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Title
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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
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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)
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Interview with William (Bill) Atkinson (1983)
Subject
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Navy, gay men, oral history
Description
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In this oral history interview, Bill Atkinson, a 67 years old gay man, describes the traumatic experience of being cashiered from the navy during a period of gay witch-hunts beginning in the late 1950s. Bill describes his life before, during and after being discharged from the Navy. He was born in England in 1916 to a middle class family, and discusses a difficult childhood. During his time in the Navy, Bill moves between Ontario and the Pacific Northwest, occasionally travelling to Detroit to meet gay men at Bar 1011. After his career in the Navy, Bill took up modelling and acting to support himself, as well as managing a restaurant for a period of time. Bill discussed his involvement in the gay political community in Toronto, working for George Hislop’s political campaign in the 1980s. Topic discussed include the experience of being gay in the Navy, sexual harassment, mental health, financial insecurity, and gay politics in Toronto.
Creator
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
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1983-07-28
Contributor
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John Grube
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CLGA
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PDF, WAV
Language
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English
Type
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Sound, text
Identifier
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2016-034
Coverage
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Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit; 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Bar 1011
coming out
Detroit
gay community
George Hislop
harassment
military
navy
police entrapment
Toronto
Vancouver
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Dublin Core
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Title
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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
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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)
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URL
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Oral History Interview with Elgin Blair and Richard Brown (1983)
Subject
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oral history, gay liberation, organisations, coming out, WWII, army, Unitarian, Christianity, gay bars, CHAT, The Body Politic, Older Gay Association, Gays and Lesbians against Disarmament (GLAD), depression, gay business, bars, baths, Lambda
Description
An account of the resource
In this oral history interview Elgin Blair and Richard Brown discuss their lives in Toronto as gay men. The interview begins with Elgin (58 years old) commenting on his coming out experience, his puritanical upbringing, his struggle to accept his homosexuality, time in service during the war, radical consciousness, and his work in the Unitarian gay caucus. Other topics include gay social structure in Toronto in the 1950s, gay bars, and Elgin’s involvement in the gay liberation movement and gay organizations such as CHAT, The Body Politic, Older Gay Association, and the Gays and Lesbians against Disarmament (GLAD), as well as in the CCF. Elgin also discusses how bars and pubs, and the people who met there, were instrumental in his coping with depression and sexual orientation. Richard Brown joins the conversation in the second half of the interview. He discusses the important role of gay business like bars and baths in the building of the gay community. He also comments on his personal life, growing up, coming out experience, and involvement in Lambda.
Creator
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
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1983-03-20
Contributor
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John Grube, LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI), Zohar Freeman
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, text
Identifier
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2016-034
Coverage
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Toronto 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
activists
army
bars
baths
CHAT
Christianity
coming out
depression
ethnic groups
gay business
gay community
gay liberation
Gays and Lesbians against Disarmament (GLAD)
Lambda
Older Gay Association
oral history
organisations
The Body Politic
Unitarian
WWII
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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
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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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Title
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Oral History Interview with George Hislop (1987)
Subject
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oral history, gay liberation, organisations, CHAT, University of Toronto Homophile Association, Toronto Gay Action Group, The Body Politic, GATE, activism, cruising, bars, Foolscap
Description
An account of the resource
In this oral history interview George Hislop, 59 years old, discusses growing up gay in Toronto from the 1930 until the 1980s. He describes his early life, first homosexual experiences, coming out, education, participation in the Toronto gay scene, and his later activism and involvement in politics. The interview follows a linear time, tracing the evolution of the Toronto gay scene since the 1940s. It details the different ways in which gay men socialized and organized through time, highlighting the particular turning points in the Canadian context, instead of arguing for a pre- and post-Stonewall narrative. He describes the formation of groups such as U of T’s homophile association, CHAT, Toronto Gay Action Group, GATE, The Body Politic, among others. He also describes the tensions between older and younger generations of gay men involved in activist organizations and the gay liberation movement. The interview also covers the relationship among gay and lesbians organizing, feminist and left activism in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as cruising in parks and theatres, gay bar culture in the city, private parties, and other forms of socializing.
Creator
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Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
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1987-02-20
Contributor
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John Grube, LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI), Zohar Freeman
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, text
Identifier
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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 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
activism
activists
bars
CHAT
cruising
foolscap
GATE
gay community
gay liberation
oral history
organisations
parties
politics
The Body Politic
Toronto Gay Action Group
trade unions
University of Toronto Homophile Association