Grace (Henry) and Michael L. Grace collection

Contributing Institutions Collection Guides Browse Map About OAC

What are Collection Guides?

> Home > ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives

Collection Guide

∞ https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8z60s6g/

Collection Title:

Collection Number:

Get Items:

Grace (Henry) and Michael L. Grace collection

Coll2014-042

Online items available Request items ↗

Contact ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives

View entire collection guide

Printable Guide [HTML]

Search this collection

Table of contents

Henry Grace photographs and memorabilia 1942-2001

Grace (Henry) and Michael L. Grace photographs, sample

view online item

Scope and Contents

The bulk of this series comprises photograph albums from Hollywood set decorator, Henry Grace. Materials in the photograph albums, circa 1942-1986, document Henry's personal life, including his travels throughout Mexico; social gatherings and costume parties he attended, including one in which guests dressed in bird costumes; and art works he collected or used as inspiration for his set designs. This series also includes biographical writings, a Bronze Star and pins from his military uniform (unknown branch), a photograph of Henry on the set of an unknown film production, and a portrait painting of Henry.

Arrangement

Henry Grace's photographs albums are at the beginning of this series. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 2

Photograph album #1 circa 1942-1979

Box 1, Folder 3-4

Photograph album #2 circa 1950-1967

Box 1, Folder 5

Photograph album #3 circa 1966-1986

Box 1, Folder 1

Biographical information circa 1962-2001

Box 1, Folder 9

Bronze Star Medal and military uniform pins circa 1942-1946

Box 2, Item 2

Cape Fear lobby card, signed by Lee Thompson 1962

Box 2, Item 1

Henry Grace on set of unidentified motion picture Undated

Item 1AR0150

Henry Grace portrait, by Stryck Undated

Michael L. Grace papers 1976-2009

Scope and Contents

This series includes publicity material for Carnival gay cruises, posters with Michael L. Grace credits, an article written by Grace, and videotapes (VHS) related to Gamma Mu, a gay fraternity that became the target of investigation following Andrew Cunanan's 1997 murder spree, in which Cunanan killed fashion designer Gianni Versace and four other men.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 6

Carnival Pride, gay cruise 2003

Box 1, Folder 7

"Luscious" Lucius Beebe article, by Michael Grace 2009

Box 2, Item 3-4

P.S. Your Cat is Dead posters, mounted 1976, undated

Box 2, Item 5

The Unseen poster, mounted 1980

Box 1, Folder 8

Videotape descriptions regarding Andrew Cunanan circa 2009

Video recordings

Item VV3176

Gamma Mu fly-in, New Orleans 1990

Item VV3174

[Gamma Mu] private car, train; Los Angeles, Oakland; Chicago fly-in 1991-1992

Item VV3177

Gammy Mu fly-in, Houston; train to Galveston circa 1992

Item VV3175

Gamma Mu fly-in, Costa Rica 1995

Collection Contents

Henry Grace photographs and memorabilia

Michael L. Grace papers