960s and 1970s, celebrity events in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s, AIDS activism, and Dickmann's life in Hawaii.
The collection also includes manuscripts and writings of Dickmann's longtime friend, Ron Romovich.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Personal papers
Series 2. Writings
Series 3. Performing arts and publicity career
Series 4. Correspondence
Series 5. Ron Romovich
Series 6. Photographs
Related Materials
Lee Mentley Collection [unprocessed], ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Separated Materials
The following record albums have been separated to the ONE audiovisual collection:
Another Side of Sharon McNight, Glendale Records, 1981 (signed by Sharon McNight).
No Camping, Velvet Records, undated.
To Love Somebody, Pearl and Kozmic Blues, Evatone, undated.
The following objects have been separated to ONE's ephemera collections:
Jump rope, rainbow color
LGBTQ calendars (1988, 1993)
Matchbooks from Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, CA
Promotional items from European pride events
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence button. Image of sisters planting a rainbow flag
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence wooden "coin", 1999
Teletubby napkins
"Weho Pride" button
Gay- and lesbian-related clippings (3 folders) and HIV/AIDS-related clippings (1 folder) have been separated to the ONE subject
files collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mentley, Lee
Romovich, Ron
Correspondence
Cross dressing--Competitions--United States
Drag shows
Gay actors
Gay journalists
Gay press publications
Gay theater
Homosexuality and theater
Motion pictures and gay men
Musical theater
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photographs
Theater critics--California
Personal papers Series 1.
1942-1995
Scope and Contents
This series, 1942-1995, includes Dickmann's resumes, birth and death certificates, academic records, Air Force records, financial
records, AIDS-related medical records, appointment calendars, floppy disk printouts, drawings, autograph books, and other
memorabilia. The floppy disk printouts include a variety of Dickmann's writings, including diary entries, correspondence,
and unpublished articles.
Arrangement
Biographical information and clippings about Dickmann are at the beginning of this series. The remaining folders are arranged
chronologically with undated material at the end.
Box 1, Folder 1
Resumes and cover letters
1992-1993
Box 1, Folder 2
Clippings about Dickmann
1986-1990
Box 1, Folder 3
Birth and death certificates, announcements, and an obituary
1942, 1995
Box 1, Folder 4
Awards and certificates
1953-1984
Box 1, Folder 5
"Our Messenger" school booklet, Wayne Dickmann
1956
Biographical/Historical note
Wayne Dickmann was Ken's younger brother.
Box 1, Folder 6-8
High school yearbooks
1957-1959
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 9
School records and memorabilia
1959-1980
Box 1, Folder 10
Oklahoma program and clippings (high school production)
1960
Box 1, Folder 11
High school and college papers
1960-1965
Box 40
Air Force patch
circa 1950-1954
Box 1, Folder 12
Air Force records
1960-1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes awards, assignments, discharge papers, medical records, and correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 13
Clippings, Thule Air Force Base
1963
Box 1, Folder 14
Medical records
1962-1995
Box 1, Folder 15-16
Income tax records
1963-1995
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 1-18
Appointment calendars
1965-1995
Physical Description:
[18 folders]
Box 1, Folder 17
Identification cards and passports
1965-1995
Box 1, Folder 19
Veteran's Administration correspondence
1967-1994
Box 1, Folder 20
Veteran's Administration medical records
1987-1994
Box 1, Folder 21-22
Financial records and correspondence
1977-1994
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Floppy disk printouts
1980-1995
Box 9, Folder 5-6
"hcca"
1993-1994
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 9, Folder 9-10
"interview"
1993-1994
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 9, Folder 11
"KAUAI Mokinana Newsletter"
1992-1994
Box 9, Folder 12
"Keali'i O Nalani Concerts"
1994-1995
Box 9, Folder 15-16
"LETTER 1"
1994-1995
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 9, Folder 21-24
"reviews"
1993-1994
Physical Description:
[4 folders]
Box 1, Folder 23
Joe Vigil obituary and memorial materials
1986-1987
Box 1, Folder 24
Employment Development Department records
1987-1992
Box 1, Folder 25-27
Medi-Cal and Medicare records
1987-1995
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 28
High school 30-year reunion booklets
1990
Box 1, Folder 29
Pele Defense Fund materials
1991-1992
Box 1, Folder 30-31
Social Security records
1992-1994
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 32
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claim records; Northridge earthquake
1994
Item AC2611
Ron T. at 2 B WUT U R Conference, Alcoholics Anonymous [sound recording]
August 4-6, 1995
General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.
