Abstract
Scrapbooks, campaign material, speeches, photographs, political buttons, and other material chronicling Heyman's political career.
Dates
- 1983-1989.
Creator
- Keith, June (Collector, Person)
- Ilchuk, Peter K. (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
In 1983, Richard A. Heyman (1935-1994) was elected mayor of Key West, Florida, and became the first openly gay mayor in the United States. He moved to Key West in 1973 and opened Gingerbread Square Art Gallery. Heyman is best remembered for his work winning a second city-wide referendum that lead to Key West's first wastewater treatment facility.
Extent
4.4 cubic feet. (4.4 cubic feet.)
Physical Description
Memorabilia, Photographs, Printed Materials, Scrapbooks
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:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- November 2010
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, November 2010
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, June 2011
NOTES
Collecting Program: Human Sexuality Collection.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- November 2010
- 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)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu