Harris L. Kimball papers, circa 1973-2003.
Collection Number: 7823
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Harris L. Kimball papers, circa 1973-2003.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
7823
Abstract:
Records of the landmark cases in which Mr. Kimball represented various clients and
other files and ephemera about Kimball.
Creator:
Kimball, Harris L.
Quanitities:
4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Harris L. Kimball was the first openly gay attorney in the US. In 1955, while working
as a civil rights lawyer in Florida, he was arrested for "lewd and lascivious conduct"
with another man. He was disbarred on September 6, 1957. On July 3, 1973, the New
York Court of Appeals found Kimball to be of good character and qualified to practice
law in New York State. In "Sexuality and the Law: An Encyclopedia of Major Legal Cases"
(Garland, 1993), Arthur S. Leonard highlights the significant role this decision by
the NY Court of Appeals played "in the gradual recognition that lesbian and gay people
were entitled to full citizenship rights in a diverse society."
Records of the landmark cases in which Mr. Kimball represented various clients and
other files and ephemera about Kimball.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Harris L. Kimball papers, #7823. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.
Places:
New York (State)
United States
Subjects:
Homosexuality
Civil rights.
Procedural law.
Actions and defenses.
Litigation.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Florida Bar Disbarment Court Case Related Materials
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1956-1983 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
State of Florida/Florida Bar v. Kimball Documents
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Expression |
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Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous loose documents and a fragmentary bound document
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Florida Bar v. Kimball
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1957 |
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Scope and Contents
Report of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial Circuit regarding
the Florida Bar v. Harris Kimball (photocopy)
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar et al. - Case No. 74-688-Civ-NCR(WM) Court Documents
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
Assorted documents from both the plaintiff, Harris Kimball, and the defendents, The
Florida Bar, et al., including a notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit court.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar et al. - Case No. 75-1005 (Fifth Circuit) Court Documents
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1975-1976 |
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Scope and Contents
Assorted documents from both the appellant Harris Kimball, and the appellees, The
Florida Bar, et al., including a copy of the Appellant's Appendix and photocopies
from Law Journals on the case's outcome
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar et al. - Case No. 74-668-Civ-NCR Court Documents
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1977-1979 |
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Scope and Contents
Assorted documents from both the plaintiff, Harris Kimball, and the defendents, The
Florida Bar, et al.; also included are photocopies of the verdict from the Federal
Case Reporter 'Federal Supplement'
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar et al. - Case No. 79-1781 Court Documents
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1979-1981 |
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Scope and Contents
Assorted documents from both the appellant Harris Kimball, and the appellees, The
Florida Bar, et al., including a transcript from the court and an excerpt of records
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar - Case No. CRE82001(60,831)
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1981-1982 |
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Scope and Contents
Documents from Kimball's petition for reinstatement to the Florida Bar
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar - Case No. CRE82001(60,831)
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1982-1983 |
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Scope and Contents
A petition for review opened by Kimball against the Florida Bar
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar Correspondence
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1974-1976 |
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Scope and Contents
Mostly between Harris Kimball and his attorneys, Louis Jepeway and Jeremiah Gutman,
regarding Kimball's case against the Florida Bar over his disbarrment and petition
for reinstatement.
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar Correspondence
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1977-1979 |
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Scope and Contents
Mostly between Harris Kimball and his attorneys, Louis Jepeway and Jeremiah Gutman,
regarding Kimball's case against the Florida Bar over his disbarrment and petition
for reinstatement.
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar Correspondence
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1980-1982 |
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Scope and Contents
Mostly between Harris Kimball and his attorneys, Louis Jepeway and Jeremiah Gutman,
regarding Kimball's case against the Florida Bar over his disbarrment and petition
for reinstatement.
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Kimball v. Florida Bar Correspondence
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1982-1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Mostly between Harris Kimball and his attorneys, Louis Jepeway and Jeremiah Gutman,
regarding Kimball's case against the Florida Bar over his disbarrment and petition
for reinstatement.
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Reference statutes and cases - Reinstatement Petition of Harris Kimball
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1969-1971 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes a respondent brief from The Florida Bar v. Ronald Kay (Case No. 38,694);
an amicus curiae from Joseph Acanfora v. Board of Education of Montgomery County,
et al.; and documents from Case No. 59,238 (Florida Board of Bar Examiners: in re
N.R.S)
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
The Florida Bar Reinstatement Manual - March 1981
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1981-03 |
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New York State Bar Related Materials
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1957-1988 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
New York State Bar Admission Petition Court Documents
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1972 |
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Scope and Contents
Documents from Kimball's application to the New York Bar; includes the stenographer's
minutes from May 31, 1972.