Box 10, Folder 1
Art works and drawings
undated
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 43, Folder 12
Art works and posters
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 2, Folder 19-20
Autographs and autograph books
undated
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 21
Clippings, erotic
undated
Box 40
Embossing stamp "Library of Ken Dickmann"
undated
Box 2, Folder 22
Handwritten notes
undated
Box 10, Folder 2
Posters and memorabilia
undated
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 2, Folder 23
Song playlists and recording information
undated
Writings Series 2.
1973-1995
Scope and Contents
This series, 1973-1995, comprises clippings of articles written by Dickmann primarily related to theater, film, restaurants,
and cultural criticism; personal writings, including unpublished drafts and notes; interview transcripts, notes, and manuscripts
with various celebrities; and early columns and reviews written under the pseudonyms Pola del Vecchio or Ken Fantastic. Included
are articles written for
Kaleidoscope,
Data-Boy,
Los Angeles Times,
LA Weekly,
Frontiers,
Edge,
Advocate,
Bravo, and others. Note that additional writings may be within printouts from Dickmann's floppy disks, which can be found in the
Personal Papers Series.
Arrangement
Clippings of published articles written by Dickmann are at the beginning of this series. The remaining folders are arranged
alphabetically.
Box 3, Folder 1-2
Clippings of articles by Dickmann as Pola Del Vecchio
1973-1975
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Biographical note
Pola del Vecchio was Ken Dickmann's drag performance name.
Box 3, Folder 3-18
Clippings of articles by Dickmann
1984
Physical Description:
[16 folders]
Box 3, Folder 19
"Best of the New York Gay Film Festival" article and notes
1984
Box 3, Folder 20
Blumenthal, Rabbi Marc, interview
1992
Box 3, Folder 21
Bravo Magazine reviews
1990
Box 3, Folder 22
Crisp, Quentin, interview
1993
Box 3, Folder 23
Data-Boy film reviews
1974
Box 3, Folder 24
Davis, Bette, interview drafts and notes
undated
Box 3, Folder 25
Drake, David, interview and press kit
1993
Box 3, Folder 26-27
Frontiers Magazine reviews
1983-1984
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 3, Folder 28
Garden Island Arts articles and correspondence
1991-1995
Box 3, Folder 29
Harrison, Gregory, interview
1990
Box 10, Folder 3
Hawaiian book publisher information
1992
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 3, Folder 30-31
Hawaii publications articles and correspondence
1991-1993
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 3, Folder 32
Hollywood Spa raid article
1980
Box 3, Folder 33
Hwang, David Henry, interview
1991
Box 3, Folder 34
Inge Festival article and press kit
1989
Box 3, Folder 35
Interview drafts and notes
1990-1991
Box 4, Folder 1-2
Manuscript drafts
undated
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 4, Folder 3
New Moon review and press kit
1987
Box 4, Folder 4
Nobody's Home review and press kit
1983
Box 4, Folder 6
Notes and story ideas
undated
Box 4, Folder 7
Nunsense review and press kit
1988
Box 4, Folder 8
Off review and press kit
1993
Box 4, Folder 9
Oh Coward review and press kit
1983
Box 4, Folder 10
Oldest Living Graduate review and press kit
1980
Box 4, Folder 11
Once on This Island review and press kit
1992
Box 4, Folder 12
The Only Worse Thing You Could Have Told Me review and press kit
1994
Box 4, Folder 13
The Opposite of People review and press kit
1984
Box 4, Folder 14
Pal Joey review and press kit
1978-1991
Box 4, Folder 15
Pen Grant application materials
1993-1994
Box 4, Folder 16
Perfectly Frank review and press kit
1980
Box 4, Folder 18
Peter Pan review and press material
1981-1986
Box 4, Folder 19
Pierce, Charles, interview
undated
Box 4, Folder 20
Restaurant reviews
1990-1991
Box 10, Folder 4
Restaurant reviews
1990-1992
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 4, Folder 21-25
Reviews, columns, and manuscript drafts
1974-1994
Physical Description:
[5 folders]
Box 4, Folder 27-28
Theater reviews and drafts
circa 1975-1984
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 4, Folder 29
Theater and music reviews
1995
Performing arts and publicity career Series 3.
