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Lawrence Mass papers

Title
  1. Lawrence Mass papers, 1958-2008 (bulk 1966-2005).
Format
  1. Archival mix
Author
  1. Mass, Lawrence, 1946-

Collection information

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Containerbox 90 (Restricted)AccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 1893 box 90 (Restricted)Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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Details

Additional authors
  1. Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11-
  2. Boswell, John, 1947-1994
  3. Corigliano, John, 1938-
  4. D'Emilio, John
  5. Duberman, Martin B
  6. Fain, Nathan
  7. Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-
  8. Green, Richard, 1936-2019
  9. Heymont, George
  10. Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017
  11. Horowitz, Joseph, 1948-
  12. Kantrowitz, Arnie, 1940-2022
  13. Plant, Richard, 1910-1998
  14. Praunheim, Rosa von, 1942-
  15. Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022
  16. Schrader, Paul, 1946-
  17. Wagner, Gottfried, 1947-
Description
  1. 36.57 linear feet (91 boxes)
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Kramer, Larry.
  2. Mass, Lawrence, 1946-
  3. AIDS (Disease)
  4. Gay activists.
  5. Gay men -- Health and hygiene.
  6. Homosexuality.
  7. Antisemitism.
  8. Gay people in the performing arts.
  9. Gay people -- Sexual behavior.
  10. Homophobia.
  11. Opera -- Interviews.
  12. Sexologists -- Interviews.
Genre/Form
  1. Buttons (information artifacts)
  2. Photographs.
  3. Posters.
  4. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. MssCol 1893
Language
  1. English
Source (note)
  1. Donated by Lawrence Mass, 1996, 2009.
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  1. 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
  1. Arnie Kantrowitz Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
  2. Gay Men's Health Crisis; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
Finding aids
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