Eric Marcus papers

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Eric Marcus papers

1920s-2002

https://archives.nypl.org/mss/17770

Eric Marcus is an author of non-fiction, public speaker, and television news producer noted for his use of interviews and oral histories to document the lesbian and gay rights movement in the United States. The bulk of the Eric Marcus papers date from 1983 to 2002 and contain research files, interview transcripts, sound and video recordings, typescripts, photographs, correspondence, news clippings, galleys, and scripts of public speaking engagements.

11.73 linear feet (669 audio files, 2 computer files, 27 boxes); 669 audio_files; 65 kilobytes (65 kb)

eng, Latn

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 11673291

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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