Tim Judd Papers [1964–2007]

Records Inventory

Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, Rochester, NY

 

The Tim Judd Papers contain oral histories, interviews, research papers, correspondence, newspapers, articles, and ephemera related to the early years of the Gay Liberation Front (1964–2005), as well as a magazine, photographs, and pins related to the Rochester Leather Community (1988–2007).

 

TJ Box 1 – Contains two stacks of materials: one stack laying down, and one stack standing upright.

Laying down inside box:

3.5” Diskettes [CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF BOX, WITH EVELYN]

  • Blue BASF Diskette 3.5” 2DD labeled “Rochester Gay Lib. Research Copy #2.”
  • Black Computer City Supercenter MF2HD Diskette 3.5″ labeled “Research – Roc. Gay Community pg 21- not re[?][indistinguishable]
  • White BASF Diskette 3.5” 2DD labeled “Research Paper Being Rewritten Changed Made (Dr. Marcus)”

Leather Community Magazine: “The Leather Journal: North America’s Leather Community News Magazine,” May 1992. [loose] ***See excel spreadsheet for full description***

White business letter envelope labeled “Leather Community Rochester”: Leather Community Ephemera, 2000–2007. ***See excel spreadsheet for full description***

Yellow Kodak Prints envelope: Leather Community Photographs, 1988. ***See excel spreadsheet for full description***

White greeting card envelope: Leather Community Photographs, ca. 1989. ***See excel spreadsheet for full description***

2 Image Out tickets for “Shoulders to Stand On,” Program 3, October 12 [no year]. [loose in box]

Magazines

  • Playboy, vol. 18, no. 4, April 1971. Includes the article “Playboy Panel: Homosexuality, a symposium on the causes and consequences—social and psychological—of sexual inversion,” with highlighted portions and notations in blue pen by unknown author, pages 61-92, 164, 178-191. [Contained in plastic sleeve.]
  • Two issues of The Advocate (1999) [both addressed to Timothy Judd and in individual plastic sleeves]:
    • June 22, 1999.
    • August 17, 1999.

Newspapers

  • The Empty Closet
  • Number 293, July 1997
    • July 1997, Section B
  • Number 299, February 1998
  • Number 300, March 1998
    • March 1998, Section B
  • Number 303, June 1998
    • June 1998, Section B
  • Number 310, February 1999
  • Number 311, March 1999
  • Number 312, April 1999
  • Number 353, Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003
  • October 2004
  • Planet Q, 4, no., 4 April 1997. Inside the folded paper:
    • Loose, 3” x 4 ¾” index card with notation in pencil on both sides.
      • Side A: “Gay people don’t have an e[?] to follow we have to make our own – – we don’t live in a heterosexual world we develop[?] our owe[sic].”
      • Side B: “Thesis- Bower v Hardwick = has direct coralation[sic] w/ ban on gays in the [military].”

Standing up inside box:

Gay Community Guide: A Guide of Social Events and HIV/AIDS Information for the Gay Community of Youngstown Health Dept., AIDS Unit May 1997 (Youngtown, OH). (2 copies, loose in box, 8 ½“ x 14”.

Brown mailing envelope, Addressed to Tim Judd from the College at Brockport, State University of New York, stamped March 21, 1997. Contains:

  • Research paper: “The Founding of the Gay Rights Movement in Rochester, New York,” by Tim Judd, HST 390, Professor Marcus, December 18, 1996. 33 pages with corrections written in ink, including cover page. Hand written notation on the first page reads, “1st copy turned in.”
  • Research paper, excerpt: “: “The Founding of the Gay Rights Movement in Rochester, New York,” by Tim Judd, pages 21–34 with corrections written in ink, May 20, 1997. Hand written notation on the first page reads, “Last proof before turned in to Dr. Marcus 5/20/97.”

“Bob Osborn” Manila file folder, contains:

