Newcomb Archives
Parun, Phyllis
87-030
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Title
- Parun, Phyllis
- ID
- 87-030
- Date
- 10-8-2013
- Extent
- 4.0 Cubic feet 4 document boxes
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
A New Orleans native, Phyllis Parun (b. 1941) is a writer, artist, and community activist.
Contents
The collection concerns activisim dating from the 1970s to the present: women's rights, gay and lesbian rights, and macrobiotic food practices. Also included are family history, work history, education, and various organizations. Especially noteworthy are materials from the gay and lesbian community that are otherwise difficult to locate in archives of the city.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in folders within four boxes. Most of the files remain as they were originally organized when they were donated.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Newcomb Archives
Newcomb Center for Research on WomenSeltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Women's Caucus for Art, Maya Hackett Collection
Controlled Access Headings
Occupation(s)
- Activists
Personal Name(s)
- Parun, Phyllis -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Education
- Health Food
- Lesbian and Gay History
- Women's Movement
Collection Inventory
Box 1 of 4Box 1 of 4Folders Action Alert-1983 Ans-1982 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1984 Chemical People 1983 Edith Stern 1984 Grandparents 1882-1983 Hardware Holmes Column Job #10000-Des Repurchase by original supplier of canvas covers and frames Name Campbell Job # 100000-1 des: ship to supplier 2-1 ton Chevrolet canvas covers & frames Name Cambell Manufacturing Co. Inc. MISC-1983-4 Maison Blanche Membership Needs Survey 1984 of the National Council of Jewish Women "New Orleans is a Lady" Script (“A story of New Orleans in 10 costumes, 20 songs, 3 films, 40 pictures and one girl”) Program 1982-3 Public Affairs 1982-4 |
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Box 2 of 4 2.0 Cubic feetBox 2 of 4Folders Scholarship, University of New Orleans, 1982 Sheet Metal Contracts 1959 Sheet Metal, Roofing, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Contractors' Association of New Orleans Special Correspondence Subject: Bottlers Bodie Serial Number Record Thrift Shop- 1983-4 Toxic Clippings, 1985 Union Agreement, 1945-6 Juanita Club Quarante Club National Council of Jewish Women |
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Box 3 of 4 2.0 Cubic feetBox 3 of 41. Two copies of book of poems In the Upstairs Corner Bedroom by Danella Primeaux Hero Folders --NSDAR --National Workshop on Volunteerism --Office of Mental Health --Articles (All photocopies) ----Photo-1970-73 Meeting in apartment NOT Women’s Center on Jackson Ave (women identified by hand) ----Photo-Gay Liberation Demonstration 1970/City Hall, New Orleans ----Article-“Claiming our past: New Orleans Gay and Lesbian History-Struggling Alone” (July 2001/Southern Voice) (2 pages) ----Handwritten list of names,dates, places related to Gay Liberation with “Rebecca Murek” written at the top (5 pages) ----Article: “Claiming our past: Gender and Liberation” by Roberts Batson (2 pages) ---- “New Orlean’s Gay Newspaper: Sunflower-Gay Liberation-Essays and articles” Vol I/April 1971 (12 pages) ----Articles within include “What is gay liberation?” “Androgynous,” “GLF meets the public,””The Pursuit of Happiness,” “Lesbian love,” “A Remembrance,” “Announcements,”and “Song of Solomon” ----Photos include “Gay in II Feb 20th, Washington Square,” “Gay in I Feb 6, City Park ----Drawing of two women holding each other ----Advertisement for Gay-ins in City Park-“We have a happy solution” ----Collection of articles titled “Gay Liberation Front of N.O.” (3 pages) ----Article-“Gay Liberation Group Marches”/Times-Picayune/1971 ----Article-“Gay front fails to meet mayor”/T-P/ 1971 ----Article-“Homosexuals seek session with Landrieu” /The States/ 1971 ----Collection of articles for public forum: “Behind Anita Bryant’s Hate Campaign” (6 pages) ----Article: “Anita may lose OJ job”/T-P ----Article: “Sunshine girl on anti-homosexual campaign” (2 pages) ----“Against Anita Bryant” pamphlet 1971 ----Article: “Defend Democratic Rights for Homosexuals-Stop Anita Bryant”/1977 ----Article-“Marxist Literature” 1977 --Interviews --Government Surveillence: Articles about government surveillance in New Orleans --Freedom of Information Act: articles about FBI surveillance and correspondence between Parun and FBI officer about FBI files on Parun --The Beachcomber (journal from UNO; 1963) --Questionaire --Randozzo Thesis about Parun Phyllis |
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Box 4 of 4 2.0 Cubic feetBox 4 of 4Folders Artists Info Bureau in the USA Today Health Organizing-Self-Published Journals Health Organizing-Macrobiotic Writings, Articles Health Organizing-Macrobiotics-1987-96 FBI File on Parun (1972-73) The Beachcomber 1 (1961) The Beachcomber 2 (1962) Commencement Exercises: John McDonogh Senior High School, 1963 |
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