Jack Nichols papers, 1962-1994.

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Creator

Nichols, Jack.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• .6 linear foot (2 boxes)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Selected letters closed until 2047.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, photocopies of manuscripts, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1965-1973, includes letters to Nichols and Clarke; and copies are of autobiographical notes and Nichols's serial autobiography. Also, photographs, ephemera, and clippings of news articles about Nichols andClarke and columns they wrote for gay periodicals.

Biographical/Historical Note

Jack Nichols is a gay activist and senior editor of the online daily newspaper Gay Today. He was co-editor of Gay (one of the earliest gay newsweeklies) and is the author of numerous books and articles including The Gay Agenda: Talking Back To The Fundamentalists, Men's Liberation, Welcome to Fire Island, and co-author, with his late loverLige Clarke, of I Have More Fun With You Than Anybody, andRoommates Can't Always Be Lovers.

Controlled Access Terms

• Nichols, Jack.
• Gay men.
• Gay activists.
• Homosexuality.
• Photographic prints.
• Authors.
• Journalists.

Additional Creator Names

• Clarke, Lige.
• Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet)
• Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.
• Gay (Periodical)