John R. Yoakam Papers 1947-2010

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John R. Yoakam Papers 1947-2010

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The papers chronicle the personal life and professional activities of John R. Yoakam, Minnesota educator and gay activist. The papers contain diaries, correspondence, photographs, clippings, minutes and research files created between 1947 and 2010.

32 boxes (31.7 cubic feet)

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University of Minnesota Libraries. Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

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Yoakam, John Reid

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John (Jack) Reid Yoakam was born in Toledo, Ohio on January 11, 1947 and graduated from Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas in 1965. After completing his B.A. at Texas Christian University in 1969, Yoakam attended Chicago Theological Seminary and graduated with a M.A. in Religious Studies in 1973. While in seminary, Yoakam became involved with Chicago’s Gay Liberation Front and came out in 1972. Upon graduation, the United Methodist Church denied his application for o...