http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt1x0nd0v5 No online items Finding aid of the Allen Young Papers Loni Shibuyama ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 Phone: (213) 741-0094 Fax: (213) 741-0220 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.onearchives.org © 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Finding aid of the Allen Young Coll2008-004 1 Papers Finding aid of the Allen Young Papers Collection number: Coll2008-004 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Los Angeles, California Processed by: Loni Shibuyama Date Completed: March 13, 2008 Encoded by: Loni Shibuyama © 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Descriptive Summary Title: Allen Young papers Dates: 1975 - 1987 Bulk Dates: 1977 - 1979 Collection number: Coll2008-004 Creator: Young, Allen, 1941- Collection Size: 3 archive boxes + 3 archive cartons + 2 oversize flat boxes(6.2 linear feet). Repository: ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. Los Angeles, California 90007 Abstract: Manuscripts, survey responses, correspondence, galley proofs, notes, and miscellaneous typescripts created and collected by writer, journalist and activist Allen Young. The bulk of the collection consists of materials relating to the gay male portion of The Gay Report: Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out About Sexual Experiences & Lifestyles (1979), the first comprehensive survey of the homosexual community, which Young co-authored with writer Karla Jay. The collection also includes materials relating to the article, "The Gay Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases," published in the American Journal of Public Health (1981), on which Young collaborated with Karla Jay, Don Barrett and William W. Darrow. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions. Publication Rights Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s). Preferred Citation Allen Young Papers, Coll2008-004, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California. Acquisition Information Donor and date of gift unknown. Finding aid of the Allen Young Coll2008-004 2 Papers Processing Information Formerly housed in boxes 103-105; 103-112; 103-113; 104-009 and 104-2. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, March 13, 2008. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Biography Allen Young was born in Liberty, New York in 1941, and spent his childhood on a poultry farm in the Catskill Mountains. An openly gay writer, journalist and activist, he earned an MA from Columbia School of Journalism and a second MA from Stanford University's Institute of Latin American Studies. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and a grant from the Inter-American Press Association, which allowed him to live and research in Brazil and Chile. Young has written on gay liberation, politics and Latin America for numerous publications, including The Advocate, Gay Sunshine, The Body Politic, Fag Rag, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times and the New Left Review (London). He has also been a staff writer for The Washington Post and the Liberation News Service, and was once characterized by the CIA as an "infamous homosexual writer." In 1970, Young met lesbian writer, Karla Jay, with whom he shared similar interests in the gay liberation movement. The two began a professional partnership and went on to collaborate on several projects. Together they edited a few seminal books, including Out of the Closest: Voices from Gay Liberation (1972), After You're Out: Personal Experiences of Gay Men and Lesbian Women (1975), and Lavender Culture (1978). In 1977, Young and Jay began researching and writing The Gay Report: Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out About Sexual Experiences & Lifestyles (1979), which is described as "the first comprehensive survey of the homosexual community." In 1973, Young moved to Royalston, in rural Massachusetts, where he has lived as a writer and antiwar and community activist. In 1983, he founded Millers River Publishing Company, which focused on publishing books of regional interests. After retiring, Young continued to be an active community advocate for protecting the farms and forests of his rural Massachusetts home. In 2004, he received the Writing and Society Award from the University of Massachusetts English Department, honoring a distinguished career of commitment to the work of writing in the world. In addition to his collaboration with Karla Jay, Young is the author of twelve other books, including Gays Under the Cuban Revolution (1981) and North of Quabbin Revisited: