Research Catalog

Title

Alan Bell collection.

Author

Bell, Alan (Editor)

Publication

1995-2005.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)

Summary

• This collection consists of printed matter, such as flyers, press releases, programs, and mailers, some of which are in the form of emails, about international LGBTQ events, organizations, and conferences, all of which was presumably collected by Alan Bell. Organizations include Other Countries and Brother 2 Brother (an annual men's retreat in California), among others. Events include a conference on HIV prevention for Latinos in Philadelphia and Black Gay Cruise (from Los Angeles to Baja, Mexico), also among others. There are also general press releases, such as one about a study on woman to woman sexual violence.
• Alan Bell is president of BLK Publishing Company, Inc., founded in 1988 to publish magazines targeted to the Black lesbian and gay community. At present, the firm concentrates on graphic design and custom publishing with a special focus on developing materials for non-profit organizations that target underserved communities. In 1977, he founded "Gaysweek", New York City’s first mainstream weekly lesbian and gay newspaper and the first owned by an African American. For 11 years, Bell was the film critic at the "Los Angeles Sentinel". He has edited three books and appeared in the "Los Angeles Times". Among his many honors, he is recipient of a Premier Print Award (known colloquially as a Benny), the most prestigious award in the printing trade. In March 2015, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution commending him for Exceptional Achievement and Dedication. Bell holds BA and MA degrees in sociology, and a BS degree in business.

Subject

• African American editors
• African American gay men
• African American lesbians
• African American newspapers
• African Americans in the newspaper industry
• Authors, Black
• Gay press publications
• Gay rights
• Sexual minorities

Source (note)

• Gift of Alan Bell, 2016.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Call Number

Sc MG 927

OCLC

1264412092

Author

Bell, Alan (Editor), collector.

Title

Alan Bell collection.

Production

1995-2005.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Location of Other Archival Materials

In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Source

Gift of Alan Bell, 2016.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Gay rights activists.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 927