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Description

1. 8 lin. ft. (2 record cartons, 15 archival boxes)

Summary

1. Assotto Saint Papers consists of correspondence and writings by Saint, manuscripts and letters from authors featured in his anthologies as well as other gay writers, printed matter and some personal papers.

Subject

1. Saint, Assoto, 1957-1993
2. Aaab-Richards, Dirg
3. Beam, Joseph
4. Corbin, Steven, 1953-
5. Cranfield, Steve, 1954-
6. De Shields, André, 1946-
7. Glave, Thomas
8. Hirst, Alex, 1951-
9. Reynolds, Craig, 1907-1949
10. Sapphire, 1950-
11. Hemphill, Essex
12. Harris, Craig G
13. Morse, Carl
14. Bishop, Jacqueline, 1971-
15. Bean, Thom
16. Frechette, David
17. Freeman, Brian, 1955-
18. Garrett, Daniel
19. Gonzalves, Roy
20. Hall, Marcelle
21. Galiens Press
22. Xotika (Musical group)
23. AIDS (Disease) -- United States
24. American poetry -- African American authors
25. African American poets
26. African American authors
27. African American gay men
28. African American gay people
29. African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
30. Gay men
31. Lesbians
32. Gay people
33. Homosexuality -- Poetry
34. Racism -- Poetry
35. Gay activists -- New York (State) -- New York
36. United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century

Call number

1. Sc MG 556

Note

1. Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
2. Audiotapes transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Source (note)

1. Estate of Assotto Saint

Biography (note)

1. Born Yves Francois Lubin in Haiti in 1957, Assotto Saint was a New York-based gay activist, poet and performance artist who edited two anthologies of black gay poets in the early 1990s. He founded a publishing house, Galiens Press, which published his book of poems "Stations" and the anthologies "Here to Dare" and "The Road Before Us." In addition, Saint also wrote and produced several theater pieces, including "Risin' to the Love We Need" and "New Love Song." Saint was the founder and artistic director of Metamorphosis Theater and the lead singer of the rock band Xotica. He died of HIV-related diseases in 1994.

Author

1. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994.

Title

1. Assotto Saint papers, 1981-1994.

Biography

1. Born Yves Francois Lubin in Haiti in 1957, Assotto Saint was a New York-based gay activist, poet and performance artist who edited two anthologies of black gay poets in the early 1990s. He founded a publishing house, Galiens Press, which published his book of poems "Stations" and the anthologies "Here to Dare" and "The Road Before Us." In addition, Saint also wrote and produced several theater pieces, including "Risin' to the Love We Need" and "New Love Song." Saint was the founder and artistic director of Metamorphosis Theater and the lead singer of the rock band Xotica. He died of HIV-related diseases in 1994.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Black Fag.
2. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Here to dare.
3. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. New love song.
4. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Risin' to the love we need.
5. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Road before us.
6. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Spells of a voodoo doll.
7. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Wishing for wings.
8. Saint, Assotto, 1957-1994. Tongues untied.

Research call number

1. Sc MG 556