RHODE ISLAND

Brown University Special Collections Department
Location: The John Hay Library
20 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912
Address: Brown University, Box A
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-1514 Fax: (401) 863-2093
Contact: Rosemary L. Cullen
Email: Rosemary_Cullen@brown.edu
Internet address:   http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/hay/index.html
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The university was founded in 1764.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: ephemeral propaganda, treated archivally
Objects/ephemera: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: approx. 83 cubic ft. total.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
20th century U.S.A.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
John Preston's On Our Backs magazine
Collecting interests
Literary works relating to gays and lesbians, with a small component of history and sociology; left and right-wing pamphlet collections and manuscript collections of individuals and organizations such as ACT UP/RI. Particular interests include pre-Stonewall literature, and gay men's pulp fiction erotica.
Use requirements
Valid photo ID required. Note: requirements for using GLBT material differ from those for using other material at the repository.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Local on-line catalog, accessible via gopher or web; RLIN; OCLC (bibliographic information); also finding aids.

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