Unavailable at this time.
The collection contains publications collected by Linda J. Sable relating to the LGBTQIA community. Some of the items are underground comics and publications.
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
The collection is open for research.
Linda J. Sable collection, MSS-0123, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection is loosely arranged by publisher.
The collection was donated by Linda J. Sable prior to 2019.
Special Collections staff originally described the collection prior to 2019. Further description was provided by Avelina Rocchio in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. Further information regarding the acquisition of the collection was provided by Rhode Island College students Molly Marsh, Trevor Salmans, Krystal Martinez Lopez, Cody Cambra, Shermira Thomas during their First Year Seminar class “Raid the Collections in 2024” taught by Professor Amy Barlow. The students interviewed donor Linda J. Sable as part of the course.
A majority of the material in the collection was collected by mathematician and author Hubert Kennedy. Kennedy is the author of numerous mathematical publications and writings on gay history and identity. He is the author of 1976 book, “Coming Out in Providence”, also available in RIC Special Collections. Before moving to San Francisco in the 1980s, Kennedy sorted through his personal library and then gifted multiple items to his friend Linda Sable.
Students in FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” created a podcast episode based on item one in the collection. The podcast is part of the FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” podcast series collection in Special Collections.
Materials in this collection have not been digitized.