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| Box 2 | Folder 2-3 |
New York State Bar Admission Petition Court Documents
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1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
New York State Bar Application - Appendix (Original)
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1973 |
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Scope and Contents
A fragmentary bound edition of the appendix from Kimball's petition to the New York
State Bar
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
New York State Bar Application - Appendix (Photocopy)
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1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
New York State Bar Admission Petition Court Documents
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes documents from 1974 and undated items associated with Kimball's petition
for admission to the New York State Bar
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
New York State Bar Admission Petition Correspondence and Documents
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1971-1973 |
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Scope and Contents
Contains copies of Kimball's various verdicts regarding his admission to the New York
State Bar as seen in the Appellate Division Reports, 2d Series; the New York Reports,
2d Series; and the New York State Law Digest
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Reference statutes and cases - New York State Bar Admission Petitiom
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1957-1965 |
| Box 5 |
Certificate from the New York State Eastern District Court
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1974-04-05 | |
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Scope and Contents
Issued by the Eastern District of New York State, signed by Lewis Orgel on April 5,
1974, to Harris Kimball; verifies that Kimball was admitted and qualified as an Attorney
and Counselor to the Eastern District of New York State
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| Box 5 |
Certificate from the New York State Southern District Court
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1974-04-05 | |
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Scope and Contents
Issued by the Southern District of New York State, signed by Raymond Burghardt on
April 04, 1974, to Harris Kimball; verifies that Kimball was admitted and qualified
as an Attorney and Counselor to the Southern District of New York State
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| Box 5 |
Westchester County Bar Association 1987-1988 Pictorial Directory
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1987-1988 | |
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Scope and Contents
Harris Kimball is listed on page 68 and 118
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Assorted Court Case Materials
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1954-1994 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - Jan. 18, 1980 (Copy 1)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - Jan. 18, 1980 (Copy 2)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - Jan. 18, 1980 (Copy 3)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - Feb. 13, 1980 (Copy 1)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - Feb. 13, 1980 (Copy 2)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - April 21, 1980 (Copy 1)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Transcript - April 21, 1980 (Copy 2)
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1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Gregory Clark and William Bolt Court Documents
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1978-1982 |
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Scope and Contents
Assorted legal documents associated with the case against Clark and Bolt
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Gregory Clark Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
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1979-1982 |
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Scope and Contents
Documents and correspondence regarding Clark's individual case against the state of
New York
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| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
John Spinelli and Bruno Stra Court Documents
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1978;1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
Joseph P.' and 'Donald B.' Documents and Correspondence
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1979-1981 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 |
Assorted Spinelli and Stra Documents and Correspondence
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1978-1983 |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 |
White Plains Railroad Station Arrests Documents and Correspondence
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1977-1981 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 |
Peter Sidone Court Documents and Assorted Correspondence
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1980-1981 |
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Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous items associated with the case against Peter Sidone in Port Chester,
NY
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| Box 3 | Folder 16 |
The People of NYS v. Michael Garr Documents
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1975; 1978 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17-19 |
Michael Garr v. State of New York Court Documents
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1977; 1979-1980 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 |
Assorted Michael Garr Documents
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1975-1980 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the Last Will and Testement of Michael Garr and various correspondence
regarding Michael Garr v. State
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Ardsley Service Area Assorted
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1978-1984 |
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Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous photographs, newspaper articles, and transcriptions of telephone conversations
regarding the Ardsley Service Area arrests and trials
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Gay Activists Alliance Court Documents and Correspondence
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1972-1978 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes court documents regarding the GAA picketing a private residence, newspaper
clippings, various correspondence, and the documents' original folder with notes.
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Thomas Kingman Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
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1976-1978 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the interview with Thomas Kingman from August 21, 1978, newspaper
clippings, and correspondence.
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Gretchen Grant v. John Doyle et al. Court Documents
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1972; 1974; 1977-1978 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Assorted Cases
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1980-1981; 1983-1985; 1994 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes documents and/or correspondence from "The People of the State of New York
State v. Wei Chen", "Joseph Harmon v. James Reap", "The People of the State of New
York v. John Colern", "The People of the State of New York v. Evelyn Gutherie", "The
People of the State of New York v. Peter Cannizzaro", "The People of the State of
New York v. Stuart Heller and Donald Paschall", and a letter from Danny Mauariky(?),
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| Box 4 | Folder 5-7 |
Reference Cases and Statutes
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1954-1985 |
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Assorted Correspondence and Writing
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1953-2012 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Miscellaneous Notes
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1953-1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes spanning Kimball's career on assorted topics; most are undated
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| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Sodomy and the Constitution (c.1975)
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1987 |
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Scope and Contents
An excerpt of Sodomy and the Constitution by Walter Barnett prepared by Kimball in
1987, which is missing page 46
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| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Sodomy and the Constitution Footnotes
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1987 |
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Scope and Contents
The footnotes for the excerpt of Sodomy and the Constitution by Walter Barnett; also
included is a section of a Memorandum of Law on homosexuals, which Kimball derived
from Sodomy and the Constitution
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| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
"The Emerging Gay Lawyer" Correspondendce and Drafts
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1954; 1961-1965; 1969-1985 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Assorted newspaper and magazine articles
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1970-1974 |
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Scope and Contents
Articles either relating to Harris Kimball, his cases and clients, or to homosexuality
(in the workplace, the perception of, etc.).
