Fonds MG 355 - Neil Richards fonds

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Neil Richards fonds

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MG 355

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  • 1876-2018 (inclusive); 1900-2016 (predominant) (Creation)

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30.53 m of textual material plus OS;
18 CD-Rs
38 LPs
108 VHS
371 DVDs
4 audio cassettes
857 photographs
32 35mm slides
14 negatives
artifacts
periodicals
graphic material
art prints
posters

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(1949-2018)

Biographical history

Born and educated in Ontario, but based in Saskatchewan since 1971, Neil Richards (1949 - 2018) was an active participant in local, provincial and national gay organizations since the early 1970s. His activist work included participation in the Committee to Defend Doug Wilson in 1975, the organization of the 1976 convention of the National Gay Rights Coalition in Saskatoon, and many of the earliest AIDS awareness efforts in Saskatchewan. In conjunction with his work at the University of Saskatchewan Library, he produced many exhibitions and public events concerning AIDS and gay history and life.

Custodial history

This materials in this fonds were collected from various sources by Neil Richards over his life time, and donated to PAS and UASC throughout his lifetime. From 1986 (his first donation) to 2019 his archives were split between the two institutions. When the Provincial Archives closed their Saskatoon office his archives were transferred to UASC so that they could be kept together.

Scope and content

This fonds contains a variety of collections gathered together by Neil during his lifetime. The main areas of interest are LGBT, cross dressing, wrestling, and (to a minor extent) running. Periodicals, postcards, posters, artwork, textual material, and audiovisual material are found throughout the fonds. Individual scope and content notes are included for each accession/collection in the finding aid.

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Restrictions are applied as per privacy legislation. Files marked as RESTRICTED must be vetted by the archivist prior to use. Please note that there are a section of files which are under a 100 Year Restriction by donor agreement.

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Use, publication and/or reproduction of records are subject to terms of an agreement with the donor and the terms and conditions of the Copyright Act. Please consult reference archivist for assistance.

Finding aids

In addition to the uploaded finding aid, an Excel index to the wrestling photographs in boxes 112-114 is available: https://library.usask.ca/documents/uasc/finding-aids/richards-wrestling-photos-index.xlsx

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