1967-1995
Scope and Contents
This series, 1967-1995, comprises mailing and press lists; press kits, programs, and theatrical reviews of Dickmann's productions;
sheet music, scripts, and press photographs of Dickmann's productions; materials for drag- and gay-related events such as
the Bette Bus and the Gay World Series; and records and press material for a variety of events Dickmann publicized, including
film premieres, the Filmex Festival, American Cinematheque fundraisers, the Santa Clarita Film Festival, and the Arts Festival
for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 37
Contact list, index cards
undated
Box 4, Folder 30-33
Contact, mailing, and press lists
circa 1977-1983
Physical Description:
[4 folders]
Box 5, Folder 1-5
Contact, mailing, and press lists
circa 1983
Physical Description:
[5 folders]
Box 10, Folder 5-9
Contact, mailing, and press lists
1981-1986
Physical Description:
[5 oversize folders]
Box 43, Folder 8-9
Crimes Against Nature manuscript
1977
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 5, Folder 6-7
Dames at Sea materials (Dickmann performance)
1973
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 5, Folder 8
Davis, Bette, impersonators
1975-1976
Box 5, Folder 9-10
Filmex and American Cinematheque materials
1978-1981
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 5, Folder 11
Gay Basketball League press materials
1984
Box 5, Folder 12
Gay World Series press materials
1980
Box 5, Folder 13
"Great American Family" event records
1987
Box 5, Folder 14
The Hollywood Kids Zine
1988
Item AC2610
Interview with unidentified woman from Highways Performance Space [sound recording]
circa 1989-1995
General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.
Box 5, Folder 15
Little Mary Sunshine materials (Dickmann performance)
March 1976
Box 5, Folder 16
Little Me materials
undated
Box 43, Folder 11
Love For Rent press book
1979
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 5, Folder 17
Madness '71 materials (Dickmann performance)
1971
Box 5, Folder 18-27
Olympic Arts Festival
1984
Physical Description:
[10 folders]
Box 6, Folder 1-3
Olympic Arts Festival
1984
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 10, Folder 10
Olympic Arts Festival
1984
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 40
Olympic Games bumper stickers and button
1984
Box 6, Folder 4
Olympic Games closing ceremonies materials
1984
Envelope 41
Olympic Games programs and publicity
1984
Box 43, Folder 2
A Patriot For Me manuscript, by John Osborne
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 6, Folder 5
Pierce, Charles, materials
1970-1992
Box 43, Folder 1
Programs and reviews of Dickmann theatrical productions
circa 1968-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 43, Folder 10
Programs and reviews of Dickmann theatrical productions
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 6, Folder 6
Publicity, general
circa 1970-1995
Box 6, Folder 7
Rickets publicity materials
1974
Box 40
San Francisco International Film Festival ribbon
undated
Box 6, Folder 8-12
Santa Clarita Film Festival records
1994
Physical Description:
[5 folders]
Box 6, Folder 13
Serial Mom publicity materials
1994
Box 6, Folder 14
Silhouettes materials (Dickmann performance)
1970-1971
Box 6, Folder 15
SIRlebrities Capades material (Dickmann direction and performance)
1967-1970
Box 6, Folder 16
Special Friends photographs and press material
1975
Box 6, Folder 17
That's Show Biz! publicity materials
1975-1976
Box 6, Folder 18
Theatre A-Go-Go publicity materials
1995
Box 43, Folder 3-4
Sheet music
undated
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 43, Folder 7
Sheet music
1968
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Box 10, Folder 11
Sheet music for theatrical productions
circa 1970s
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 43, Folder 5-6
Untitled scripts
undated
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted due to mold damage.
Correspondence Series 4.
1953-1995
Scope and Contents
This series, 1953-1995, comprises greeting cards, postcards, fan letters, letters to the editor, letters to various political
representatives, correspondence with photographs regarding Dickmann's personal ads, and other correspondence with family,
friends, lovers, and professional acquaintances. This series also includes correspondence and related material regarding Dickmann's
horoscope and astrological chart. Note that correspondence with Ron Romovich may be found in the Ron Romovich Series.
Arrangement
General correspondence is listed first. Remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.
Box 6, Folder 19-29
General
1959-1995
Physical Description:
[11 folders]
Box 7, Folder 1
AIDS and gay-related correspondence
1990-1993
Box 7, Folder 2
Canaday, Curtis
1976-1986
Biographical/Historical note
Curtis Canaday was Dickmann's lover in the early-1970s.
Box 7, Folder 3
Cassidy, Dennis
1977-1980
Box 10, Folder 12
Christmas
1978-1994
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 7, Folder 5-6
Greeting cards
1962-1993
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 37-38
Greeting cards
circa 1955-1995
Box 7, Folder 7
Hathaway, Robert
1980
Biographical/Historical note
Robert Hathaway was Dickmann's lover in the late-1970s.