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Assorted newspaper and magazine articles
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1975-1979 |
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Scope and Contents
Articles either relating to Harris Kimball, his cases and clients, or to homosexuality
(in the workplace, the perception of, etc.).
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| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Assorted newspaper and magazine articles
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1980-1984 |
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Scope and Contents
Articles either relating to Harris Kimball, his cases and clients, or to homosexuality
(in the workplace, the perception of, etc.).
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Assorted newspaper and magazine articles
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1985-1989 |
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Scope and Contents
Articles either relating to Harris Kimball, his cases and clients, or to homosexuality
(in the workplace, the perception of, etc.).
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Assorted newspaper and magazine articles
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1990-2004 |
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Scope and Contents
Articles either relating to Harris Kimball, his cases and clients, or to homosexuality
(in the workplace, the perception of, etc.); some are undated.
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| Box 2 | Folder 14 |
WBAI Radio Documents and Correspondence
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1990-1997;2001;2004 |
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Scope and Contents
Folio editions from November 1984, December 1984, January 1985 (x2), March 1985, April
1985, March 1986, September 1986, and April 1986.
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| Box 2 | Folder 15 |
WBAI Folioand other articles on WBAI Radio
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1984-1985 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 |
"Harris L. Kimball: America's 'First' Gay Lawyer" drafts
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1991 |
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Creator: Conkey, Kathleen
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| Box 2 | Folder 17 |
"An American Original." Harris Kimball (Short Excerpts)
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
Contains three excerpts from "An American Original" with Kimball's brief intro and
copies of his correspondence with a Wall Street Journal Editor
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| Box 2 | Folder 18-19 |
Excerpt from "An American Original"
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1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 |
"The Abominable and Detestable Crime"
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Undated |
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Scope and Contents
A draft copy of the article with both editor notation and author notes for future
edits
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| Box 2 | Folder 21 |
Harris Kimball Memoir
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2001-2007 |
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Scope and Contents
Email correspondence between Harris Kimball and Robert Herrig(?) regarding Kimball's
memoir and some mention of Kimball's will; working drafts for the memoir; research
articles on memoir writing
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence
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2001;2006-2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence
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1975-1977 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence
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1978-1979 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence
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1980-1984 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents
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1985-1987 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents
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1990-1994 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents
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1994-1999 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents
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2000-2012 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Undated Correspondence and Assorted Documents
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Undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
"Of a Homosexual Teacher" from the Texas Southern Law Review
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1981 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
New York State Department of Health: AIDS Institute
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1985 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
"Sociomedical Research Priorities in AIDS (Draft)"
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1985 |
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Creator: Martin, John
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| Box 5 |
"This Project of New York Gay Law Students: Panel Discussion" presented by Rutgers
S.B.A.
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Undated | |
| Box 5 |
"Homosexuals in revolt" article
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1971-12-31 | |
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Creator: Durham, Michael
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Scope and Contents
From LIFE: 12/31/1971; Pulled from 2-9
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Assorted Materials
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1944, 1968, 1975 | ||
| Box 5 |
Tabula 1944, Oak Park and River Forest Township Highschool yearbook
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1944 | |
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Scope and Contents
Harris Kimball's highschool yearbook from his senior year, including a 'Program of
Special Services for Class of 1944';
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| Box 5 |
Portrait of Harris Kimball
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Undated | |
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Scope and Contents
Possibly his senior portrait, taken at Toloff Studios in Evanston/Oak Park, Illinois
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| Box 5 |
Diploma from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awarded to Harris Kimball
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1968-02-01 | |
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Scope and Contents
Awarding the degree of Juris Doctor on February 1, 1968; issued to replace an LL.B.
degree awarded August 20, 1951
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| Box 5 |
Certificate from the United States Tax Court awarded to Harris Kimball
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1975-11-06 | |
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Scope and Contents
Issued by Howard Dawson, Jr granting permission for Harris Kimball to practice in
the United States Tax Court
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| Box 5 |
Legal Observer armband
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Undated | |
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Scope and Contents
Armband with 'LEGAL OBSERVER' written with patches, with lambda-esque patches to the
right and left of 'LEGAL"; the item itself is made of demin and black felt; the article
appears handstitched
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| Box 5 |
T-Shirt with iron-on transfer of a news article
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Undated | |
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Scope and Contents
The article is from the New York Times: June 27, 2003, " Justices, 6-3, Legalizes
Gay Sexual Conduct in Sweeping Reversal of Court's '86 Ruling"
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