  • Letter to R.J. from Tim Judd, September 20, 1997.
  • Paperclip packet:
    • Transcript titled “Some Remarks Made at the “Live” Louise Wilson Show on WROC-TV 1972(?) by Bob Osborn, Patti Evans, Mary Lou Wells.” [1 page]
    • “Text of a Talk Delivered on the Program ‘Night Call’ on WROC-TV AM-FM,” April 18, 1971. [2 pages, single-sided stapled]
    • “NYSCGO Workshop Report” on “The Non-Legislative Political Action Workshop,” October 27, 1973. Includes list of attendees. [3 pages, single sided, stapled]
    • Photocopy of a letter from Marshall Goldman to Bob Osborn, July 27, 1975. [1 page]
    • Newspaper article [photocopy], “A Ministry to the Rochester Homosexual Community” by [T?]hom Akeman, Democrat and Chronicle, June 2, 1974. [1 page]
    • Short essay “On the Word ‘Homosexual’” by Bob Osborn, October 6, 1970.
    • “Organizational Facts of Life” Internal Briefing at the Gay Liberation Front, 1970. [3 pages, stapled, single sided]
    • “Address as part of a panel discussion on homosexuality at the University of Rochester, 1971(?)” ca. 1971. [2 pages, stapled]
    • Article: “The Emerging Gay Community” by Lamont Downs, n.d. [ca. 1971?] [3 pages] single sided, stapled] Unidentified publication. Photocopy
    • Hand-written interview notes about Bob Osborn written in blue ink on ruled paper, February 8, 1997. 6 single-sided pages, stapled.
    • Letter from Tim Judd to Bob Osborn regarding Judd’s historical research of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, September 14, 1998
  • Folded piece of lined paper with an address written on it in pencil, n.d.
  • Small piece of paper: Letter from Bob Osborn to Tim Judd about materials within the [Tim Judd Papers] collection, May 8, 1997
  • White envelope: Greeting card from Bob Osborn to Tim Judd, 1998
  • Change of address Announcement of Bob Osborn, sent from Bob Osborn to Tim Judd, February 8, 1997

“Interviews,” manila folder. Contains:

  • Interview questions and notes from an interview with Joseph Johns about Johns’ experience in the Gay Liberation Front as a meeting moderator, November 15, 1996. Two pages written in pencil on unlined paper.
  • Interview questions and notes from a two-hour phone interview with Bob Crystal about the Gay Liberation Front and early gay activism, December 7, 1996. Seven pages with writing in blue ink.
  • Group interview [interviewees unknown] about member involvement in the Gay Liberation Front, November 16, 1996. Two pages with writing in pencil. [Condition Note: Circular brown stain on both pages.]
  • Interview notes. Four pages written in blue ink.

Manila folder, unlabeled. Contains:

  • Photocopy of newspaper article “Letzte Change einer Liebe auf Erden” [“Last Chance of a Love on Earth”] from German-language publication Der Spiegel, No. 51, December 15, 1975. Includes a yellow sticky note with notation in red pen identifying people in a photograph of a gay liberation march in New York. Five pages [Cover, front matter, and three-page article].

“U of R” manila folder. Contains:

  • Small piece of paper with “U of R” written on it
  • Lined paper titled “U of R Info”
  • Photocopy of journal article “Feeling Gay” by Larry Fine from UR Journal, 3, no. 21, April 22, 1971. Yellow sticky note on front page has notation in red ink identifying one of the figures on the cover as Larry Fine. Five pages [cover, front matter, and three-page article].
  • Three pages of hand written notes about the Gay Liberation Front on various sizes of paper, stapled together.
  • Photocopy of journal article, “Feeling Gay” by Larry Fine from UR Journal, April 22, 1971. Some sections highlighted with hand written notations. Three pages.
  • Photocopy of journal article “a review ‘The Boys in the Band’ – An Old Story in a New Package, by the UR Gay Liberation Front, vol. 4, no. 5, October 21, 1971. Two pages.
  • Photocopy of journal article “From ‘The Empty Closet’” by R.J. Alcalá from UR Journal, October 21, 1971. One page.
  • Photocopies of articles from UR Journal. Includes:
    • Cover of UR Journal, vol. 4, no. 5, October 21, 1971.
    • “From ‘The Empty Closet’” by R.J. Alcalá , UR Journal, vol. 4, no. 5, October 21, 1971. [Duplicate]
    • “a review ‘The Boys in the Band’ – An Old Story in a New Package”, by the UR Gay Liberation Front, UR Journal, 4, no. 5, October 21, 1971. [Duplicate]
  • Photocopy of journal article “Social Change in Rochester; 1964 to Present” by Arnie Strong, UR Journal, p. 4, September 23, 1971. One page.
  • Photocopies of journal articles from 1972 from UR Journal and Three pages. Includes:
    • “Becoming a Community,” by Carl Filbrich, UR Journal,3, February 24, 1972.
    • Front matter of Logos, 1, no. 1, May 11, 1972. Described as “a new magazine… raised from the ashes of Illyria and the UR Journal.”
    • “Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt,” by Carl Filbrich, Logos, 1, no. 1, p. 2, May 11, 1972.
  • Newspaper Campus Times, vol. 14, no. 24, May 14, 1971. Includes: photocopy of “events” and “notices” [1 page], photocopy of “Letters to the Editor” regarding Gay Freedom, and original, complete newspaper issue.

