Descriptive Summary
David M. Lindahl papers
1971-1994
(bulk
1980-1989)
Coll2006-006
Lindahl, David M.,
1957-1994
13 archive boxes
5.2 linear feet
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Journals, performance pieces, poetry, prose, and
plays, primarily 1980-1989, relating to the life, literary and artistic
careers of David M. Lindahl (1957-1994), author, AIDS activist, graphic and
performance artist, and assistant editor of The James
White Review. Languages
represented in the collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers when ONE National Gay and
Lesbian Archives is open, and at other times by appointment. There are no
access restrictions.
Publication Rights
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Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
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It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
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Preferred Citation
David M. Lindahl papers, Coll2006-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Custodial History
Upon Lindahl's death in 1994, his papers, together with those of Tom
Young, which he had inherited upon the latter's death in 1989, passed to Philip
H. Willkie.
Acquisition Information
Gift, together with the James L. White Papers, James White Review
Association Records, and the Tom Young Papers, of Philip H. Willkie, March 21,
2004.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira, November 09, 2006.
Biography
David M. Lindahl was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 15,
1957, and was raised in Ledyard, Connecticut. He earned a B.A. in Landscape
Architecture in 1979 from the University of West Virginia, where he also
pursued an interest in writing. He then moved to Minneapolis, where he
continued his literary pursuits, frequenting the Loft writing center and
joining the Writers Support Group for Men. When
The James
White Review (TJWR) was founded in 1983, members of the Support Group formed
the core of original contributors, and the first issue, published in October
1983, included poetry and graphics by Lindahl. He served as an editor of
TJWR from 1985-1989, and toured to promote the
TJWR and poetry. He also contributed prose,
poetry, and graphics to Streamlines, Evergreen
Chronicles, Hungry Mind Review, and Equal
Time. As a performance artist, Lindahl wrote and performed his own
works, including benefits for various community AIDS organizations.
Additionally, he served on the staff of the Minnesota AIDS Interfaith Council
and was a co-founder the Radical Faerie HIV Action Group. Lindahl died on
August 26, 1994, in Minneapolis.
Sources:
Lindahl, David.
Voices Over the River: Poems and
Illustrations. Minneapolis, Minn.: Daisy Publications,
1993.
Willkie, Phil. "From the Publisher,"
James White
Review, 11 no. 5 (Fall 1994): 2.
Weaver, Read. "Some of a Kind: Publications of Special Interest: Gay
Publications."
Utne Reader , July/August 1987,
115.
Scope and Content of Collection
Lindahl's personal journals form the bulk of the collection. The
journals are composed of traditional entries, interspersed with drafts of
poetry and correspondence. Other materials include plays, poetry, prose, and
reviews of the writings of others, in various stages of development. The
materials are arranged by genre: journals, performance pieces, plays, poetry
anthologies and poetry drafts, prose, and reviews. The journals are arranged
chronologically by the first dated entry; however, they do not run
consecutively, and there is some overlap between various volumes. The other
materials within each genre category are arranged alphabetically by final
title, when known. Stage directions, works, flyers, and reviews document his
performance pieces. Lindahl re-worked pieces over time, and early drafts of
some his pieces can be found in the "Homework" folders, which also contain
Lindahl's schoolwork, primarily from his high school and college writing
classes. The arrangement of the untitled works reflects the order in which they
were found.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
James White Review
Association
Gay men's writings, American
Gays in literature
Gays' writings
Performance art--United States
Poets, American--20th century
Related Material
James L. White Papers, Coll2006-003, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
James White Review Association Records, Coll2006-004, ONE National Gay
and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Tom Young Papers, Coll2006-005, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives,
Los Angeles, California.
Container List
Journals
August 1979
1 : 1
January-February 1980
1 : 2
February 1980
1 : 3
April-October
1980 1
: 4
October 1980
1 : 5
December 1980
1 : 6
December
1980-January 1981
1 : 7
January-February 1981
1 : 8
February-March
1981 2
: 1
March-April
1981 2
: 2
May 1981
2 : 3
May-July
1981 2
: 4
July 1981
2 : 5
July-August
1981 2
: 6
September 1981
2 : 7
September
1981-March 1982
2 : 8
September-October 1981
3 : 1
"Therapy"
October-December
1981 3 :
2
"Holiday Fun Log Book"
August-October
1982 3 :
3
August-October
1982 3
: 4
September 1982
3 : 5
October
1982-March 1983
3 : 6
March-April
1983 3
: 7
March-June
1983 3
: 8
July-September
1983 3
: 9
October-December 1983
3 : 10
October
1983-August 1984 4
(Oversize)
Circa
1983
5
: 1
On the Other Ocean
July 1986
5 : 2
March-July
1987 5
: 3
August
1987-November 1989
5 : 4
February-June
1988 5
: 5
July
1988 5
: 6
September-November 1988
5 : 7
October-December 1988
5 : 8
April-June
1989 6
: 1
February-March
1990 6
: 2
October-November 1990
6 : 3
May 1991-April
1992 6
: 4
January-February 1993
6 : 5
Undated
6 : 6
"WVU"
undated
6 : 7
"Graphic Living"
April-May
7 : 1
Undated
7 : 2
Undated
7 : 3
Undated
7 : 4
"March &
January"
7 : 5
Undated
7 : 6
Undated
7 : 7
Performance Pieces
Fashion Show
1984-1985
8 : 1
Taboo and Other Poems
1986-1987
7 : 5
Survival Symptoms
1987
8 : 3
Miscellaneous performance pieces
1987
8 : 4
Plays
Fried on Freud and Plato on Pluto drafts
Undated
8 : 1
Poetry, Anthologies, and Drafts
Published works
1983-1989
8 : 1
This Fleshy Earth by Lindahl and Tom Young
1984
8 : 7
Save Everything
1987-1988
8 : 8
Voices Over the River
1992-1993
8 : 9
Poetry drafts
1981-1982
8 : 10-16
Prose
Ben notes
undated
9 : 1
Ben
undated
9 : 2-6
Brother and Sister-Jesus Car
undated
9 : 7
No Girls Allowed
undated
9 : 8-9
No Girls Allowed criticism
1980
9 : 10
One Little Mistake
1981
10 : 1
A Sense of Fortune
undated
9 : 8-9
Sylvia-Young Woman in the Shower
undated
10 : 3
"Misc"
undated
10 : 4
Untitled
undated
10 : 5-7
Reviews
Reviews by Lindahl
Circa 1990
11 : 1
Personal
Homework
1970-1981
11 : 2-6
Cortona study abroad program
1978
11 : 7
Correspondence
1977-1992
11 : 8
Landscape design
1977
12 : 1
Personal
1979-1992
12 : 2
Sketchbook
undated
12 : 3
Photographs
Photographs
1970-1981
13 : 1-3