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Gay people -- Social life and customs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Lynn Dugan papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0208
Abstract

Papers of Lynn Dugan, founder, chair, and CEO of the Charleston Pride Organization, Inc. and founder of the Charleston Social Club, a social group for lesbians and supporters in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Materials include organizational and event files documenting the first Charleston Pride event in North Charleston, South Carolina in 2010 and Charleston Social Club’s tenth-year anniversary celebration, Lezz Fest in North Charleston in 2013.

Dates: 2003-2018
Found in: Special Collections

Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0227
Abstract

Papers document the professional and personal lives of Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine, Jr. The collection includes business records, personal and miscellaneous correspondence, documentation of their properties, guest books, and assorted ephemera on Charleston, social, and local LGBTQ life.

Dates: 1850-2020; Majority of material found within 1935-2002
Found in: Special Collections

John A. Zeigler, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0125
Abstract The papers contain writings, biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs documenting the life of John Asbury Zeigler, Jr., poet, music philanthropist, and co-owner of the Book Basement bookstore in Charleston, S.C. Materials relate to Zeigler’s education at the Citadel, and his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Yakutat, Alaska. The papers also cover Zeigler’s relationship with Edwin Peacock, their friendship with lithographer Prentiss Taylor and his partner Roderick...
Dates: 1755-2015
Found in: Special Collections
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