Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey Kaiser Journal Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains personal journal volumes (1971-1999) as well as personal correspondence (1986, 1988-1989) and addenda (1977-2000). The former chronicle the life of Bruce Grimes, beginning with his move to San Francisco in 1971, and concluding with his departure from Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (FLGC) in 1996. During this 25 year period, Bruce met Geoffrey Kaiser and the two collaborated on a second journal detailing their lives together, both as gay men and Friends. There are typescript and manuscript versions of both journals; the typescript includes further commentary written by Bruce after the fact, as well as more detailed personal anecdotes. Their association with Unami Meeting and the debates surrounding same-sex Friends and marriage are of particular interest in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1999
Creator
- Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (Contributor, Organization)
- Kaiser, Geoffrey D. (Contributor, Person)
- Grimes, Bruce G. (Contributor, Person)
Language of Materials
All materials in English
Conditions Governing Access
"Private journal to be read only by permission according to policy of historical collection;" apply to Curator of Friends Historical Library.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce items in this collection beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey D. Kaiser were members of Unami Meeting of Friends and married under its care in 1987. The couple moved to California after 2005. They have been involved in Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (FLGC, now FLGBTQC). Bruce served as Editor of the FLGC Newsleter until 1995.
Extent
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract
Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey Kaiser are Quakers and were involved in Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns from its beginning in the early 1970s. The collection contains their manuscript and typescript journals entitled Gay Quakers in the Late Twentieth Century; it also includes personal correspondence and addenda.
Arrangement
Organized in five series:
- Ser.1 Journals
- Ser.2 Correspondence
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bruce Grimes, 2002.
Subject
- Kaiser, Geoffrey D. (Person)
- Grimes, Bruce G. (Person)
- Title
- An Inventory of the Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey Kaiser Journal Collection
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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