Robin Hardy papers 1914-2001 1970-1995

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Robin Hardy papers 1914-2001 1970-1995

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The papers reflect the personal life and career of Robin Hardy, Canadian-born gay activist, writer and editor of action/adventure fiction who emigrated to the United States from Canada in 1984. The papers consist of Hardy's personal and family correspondence; editorial correspondence and papers reflecting his work as a writer and editor; clippings of published articles; typescript drafts and outlines of stories, novels and other writings, including his book on the AIDS epidemic, ; personal miscellany including high school and college compositions; diaries; photographs; printed matter relating to AIDS; and sound and video recordings. The Crisis of Desire

15 linear feet; 37 boxes, 1 oversized folder

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313812

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Cloverdale Press

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Hardy, Robin, 1952-

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Robin Clarkson Hardy, gay activist, writer, editor and producer of adventure fiction, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Although he received a law degree from Dalhousie University in 1976, he turned his talents to journalism and creative writing. He settled for a time in Toronto, where he became a staff writer and member of the editorial collective of Body Politic, a respected gay news magazine with an international circulation. He published numerous essays and r...