This is the digitized thirteenth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "M" (excluding names that start with "Mc," which he…
This is the digitized twelfth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "L." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized eleventh volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "K." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized tenth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "J." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized ninth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "I." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized eighth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "H." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized seventh volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "G." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized sixth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "F." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized second volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "E." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized fourth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "D." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized third volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "C." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized second volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "B." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
This is the digitized first volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "A." See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for…
Attorney, previously Chief Justice, Robert Bonin, Tom Reeves, Reverend Robert Wheatley, and Angela Bonin in Copley Square, Tom Reeves is wearing a "HUBCON '78" (Annual Libertarian Party National Convention).
Rita Mae Brown, Wilda White (then University of Vermont's Gay Student Union President), and Bruce Voeller at a Green Mountain Crossroads open forum (now known as the Out in the Open).
Opening of Hospice at Mission Hill, Oct. 26, 1989. Left to Right: David Mulligan, Mass. DPH; J.R. McEvoy, PWA Coalition; Ray Flynn, Mayor; Kelly Farqu Lasson, Mission Hill community leader; Kevin Fitzgerald, State rep.; Larry Kessler, AAC.
The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the well being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy. In…
This Kodak photo is a retouched, enlarged re-print of the original Polaroid of Gordon and his dog, featured in this archive. The back of the photo has a label that reads "Photo Retouched By Take Two Photocraft, 202 Mass. Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174."
This packet contains a letter from the Cambridge Hospital Patient Accounts Department, addressed to Charles Shively's partner Gordon Copeland, stating that his Free Care status had been denied due to lack of income verification. The letter encloses…
The Stonewall Rebellion was a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations protesting a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28, 1969. The patrons of the bar – largely trans women of color and homeless youth – reacted against…
Who made this?Hawk, for The Ramrod bar in BostonWhere was it made or acquired?Created circa 1990s, Boston, Massachusetts. Acquired circa 2010sStoryI purchased this poster on eBay in the early 2010s, possibly earlier. I was (and still am) interested…
Who made this?Photos taken by Peter MuiseWhere was it made or acquired?Boston, Massachusetts, June 2005StoryThese are some photos of the local Radical Faerie contingent at Boston Pride in 2005. I took the photos. We were marching with large umbrellas…
A young man stands facing the camera in an empty field with trees at the edge, in front of a sign that states "NO VEHICLES ALLOWED." The back of the photograph is labeled in handwriting "Pvt. Roy J. Shively, Co # 207-64-1st, Camp Blanding, Fl,…
Jenifer Firestone, Paul Hardit, Helena Snow, and James Humphrey pose for a production of the "Ten Percent Revue" called "Walk on Washington." The four actors hold signs reading: "Celebrate Sodomy," "Take Apartheid Apart," Foster Equality," and "$$$…
A panel of people at a press conference, all of whom are making interesting faces. Press conference called by Boston Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance with Massachusetts Gay Political Caucus and Boston's Wards Democratic Committee.
This scan is actually of a xeroxed copy of a postcard saved in Charles' files. On the same sheet of xerox paper was also a studio portrait of Charles' partner, Gordon Copeland, at age 18 months, taken in 1932 in England (close to Gordon's father's…
In this Valentine's Day card, Allan writes "Gordon, I hope we're still good friends. Let the past be the past, life isn't long enough. Only think of the future. Love, Allan." The greeting card's pre-printed message reads "Valentine, you are... the…
In this photograph, two men stand side by side against the outside of a building, each holding a baby. The two men are possibly Charles Shively's father (Mearl Carleton Shively) and Charles' uncle (Roy J. Shively).
This is a photocopy of a portrait photograph of Charles' partner, Gordon Copeland, at age 18 months (as noted on the back). He is standing beside a woman in a dress with lace on the shoulders. She may be Gordon's mother (Marie Thompson Copeland), or…