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Dublin Core
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Title
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Subject
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gay men
Toronto
bars
oral history
HIV/AIDS
military occupations
family members
Description
An account of the resource
The Foolscap Oral History Project, also known as the Toronto Gay History Project, was undertaken by John Grube and Ed Jackson in order to collect and preserve histories of everyday gay life and social culture in Toronto. The project produced a collection of 42 interviews on 52 cassette tapes that provide a rich picture of the lives and histories of men in Grube and Jackson's social circle.
Interviews took place from 1981-1987, and cover gay life in Toronto from the 1940s until that time. Topics include the men's early life, coming out, relationships, friendships, sex lives, careers, military service, community organizing, political actions, religion, bar culture, and experiences with psychiatry.
The tapes and transcripts comprising the Foolscap Project were donated to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in 2016, and are currently being processed by the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory.
Creator
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John Grube
Format
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Cassette Tapes
Interview Transcripts
Language
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English
Identifier
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2016-034
Contributor
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LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI)
Hyperlink
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URL
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Oral History Interview with John Gartshore (1984)
Subject
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oral history, SM, bathhouse raids, Foolscap, Upper Canada College, University of Toronto, Air Canada, work, army, Letros, CHAT, homophile, Christianity, Episcopal, Chicago, Integrity
Description
An account of the resource
John Gartshore, a gay man age 58 at time on interview, begins the conversation outlining the his early realizations of him homosexuality at Upper Canada College. He continues onward choronologically, discussing his incomplete BA at Trinity College of University of Toronto, and involvement at St Mary Magdalene. He then explains beginning work at Air Canada (called Trans Canada Airlines at time of hiring) and then his being convinced to joi the army subsequently. Through the army, Gartshore was introduced to the Toronto gay culture – starting at Letros. Gartshore discusses his activism, through CHAT and later Courtwatch, throughout the interview, as well as his experiences consolidating his Christianity and queer identity, including his experience with the gay caucus of the Episcopal Church in Chicago and the formation of the Toronto Chapter of Integrity. Gartshore closes the interview with a brief recount of his experience with police entrapment at the bathhouse raids, and a story about his coming out at the workplace.
Creator
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
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1984-11-15
Contributor
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John Grube
Rights
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CLGA
Format
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PDF, WAV
Language
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English
Type
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sound and text
Identifier
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2016-034
Coverage
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Toronto, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Air Canada
army
barracks
bathhouse raids
CHAT
Chicago
Christianity
counselling
Episcopal
foolscap
homophile
Integrity
Letros
military
operation soap
oral history
police entrapment
religion
SM
St. Charles Tavern
University of Toronto
Upper Canada College
work
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Foolscap Oral History Project
Subject
The topic of the resource
gay men
Toronto
bars
oral history
HIV/AIDS
military occupations
family members
Description
An account of the resource
The Foolscap Oral History Project, also known as the Toronto Gay History Project, was undertaken by John Grube and Ed Jackson in order to collect and preserve histories of everyday gay life and social culture in Toronto. The project produced a collection of 42 interviews on 52 cassette tapes that provide a rich picture of the lives and histories of men in Grube and Jackson's social circle.
Interviews took place from 1981-1987, and cover gay life in Toronto from the 1940s until that time. Topics include the men's early life, coming out, relationships, friendships, sex lives, careers, military service, community organizing, political actions, religion, bar culture, and experiences with psychiatry.
The tapes and transcripts comprising the Foolscap Project were donated to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in 2016, and are currently being processed by the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
John Grube
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Cassette Tapes
Interview Transcripts
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2016-034
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI)
Hyperlink
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URL
<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/324443067&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="166"></iframe> <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/324443059&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="166"></iframe>
Dublin Core
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Title
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Interview with Don Franco
Subject
The topic of the resource
oral history, sm, psychiatry, bathhouse raids
Description
An account of the resource
Don Franco, in his 60s at time of interview, discusses his youth, family and premature exit from school to enter the workforce. Don Franco attended Victoria College at UofT at the time of World War II, but was refused entry into the Air Force due to ‘psychological troubles’. In this interview, Franco recounts his experience seeing a psychiatrist due to his gay desires, and ‘emotional instability’. Later working as a teacher, Franco also discusses sublimating his sexuality into his work. Franco was associated with various important political organizations (including the CCF, NDP and CCYM) and important political figures. The interview also covers Franco’s interest in and experiences with S&M culture, and various encounters with the police as a result of this interest. His activism for the gay and S&M communities led to his arrest in the first Barracks raid, and his house later being raided on June 6th, 1979 (having been accused of being a ‘bawdy house’). Franco expressed his gratitude that the superintendent of the school board assured him he would not lose his job after these arrests, and for receiving financial support from other members of the community to assist with legal fees. Franco’s also discusses experiences with a manic depressive lover, and the subsequent depression he fell into. Franco contrasts the differences between S&M subculture and ‘Woodshed’ scene, particularly discussing ‘Woodshed Magazine’ and the prevalence of drag in the Woodshed scene.
Creator
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
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1984-1-5
Contributor
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John Grube
Rights
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CLGA
Format
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PDF, WAV
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
sound and text
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2016-034
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
||||osm
Toronto 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
barracks
bathhouse raids
brothel
depression
NDP
operation soap
oral history
police entrapment
politics
psychiatry
SM
suicide
teacher
woodshed