Box 7, Folder 9-10
Horoscope and astrology-related correspondence
1989-1995
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 7, Folder 12-15
Letters to the editor
1979-1985
Physical Description:
[4 folders]
Box 7, Folder 16-17
Mentley, Lee
1984-1992
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 7, Folder 21
Personal ads letters
1974-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes nude photographs.
Box 7, Folder 20
Political correspondence
1986-1991
Box 39
Postcards
circa 1955-1995
Box 7, Folder 22-24
Professional correspondence
1976-1995
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 7, Folder 27-28
Talbert, Ron
1987-1994
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 7, Folder 29
Wawszkiewicz, Dr. Edward
1993
Box 7, Folder 30
Westerlind, Richard
1992
Biographical/Historical note
Westerlind was Dickmann's psychic.
Ron Romovich papers Series 5.
1968-1987
Scope and Contents
This series, 1968-1987, includes correspondence between Romovich and Dickmann; correspondence between Romovich and others;
and various journal-like writings by Romovich that have been compiled into manuscript form. Dickmann received these materials
from Romovich's estate following his death, circa 1988.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 7, Folder 31
Correspondence with Dickmann
1968-1987
Box 8, Folder 1-6
Correspondence with Dickmann
1968-1987
Physical Description:
[6 folders]
Box 8, Folder 7-9
Correspondence with others
1971-1982
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 8, Folder 10-19
Journals
1974-1979
Physical Description:
[10 folders]
Photographs Series 6.
circa 1920-1995
Scope and Contents
This series, circa 1920-1995, includes photographic prints, negatives, and slides of Dickmann's childhood family and friends;
life in the Air Force; theater and drag events in San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s; celebrity and Hollywood industry events
in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s; travel throughout the United States, especially Hawaii; and activist and community
cultural events such as gay pride parades, Super-Men pageants, AIDS-related fundraisers, and various Hawaiian festivals.
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by topic.
Box 11
Circa
1920-1961
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of family portraits, school portraits, school trips, middle school and high school graduation, prom and dances,
and house parties, as well as candid photographs of Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and John F. Kennedy.
Box 12
1962-1964
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of roommates Katherine Jo Lopez and Sherry Lucietta, and baby photographs of Glenn Dickmann.
Box 13
1964-1970
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Dickmann in drag, a family wedding, school portraits of Dickmann's relatives, the 1964 Republican Convention,
Christmas parties, trips to Los Angeles and the southwest, a protest in Berkeley, "Geo" (also known as Belinda Breeze), and
parties with friends in San Francisco.
Box 14
1970-1972
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of an Easter party, Dennis Cassidy, Geo, Joe Vigil (also known as Magdallena), Charles Pierce, Curtis Canaday,
a Gay-In in the park, Isadora Duncan events, house parties, and theatrical performances including
Little Mary Sunshine, SIRlebrities Capades, and
Madness '71.
Box 15
1972-1976
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Curtis Canaday, the Bette (Davis) Bus, friends in San Francisco, nude sunbathing at Yosemite, a Gay Freedom
Day Parade, Divine and Goldie Glitters (circa 1973), the
Dames at Sea performance by Dickmann, and a trip to Los Angeles with Woody, Kit, and Ric.
Box 16
1974-1976
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of drag events including the Bette (Davis) Bus, the Beaux Arts Ball, and drag-themed house parties; Dickmann's
debut as "Pola del Vecchio"; friends, including Drew Okun, Pristine Condition, Dennis Cassidy, Curtis Canaday, Susan, and
Woody; Gay Freedom Day parades (San Francisco); and vacations in Yosemite, Sausalito, Las Vegas and Palm Springs.
Box 17
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of friends Tommy Kohl and Joe Vigil; theatrical performances in San Francisco; Filmex in Los Angeles, including
the premiere of
Puff the Magic Dragon with Annette Funicello and Cesar Romero; film industry events with Lillian Gish, Corinne Calvert, and others; and Dickmann's
lovers Curtis Canaday and Robert "Bob" Hathaway.
Box 18
1980-1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of celebrity events with Bette Midler, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Sandra Bernhard, Geraldine Fitzgerald,
and others; Los Angeles gay pride parades, a Super-Men pageant, and the Reno Gay Rodeo; travels to Palm Springs and San Diego;
and Dickmann's friends and lovers, including Ron Romovish and Terry Frederickson.
Box 19
January-May 1985
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Christmas with Lee Mentley in Hawaii; the AIDS Walk-a-thon and gay pride parade with Pristine Condition
and Zelda Rubenstein; social and work events with Terry Frederickson; San Francisco events including the Closet Ball with
Faye; and friends Curtis Canaday and Gene Pellegrini.
