Harold L. Call papers 1852-2000 1942-1998

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Harold L. Call papers 1852-2000 1942-1998

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Correspondence, manuscripts, financial records,family papers, notes, clippings, paste-ups, legal papers, flyers, erotica,photographs, slides, home movies, videotapes, memorabilia and other materialcreated or collected by gay activist, publisher, and businessman, Harold (Hal)Leland Call. One of the founding members of the San Francisco chapter of theMattachine Society, Call created and edited the , one of the earliestperiodicals dedicated to discussing issues of the homosexual community. Helater owned and operated several business ventures, including Pan-GraphicPress, Grand Prix Photo Arts and Adonis Enterprises. The collection comprisesmaterial from his family papers; his childhood growing up in Missouri; hisearly work as a journalist and editor for regional newspapers; his time in theWorld War II Infantry and the Army Reserves; his world travel; his collectionof over 5,000 gay erotic films and videos; his many businesses; and hiscontributions to the Mattachine Society and the gay and lesbian community. Mattachine Review

62 linear feet; (47 archive boxes + 15 archive cartons + 1 map drawer).

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