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1 online resource (x, 288 pages) |
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Charlotte and me : preservation-minded from childhood -- In search of gay preservationists -- What these gay men's lives reveal -- part 1: Saving old New England. Mark Doty ; Don Leavitt ; Mark Sammons -- part 2: Design-minded in the Mid-Atlantic States. Ken Lustbader ; James Nocito ; Dwight Young ; Greg Kinsman -- part 3: To the rescue in the Atlantic South. Allan Gurganus ; Myrick Howard ; John Anders ; Robert Barker ; Cranford Sutton -- part 4: Domophiles out West. Jay Yost ; Ken Miller ; Gilbert Millikan and David Richards ; Richard Jost and Charles Fuchs -- part 5: California conservative. Richard Reutlinger ; Gerry Takano ; Jeffrey Samudio ; Jim Wilke -- part 6: Generations of gentlemen keep Cooksville, Wisconsin. William Wartmann ; Al Garland ; Larry Reed -- part 7: Singular preservationists in the Midwest. Dana Duppler ; Joe Johnson and Ron Markwell ; Robert Seger -- part 8: Cherishing old New Orleans and Louisiana. Curt Greska ; Lloyd Sensat ; Randy Plaisance -- Toward a larger view of gay men. |
| Summary |
From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though widely observed, is typically ignored or dismissed as a stereotypical gay cliché, even by many gay men themselves. This book explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States, including oral histories collected by Fellows. This eye-opening book illuminates neglected facets of what it means to be gay and highlights contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.--From publisher description. |
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Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
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Gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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Cultural property -- Protection -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gay Studies.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
(OCoLC)fst00885019
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Gay men. (OCoLC)fst00939117
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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LGBTQ+ people.
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Men.
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Sexual minorities.
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Gay studies.
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Lesbian studies.
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Gender studies.
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Homosexuel.
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Bien culturel.
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Protection.
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Protection du patrimoine.
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Conservation architecturale.
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États-Unis.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Gay biographies.
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LGBTQ+ biographies.
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Biographie (Descripteur de forme)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fellows, Will. Passion to preserve. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2004 9780299196844 (DLC) 2003020531 (OCoLC)53084053 |
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9780299196837 (electronic book) |
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0299196836 (electronic book) |
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