Manila folder, unlabeled. Contains:

  • Newspapers: Ten issues of The Empty Closet, 30, 31, 33–40, 1973–1947. Includes:
    • Number 30, September 1973
    • Number 31, October 1973
    • Number 33, November 1973
    • Number 34, December 1973
    • Number 35, January 1974
    • Number 36, February 1974
    • Number 37, March 1974
    • Number 38, April 1974
    • Number 39, May 1974
    • Number 40, June 1974

“GLF Publications” manila folder, contains:

  • Newspapers: Five issues of The Empty Closet, published by the University of Rochester Gay Liberation Front, 1971. Issues have highlighted sections and hand written notations. Issues included:
    • Number 1, January 1971 [photocopy]
    • Number 2, February–March 1971 [original]. Yellow sticky note on the front cover identifies figures in the cover photograph.
    • Number 2, February–March 1971 [photocopy, incomplete]
    • Number 3, April–May 1971 [photocopy]
    • Number 4, April–May 1971 [original]
  • Various Gay Liberation Front publications, including:
    • Rochester Gay Liberation Front description and schedule of events. Photocopy.
    • “Homosexuality and the Church,” by Reverent Robert W. Wood, no date. Original address delivered to the Mattachine Society, Inc. of New York, April 16, 1964. Photocopy.
    • “The Law and the Homosexual: A compendium of statues, ordinances, and regulations affecting the gay community of Rochester, N.Y,” November 1970. Yellow sticky note affixed to the front page with notation in red ink, which reads, “Boy is this BORING! I think Bob Osborn put this together.” Photocopy.
    • “Gay Liberation,” by Jim Olin Alternatives, August 1, 1972. Photocopy. Four pages.
    • Three loose pages of photocopied photographs taken at Gay Liberation Front events
    • Newspaper clipping: “Homosexual Preacher,” Evening Star,3, May 1, 1972.
    • Newspaper clipping: “Church Declines to Back Homosexual Ordination,” unidentified publication, no date.
    • “Rochester Gay Liberation Front Speakers Bureau Opening Statement for speaking engagements” by Karen Hagberg, no date. Two versions, a photocopy of a handwritten manuscript, and the final version.

“History 390,” manila folder. Contains:

