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Collection Data
- Description
- The collection consists of black and white photographic prints, color slides and negatives taken by Diana Davies during the late 1960's through the 1970's. The subjects include representatives of several New York gay and lesbian organizations including the Gay Liberation Front and Lavender Menace, and demonstrations, marches and meetings. Individuals photographed include Rita Mae Brown (activist and writer), Jill Johnston (writer and critic), Bob Kohler (co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front), and Kady Van Deurs (activist and writer). The collection also includes a small amount printed material.
- Names
- Davies, Diana, 1938- (Photographer)
- Dates / Origin
- Date Created: 1965 - 1978
- Library locations
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Shelf locator: MssCol 732
- Topics
- Gay activists
- Gay rights
- Lesbian activists
- Demonstrations -- New York (N.Y.)
- Demonstrations -- New York (State)
- Brown, Rita Mae
- Johnston, Jill
- Kady, 1927-
- Kohler, Bob, 1926-2007
- Gay Liberation Front (New York, N.Y.)
- Lavender Menace
- Genres
- Photographs
- Notes
- Biographical/historical: Diana Davies, a photographer, began her career as a musician in the early 1960's. Her interest in pursuing photography as a profession began when she took pictures of fellow musicians. Since that time she has photographed a wide variety of subjects from individuals engaged in daily activities to demonstrations for gay and lesbian rights. Davies' photographs have been published in many newspapers, journals, books and magazines, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Life, and Sing Out!
- Physical Description
- Extent: 3.3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
- Type of Resource
- Still image
- Identifiers
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14442517
- MSS Unit ID: 732
- Other local Identifier: archives_collections_732
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34
