Object Details
Collection Collector
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection Donor
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Collection Creator
Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.
Collection Donor
Rohrbaugh, Richard
Collection Title
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby
Collection Donor
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)
Collection Citation
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains photographs, copies of postings on memorial websites, obituaries, and information about Gustavo A. Archilla (1915-2012) and Elmer T. Lokkins (1919-2013), marriage equality pioneers. This subseries also contains remembrances and biographies written by their neice Christina Dean. Archilla and Lokkins met in 1945 in New York City, New York and lived together over sixty years. They were married in Canada in 2003. They were profiled in the New York Times as well as other publications. They were friends of Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis. They moved to Marco Island, Florida in 2010. Archilla died in 2012 and Lokkins in 2013.
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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 21: Sabatino, Michael and Voorheis, Robert
Date
1916-2014, undated
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1146, Subseries 21.1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
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ACAH
Record ID
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