  • Three unbound pages of notes about the Gay Liberation Front and gay rights in Rochester, NY
  • Newspaper clipping: “Georgia Top Court Strikes Down Controversial Sodomy Law,” Democrat and Chronicle, November 24, 1998.
  • Two unbound photocopy pages of photographs taken at Gay Liberation Front event, “Freshman Day U of R.” Includes notations in pencil identifying event and figures.
  • One-page schedule of topics and events, as reported in The Empty Closet, 1971–1972.
  • Magazine article: “The Emerging Gay Community,” by Lamont Downs, American Experience Magazine, October 1975. Photocopy, first page duplicated.
  • Newspaper article: “Gays in a Shocking Situation: Militant Gays Overthrow Psychiatrists’ Meeting,” by Tony DeRosa, A. Free Press, p. 11 and 17, October 23, 1970. Photocopy. A yellow sticky note on the front reads, “…from the period when GLF was just getting off the ground in Rochester—the ‘Tone of the Times.’”
  • Newspaper article: “Illusions of Liberation,” letter to the editor by The Harpur College Gay Liberation Front, no date. Photocopy, with notation “From R.J.”
  • Newspaper article torn out of newspaper: “Before Stonewall,” unidentified author, from Gayzette, with byline, “Serving the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Community of Greater Utica,” 10, no. 5, p. 1–2, May 1994. Published by the Greater Utica Lambda Fellowship, Inc.
  • News Journal: The Pink Paper: A News Journal for the Alternative Community of Syracuse, NY, 8, no. 5, February/March 1997. [Original]
  • Fact Sheets: Three fact Sheets produced by the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, stapled. Includes:
    • “Let’s Set the Record Straight: Myths About Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals”
    • “Equal Rights, Not Special Rights”
    • “Straight But Not Narrow: How to be an Ally to the Gay Community”
  • Newsletter: The Prism, 3, issue 1, Fall 1996. Produced by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Students and Friends Association, a club at the College at Brockport, State University of New York.
  • Nametag with ribbon: Printed nametag from the “Scholars Day” event at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Brockport, April 8, 1997. The nametag reads “Timothy Judd, SUNY Brockport Scholars ’97,” with a yellow ribbon that says “Presenter.”
  • Program: Event program for “Scholars Day,” a “Symposium of Research and Scholarly Pursuits of Faculty, Staff, and Students of SUNY College at Brockport,” April 8, 1997. On page, Timothy Judd is listed under the heading “History Symposium I,” presenting The Founding of the Gay Liberation Front of Rochester, New York.”
  • Lecture Notes [?]: Two packets of papers with excerpts from an essay and extensive hand written notes. [Notes may be connected to a lecture Timothy Judd delivered during Scholars Day at SUNY College at Brockport.] The second group of papers has the notation “Don’t use if you only have 12 min.”
  • Research Paper, draft: “The Founding of the Gay Rights Movement in Rochester, New York,” by Tim Judd, written for HST 390, Professor Marcus, December 18, 1996. Essay is stapled together, with hand written notes in red pen on various pages from unknown editor.
  • Research Paper, proposal: Tim Judd’s two-page “Research Paper Proposal” for HST 390, no date. Hand written notes at the top of the paper read, “Tanya Smolinsky,” “GAGV Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley,” and “Gay Liberation Front becomes GAGV.”
  • Research Paper, draft: Untitled “History Seminar” paper by Tim Judd for HST 390, no date. Contains hand written notes in pencil and pen by unknown editor(s).
  • Research Paper, draft: “The Founding of the Gay Rights Movement in Rochester, New York,” by Tim Judd, written for HST 390, Professor Marcus, November 19, 1996. Essay is stapled together, with hand written notes on various pages from unknown editor. The first page paper-clipped to the front of the paper is a review of the draft (possibly by the professor) addressed to the author, Tim Judd.
  • Research Precis: A series of research precis homework assignments by Tim Judd, September 1996.
  • Brown paper envelope addressed to Tim Judd, from [Professor] Marcus of SUNY Brockport [empty]
  • Papers bound with paperclip labeled “Brockport,” includes:
    • Constitution of the Brockport Gay Freedom League, a recognized organization of SUNY College at Brockport, no date.
    • Lined sheet of paper with notes titled, “Brockport info,” no date.
    • Newspaper article [photocopied pages]: “Readers React to Condemnation of Homosexuals as Sick Degenerates,” unknown publication, March 27, 1973. [Likely SUNY Brockport publication]
    • Constitution, draft: Constitution of the Alternative Lifestyles Group-A Lesbian/Gay Support Group, submitted October 1981. This copy contains corrections, is labeled “L-146-81” and dated November 9, 1981.
    • Constitution, draft: Constitution of the Alternative Lifestyles Group-A Lesbian/Gay Support Group, submitted November 18, 1981. This copy contains corrections, is labeled “L-36-82 W.M. 1216182.”
    • Constitution, draft: Constitution of the Alternative Lifestyles Group-A Lesbian/Gay Support Group, submitted December 10, 1983. This copy is labeled “L-7-84” and dated February 20, 1984.
  • Papers bound with paperclip labeled “Nov. 10 1996, 26th Annual Miss Gay Rochester Pageant,” includes:
    • Lined paper with hand written notes in blue ink, no date.
    • Illegible photocopy of text from an article by Allen Young in Ramparts Magazine, no date.
    • Press release and meeting minutes, stapled:
      • Press release [photocopy]: “For Immediate Release” by the “American Psychiatric Association regarding the APA’s “position…on the rights of members of the gay community,” March 25, 1975.
      • Meeting minutes: “Coordinating Council of the Gay Brotherhood of Rochester” regular meeting minutes, March 21, 1976.
    • Three pages of notes in pencil on plain copy paper, including significant events and organizations in the gay liberation movement ca. 1970, no date.
    • Notes on lined paper: Hand written notes in blue ink regarding NY state penal code and U.S. Supreme Court rulings, no date.

Red pocket folder:

  • Research notes for research paper about the gay liberation movement, specifically, the formation of the Gay Liberation Front in Rochester, NY, ca. 1997. Includes research notes, a “Bibliography on Homosexuality,” lists of contacts, interview questions, resource lists, and historical notes. Interviewees include: Bob Osborn, Karen Hagberg, Jim Olind, and Joan Giuffre.

