Donor: JimDeYoung via DanielMacKay
Photo Albums
Beginning in the 1980s, JimDeYoung was notorious for his omnipresent camera. DanielMacKay writes, "When I met Jim in the fall of 1982, he had a Kodak Disk Camera, the size of a pack of cigarettes, but a little thinner. The camera was always lurking a pocket of his housecoat ready to snap a new visitor, a particularly enticing nude pose, or some salacious act."
There were two shelves of photo albums; the first, anyone could view, but the second was only for the eyes of... people who were candidates to be in it, that is, nudes.
After Jim passed away, DanielMacKay contacted his partner, Paul Weston who agreed to have them archived, and Vancouver queer historian Bill Pusztai packed them up and shipped them to him in Halifax. We only got the "anyone could view" set; we don't know what happened to the nude set.
Many of the illustrations in BeforeTheParade are from Jim's collection.
Seven photo albums labelled GAE I to GAE VII and the pages are numbered as if there's an index for them, but that wasn't shipped with the albums. Dan arranged with Jim's wodower and Vancouver Q historian Bill Pusztai to pack and ship the materials to Halifax house where they were very occasionally pulled out to caption for about 14 years. In May, 2026 they were sent to the NovaScotiaLGBTSeniorsArchive.
Box of Files
Dan says: Jim gave me this box before he left Halifax, and has been sitting at the back of my closet for... thirty years? I was looking for something else and found it. It's very rich in internal GAE material and Pride too.
Miscellaneous
- AffirmUnited pamphlet
- Sparrow Newsletters
- Vol 1 No. 2? Farewell JimDonovan?. Review of the movie Cruising by EmeraldGibson
- February, 1980
- October, 1977 First Atlantic Gay Conference registration form
- March, 1983 Gays And Lesbians At Dalhousie Newsletter, TheGladRag. Poem by RobinMetcalfe. Events include Sparrow. Edited by JP
- July 30, 1983 TheHalifaxDailyNews article by Brandon Matheson about drag queen Rick O'Hara - full page article with pictures (scanned in the RickOHara media file)
- July, 1986 Protest of No-Gay Cops (CBC)
- August 16, 1986 Notice: Art show: MarilynKellough at VeithHouse (scanned, in her media file)
- October 23, 1989 Affirm event featuring Rev. Martin Rumscheidt (sent out with OverThirtiesGroup notice)
- June, 1990 NSPWAC Newsletter Issue 7. incl obituaries for LawrenceEisnor 1962-1990 and HazenUsher (1959-1990)
- February, 1990 - March, 1990 ZzhivagosBar Calendar
- 2003 SafeHarbour financial report
GaeGala material 1973 - 1991
- Turret Bar menu and prices (undated)
- Proposal of a GAE library by LynnMurphy
- Meeting Notes: July 6, 1988, September 7, 1988, August 3, 1988, March 1, 1989, March 16, 1988, October 31, 1987 Financial statements, October 31, 1987 Financial Reports and dozens more
- December 5, 1973 JimDeYoung resignation letter from Newsletter committee
- April 23, 1974 GayLine dismissal letter from JohnMarr to JimDeyoung?
- April 21, 1974 GAE resignation letter from EdSlade
- November, 1979 Atlantic Regional Conference agenda
- November 15, 1979 Dalhousie Gazette article by GlenWalton? about the Atlantic Gay Conference (scanned in the AtlanticConference media folder)
- November, 1980 Atlantic Community Conference registration
- October 24, 1980 HaveYouHeard - has a Sparrow notice
- December 18, 1980 Thanks from GAE's Exec Secretary JohnHurlburt?, typed by TonyTrask to JimDeYoung of the AcadianAquariumSociety for loan of printing equipment. TonyTrask says, "John Hurlburt was very picky about things, so this was some kind of record, put in writing. The letter is typed by me, yes [at are my initials.] It is exactly how how I typed them. Also I think it was written by me. The date is near when I was finished at the office. Someone started to print a new newsletter à la "have you heard" because Bob Ertel had left Halifax. The first one came out Dec 1980. I gave my copies to RebeccaRose. The group wanted to print stuff themselves and I think the machine was to be borrowed for that." (scanned in the JimDeYoung folder)
- GaeGala Minutes 1989, 1988, 1982, 1981, 1980.
- September 3, 1981 warning letter from JohnMarr to JimDeYoung about handing out the tiny invitations (scanned in the JimDeYoung folder)
- August 30, 1981 Miss Gay Halifax Pageant ticket
- September 25, 1982 GayLine report
- October 21, 1981 AGM notice including a HUGE list of candidates for the board (scanned to the GaeGala folder)
- November 3, 1981 Proposal from JimDeYoung for the BillettingService
- Rumours Logo contest artwork
- September 16, 1981 Request to, and report from, the SpeakersBureau
- 1983 American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist Holly Near brought to Halifax by GAE, RedHerringBookstore, the Dalhousie Disarmament society, the Latin America Information Group, the Voice of Women, and the WomensHousingCoop
- 1981 GAE brochure, 10 pages (the one where the fold on each page is at a different place to make tabs)
- December, 1982 Bar Manager contract and job description
- December 20, 1982 Management Board notes
- November 24, 1982 Bar Manager Report (by ScottMacNeil?) about Chris Slaunewhite, returning to the bar after a fight. Mentions Roy (maybe RoyHum?), RegGiles, Fred (almost certainly FredBerringer), and Greg (probably GregHomer?.)
- July 30, 1982 Notice of the closure of the Turret on August 31, 1982 and job re-postings.
- November 20, 1982 Applications for managers and interview reports approx. 30 pages
- November 24, 1982 Request by RegGiles to have trainee DJ ArchieMacDonald
- December 2, 1987 Name search committee report - 30 pages
- May 4, 1988 Rumours Manager's report Rumours by ScottMacNeil: Molotov cocktail oon May 3, 1988 causing no damage
- February 3, 1988 Dismissal of ScottMacNeil by GregHomer?
- September 7, 1988 Motion requesting resignation of GAE executive over ScottMacNeil's firing
- January, 1988 Men's night committee report
- 1988- Name search committee notes
- July 6, 1988 Name change from GAE to Gala
- March 1, 1989 AGM guest speaker Edgar Friedenberg
- March 21, 1990 AGM announcement by PamLeeman? & KenBelanger
- March 15, 1989 AGM report from WilsonHodder, chair of nominating committee
- April 5, 1989 meeting notes, Leslie Barnes about names project
- November, 1990 Rumours Calendar
- April 4, 1990 meeting notes: Robin (probably RobinMetcalfe), Pat D., Reg, Bob B., PamLeeman?, MikeSangster
- April 11, 1990 special meeting to borrow $40,000
- 1990 Rumours events notices
- 1990 Pride week schedule
- January 21, 1991 AGM announcement from PamLeeming, president
- January 22, 1991 Gala workshop announcement: Fuck Aware Parties by ChrisAucoin
GamesOfAtlanticCanada
- November 15, 1981 Games meeting event notice
- February 15, 1981 Membership list and financials
- March 18, 1981 Minutes
- March 29, 1981 Jim Deyoung resignation
- March 15, 1981 Meeting minutes
- February 15, 1981 Games Cabaret and Buffet programme
GayLine
- training materials
- a bunch of Jim's 1982 "Shift reports" -- a tally of the types of call you got during your shift
- Info to be given to callers: cruising areas & groups -- for Sydney, Moncton
OverThirtiesGroup event notices: 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984. The 1985 invitation was mailed from City Cycle- by AlStewart
PrideCommittee material
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