Goldstaub family papers
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Scope and content
The Goldstaub family papers document the lives of Sylvia and Bernie Goldstaub and their sons Paul and Mark. They include family photographs, correspondence, and 12 reels of 8mm home movies, as well as extensive documentation of the whole family's experience with Mark Goldstaub's illnesses and death from AIDS-related complications. Sylvia's tireless advocacy and AIDS education work is reflected in videotaped interviews and lectures; the red ribbon-studded outfit she wore on her publicity tour for the book Unconditional Love: Mom! Dad! Love Me Please!, and letters of support from people and organizations in response to her book. Also included are correspondence and condolences to the family; audiotapes of interviews with Sylvia and Bernie Goldstaub; a folder of material on PFLAG; press releases; biographical information for the family; ephemera collected by Sylvia Goldstaub relating to AIDS activism; a file on the lobbying effort AIDS Watch '93; an audiotape, the score, and program notes for "Venetian Echoes" composed by Paul Goldstaub in memory of Mark, and Paul's 1998 CD "I am Prospero" that includes "Venetian Echoes." The collection also includes personal material of Mark Goldstaub: birth and death certificates; childhood scrapbooks and an autobiographical essay; a 1981-1983 photo album; a crew jacket for Shirley MacLaine's 1984 Broadway show, for which Mark was publicist; posters and other material relating to his work and experience with AIDS; a program for his memorial service; and correspondence of the family of Mark's partner, Edmund Wojcik.
Dates
- 1951-2008.
Creator
- Goldstaub family. (Family)
- Goldstaub, Paul R., 1947-2014 (Title of work: Venetian echoes..) (Person)
- Goldstaub, Sylvia. (Title of work: Unconditional love..) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage. Audio visual material that has been digitized: F-960-971, TR-6732a, TR-6787a, TR-9973, TR-9983, V-159, V-161-163, V-168, V-6972-6991, V-6996-7000.
Biographical / Historical
Mark Goldstaub was born April 24, 1951, and died from an AIDS-related illness December 14, 1988. He worked as a publicist in New York City for entertainers including Shirley MacLaine. He was survived by his parents, Sylvia and Bernie Goldstaub, his brother Paul Goldstaub, and his partner, Edmund Wojcik. Motivated to share her family's story and to persuade other parents to continue to love their gay children, Sylvia Goldstaub wrote a book in Mark.s honor, Unconditional Love: Mom! Dad! Love Me Please! Sylvia has toured the country speaking about her book and her experiences at book stores, religious groups, and AIDS fund-raising events. Sylvia and Bernie were active members of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays in Florida. Bernie died in 2003. Paul Goldstaub, a professor of music, composed "Venetian Echoes" as a tribute to Mark.
Extent
6.0 cubic feet. (6.0 cubic feet.)
Abstract
The Goldstaub family papers relate to the effect on the family of Sylvia and Bernie Goldstaub when their son Mark came out to them as a gay man in 1977 and later when he became HIV-positive. The collection includes an audiotape of "Venetian Echoes" composed by Paul Goldstaub in memory of Mark, as well as the score and program notes. Also materials relating to Sylvia's book Unconditional Love: Mom! Dad! Love Me Please!
SERIES LIST
Series I. Papers Boxes 1-5, Mapcase
Series II. Audio Materials Box 7
Series III. Video Materials Box 6, 7
Physical Description
Papers, photographs, correspondence, posters, videotapes, audiotapes, 8mm film reels, CDs, musical score, press releases, ephemera, items of clothing, birth and death certificates, scrapbooks, autobiographical essay.
- AIDS (Disease) -- Patients.
- AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention.
- AIDS (Disease) in mass media.
- AIDS (Disease).
- Audiotapes.
- Ephemera.
- Families -- New York (State)
- Gay men -- Family relationships
- Goldstaub, Bernie.
- Goldstaub, Mark.
- Goldstaub, Paul R., 1947-2014
- Goldstaub, Sylvia
- MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-
- Parent and child.
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- Photographs
- Videotapes.
- Wojcik family.
- Wojcik, Edmund.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Catherine Tingey, Brenda Marston
- Date
- March 2000
- 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
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)