Loose Papers

  • Title page: “A History of The Gay Liberation Movement, Rochester, New York” by Tim Judd.
  • Title page and bibliography: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester” title page and two-page bibliography, stapled.
  • Newspaper article: “Tracing the Rise of the Gay Rights Movement,” book review of Out for Good: The Struggle to Build a Gay Rights Movement in America by Dudley Clendinen and Adam Nagourney, published by Simon & Schuster. Article by Stephen O. Murray, The New York Times, July 5, 1999. Attached to the front is the address of R. J. Alcalá (stapled) and a purple sticky note that reads: “As you can see from the yellowed state of this clipping, I cut it out some time ago, thinking you might be interested. We seem to be having a break from sweltering temps, and I hope to get to Roch around Labor Day (Maybe) Yours, RJ”
  • Newspaper articles, photocopies: “The Empty Closet: the first 10 years (Jan. 1971 to June 1981)” and “EC History: the second 10 years” by Tony Leuzzi, The Empty Closet, July and August 2002. Stapled together, five pages.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “The Gay Alliance: highlights of our history on our 25th anniversary,” by Susan Jordan, The Empty Closet, no. 2, February 1999. Four pages. At the end of the article, it reads “(Some information from an unpublished paper, The founding of the gay movement in Rochester, N.Y., by Tim Judd, 1996).”
  • Journal article, Editorial, photocopy: “Out of the Closet: Revolution and Backlash,” by Ann Hartman, Social Work, 38, no. 3, May 1993, pages 245-246, 360, and a page of front matter [4 total pages].
  • Journal article, photocopy: “Passing: Impact on the Quality of Same-Sex Couple Relationships,” by Raymond M. Berger, Social Work: Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, Vol, 35, No. 4, July 1990, pps 328-332 and front matter [6 pages total]. Highlighted sections.
  • Journal article, photocopy: “Stigma Management and Gay Identity Development,” by Roy Cain, Social Work, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1991, pps. 67-73 and front matter [8 pages total].
  • Letter from Robert J. Alcalá [RJ Alcalá ] to Tim Judd about documents being sent with the letter, including a magazine and an obituary, July 18, 1997.
  • Newspaper clipping, obituary, photocopy: “Thomas B. Stoddard, 48, Legal Advocate of Ray Rights” by David W. Dunlap, The New York Times, February 13, 1997. A yellow sticky note is attached to the front, with a note from “RJ.”
  • Internet article: Titled “Documents from the 1969 Furor,” b Paul Halsall, October 19, 1997, http://pwh.evansville.edu/1969docs.html. This article includes text from The Gay Militants by Donn Teal, New York, 1971. In this book, Donn Teal reproduced text from early flyers produced after the Stonewall Riots, ca. early 1970s. 4 pages.
  • Copy paper with hand written notes in pencil: Topics related to the “Gay Movement in Rochester.”
  • Bibliography: “Bibliography on Homosexuality, December 18, 1996.” [2 pages].
  • Newspaper clipping, obituary, photocopy: “Evelyn Hooker, 89, Is Dead; Recast the View of Gay Men,” by David W. Dunlap, The New York Times, November 1996.
  • Email correspondence, printed: Information regarding the “gay religious community,” gay author Daniel Harris, and a book review of Harris’ book, The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture, published by Hyperion, June 1997. 14 pages total.
  • Envelope with Bob Osborn’s address written on it, empty.
  • Small scrap pieces of paper with handwritten notes, 1 loose, 2 stapled together.
  • Newspaper article, obituary, photocopy: “Jack Nichols, Gay Rights Pioneer, Dies at 67,” by Margalit Fox, [The New York Times?], May 4, 2005. Yellow sticky note on the back of the page has a hand-written note from “RJ.”
  • Email correspondence, printed: Email correspondence from Jim Olin to Tim Judd in regards to “Chrion Rising” mailing list for “older men,” February 22, 1997.
  • Research paper excerpt: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date, pages 1-6. No title page. Hand written notes read “Old copy.”
  • Research paper: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date, pages 1-34. No title page. Hand written note at the top in red ink reads, “Not Reworked.”
  • Research paper, excerpt: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date. Includes cover page with hand written notes by editor [unknown, possibly Dr. Marcus], and pages 21-34.
  • Research paper: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date, pages 1-32. Includes extensive edits by “R.J.” in red and black ink.
  • Research paper excerpt: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date, pages 11-21, with edits.
  • Research paper excerpt: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, February 21, 1997, pages 1-10 and cover page with notes from editor.
  • Research paper excerpt: “The Founding of the Gay Movement in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date, pages 21-34, with edits.
  • Newspaper obituaries, original, includes: “Alan P. Bell, 70, Researcher Of Influences of Homosexuality,” by Carmel McCoubrey, The New York Times, May 24, 2002.

Manila folder, no label:

  • Half sheet of copy paper with hand written notes about missing issues of The Empty Closet.
  • Newspaper, original: The Empty Closet, January 1971. Yellow sticky note on the front reads, “These are duplicates I had. Do you have Fall 1971? I have only 1 copy. I have no 1972 issues.”
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, no 12, March 18-31, 1972.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 11, no date [ca. Feb-March 1972].
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 10, February 19, 1972.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 9, February 5, 1972.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 8, August 10, 1971.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 7, July 27, 1971.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 6, July 13, 1971.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 5, June 29, 1971.
  • Newspaper, photocopy: The Empty Closet, 4, June 15, 1971.

