Howard Cruse Papers, 1941-2019

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Series V: Gay rights movement and other political activism, circa 1960s-2010s

The bulk of Series V is contaminated with mold and is closed to researchers until after cleaning. Material currently listed in the finding aid is unaffected and available for use.

Series V contains clippings, printed ephemera, and other materials related to LGBTQ+ communities, political activism, and history in the United States dating from the late 1960s through the 2000s.



Box 28 Folder 12 Gay history, 1983-1993

Photographs from Pride marches and celebrations.



Box 21 Folder 1 Homophobia clippings, 1990s-2000s

Newspaper clippings about homophobia in society


Box 21 Folder 2 Stonewall Award material, 1993


Box 21 Folder 3 Stonewall 25, 1994


Box 21 Folder 4 Stonewall Action Identity League, 1999


Box 21 Folder 5 Political clippings, 2003

2003 Village Voice article on George W. Bush.


Box 21 Folder 6 Vito Russo portrait, 2012



Box 47 Folder 1 Vito Russo portrait original art, 2012, 1 folders



Box 21 Folder 7 Activist causes worth supporting, 2015

Contains material from the LGBTQ Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham