Papers, 1926-1982.

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Papers, 1926-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45808849

Collection includes Vining's edited and unedited diaries from 1926-1982 describing his experiences as a gay man. The diaries from 1959-1970 are originals; the 1926-1959 diaries are edited for publication in "A Gay Diary." Twelve photographs accompany the diaries along with a copy of his autobiography.

2.25 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7558914

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Vining, Donald, 1917-1998

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Donald Crossley Vining was born on June 20, 1917, in Benton, Pennsylvania. He was educated at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania and at the Yale University School of Drama. In the late 1940s, he published numerous one-act plays for amateurs. Vining worked in the Development Office of Teachers College, Columbia University for thirty years, retiring in 1979 to begin a private publishing company, The Pepys Press, which specialized in diaries and journals. He published the autobiographical wor...