Manila folder, no label:

  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Rochester Roots: A Chronology,” compiled by Gary John and Stephen Picchi, The Empty Closet, June 1983, pages 12-13. [Folded].
  • Copy paper with hand-written notes. Contains names, addresses, events, dates, and [newspaper issue] numbers.
  • Newspaper clippings and correspondence with notes, photocopies, stapled together:
    • Yellow note on the top: “Albany March, March 1971.”
    • Newspaper clipping: “A ‘Gay’ Demonstration,” no date or publication listed. [Article is possibly from the Times Union, March 15, 1971 issue. See attached documents.] A note attached to the page reads, “This march in Albany, apparently in March, followed the legislative hearings in NYC of 7 Jan, 1971. Rochester GLF was represented at both.
    • Letter from Robert Joseph Alcalá [R.J.] to “Dear Sir” regarding “discrimination in the Association Press article on page 6A of the Times Union for 15 March 1971.,” March 15, 1971.
    • Bumper sticker, photocopy, reduced: “State March of the Gay Unveiling, Albany – March 13, 14.” A hand written note describes the bumper sticker as “black ink on day-glow orange paper, original size 12” x 5”.
    • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Gay Lib Holds Rally,” no date, publication unknown.
  • Official Statement: “Statement of the Rochester, N.Y. Gay Liberation Front in Testimony Before the Special Committee on Discrimination Against Homosexuals,” January 7, 1971.” 6 pages total. Note attached reads, “This was in NYC. QV: Bella Abzug’s Statement.” Includes statement, specific recommendations, and recommended actions for repeal and revision of specific penal codes.
  • Contact sheet photocopies: Contact sheet of photographs taken at a Gay Liberation Front meeting. 2 pages.
  • Official Statement: “Statement Before Legislative Hearing,” by Joseph L. Norton, Ph.D., January 7, 1971. Note attached reads, “If I remember correctly, Joe Norton was someone who came out ‘later in life.’ I seem to remember he seemed ancient, although he must have been in his early 60s, if his is who I remember.” 3 pages.
  • Office Newsletter: “Office Family Notes / Summer 1971,” Gay Liberation Front, Rochester, NY, June 13, 1971. Document includes descriptions of office duties and responsibilities, lists of resources and referrals to other agencies, a list of gay-friendly establishments, phone etiquette, and the article “Consciousness Raising for Gay Men,” from Gay Sunshine, no date. 9 pages.
  • Official Statement: “Statement by Congresswoman-Elect Bella S. Abzug to New York State Assembly Hearing on the Problems of Homosexuals,” State Office Building at 270 Broadway, January 7, 1971. 3 pages.
  • Questionnaire: True-False Questionnaire about Gay Marriage, 1971. 2 pages.
  • Chart: GLF Steering Committee organizational chart, 1971.

“D & C” manila folder, includes:

  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “The Gays: Homosexuals and the Law,” by Mandi Harris (Described as the fourth article in a series), Democrat and Chronicle, December 13, 1972. 4 copy paper pages. Last page has hand written notes in clue pen about the Gay Liberation movement.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Gays ask for More Rights,” by Paula Musto, Democrat and Chronicle, October 10, 1976. Also includes clippings titled “Gay Group Sets Open House” about the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, Inc., and “Gay People at All Levels.” 2 pages.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Marriage for 2 Men,” unknown author, Democrat and Chronicle, September 8, 1971. 1 page.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “They’re Mothers, Lesbians, and Troubled,” by Jackie Farnan, Democrat and Chronicle, December 12, 1976. 2 pages.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “[At Meeting Here Delegates Vow]…Gay Rights Push,” by Bill Parker, Democrat and Chronicle, October 6, 1975. 1 page, with hand-written notes.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “A Gay Couple’s Lifestyle,” by Mandi Harris, Democrat and Chronicle, December 21, 1972. 2 pages.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Parent’s View: Just Face It,” by Mandi Harris, Democrat and Chronicle, October 11, 1972. 1 page.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Minister Here Forms Church for Homosexuals,” by Anita Johnson, Democrat and Chronicle, February 8, 1975. 1 page, with hand-written notes.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “Gays Gain in Rochester, Leader Says,” by Dede Murphy, Democrat and Chronicle, April 12, 1978. 1 page.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “From Out of the Closet…,” by Mandi Harris, (Described as the first in a series), Democrat and Chronicle, December 10, 1972. 3 pages.
  • Newspaper article, photocopy: “New Political Lesbians Speak Up,” by Mandi Harris, (Described as the third in a series), Democrat and Chronicle, December 12, 1972.
  • Newspaper clippings from the Democrat and Chronicle, December 12, 1972. Includes “’Gay people at all levels’,” and “The Gay Movement Nothing to Fear.” 1 page with hand-written notes.
  • Newspaper article: “Newest ‘Civil Right’—Homosexuality,” by William Loeb, Publisher. No date. Has a note that reads, “I think this was from one of the Rochester papers.”

