David Knapp papers, 1944-2009 (inclusive), 1984-2009 (bulk).

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David Knapp papers, 1944-2009 (inclusive), 1984-2009 (bulk).

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The papers consist of an oral history interview, newspaper clippings, correspondence, legal documents, and video recordings documenting the activism of David Knapp for gay and lesbian rights. The bulk of the papers concern Knapp's involvement in efforts to change the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) position on homosexuality, including his efforts to sue the organization. Knapp's oral history provides an overview of his life, providing a rich source of information on his youth, family life, career, discovery of his homosexuality, and activism. The papers also contain newspaper clippings on various gay and lesbian issues but very little on the gay and lesbian organizations in which Knapp is involved.

1 linear foot ( 12 boxes) and 1.93 gigabytes.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Knapp, David, 1926-

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David Knapp was born in New York City on September 2, 1926. His early life included membership in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), an active outdoor life, graduation from Wesleyan College, marriage, fatherhood, and a career in the BSA and as a salesman. He discovered he was gay in the late 1970s at the age of fifty. He later divorced and moved to Guilford, Connecticut. Knapp became an activist for gay and lesbian causes after family members disclosed his homosexuality to the BSA and to his churc...