Guide to the Linda J. Sable collection, circa 1970-1988
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Linda J. Sable collection |
| Date range: |
circa 1970-1988 |
| Creator: |
Sable, Linda J. |
| Extent: |
0.4 cubic feet.
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| Abstract: |
Collected publications relating to the LGBTQIA community. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
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| Collection number: |
MSS-0123 |
Scope & content
The collection contains publications collected by Linda J. Sable relating to the LGBTQIA community. Some of the items are underground comics and publications.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Arrangement
The collection is loosely arranged by publisher.
Biographical/Historical Note
Unavailable at this time.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: |
Materials in this collection have not been digitized. |
| Preferred citation: |
Linda J. Sable collection, MSS-0123, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The collection was donated by Linda J. Sable prior to 2019. |
| Custodial history: |
A majority of the material in the collection was collected by mathematician and author Hubert Kennedy. Kennedy is the author of numerous mathematical publications and writings on gay history and identity. He is the author of 1976 book, “Coming Out in Providence”, also available in RIC Special Collections. Before moving to San Francisco in the 1980s, Kennedy sorted through his personal library and then gifted multiple items to his friend Linda Sable. |
| Processing information: |
Special Collections staff originally described the collection prior to 2019. Further description was provided by Avelina Rocchio in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. Further information regarding the acquisition of the collection was provided by Rhode Island College students Molly Marsh, Trevor Salmans, Krystal Martinez Lopez, Cody Cambra, Shermira Thomas during their First Year Seminar class “Raid the Collections in 2024” taught by Professor Amy Barlow. The students interviewed donor Linda J. Sable as part of the course. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Avelina Rocchio and Veronica L. Denison.. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
Students in FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” created a podcast episode based on item one in the collection. The podcast is part of the FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” podcast series collection in Special Collections. |
| Location/Existence of copies: |
Materials in this collection have not been digitized. |
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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About Coming Out; Answers To A Parent’s Questions About Homosexuality; Twenty Questions About Homosexuality. Author: National Gay Task Force. Publisher: National Gay Task Force
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Come Out!; Selections from the radical gay liberation newspaper. Author: Times Change Press. Publisher: Times Change Press.
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1970 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Gay Comix No. 1 and No. 2. Author: Cruse, Howard, Ed. Publisher: Kitchen Sink Enterprises.
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1980-1981 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Gay Jubilee: A Guidebook to Gay Boston: Its History and Resources. Author: Lesbian and Gay Task Force of Jubilee 350. Publisher: Lesbian and Gay Task Force of Jubilee 350.
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1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Gay Literature: A Literary Journal, No. 5 and No. 6. Author: Curzon, Daniel. Publisher: Curzon, Daniel, English Dept., State University of California, Fresno.
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1976 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Gay Literature: A Literary Journal, No. 1 and No. 2. Author: Curzon, Daniel. Publisher: Curzon, Daniel, English Dept., State University of California, Fresno.
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1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Gay Literature: A Literary Journal, No. 3 and No. 4. Author: Curzon, Daniel. Publisher: Curzon, Daniel, English Dept., State University of California, Fresno.
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1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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In Praise of Outlaws: Rebuilding Gay Liberation. Author: Raimondo, Justin. Publisher: Students for a Libertarian Society.
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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No More Miamis! Gay Liberation Today: An Exchange of Views. Author: Adams, Cherly, et al. Publisher: Pathfinder Press.
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1977 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Not Guilty, Vol. 1, No 1. Author: Sloan, Louise, Ed.-in-Chief. Publisher: Safe Press in conjunction with the Lesbian Gay Student Alliance
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1988 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Paragraph: A Quarterly of Gay Fiction, No.1 and No.2. Author: Diaman, N.A., Ed. Publisher: The Antares Foundation.
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1978-1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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The Politics of Homosexuality. Author: Milligan, Don. Publisher: Pluto Press.
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1973 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Psychology and the Gay Community. Author: Riddle, Dorothy I, Morin, Stephen F, Eds. Publisher: Journal of Social Issues, Vol.34, No.3.
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1978 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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The Storm! A Journal for Free Spirits, #6, #16-17. Author: Bey, Hakim, Sullivan, Mark A, Ed. Publisher: The Mackay Society
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1978-1987 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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The Universities and the Gay Experience: A Conference Sponsored by: The Woman and Men of the Gay Academic Union, November, 23 and 24, 1973. Author: Woman and Men of the Gay Academic Union. Publisher: Gay Academic Union
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1974 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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With Downcast Gays: Aspects of Homosexual Self-Oppression. Author: Hodges, Andrew, Hutter, David. Publisher: Pomegranate Press.
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undated |