“Letters” manila folder:

  • Email correspondence: Email from Rodney A. Orme to Tim Judd in regards to the history of college homophile organizations [Cornell, Columbia], January 22, 1998. 3 pages.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Robert Marcus to Tim Judd regarding Judd’s research paper and upcoming Scholars Day presentation, December 27, 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Robert Marcus regarding Judd’s research paper, no date.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Robert Marcus regarding Judd’s research, February 11, 1997.
  • Correspondence: Comments from Dr. Robert Marcus to Tim Judd regarding Judd’s research paper, 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Dr. Robert Marcus to Tim Judd regarding Judd’s research paper, March 19, 1997.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Robert Marcus regarding Judd’s research paper and Scholars Day, October 3, 1997.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Mr. Johns regarding Judd’s research paper, December 26, 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Robert Marcus regarding Judd’s research paper and Scholars Day, no date.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Robert Marcus regarding Judd’s research paper, May 13, 1997.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Mr. Bob Osborn regarding research materials for Judd’s research paper, May 14, 1997.
  • Correspondence: Letter from The University of Rochester Alumni Association Assistant Director Kathy Malmendier to Tim Judd regarding addresses and phone numbers of contacts for Judd’s research paper, November 7, 1996. 2 pages.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Ms. Kathy Melmendier regarding Judd’s research paper, November 5, 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Karen A. Hagberg regarding Judd’s research paper, November 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Dr. Karen A. Hagberg regarding Judd’s research paper, December 26, 1996.
  • Correspondence: Letter from Tim Judd to Mr. Bob Osborn regarding Judd’s research paper, September 8, 1997[/8?]
  • Scrap paper with hand-written notes [2 pieces]

“ALCALÁ” manila folder, contains:

  • Correspondence: Envelope, letter, and five additional pages from R. J. Alcalá to Tim Judd regarding Judd’s research paper, December 5, 1996. The letter references an edited copy of the paper that was originally included, but has since been separated from the letter.
  • Book page, photocopy: Page 1051 from a book about signs, symbols, and marks. The bottom section, “Proofreaders’ Marks,” is highlighted in yellow. A yellow sticky note affixed to the page reads, “Tim – In case you’re not familiar with these marks… I try to use them, but I’m not always consistent. RJ”
  • Correspondence: Two Letters, five pages, stapled. Four-page letter from R.J. Alcalá to Tim Judd regarding the Gay Liberation Front and Judd’s research paper, December 5, 1996. The last page is another letter/note from R.J. Alcalá to Tim Judd regarding materials for Judd’s research paper, November 16, 1996.
  • Interview notes: Two pages of handwritten notes on copy paper from an interview of R.J. Alcalá by Tim Judd about the Gay Liberation Front, Rochester, NY, November 15, 1996.

Manila folder, unlabeled, contains:

  • Newspaper: Seventeen issues of The Empty Closet, 1972–1973. Vol. 1, Numbers 14–23, 26, 29, and 30 include notes affixed to the front page with relevant topics from the issue listed in pencil. Includes:
    • 1, No. 13, April 1–15, 1972
    • 1, No. 14, April 15–29, 1972.
    • 1, No. 15, May 1–15, 1972.
    • 1, No. 16, May 16–31, 1972.
    • 1, No. 17, June 1972.
    • 1, No. 18, July 1972.
    • 1, No. 18, July 1972 [Photocopy]. Additional notes on yellow paper identify a figure in one of the photographs.
    • 1, No. 19, August 1972.
    • 1, No. 20, September 1972.
    • 1, No. 21, October 1972.
    • 1, No. 22, November 1972.
    • 1, No. 23, December 1972.
    • 26, March 1973 [Photocopy].
    • 28, May 1973, page 1 only, [Photocopy].
    • 29, June 1973.
    • 29, June 1973, page 2 only [Photocopy].
    • 30, July–August 1973.

Manila folder, unlabeled. Contains:

  • 13 pages of photocopied photographs, with some duplicates, labeled “Gay Pride March, June 25, 1972, NYC.” Some pages have been cut and are missing sections.

