Lawrence Mass papers
- Title
- Lawrence Mass papers, 1958-2008 (bulk 1966-2005).
- Format
- Archival mix
- Author
Collection information
The finding aid is a document containing details about the organization and contents of this archival collection. Archival collections may require an appointment to view and use on-site.
Items in the library and off-site
Displaying 1-20 of 91 items
| Status | Container | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 90 (Restricted) | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 90 (Restricted) | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 89 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 89 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 88 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 88 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 87 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 87 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 86 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 86 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 85 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 85 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 84 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 84 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 83 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 83 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 82 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 82 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 81 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 81 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 80 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 80 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 79 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 79 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 78 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 78 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 77 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 77 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 76 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 76 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 75 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 75 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 74 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 74 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 73 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 73 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 72 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 72 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 71 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1893 box 71 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional authors
- Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11-
- Boswell, John, 1947-1994
- Corigliano, John, 1938-
- D'Emilio, John
- Duberman, Martin B
- Fain, Nathan
- Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-
- Green, Richard, 1936-2019
- Heymont, George
- Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017
- Horowitz, Joseph, 1948-
- Kantrowitz, Arnie, 1940-2022
- Plant, Richard, 1910-1998
- Praunheim, Rosa von, 1942-
- Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022
- Schrader, Paul, 1946-
- Wagner, Gottfried, 1947-
- Description
- 36.57 linear feet (91 boxes)
- Summary
- The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, 1958-2008, notes, drafts, outlines, and published copies of his books, essays, and reviews, subject files, personal press clippings, photographs, sound recordings, and ephemera reflecting Mass's work as a gay activist and as a writer on medical issues facing the gay community, opera, homophobia, and antisemitism. Files created in preparation of his book, DIALOGUES OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION include additional correspondence, questionnaires, and transcripts of interviews with leading writers, artists, and scholars from the gay community and others studying homosexuality. Also, sound recordings of interviews conducted for his writing on opera.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Buttons (information artifacts)
- Photographs.
- Posters.
- Sound recordings.
- Call number
- MssCol 1893
- Language
- English
- Source (note)
- Donated by Lawrence Mass, 1996, 2009.
- Location of other archival materials (note)
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- Lawrence David Mass (b. 1946) is a physician and writer living in New York City. A co-founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, he was the first writer to cover the AIDS epidemic, and the first physician to write regularly for the gay press. In addition to numerous essays and reviews on topics related to gay men, sexuality, and music, he is the author of DIALOGUES OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, a collection of interviews with writers, artists, and scientists about homosexuality, and the autobiographical work, CONFESSIONS OF A JEWISH WAGNERITE.
- Location of other archival materials
- Arnie Kantrowitz Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Gay Men's Health Crisis; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Finding aids
- Collection guide available online and in repository.
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