Box 20
June-December 1985
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Keith Blanton's (also known as Pristine Condition) birthday party; gay pride parades and the AIDS Walk
with Pristine Condition and Valerie Terrigno; Lee Mentley in Hawaii; work events with Terry Frederickson; the Super-Men pageant;
and Glenn Dickmann's wedding in Milwaukee.
Box 21
1986
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of
Why Hannah's Skirt Won't Stay Down premiere with Lee Mentley, Pristine Condition, Susan Tyrell, and Dickmann's lover Matthew Hansen; the
Round Midnight screening with Herbie Hancock and Nancy Wilson; a gay pride parade; Lee Mentley's birthday; the Super-Men pageant with Jeff
Stryker; and Thanksgiving in Key West.
Box 22
January-July 1987
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Moving Picture Ball event with Bette Midler and Cheryl Tiegs; Natalie Wood's Hollywood star ceremony;
a trip to Seattle; a party with Woody, Gene Pellegrini, and Jim; Hands Across America; and American Cinematheque events with
Pia Zadora, Betty Garrett, Stephen Berkoff, Ernest Thompson, and Lee Williamson.
Box 23
August 1987-April 1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Super-Men pageant; the Krishna festival with Lee Mentley and Pristine Condition; the AIDS Names Quilt
display; a trip to New York City; American Cinematheque events with Patty Duke; and a party with Jim and Gene Pellegrini.
Box 24
May-December 1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of a Motion Picture Ball event with Robin WIlliams, Debbie Reynolds, and Pristine Condition; a City of Angels
Hospice benefit with Barry Manilow, Tim Leary, Shirley MacLaine, Joni Mitchell, Carol Kane, Bud Cort, and others; summer in
Hawaii with Lee Mentley; gay pride parades; a Hawaiian festival; and the Super-Men pageant in Los Angeles.
Box 25
January-July 1989
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the City of Angels Hospice benefit with Lily Tomlin; friends Lee Mentley and Jim Stulz; a trip to San Francisco;
the Los Angeles gay pride parade, and an unidentified Hawaiian festival.
Box 26
July-December 1989
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Super-Men pageant; a family reunion in Milwaukee; and life in Hawaii and Los Angeles, circa 1980s.
Box 27
1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Palm Springs Film Festival with Mark Vigil and Jeff; the Super-Men pageant; the Los Angeles gay pride
parade; and the Nisei Week parade.
Box 28
January-August 1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of various Hawaiian cultural festivals with Lee Mentley and Pristine Condition and gay pride parades.
Box 29
October-December 1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Hawaii festivals, holidays, and events with Lee Mentley.
Box 30
1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Palm Springs Film Festival; Jorge Sanz; the Los Angeles gay pride parade with Pristine Condition; a
Ho'olanle'a event; Nisei Day; Charlat's wedding with Bette Midler; a Cirque du Soleil event with Liz Taylor; and Hawaiian
festivals with Auntie Mary.
Box 31
January-August 1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Hawaii with Lee Mentley; the Madonna Inn with Pristine Condition; the Los Angeles gay pride parade with
Gray Davis and Kathy Najimy; and Hawaiian events with Lee Mentley and Auntie Mary.
Box 32
August-December 1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of Yolanda King, Lee Mentley, and Auntie Mary at various events; Dana/Bryan's quilt; a visit from Tommy Kohl;
and an American Film Institute video shoot with Auntie Mary.
Box 33
January-June 1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Stonewall 25th Anniversary; the Lotus Festival; the Spam Cookoff; the Palm Springs Film Festival with
Sophia Loren; and the Pacific Islander Festival with Auntie Mary.
Box 34
July-December 1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of the Lotus Festival; Tommy Kohl in Hawaii; the Coronation drag event in Los Angeles; and an awards event
with Bruce Vilanch and Jeff Stryker.
Box 35
1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of a gay pride parade; the Los Angeles Leatherfest; and Liza Minelli visitng an unidentified dying man.
Box 36
Celebrity and actor headshots; publicity stills
circa 1930-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes head shots of numerous actors and actresses, as well as publicity stills from theater and film, including
Querelle,
If I Ever See You Again,
Pee-Wee's Big Top Adventure, and others.
Box 10, Folder 13
Headshots of Ken Dickmann and Michael Scott
1983, 1989
Physical Description:
[1 oversize folder]
Box 9, Item 30
Sheppard Air Force Base portrait with Ken Dickmann
1960
Box 12
United States Air Force photographs
1960-1964
Scope and Contents note
Includes Air Force portraits of Dickmann and others, as well as candid images of life on Sheppard, Thule, and Massachusetts
military bases.