Manila folder, unlabeled. Contains photocopied magazine and newspaper articles received by Tim Judd from R.J. Alcalá, several with highlighted portions, including:

  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Playboy Panel: Homosexuality discussion, a symposium on the causes and consequences—social and psychological—of sexual inversion,” Playboy, vol. 18, no. 4, April 1971. 28 pages total, including magazine cover, front matter, and article.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Homosexuals in Revolt: The Year that One Liberation Movement Turned Militant,” by Michael Durham, photographs by Grey Villet, from Life magazine, 11 pages total, December 29, 1971. Lines highlighted in yellow.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Homosex: Living the Life,” by Faubion Bowers, Sat[?] Review, 6 pages total, February 12, 1972. Lines highlighted in yellow.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “The Militant Homosexual,” unidentified author, Newsweek, August 23, 1971. Six pages total, including cover and front matter.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “What it Means to be a Homosexual,” by Merle Miller, New York Times Magazine, January 17, 1971. 12 pages total, includes duplicate pages for clarity. A yellow note on the first page reads “Another offending article was ‘The Disciples of Sappho, Updated,’ by Judy Klemesrud[?], The NY Times Magazine, 28 March, 1971. Pps[?] 38 etc.”
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Homosexual Concerns of College Students,” by Robert L. Arnstein, Sexual Behavior, p.24–31, December 1971. 33 pages total, including cover and front matter (table of contents).
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Homo/Hetero: The Struggle for Sexual Identity,” by Joseph Epstein, Harper’s Magazine, September 1970. Cover story. 13 pages total, including cover and front matter.
  • Newspaper article [photocopy]: “He Enjoys Being a Girl,” by Guy Flatley, The New York Times, November 15, 1970. Yellow note on the page reads, “Move ‘Gays in the Media.’ Wasn’t Boys in the Band out as a movie about this time?”
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “The ‘Gay’ World Takes to the City Streets,” by Paul Welch, Life, June 26, 1964. Page 68 only, other pages of the article are not included.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Out of the Closet: A Gay Manifesto,” by Allen Young, Ramparts, 52–59, November 1971. Ten pages total, including cover and front matter.

“EVANS” manila folder, contains:

  • Interview notes: Five copy pages of handwritten interview notes with Parri Evans, December 7, 1996.

White envelope addressed to Tim Judd [empty, loose in box].

“Gay in Military” manila folder. Contains:

  • Newspaper article: “Speaking Out: Gay Soldiers, An Issue of Bigotry…,” Democrat and Chronicle, February 11, 1993. Article contains multiple sections by various authors, and a political cartoon.
  • Newspaper clipping: “Gays, Women Have Same Military Problem,” by Stephen Chapman, unidentified publication, no date. Includes political cartoon illustration. A section is bracketed that reads, “Once combat units include gays, there will be renewed demands that they take women.”
  • Newspaper clipping: “Homosexuals Deserve Rights,” by Bill Pritchard, Times-Union, February 10, 1993. Includes political cartoon illustration.
  • Newspaper clipping: “Sen. Daly’s Son Fights for Passage of Gay-Rights Bill,” by Billy House, unidentified publication, no date.
  • Newspaper clipping [photocopy, cropped]: “’Bull’ to Why Gay People Can’t Serve,” by Carl Rowan, unidentified publication, no date.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “Gays Under Fire,” by James D. Wilson[?], Newsweek, September 14, 1992. Six pages.
  • Newspaper clipping [photocopy]: “[not included in photocopy]…will defy warnings,” by Jeffrey Stinson and Norm Brewer, unknown publication, no date. 1 page.
  • Newspaper clipping [photocopy]: “U.S. May Look to Allies on Gay Issue,” unidentified author, Democrat and Chronicle, January 28, 1993. 1 page.
  • Magazine article [photocopy]: “’They’re Not Telling the Truth:’ An Author’s Personal Response to the Attacks from Anti-Gay Crusaders,” by Eric Marcus, Newsweek, September 14, 1992. 1 page.
  • Newspaper clipping [photocopy]: “Compromise on Gay Ban…,” and “Clinton Makes Concessions to Nunn,” unidentified author, unknown publication. 1 page. Also includes article “Gay Veteran Rooting for Clinton Plan,” by Michael Zeigler. Both articles have sections that are cut-off at the edge of the page.
  • Newspaper article [photocopy, cropped]: “A Deal Made on Gay Ban: Judge Bolsters Clinton Stand,” unidentified author, unidentified publication, no date. 2 pages.
  • Research Paper: “Homosexual Rights In and Out of the Military,” by [author’s name redacted], February 21, 1993. Name of author was cut out of the title page.

Research paper in blue three-hole presentation folder with metal clasps: “The Founding of the Gay Liberation in Rochester,” by Tim Judd, no date. Thirty-three pages plus title page.

Tim Judd Collection

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