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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

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