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House/Ballroom files.

Title
House/Ballroom files.
Publication
bulk 1990 - 1999.
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box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 893 box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Description
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Summary
This collection features printed matter on individual Houses from the House/Ballroom scene, some well-known and some lesser-known.
Subjects
Note
  • The In the Life Archive (ITLA), originally known as the Black Gay and Lesbian Archive (BGLA), was created by Steven Fullwood in 1999, to aid in the documentation and preservation of cultural materials produced by and about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people of African descent. In 2004, the collection was donated to the Schombuurg Center for Research in Black Culture, and it was renamed around 2013. The name ITLA was inspired by "In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology", edited by Joe Beam (1986). LGBTQ ballroom competitions started in the 1970s, in New York City, as a safe haven for Black and brown young people; many participants in ball culture also belong to groups known as "Houses", which serve as families for their members.
Source (note)
  • Materials acquired by Steven G. Fullwood, former Associate Curator of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and donated to the Schomburg Center in 2004.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Call Number
Sc MG 893
OCLC
1199009479
Title
House/Ballroom files.
Production
bulk 1990 - 1999.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Location of Other Archival Materials
In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Source
Materials acquired by Steven G. Fullwood, former Associate Curator of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and donated to the Schomburg Center in 2004.
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Sc MG 893
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