WAUEcclesJohn4517_1.xml Guide to the John M. Eccles Papers 1946-1977 Eccles (John M.) Papers Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 1996 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 4517 (Accession No. 4517-001) Eccles, John M. John M. Eccles Papers 1946-1977 3.27 cubic ft. (4 boxes) Collection materials are in English. Papers of gay Washington State man who was active in the Mattachine Society, particularly in Los Angeles.

John Eccles was a gay man whose missionary parents lived in Buckley, Washington. He tried unsuccessfully to establish a chapter of the Mattachine Society in Washington State in 1959-60. Eccles subsequently moved to Los Angeles. He was active in the Los Angeles Mattachine Society in the 1960s but resigned as Vice President in 1963 following a dispute.

Much of the Eccles collection consists of published gay pamphlets, newletters, magazines and ephemera, including those of the Mattachine Society. Other materials include Eccles's notes for a thesis, a small amount of correspondence, audio tape recordings of lectures and discussions on homosexuality, and transcripts of interviews and radio programs.

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The Eccles papers were transferred from Special Collections Division September 20, 1995, but were given to the Libraries some years previously by an unknown donor.

The collection was processed in 1995. Eight of the audio tapes were originally numbered L-2 through L-9. Two unnumbered tapes were numbered 10 and 11 during processing. A list of taped lectures found among the papers was annotated with the tape numbers of the corresponding tapes and appended to the inventory. Photographs were removed from the collection in 2018.

Only heavily annotated books were kept with the papers. The rest of Eccles's collection of books on homosexuality was dispersed between the book collections of the Special Collections division and the Libraries' general collection. Photographs removed to be described separately as part of the John M. Eccles photograph collection.

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Eccles, John M.--Archives Mattachine Society Los Angeles Mattachine Society Gay men--Washington (State) Gay men--California--Los Angeles Gay men--Social conditions Gay men--Public opinion Transvestism Gay clubs--California--Los Angeles Gay clubs--United States Gay press publications--United States Gay liberation movement--Washington (State) Gay liberation movement--California--Los Angeles Photographs Sound recordings Washington (State) Civil Rights Sexuality Sound Recordings Gays and Lesbians

 

Series 1 Personal Papers 1/1 Correspondence -- Miscellaneous Chronological 1958-1965 1/2 Correspondence -- George and Lulu Eccles 1963 1/3 Correspondence -- Outgoing Letters 1960-1963 1/4 Speeches and Writings 1955-1961 undated

The best decision I have ever made, 1955 Yes I am a Christian (essay), 1956 Although I will try (essay), 1952 It is said of men (poem), 1957 On True Love (essay), undated Dialogue between a normal girl and me, undated Presentation at Washington State Psychological Association Panel -- Discussion on Homosexuality, 1960 Transcript of Discussion between John Eccles and Bertha Eccles Regarding the Drafting of a Homosexual Bill of Rights, 1961? Transcript of Conversation Between John Eccles, His Father George, and Others on Homosexual Relationships I do not say that sexual relations (essay), undated

1/5 Speeches and Writings -- Of Others undated 1/6 Speeches and Writings -- Radio Transcripts 1960-1961

Venereal Disease Hoodlumism Love Pacifica

1/7 Subject Series -- American Civil Liberties Union 1959-1966 1/8 Subject Series -- Dionysus 1963 1/9 Subject Series -- Frontier Athletic Club 1960-1961 1/10 Subject Series -- H and H Club 1960-1961 1/11 Subject Series -- Hollywood Assistance League 1960-1963 1/12 Subject Series -- Janus Society 1963-1964 1/13 Subject Series -- One Institute, Los Angeles 1960-1966 1/14 Subject Series -- Society for Individual Rights (Vector Newsletter) 1966 1/15 Subject Series -- Southern California on Religion and the Homosexual (CONCERN) 1966 1/16 Subject Series -- Tenderloin Project, Town Talk 1965 1/17-19 Ephemera -- Advertisements undated 1/20 Ephemera -- Cards 1/21 Ephemera -- Clubs and Entertainment 1/22 Ephemera -- Gay Organizations 1959-1969 1/23 Ephemera -- Venereal Disease undated 1/24 Ephemera -- Miscellaneous 1959-1964 1/29-30 Notes -- Thesis undated 1/31-33 Pamphlets 1946-1962 1/34 Newspapers -- Miscellaneous 1960-1976 2/1 Newspapers -- Citizens News 1964 2/2 Newspapers -- League for Civil Education News 1961-1963 2/3 Newspapers -- The News 1963 2/4 Directories 1963 2/5 Catalogues 1960-1965 2/6 Serials -- Miscellaneous 2/7 Serials -- Drum 1965-1966 2/8 Serials -- Sexology 1958-1963 2/9-10 Serials -- Photography/"Health"/Nudist 1962-1969 2/11-16 Clippings 1953-1969 2/17 Lists -- Taped Lectures 1962-1963 2 Sound reels approximately 1963-1965 3 Annotated books Series 2 Mattachine Society 4/1 Organizational Features 1958-1961 4/2 General Correspondence -- Miscellaneous Chronological 1959-1963 4/3 General Correspondence -- Mattachine Society, Los Angeles 1960 4/4 Speeches and Writings -- "The Problems of Rehabilitation" Presentation at 7th Annual Mattachine Society Convention 1960 4/5 Subject Series -- Notes of Mattachine Discussion Group-Tacoma 1959-1960 4/6 Ephemera 1960-1965 4/7 Pamphlets 1957-1959 4/8 Serials -- Mattachine Interim 1956-1965 4/9 Serials -- Mattachine Newsletter 1960-1963 4/10 Serials -- Mattachine Review 1955-1963 4/11-13 Newsletters -- Local Chapters 1957-1964