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Charles Henry Stevens papers.

 Collection
Identifier: HMD MS ACC 2015-037

Scope and content

Primarily professional photographs of the hospital ship USS Repose. Some personal photographs of Stevens in his Navy uniform, recuperating servicemen patients, shore leave scenes, shipboard scenes of San Francisco and Shanghai, China. Also printed Naval ephemera, his dog tags, and uniform insignia patches.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945 - 1946

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Unprocessed collection. Access is restricted. See Reference Librarian for information regarding access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Copyright was transferred to the public domain.

Biographical sketch

Stevens, from Philadelphia, Pa., was a Pharmacist's Mate First Class. He served on the Repose during the last days of WWII combat in the Pacific and continued his service during the Korean Conflict. As a gay man he later helped in the battle to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. He was active in LGBT issues during his civilian life living in Atlanta, Ga., and a member of American Veterans for Equal Rights.

Scope and content

Primarily professional photographs of the hospital ship USS Repose. Some personal photographs of Stevens in his Navy uniform, recuperating servicemen patients, shore leave scenes, shipboard scenes of San Francisco and Shanghai, China. Also printed Naval ephemera, his dog tags, and uniform insignia patches.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Robert Stevens. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--8/11/2015. Accession number--Accession #2015-037.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Author
Derived from imported accession bibliographic record MARCXML
Date
2023 Dec.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area

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