A Guide to Nine Massachusetts Towns (2002). As of March 2008, Allen Young continues to live in Massachusetts. Sources: Allen Young Papers, Coll2008-004, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California Jay, Karla and Allen Young. The Gay Report: Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out About Sexual Experiences & Lifestyles . New York: Summit Books, 1979. Scope and Content This collection consists of manuscripts, survey responses, correspondence, galley proofs, notes and miscellaneous typescripts created or collected by writer, journalist and activist, Allen Young. The collection is divided into two series: (1) The Gay Report and (2) Other Publications and Miscellaneous Material. The first series, which forms the bulk of the collection, relates to the research and publication of The Gay Report: Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out About Sexual Experiences & Lifestyles , the first comprehensive survey of the homosexual community, based on a 1977 survey of over 5,000 gay men and lesbian women, which Young co-authored with writer Karla Jay and published in 1979. The materials relate primarily to the gay male portion of the study (the lesbian materials are in Box 22, Karla Jay Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library). The second series consists of material not directly related to The Gay Report. It includes manuscripts and correspondence relating to the article, "The Gay Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases," on which Young collaborated with Karla Jay, Don Barrett and William W. Darrow, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1981, as well as The Millers River Reader, a book Young edited and published through his Millers River Publishing Company in 1987. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Gay men--Health & social issues--United States Gay men--Sexual behavior Homosexuality--Research--United States Jay, Karla, 1947- Sex surveys--United States Sexual behavior surveys--United States Finding aid of the Allen Young Coll2008-004 3 Papers Young, Allen, 1941- Related Material Allen Young Papers, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00520 (last accessed, December 1, 2009). Karla Jay Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library, http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/jay.html (last accessed, March 13, 2008). Box: 1 : 1 - 22 ; 2 : Series 1. The Gay Report 1976 - 1984 1 - 22 ; 3 : 1 - 62 ; Physical Description: 6 linear feet. 4 : 1 - 7 ; 5 : 1 - 6 ; Series Scope and Content 6 : 1 - 9 ; 7 : 1 - 20 This series contains material related to the research and publication of The Gay Report: ; 8 : 1 - 20 Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out About Sexual Experiences & Lifestyles . It is divided into three subseries: (1) The Gay Report [book], (2) Sexuality Survey and (3) Correspondence. Box: 1 : 1 - 8 ; 5 : Subseries 1.1. The Gay Report 1976 - 1979 1 - 3 ; 6 : 1 - 9 ; 7 : Physical Description: 2.9 linear feet 1 - 20 ; 8 : 1 - 20 Subseries Scope and Content This subseries includes manuscripts, galley proofs, publicity materials, and notes directly related to the publication of The Gay Report. The bulk of the materials consists of the chapters written by Young himself. Most of the notes are those of Don Barrett, a social-science computer specialist who tallied the questionnaire results in 1978. Box 1 : 1 "Sex Book" Prospectus circa 1976 - 1977 Box 1 : 2 - 7 Manuscripts circa 1978 Box 1 : 2 Chapter One Draft circa 1978 Box 1 : 3 [Chapter 7] "The Social Lives of Gay Men" circa 1978 Box 1 : 4 [Chapter 15] "Gay Male Fantasies and Masturbation" circa 1978 Box 1 : 5 [Chapter 17] "Gay Male Hang-ups and Anxieties" circa 1978 Box 1 : 6 Miscellaneous Draft Pages circa 1978 Box 1 : 7 Appendix circa 1978 Box 5 : 1 Don Barrett's Coding Instructions 1977 (oversize) Box 5 : 2 Don Barrett's Notes 1978 (oversize) Box 6 : 1 - 9 ; 7 : 1 Galley Proofs 1978 - 20 ; 8 : 1 - 20 (oversize) Box 1 : 8 Advance Uncorrected Proof 1979 Box 5 : 3 Publicity 1977 - 1979 (oversize) Box: 1 : 9 - 22 ; 2 : Subseries 1.2. Sexuality Survey 1977 1 - 22 ; 3 : 1 - 62 ; Physical Description: 2.9 linear feet 4 : 1 ; 5 : 4 - 6 Subseries Scope and Content This subseries comprises the gay male and lesbian sexuality surveys and the responses collected from over 4,000 gay men and 1 lesbian woman (the majority of the lesbian portion of the study is not included in this collection). The 1977 questionnaire, which provided the data for The Gay Report, is divided into two parts: "Part One" is the short answer section of the survey, and "Part Two" is the long answer, or essay, section.