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Men of All Colors Together/New York records

 Collection
Identifier: 7576

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Records of the organization Men of All Colors Together/New York (MACT/NY) since its founding in 1980, including Board minutes, treasurer's reports, photographs and slides of events and board members (many by photographer Robert Giard and member James Toms), files on their 1992-1994 venture, the Whole Health Support Group, to provide support to people with HIV/AIDS, and communication with other chapters of the National Association of Black and White Men Together, including People of All Colors Together (PACT) in Newark, NJ. Its NABWMT files include records of the New York sponsored annual conference in 1986. Also, a subject file arranged alphabetically that includes the incorporation papers and bylaws, notes on the history of the organization, files on deceased members, flyers and other files on events, clippings and press releases, and other documentation of the group's activities. The collection contains an incomplete set of the MACT/NY Bulletin, starting with number 5 from September 1980. Member files include press releases, fund raising announcements, calendars, and social event tickets from 1981-1983 saved by Bruce Voeller. The special correspondence folder includes letters from writer Audre Lorde and South African anti-apartheid and gay rights activist Tseko Simon Nkoli and a letter to choreographer Arnie Zane.

Dates

  • 1980-2006.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access to membership lists in Box 3 restricted for 80 years from date of creation.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Men of All Colors Together/New York (MACT/NY) is a multiracial, multicultural organization of gay and bisexual men in New York City committed to addressing and combating racism and discrimination in the lesbian and gay male community and to providing a supportive environment for non-oppressive multiracial relating among gay men. Started under the name Black and White Men Together/New York, the organization maintains links with the National Association of Black and White Men Together (NABWMT). Mike Smith started BWMT San Francisco in February 1980, and Henry Wiemhoff organized the first meeting of BWMT/NY on June 6, 1980. The first issue of the BWMT/NY Information Bulletin, a two-page mimeographed newsletter, appeared a few weeks later, and Lidell Jackson soon took over as editor.

Extent

2.4 cubic feet. (2.4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Records of the organization Men of All Colors Together/New York (MACT/NY) since its founding in 1980.

PROVENANCE

Bruce Voeller donated his member files in 1988. Officers of MACT/NY donated the organizational records in 2006.

RELATED MATERIALS

Information Bulletin (MACT/NY).

Black and White Men Together (Atlanta, GA.) records, Atlanta History Center.

Men of All Colors Together Boston records, #M68, Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

Black and White Men Together-Milwaukee records, #208, Wisconsin Historical Society, Milwaukee Archives Research Center.

Black & White Men Together - Records, #1991-04, and NABWMT Records, #2001-21, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco.

SEPARATED MATERIAL

Publications removed from collection 7576 - cataloged as individual books and serials in the Human Sexuality Collection

  1. B&G, 1 issue.
  2. Black and White Men Together/Atlanta Newsletter, 4 issues.
  3. The Black Forum, 1 issue.
  4. Black/Out, 1 issue.
  5. BLK, 3 issues.
  6. The Board Memo, 4 issues.
  7. The Body Politic, 1 issue.
  8. BWMT Detroit Newsletter, 4 issues.
  9. BWMT/Los Angeles, 1 issue.
  10. The BWMT/MACT Bridge (BWMT/MACT San Francisco Bay Area), 10 issues.
  11. BWMT/MACT/NY Information Bulletin, almost complete 1980-2004.
  12. BWMT/MACT Philadelphia/Challenger, 6 issues.
  13. BWMT Memphis, 1 issue.
  14. BWMT Tallahassee and Big Bend Florida, 2 issues.
  15. The Center Voice, 4 issues.
  16. Chorus Lines, 1 issue.
  17. Color Life!, 1 issue.
  18. Couples, 1 issue.
  19. Gay Community News, 1 issue.
  20. Glover, Tony, ed. Celebrating Diversity: A 10th Anniversary Journal of Poetry, Narrative, Essays and Photography. New York, NY: Men of All Colors Together/New York, Inc., 1993.
  21. Glowletter, 1 issue.
  22. GMAD Calendar, 5 issues.
  23. Inside QGLU, 1 issue.
  24. Lavender Left, 1 issue.
  25. Lesbian & Gay New York, 1 issue.
  26. The New York City News, 1 issue.
  27. MACT Chicago, 4 issues.
  28. Mallon, Gerald L., ed. Resisting Racism: An Action Guide. San Francisco: National Association of Black and White Men Together, 1984.
  29. NABWMT Journal, 3 issues.
  30. NABWMT News and Notes from the National Office, 1 issue.
  31. NABWMT Quarterly, 33 issues.
  32. News for the Hues (BWMT/PACT Baltimore), 1 issue.
  33. OutWeek, 2 issues.
  34. PACT/The PACT Beacon, 3 issues.
  35. Pride Guide (Queens), 1 issue.
  36. Quarterly, 1 issue.
  37. Quarterly / National Association of Black and White Men Together and National Association of Black and White Men Together newsletter, 19 issues.
  38. S.H.A.D.E.S. Newsletter, 1 issue.
  39. Smith, Michael J. Colorful People and Places. San Francisco: Quarterly Press of BWMT, Inc., 1983.
  40. Together (BWMT Washington, D.C.), 8 issues.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Rima Turner
Date completed:
September 2006
EAD encoding:
Rima Turner, September 2006Sarah Keen, August 2008
Date modified:
Marcie Farwell, February 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Rima Turner
Date
June 2006
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)