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Pat Halley Papers, circa 1973-2007
.5 Linear Feet — One manuscript box — Many papers are yellowing and wrinkled or ripped
The correspondence file contains two outgoing letters from Halley: a brief (possibly unsent) letter to writer/publisher Ken Wachsberger and a handwritten letter to two friends asking for their support after Halley was accused of sexual misconduct involving a child.
The largest file in this collection consists of scripts for plays Halley wrote or co-wrote in approximately the 1970s, which include Tales of the Sea, The National Desire, The Werewolf of Grosse Point, The Curse of Belle Isle, Cheap Shots, and A Grave Matter. The theatre flyers and playbills folder holds ephemera associated with these and other performances.
The clippings consist of a 1994 article Halley wrote about his experiences as a cab driver, a 1986 article by Jim Gustafson about the MC5, and Halley's 2007 obituary. Finally, the collection includes a 45 RPM vinyl recording of songs written by Pat Halley and a J. Sase.
Paul Ilie Francoist Spain collection, 1960-1978
1 Linear Foot (1 record center box)
Paul Ilie's collection of newspaper clippings come from American, Spanish and French newspapers during the years 1960-1975. Also included is a manuscript written by Ilie and submitted to Praeger Publishers. The clippings cover all aspects of Spanish political life including labor unrest, political organizations, the Basque separatist trial, Franco's politics, and related issues in Spain and internationally.
Paul Potter Papers, 1962-1984
.5 Linear Feet (One manuscript box)
Potter was a graduate of Oberlin College, graduate student at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1962-1964; founding member and president of the Students for a Democratic Society (1964-1965); author of a memoir "A Name for Ourselves;" known for his eloquent and thoughtful speeches, most notably "Naming the System," given at the March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam, April 17, 1965. Collection includes: FBI file, correspondence, writings, speeches, and four audiocassettes. Note: the four audio cassette tapes have been migrated to compact discs (CDs) as of 2017.
Performer's Awards of Detroit Records, 1974-2008
6 Linear Feet — 10 manuscript boxes, one oversized box, one flat poster.
The Performer's Awards of Detroit Records (1974-2008) consists of materials relating to the Performer's Awards of Detroit (P.A.D.), an organization that promoted gay entertainment in Detroit, Michigan. The materials detail the organizational history through administrative records such as meeting minutes and correspondence; the annual awards show and its preparation, promotion and performers; other shows and pageants in the metropolitan Detroit, Michigan area; official USA Pageantry documentation such as handbooks and applications; and posters, awards, and audiovisual materials. The items represent a large portion of gay culture and entertainment in Detroit, Michigan and the greater Southeast Michigan region from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s.
The Performer's Awards of Detroit Records were collected by David Marshall, aka Vicki Martin. Many of the items in the collection bear personal inscriptions to Marshall/Martin, and contain handwritten notes by Marshall.
The collection consists of seven series:
Administrative Records Consists of P.A.D. board meeting minutes, correspondence, rules and regulations, by-laws, award and election nomination lists, member registration lists, newsletters, mission statements, candidate statements, event flyers and other organizational notes. Folders were kept as they were received and usually contain one year's worth of P.A.D. records.
P.A.D. Annual Awards Show Records Consists of records relating to the annual awards show organized by P.A.D. Shows from the First Annual Show in 1976 to the 33rd Annual Show in 2007 are represented. There is a folder to represent each year of the show, containing the event program, ballots, flyers, and many that contain handwritten notes, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, speeches, performer information, obituaries of entertainers who have participated in the shows, and other information pertaining to the awards shows.
Other Pageant Records Contains various event flyers from Detroit gay bars: primarily Gigi's, but others as well. Also contains event programs, pageant applications, performer headshots, correspondence, newspaper clippings, advertisements, and performer lineup lists. Some files are pageant specific, i.e. Mr. Gay Michigan, Miss Gigi's, Royal Queen of Queens.
USA Pageantry Records Consists of pageant preliminary records, promoter's packages, and handbooks, rules and regulations for specific pageants held by USA Pageantry, including Miss Gay Heartland, Miss Gay USA, Mr. Gay Heartland, Mr. Gay Michigan, Mr. Gay USA, Miss Gay Michigan At-Large, Miss Great Lakes USA and Gay Jr. Miss Michigan. Also included is correspondence, event photographs, performer headshots, notes, and event flyers.
Posters Posters include promotions for various shows and other events held in Detroit, Michigan. A notable inclusion is a poster promoting the 1982 "2nd Annual Moonlight Cruise on the Bob-Lo Boat," which includes a Boblo Boat felt pennant. The Boblo Boats transported passengers to Boblo Island, a former amusement park on Bois Blanc Island in the Detroit River.
Awards Awards consist of trophies, a tiara, and an inscribed softball, as well as a plaque from P.A.D. to award Vicki Martin (David Marshall) for being "a pioneer in gay entertainment."
Audiovisual Materials One VHS tape and four ¼" tape sound recordings.
Personal
The Personal series (0.5 linear feet) encapsulates material offering an insight into Madgett's personal history (not otherwise well documented in the collection), as well as material of special significance or rarity, or of particular use in gaining an overview of Madgett's life and career. Together with the Writings series, this series provides a glimpse into Madgett's childhood and adolescence. Comprising this material are correspondence, ephemera, interviews, photocopies (both of published material and manuscript documents), and several detailed statements that Madgett herself composed on various subjects (some of which are embedded in correspondence whose presence might be obscured if placed in the General Correspondence series). The largest subseries under the Personal series is the Biographical, which contains information about Madgett's family (primarily her father, grandfather, and brother), biographical and autobiographical summaries, interviews conducted with Madgett, and formal statements about Madgett by other writers.
The Journal Entries subseries includes a small sample of photocopied pages from Madgett's manuscript diaries from both her years at college (1944-1945) and the early 1960s. (The diaries from the early 1940s reside in the collection of Madgett's papers at Fisk University.) This materials is of a personal and narrative nature; photocopies of poems from her journals can be found in the Writings series.
In the Early Years subseries are school yearbooks, a literary magazine, and news clippings from Madgett's childhood and adolescence (1937-1945).
The Professional Activity subseries documents significant moments in Madgett's career as an educator and literary figure, covers activities not otherwise documented in the collection (see the Workshops and Events series), and includes a few recent annual summaries of Madgett's publications and public appearances.
Topical Files contain ephemera and other material on people and subjects in which Madgett had a special interest or to which she had a significant connection, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, and Boone House (a circle of Detroit-area writers who gathered for informal workshops in the 1960s).
The final subseries in the Personal series, Citations and Awards, contains certificates given Madgett by various organizations in recognition of her achievements as a poet and editor. More detailed information about Madgett's many honors can be found in the Workshops and Events series.
Personal
The Personal series includes correspondence between friends and business partners as well as congratulatory cards and notes. The majority of the series consists of Shaye’s speeches made during awards ceremonies, general speeches for company events, movie premiere speeches and speeches for family and friends’ events. Many documents refer to Shaye as L.E. Moko. This reference refers to Pépé le Moko, a 1937 French gangster film directed by Julien Duvivier.
Personal
The Personal series contains various personal effects of Middlesex, including driver's licenses, yearbooks, journals, a coffee mug, a pair of high-heeled shoes, and a false eyelash. Photographs of Middlesex and others in her life are included in this series, including a limited number of projector slides.