Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving)
2. Murphy, Eddie "Skull", 1926-1989
3. Kohler, Bob, 1926-2007

Found in

1. Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980.

Description

1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately 42 min) : digital, stereo.

Summary

1. Tracks 1-4. Arthur Bell hosts panel discussion with young gay activists who live in New York and try to find their own place in the city at the end of the 1970's. They talk about Greenwich Village as the place that became a home to the largest gay and lesbian population in New York City, the place where they feel safe and secure.
2. Track 5. Excerpt from the discussion with gay rights pioneer Bob Kohler. He talks about the rise of the gay movement after the Stonewall riots, a series of spontaneous and violent demonstrations by members of the gay community that took place on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City that led to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for gay and lesbian rights in the United States.
3. Tracks 6-9. Eddie "Skull" Murphy, a long-time doorman and bouncer at Mafia-owned gay bars since the 1950's, who was at the door the night of the infamous 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn, referred to Jennie and William Tobin in an interview with Arthur Bell for an article ("Skull Murphy: Double Agent") which appeared in the May 8, 1978 issue of the Village Voice.

Alternative title

1. Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews.

Subject

1. Murphy, Eddie "Skull", 1926-1989 -- Interviews.
2. Kohler, Bob, 1926-2007 -- Interviews.
3. Gay liberation movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
4. Gay activists -- United States -- Interviews.
5. Gay rights.
6. Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
7. Young gay men -- United States -- Interviews.

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 52806

Language

1. English

Note

1. Interviews by Arthur Bell, most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
2. Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
3. Streaming files were created in two parts; track IDs have been inserted every five minutes on service compact disc for reference purposes.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming audio files online only onsite at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Access to original items restricted.

Additional formats (note)

1. Service compact disc (1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original, available in *LDC 52806.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. computer
2. audio

Type of carrier

1. online resource
2. audio disc

Event

1. Recorded [1978?] New York, N.Y.]

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving), interviewer.
2. Murphy, Eddie "Skull", 1926-1989, inteviewee.
3. Kohler, Bob, 1926-2007, interviewee.
4. Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving), donor.