Harold I. Seeley, Jr. collection on Cherry Grove

Collection

Call Number: MS 1908

Scope and Contents

The materials comprise correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, printed ephemera, posters, photographs, and play scripts collected by Harold I. Seeley, Jr. that document the activities of the Arts Project of Cherry Grove, as well as the community of Cherry Grove, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) resort community on Fire Island, off the coast of Long Island, New York.

Dates

1924-2011

Creator

Seeley, Harold I. (Collector)

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Harold I. Seeley, Jr. has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu.

Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harold I. Seeley, Jr., 2008-2009.

Extent

11.33 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1908

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

Harold I. Seeley, Jr. had been a volunteer for Cherry Grove Arts Project activities since his arrival at Cherry Grove in the mid 1970s, donating his time as board member, set designer, and performer. In 1982, Seeley founded the Cherry Grove Archives, collecting materials to preserve the history of the Cherry Grove community and the arts project. He died in Brooklyn, New York, on January 7, 2012.

The Arts Project Cherry Grove (APCG) was founded in 1948 as a non-profit community service organization providing an environment receptive to showcasing various art forms. Its fundraising events include art shows; theater productions; casino and bingo nights; concerts; socials; balls; and membership parties. Monies raised benefit various organizations of Cherry Grove, a hamlet located on Fire Island, New York, and reputedly the nation's first lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual (LGBT) community.