Collection

Hay, Harry. Papers

Span Dates: 1885-2004
Bulk Dates: 1920-2002
Volume: 80 cubic feet

Description

The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Harry Hay and his partner John Burnside. Of particular note are the materials on the Mattachine Society, the Radical Faeries, anti-draft activities, berdache and Native American culture, music, and California Kaleidoscopes. In addition, the series of writings and speeches includes work by Hay, Burnside and Will Roscoe, among others.

Hist/Bio Note

Harry Hay founded the Radical Faeries, a nation-wide movement devoted to spiritual truth and "gay-centered" ecology. He also donated the records of Nomenus, a Radical Faeries Land Trust.
https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=182

Finding Aid

A finding aid is available through the Online Archives of California.
https://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v98dk0/entire_text/?query=harry%20hay%20papers

Location

The Harry Hays Papers are available in the San Francisco Public Library History Center.
https://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0200002501

Tags

Gay Spirituality | Neo-Pagan/New Age Movements/Occultism/Spirituality | Radical Faeries | Hay, Harry | Mattachine Society | Nomenus | Gay Liberation Movement | California | Los Angeles | San Francisco