Gregory Sprague papers

  • Creator Names Sprague, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan), 1951-1987.
  • Title Gregory Sprague papers [manuscript], 1972-1987.
  • Physical description
    • 13.25 linear ft. (32 boxes)
    • ca. 1026 transparencies : col., slide ; 35 mm.
    • 2 sound recordings.
    • 159 sound cassettes.
  • Access and usage restrictions
    • Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage and negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.
    • For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available). Listening copies exist for most of the original sound recordings of interviews and conferences.
  • Collection summary
    • Materials written and collected by Sprague, a Chicago historian of gay culture, including his correspondence, copies of articles written by him, lecture notes and syllabi for courses he taught for the Chicago Gay and Lesbian History Project (initially called the Lavender University), notes to his slide lectures on homosexuality in history, and sound recordings of conferences, interviews, and disco music. Also present are topical files containing photocopied articles and book chapters pertaining to homosexuality, which Sprague assembled for his research, and slides of published images and other materials used by Sprague to illustrate lectures that he presented (although the slides are not numbered to correlate to particular points in the lectures).
    • Collection includes a microfilm copy of Gay power: A history of the American gay movement, 1908-1974, by Salvatore John Licata (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Southern California).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Robert C. Peppard and Edward Warro (1987.0627).
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the color slides that are part of this manuscript collection and the Gregory Sprague photograph collection (2006.0181.1-24).
  • Names
    • Sprague, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan), 1951-1987 Archives.
    • Chicago Gay and Lesbian History Project.
    • Lavender University (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Loyola University of Chicago Employees.
    • Licata, Salvatore John. Gay power.
    • Chicago Gay and Lesbian History Project.
    • Lavender University (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Adult education Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Gay men Illinois Chicago.
    • Gay men.
    • Historians Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Historiography.
    • Homosexuality.
    • Lesbians.
    • Sadism.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Intellectual life 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Articles. aat
    • Audiocassettes. aat
    • Audiotapes. aat
    • Music. aat
    • Oral histories. aat
    • Research notes. aat
    • Slides Color. gmgpc
    • Syllabi. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-S/SpragueGreg-inv.htm