Tram Combs Papers, 1946-1964

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Tram Combs Papers, 1946-1964

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Papers of Tram Combs, writer and bookseller. Combs lived in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1940s and was associated with many well-known writers. In 1951 he moved to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, where he owned and operated a bookstore. Combs was active in Gay literary circles and contributed to early Gay periodicals such as the MATTACHINE REVIEW and ONE. Materials in the collection date from the late 1940s through 1964 and include correspondence, writings, and photographs. Prominent correspondents include Auerhahn Press, Dolores Corinne Clark, James Boyer May, Gonzalo Segura of the Mattachine Society, Robert I. Nesmith, Alan Priest, Gerd Stern, and Knute Stiles. The collection is arranged in six series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) NOTEBOOKS AND WORKING SHEETS, 3) TYPESCRIPTS OF VERSE, 4) AUTHOR'S COLLECTION OF SERIALS, 5) WRITINGS OF OTHERS, and 6) PHOTOGRAPHS.

4.00 linear feet; (10 archives boxes)

eng,

University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663145

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