Collection

Hay, Harry Papers 1867-2002

Span Dates: 1867-2002
Bulk Dates: 1950-1990
Volume: 9.9 linear feet, 16 boxes, 1 map case drawer

Description

Manuscripts, notes, published research sources, correspondence, interviews, clippings, financial and employment records, legal papers, photographs, posters, original and reproduced graphic material, flyers, memorabilia and other material documenting the life of Harry Hay. Hay conceptualized and was a co-founder of the Mattachine Society (1950), the first organization to advocate defense of the civil rights of gays and lesbians on the grounds that they were an oppressed minority. He would remain active in the gay movement as a writer and speaker throughout his life.The collection documents Hay's writing and research related to gay history and identity, his engagement with left and progressive politics dating from the mid-1930s, his involvement in the 1970s and 1980s with researchers exploring the roots of the gay liberation movement, his personal finances and work history, and his personal relationships.

Hist/Bio Note

A biographical statement can be found in the finding aid and at this link.
https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=182

Finding Aid

A finding aid is available online at this link.
https://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3m3nf18z/entire_text/?query=harry%20hay%20papers

Location

This collection is located at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, California.
https://one.usc.edu/

Tags

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