Guide to the David Patrick McIntosh Papers,
1965-1989

Collection Number: 7562

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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:
C. Tingey
Date completed:
July 1994
EAD encoding:
Ann Hubert, April 2004

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
David Patrick McIntosh papers, 1965-1989.
Collection Number:
7562
Creator:
David McIntosh, 1950-1989.
Quantity:
3.5 cubic ft.
Audio tapes, correspondence, journals, poetry, songs, fiction, plays.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence, journals, poetry, songs, fiction, and plays by David McIntosh. Includes audio tapes of his short opera, Can.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

David Patrick McIntosh was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he attended a Jesuit school. He later moved to Tennessee, where worked with an alternative theater company in Knoxville, The Play Group, from 1974-1979, and then moved to New York City. In New York he wrote and worked both in the theatre and at the New York City Gay and Lesbian Center where he designed an ornamental garden. He died from complications of AIDS in 1989.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, journals, poetry, songs, fiction, and plays by David McIntosh. Includes audio tapes of his short opera, Can.
SUBJECTS

Names:
McIntosh, David, 1950-1989.
New York City Gay and Lesbian Center.
Play Group (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Subjects:
Gay men.
Gay men's writings.
Experimental theater--New York (State)--New York.
Gardens--Design.
Gay liberation movement--New York (State)--New York.
Dramatists.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Restrictions on use:
Restricted.
Cite As:
David Patrick McIntosh papers, #7562. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
Correspondence and writings
McIntosh's Garden at the Gay and Lesbian Center, NYC
 Box 1 Folder 1
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1980 )
Box 1 Folder 2
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1981 )
Box 1 Folder 3
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1981 )
Box 1 Folder 4
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1982 )
Box 1 Folder 5
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1983 )
Box 1 Folder 6
Kira Letters (Correspondence from Kira Gale, 1986 )
Box 1 Folder 7
CAN Correspondence
Box 1 Folder 8
CAN Correspodnence
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1979-1983
Box 1 Folder 10
Letters, 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 11
Letters
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 13
Letters to Mr. Haber, David's Psychiatrist, 1987
Box 1 Folder 14
Letters to Chuck, (Charles Scriber?)
 Box 1 Folder 15
Fishing at Fort Walker and Three Other Plays
Box 1 Folder 16
The Piper Man
Box 1 Folder 17
The Piper Man
Box 1 Folder 18
The Piper Man
Box 1 Folder 19
Leoner
Box 1 Folder 20
Mama's Boy
Box 1 Folder 21
Hello!
Box 1 Folder 22
Hello!
Box 1 Folder 23
Lacie
Box 1 Folder 24
Lacie
Box 1 Folder 25
Lacie
Box 1 Folder 26
Martha
Box 1 Folder 27
Martha
Box 1 Folder 28
The T-Rific Two
Box 1 Folder 29
Evangeline
Box 1 Folder 30
Evangeline
Box 1 Folder 31
200 RPM
Box 1 Folder 32
The Poplar Patch
Box 1 Folder 33
Adam
Box 1 Folder 34
Okuni
Box 1 Folder 35
Okuni
Box 1 Folder 36
CAN
Box 1 Folder 37
Althea
Box 1 Folder 38
Fiction
 Box 1 Folder 39
Dr. Brody
Box 1 Folder 40
First Hand
 Box 1 Folder 41
October
Box 1 Folder 42
Mortal Love
Box 1 Folder 43
Self-Portrait in Jan. 1978 and Miscellaneous Writings
Box 1 Folder 44
Poetry Drafts
 Box 1 Folder 45
Miscellaneous
 Box 1 Folder 46
Alternate Roots
 Box 1 Folder 47
Miscellaneous
 Box 1 Folder 48
Miscellaneous, 1981
Box 1 Folder 49
Miscellaneous Ideas
 Box 1 Folder 50
Miscellaneous Buisness
 Box 1 Folder 51
Miscellaneous Writing
 Box 1 Folder 52
David McIntosh's Biography by David Rain, Memorial Eulogies
 Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1986-1989
Box 2 Folder 2
Letters, ca. 1988
Box 2 Folder 3
Jack Eric Williams
 Box 2 Folder 4
Letters to Jack Eric Williams
 Box 2 Folder 5
Letters to Jack Eric Williams
 Box 2 Folder 6
Reviews for the Play Group Productions
 Box 2 Folder 7
Garden Design
 Box 2 Folder 8
Photographs of McIntosh, Family and Friends
 Box 3 Folder 1
McIntosh's Death Certificate and Obituary
 Box 3 Folder 2
Missing Lissie, Summer, 1976
Box 3 Folder 3
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 4
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 5
Poems
 Box 3 Folder 6
Poems - Knoxville, 1976
Box 3 Folder 7
A Knoxville Book, McIntosh's Published Book of Poetry, 1977
Box 3 Folder 8
Poems from Summer 1988
Box 3 Folder 9
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 10
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 11
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 12
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 13
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 14
Poetry Drafts
 Box 3 Folder 15
Creations
 Box 4 Folder 1
Creations
 Box 4 Folder 2
Creations
 Box 4 Folder 3
Creations
 Box 4 Folder 4
Poetry Drafts
 Box 4 Folder 5
Poetry Drafts
 Box 4 Folder 6
Miscellaneous Writing
 Box 4 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Writing
 Box 4 Folder 8
Miscellaneous Writing
 Box 4 Folder 9
Journals and scrapbooks
Nov. 16, 1965
Box 5 Folder 1
Oct. 10, 1968; Oct. 30, 1968
Box 5 Folder 2
Oct. 17, 1969
Box 5 Folder 3
1970?
Box 5 Folder 4
Early 1970's?
Box 5 Folder 5
Jan. 1970
Box 5 Folder 6
Feb. 1970
Box 5 Folder 7
Feb. 1970
Box 5 Folder 8
Feb. 1970
Box 5 Folder 9
Feb. 25, 1970
Box 5 Folder 10
Apr. 1970
Box 5 Folder 11
July 1970
Box 5 Folder 12
Sept. 1970
Box 5 Folder 13
May 1, 1971
Box 5 Folder 14
Mar. 16, 1974
Box 5 Folder 15
Aug. 20, 1974
Box 5 Folder 16
Oct. 1974
Box 5 Folder 17
Knoxville, Jan. 1976
Box 5 Folder 18
June 2, 1976
Box 5 Folder 19
Nov. 10, 1976
Box 5 Folder 20
Jan. 1978
Box 5 Folder 21
June 14, 1979
Box 5 Folder 22
Thanksgiving, 1981
Box 5 Folder 23
Nov. 29, 1983
Box 5 Folder 24
Jan. 26, 1985
Box 6 Folder 1
Apr. 17, 1985
Box 6 Folder 2
Sept. 2, 1985
Box 6 Folder 3
n.d.
Box 6 Folder 4
n.d.
Box 6 Folder 5
n.d.
Box 6 Folder 6
Audiocassettes
"Christmas Songs for Queers," tape 1
 tr 6791
"Christmas Songs for Queers," tape 2
 tr 6792
"Christmas Songs for Queers," 1979 , Side A
tr 6793a
"Christmas Songs for Queers," 1979 , Side A
tr 6793a
"David McIntosh Piano/Songs: 'This Gown,' 'Grasshopper Song,'" Side B
"Interview with a Doctor on AIDS"
 tr 6794a
"McIntosh/Young: Piano, Vocals"
 tr 6795a
"Can," David McIntosh's Short Opera
 tr 6796a
"David McIntosh Piano/Songs"
 tr 6797a