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Formal title:: Ellen M. Barrett papers
Extent:: 21 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1946-2013
Abstract:: Ellen M. Barrett, a scholar specializing in medieval monastic history, was the first openly gay person, and one of the earliest women, to be ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. Beginning in 1975, when she was ordained deacon, through 1977 when she was ordained priest, the collection documents her path to ordination and the far reaching international reaction to her ordination. The collection covers her subsequent, nearly thirty-year career as priest in the Episcopal Church and her eventual postulancy in an Anglican women's monastic community.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.009

Church (Dave) papers

Formal title:: Dave Church papers
Extent:: 23 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1957-2008
Abstract:: The Dave Church papers contain correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts, broadsides, poetry journals, artwork, audio- and videocassettes, representing all aspects of Church's poetry: creation, editing, submission, publication and performance. Also included is a collection of poetry books by other authors, inscribed to Church. Most of the material is from the years 1996-2008 (although some items date from as early as 1957).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2011.035

Crosby (Harry) papers

Formal title:: Harry Crosby Papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: ca. 1919-1955
Abstract:: Harry Crosby (1898-1929) was an American poet and publisher. The Harry Crosby Papers consist of correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts, photographs, legal documents, and a biography.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.88.3

Fisher (Rudolph) papers

Formal title:: Rudolph Fisher papers
Extent:: 2.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1919-1983 (bulk 1919-1934)
Abstract:: The Rudolph Fisher papers primarily contain various drafts and published copies of twenty-six Rudolph Fisher short stories and novels, as well as book reviews and essays. The collection also contains correspondence, publicity materials, personal papers, family papers and newsclippings. Materials cover Fisher’s life from 1919 to his death in 1934, as well as the work on behalf of Fisher done by his sister, Pearl, until 1983.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.F5

Kikel (Rudy) papers

Formal title:: Rudy Kikel papers
Extent:: 16.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1942-2017 (bulk 1960-2006)
Abstract:: This collection represents a comprehensive portrait of Rudy Kikel, a distinguished gay poet, scholar, and journalist, and a staunch supporter of gay and lesbian writers and artists. It documents Kikel's tenure as the arts and entertainment editor for Bay Windows, New England's leading LGBT weekly, from 1983 when it was first founded until he retired in 2004. The collection consists of a variety of materials, the bulk of which date from the early 1960s to 2004. It includes an extensive compilation of manuscripts of Kikel's poetry, copies of his scholarly and professional writings, an assortment of significant LGBT periodicals, and correspondence from many acclaimed gay poets, including Thom Gunn, Richard Howard, Felice Picano, Paul Monette, and James Merrill, to cite just a few.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2008.029

Schor (Naomi) papers

Formal title:: Naomi Schor papers
Extent:: 71.5 Linear feet (71 record center boxes, 1 document box)
Date range:: 1950-2002
Abstract:: The Naomi Schor papers span the years from 1950-2002 and consist of personal and professional correspondence, literary manuscripts, research and teaching materials, and materials from her professional activities. The collection documents Schor's career as one of the foremost scholars of French literature and critical theory and a pioneer feminist theorist of her generation.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.02

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