Title

Thomas Glave papers, 1990-2012.

Author

Glave, Thomas.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Offsite

Details

Additional Authors

Glave, Thomas.

Description

7.2 lin. ft. (21 archival boxes)

Subjects

• Caribbean Americans > New York (State) > New York
• Gay authors > New York (State) > New York
• Black author
• Gay men in literature
• Jamaican Americans > New York (State) > New York
• Authors, Caribbean > Jamaica > 20th century
• Manuscripts
• Authors, Black > New York (State) > New York
• Glave, Thomas
• Authors, Jamaican > 20th century
• Gay men's writings, American
• Gay activists > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

Manuscripts.

Note

• Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
• Compact discs were transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Source (note)

• Thomas Glave

Biography (note)

• Thomas Glave is a writer, scholar, and social activist who has published four books of short fiction and essays exploring the experiences of LGBT people of color. His first book of short stories, "Whose song? and other stories" was published in 2000. As a scholar, he has edited the first anthology of Afro-Caribbean LGBT literaure, "Our Caribbean." He was active in the struggle for civil rights for the LGBT community in Jamaica, co-founding the first Jamaican LGBT organization, J-FLAG (Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays), in 1998. Glave's most recent collection of short stories, "Among the Blood People", was published in 2013. He continues to serve as Professor of English at Binghamton University.

Call Number

Sc MG 836

Author

Glave, Thomas.

Title

Thomas Glave papers, 1990-2012.

Summary

The bulk of the collection dates from 1990 to 2012 and consists of unpublished drafts and versions of short fiction and essays, correspondence, promotional fliers for readings and talks, and other materials that document Glave's career as a scholar and writer.

Biography

Thomas Glave is a writer, scholar, and social activist who has published four books of short fiction and essays exploring the experiences of LGBT people of color. His first book of short stories, "Whose song? and other stories" was published in 2000. As a scholar, he has edited the first anthology of Afro-Caribbean LGBT literaure, "Our Caribbean." He was active in the struggle for civil rights for the LGBT community in Jamaica, co-founding the first Jamaican LGBT organization, J-FLAG (Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays), in 1998. Glave's most recent collection of short stories, "Among the Blood People", was published in 2013. He continues to serve as Professor of English at Binghamton University.

Source

Thomas Glave Gift 2010 SCM 10-18, SCM 11-12, SCM 11-24; SCM 11-30; SCM 13-32

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Glave, Thomas. Whose song? and other stories.

Glave, Thomas. Words to our now, imagination and dissent.

Glave, Thomas. Our Caribbean, a collection of lesbian and gay writings from the Antilles.

Glave, Thomas. Torturer's wife.

Glave, Thomas. Among the bloodpeople.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 836