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Rick Shur papers, 1949-2016, bulk 1970-2003

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The Rick Shur Papers document the life and work of New York City video artist, gay activist, English as a Second Language teacher, and cultural critic Rick Shur (1953-2016). As "Rick X," he hosted The Closet Case Show, a popular Manhattan cable access TV show featuring safer sex gay "edurotica" along with commentary on culture and politics. Shur attended Columbia College (1971-1975) and Teacher's College (1977-1979), and led the Gay Alumni of Columbia organization through the 1980s.
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GAOC Gay Rights Advocacy, 1985-1988 Box 6, Folder 16

GAOC Gay Rights Advocacy, 1985-1988
Correspondence with New York City politicians and media, Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights
materials, news articles, and other papers related to New York City gay rights bill and advocacy against

Correspondence with New York City politicians and media, Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights materials, news articles, and other papers related to New York City gay rights bill and advocacy against anti-gay violence

  1. Series II: Columbia University, 1971-1998
  2. Subseries II.2: Gay Alumni of Columbia Organizational Files, 1984-95, 1984-1995

GAOC and other groups, circa 1984-1989 Box 6, Folder 18

New York City Pride March, National March on Washington, Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights (New

Papers related to other LGBTQ organizations with which GAOC collaborated or networked, including New York City Pride March, National March on Washington, Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights (New York City), Gay Officers Action League, Network of Gay and Lesbian Alumni Associations, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, gay alumni groups at Yale, Dartmouth, and elsewhere, and others

  1. Series II: Columbia University, 1971-1998
  2. Subseries II.2: Gay Alumni of Columbia Organizational Files, 1984-95, 1984-1995

Miscellaneous Gay Papers and Ephemera, circa 1979-1997 Box 12, Folder 12

by Gay Activists Alliance, 1979; NAMBLA Bulletin 14.4, 1994; "It's Time to End the Gay Rights

"Thoughts on the Health Crisis" by Rick Shur (undated, circa 1985-1987); "Stripping for AIDS" event program, 1986; GLAAD booklet, undated; "Odorama" for John Waters film Polyester, undated; "Healthy Sex is Great Sex" pamphlet, circa 1984; "City Men" flyer, undated; "Read This Before Coming Out to your Parents" pamphlet, 1984; ad for lesbian and gay screenprinting company; "20 Questions About Homosexuality" pamphlet by Gay Activists Alliance, 1979; NAMBLA Bulletin 14.4, 1994; "It's Time to End the Gay Rights movement as we know it" newspaper, 1997; journal by author Edmund Miller about his efforts to find a publisher for his book Icons of Gay New York, 2002.

  1. Series IV: Gay Culture, Activism, and Community, circa 1978-2003