Harris L. Kimball papers, circa 1973-2003.
Collection Number: 7823
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University
Library
Title:
Harris L. Kimball papers, circa 1973-2003.
Collection Number:
7823
Creator:
Harris L. Kimball
Quantity:
4 cubic
feet.
Forms of Material:
Legal Documents, Correspondence,
Photocopies.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library
Abstract:
Records of the landmark cases in which Mr. Kimball
represented various clients and other files and ephemera about Kimball.
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.
Names:
Kimball, Harris L.
Subjects:
Litigation.
Actions and defenses.
Procedural law.
Civil rights.
Homosexuality
Places:
United States
New York (State)
Cite As:
Harris L. Kimball papers, #7823. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.
Container
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Description
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Date
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1956-1983 | |||
Box 1 | Folder 1 |
State of Florida/Florida Bar v. Kimball Documents
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Expression |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1957-1988 | |||
Box 2 | Folder 1 |
New York State Bar Admission Petition Court Documents
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1972 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Harris Kimball is listed on page 68 and 118
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1953-2012 | |||
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Miscellaneous Notes
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1953-1983 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Creator: Conkey,
Kathleen
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Box 2 | Folder 17 |
"An American Original." Harris Kimball (Short
Excerpts)
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1974 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
Creator: Durham,
Michael
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From LIFE: 12/31/1971; Pulled from 2-9
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1944, 1968, 1975 | |||
Box 5 |
Tabula 1944, Oak Park and River Forest Township Highschool
yearbook
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1944 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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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