Russian lesbian, gay, and AIDS-related publications and ephemera
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Material collected in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, during the 1996-97 academic year, while Lamb worked for Aesop, a Moscow AIDS prevention organiation, running their gay and bisexual men's outreach program. Some material was purchased at bookstores and erotic boutiques, and some was picked up in bars and clubs.
Included are 14 books of poetry and fiction with gay themes either written in or translated into Russian, including the first Russian translation of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room. These are cataloged separately.
Dates
- 1992-1997.
Creator
- Lamb, Kevin (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in Russian, and English
Extent
1 cubic feet.
1 mapcase folders.
Abstract
Material collected in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, during the 1996-97 academic year, while Lamb worked for Aesop, a Moscow AIDS prevention organiation, running their gay and bisexual men's outreach program. Some material was purchased at bookstores and erotic boutiques, and some was picked up in bars and clubs.
Physical Description
Printed materials.
Processing Information
Approximate English translations of Russian titles have been provided.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Andrea Hektor
- Date
- August 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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