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Box #, folder # The James White Review Association Records, Coll2006-004, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Gift, together with the James White Papers, the Tom Young Papers, and the David M. Lindahl Papers, of Philip H. Willkie, March 21, 2004.
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira, November 10, 2006.
In March 1983, a group of gay male writers began meeting weekly at the
Minneapolis writing center, the Loft, for the purpose of improving their skills
and publishing their work. In October 1983, the first issue of
By 1998, its 15th year of publication,
Sources:
Beard, William Randall. "Gay Literary Journal Celebrates 10th
Anniversary."
Bittmann, Joe. "Gambling for a 'New Generation.'"
Hutera, Donald J. "Changing Perceptions of Gender: Gentlemen's
Quarterly."
______________. "Anything From Anyone:"
______________. "Leading Gay Lit Mag Moves to Washington."
Kasel, Mark. "The James White Review Discovers New Directions."
"Lambda Literary Foundation: LL Awards Recipients: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991." Lambda Literary Foundation, 2006. Available from http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/previous_winners/paw_1988_1991.html (accessed October 12, 2006.)
Peck, Claude. "Inventing New Forms: A Gay Literary Quarterly Named for
Poet James White Reflects a Range of Styles and Substances."
The collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations,
photographs, press releases, newspaper clippings, event posters, and financial
records documenting the activities of the JWRA from 1983 to 1999. The bulk of
the materials consists of correspondence, documenting the relationship between
authors and editors, as well as sponsored events and fund-raising projects;
these materials are arranged chronologically. The collection also includes a
small number of submissions, some with accompanying correspondence, arranged
alphabetically by the name of the correspondent. The newspaper clippings, event
posters, and press releases, arranged chronologically, relate to the activities
of JWRA staff, from fund-raises to readings across the country. Records for two
writers' programs sponsored by
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
James L. White Papers, Coll2006-003, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Tom Young Papers, Coll2006-005, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
David M. Lindahl Papers, Coll2006-006 ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.