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Rich Wilson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 7937

Content Description

Photographs, letters, leaflets, magazines, and other ephemera documenting LGBTQ history, social movements, women’s suffrage, labor movements, racial issues, immigration, and Mexican history.

Dates

  • 1800 - 2018

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection closed until processed

Biographical / Historical

Rich Wilson was born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 4, 1951. He worked as a librarian at public libraries and an art institute. He channeled his interests into researching and finding artifacts that show the history and dignity of oppressed groups. Wilson also authored biographical essays of Aaron Henry and others. He died July 27, 2023.

Extent

30 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)