Research Catalog

Title

Francis Toohey papers, circa 1977-1989.

Author

Toohey, Francis.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Description

.5 linear ft. (2 boxes).

Summary

The collection consists chiefly of photographs shot or collected for use in the magazine Hit Parade.

Subjects

• Photographs
• Drawings
• Artifacts
• Female impersonators > United States > Photographs
• Celebrities > United States > Photographs
• Hit parade
• Toohey, Francis
• Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, > interviewee

Genre/Form

• Artifacts.
• Drawings.
• Photographs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

MssCol 6174

OCLC

NYPG04-A57

Author

Toohey, Francis.

Title

Francis Toohey papers, circa 1977-1989.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Biography

Francis Toohey, with his partner Bruce Jope, was the founder and editor of the magazine Hit Parade. Hit Parade was published in Boston from 1978-1980 and in New York from 1980-1982. Toohey also wrote the popular "Homoside" feature of the magazine. He has also written for After Dark, Esplanade, the Boston Phoenix, Night Fall, Boston Magazine, and other gay and mainstream publications.

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Finding Aid

Research Call Number

MssCol 6174