Finding Aid to the Dale Reynolds Papers, 1974-2011 Coll2015-007
Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
(213) 821-2771
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Dale Reynolds papers
creator:
Reynolds, Dale, IV (Arthur Dale)
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2015-007
Physical Description:
4.8 Linear Feet
3 boxes, 1 flat box.
Date (inclusive): 1974-2011
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and
other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The collection includes documents
related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded interviews, and manuscripts
for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry and for his published book
L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Dale Reynolds IV was born in Santa Ana, California on February 9, 1944. Reynolds served in the United States Navy
and attended US International University in San Diego, California. He worked as a development assistant for Zelda Rubinstein
before working as a producer and actor in film and the Los Angeles theater community. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Reynolds
also wrote articles on the entertainment industry for numerous gay and lesbian magazines. In 1982, he co-founded the Alliance
for Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Entertainment Industry. As of 2015, Reynolds is a resident of Triangle Square, Gay and
Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.
Source:
[Box 2, Folder 41] Dale Reynolds Papers, Coll2015-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dale Reynolds, donated on April 6 and October 25, 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Dale Reynolds Papers, Coll2015-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama with assistance from Sarah Wilson, March 2015.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity
material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The
collection includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded
interviews, and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles and published book
L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California. The bulk of the
audiocassettes are interviews Reynolds conducted with actors, film directors, and other personalities, and were used for research
on magazine articles he wrote covering the entertainment industry.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series: (Series 1) Personal papers and (Series 2) Audiovisual material.
Separated Materials
The following have been separated to the ONE Archives newsletter collection:
Friends-in-Film News, Serving the Entertainment Industry's Gay & Lesbian Community, No. 1, Vol. 3 (August 1993).
The Pegasus, Triangle Square Hollywood, Vol. 1, Iss. 2-3 (March-April 2009).
Senior Services Newsletter, The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Senior Services Department, (May 2010-March 2011).
Triangle Square Newsletter, (August 2008-July 2011).
Adored Press Kit (1 DVD) has been separated to the ONE Archives audiovisual collection.
Related Materials
Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists Records, Coll2013-005, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Performing Arts Collection, Coll2007-016, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiocassettes
Gay actors
Gay men's writings
Gay theater
Gays -- Correspondence
Motion pictures and gay men
Older gay men
Older lesbians
Reynolds, Dale, IV (Arthur Dale)
Triangle Square
Personal papers
1974-2011
Scope and Contents
This series comprises correspondence, writings, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs,
and other material, 1974-2011, from Dale Reynolds. The material includes documents related to film and theatrical productions
that Reynolds produced; research material and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry
and for his published travel guide
L.A. Scene; and administrative records for Triangle Square, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Hollywood, California.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 2
Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists brochures
1987
Box 1, Folder 3
American Theatre Arts correspondence
1983-1985
Box 1, Folder 4
Ann Times Three correspondence and administrative records
1992-1993
Box 1, Folder 5
Attitude! Films correspondence and administrative records
1990-1997
Box 1, Folder 6
Book reviews, list articles, and correspondence
1987-1994
Box 1, Folder 7
Campaign, Australia correspondence and writings
1990-1992
Box 1, Folder 9
Claypool, Robert, correspondence
1995-1996
Box 1, Folder 10
Clippings, general
1993-2007
Box 1, Folder 11-14
Clippings, reviews, and writings by Dale Reynolds
1974-2000
Box 1, Folder 27-28
Correspondence, gay magazines
1992-1996
Box 1, Folder 29-30
Correspondence,
Hunger
1988-1994
Box 2, Folder 1
Courting Death correspondence
1987-1993
Box 2, Folder 3
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation publicity material
1999-2003
Box 3, Folder 1
Employment contracts and guild agreements
1974-1997
Box 2, Folder 4
Event programs and flyers
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Father of the Year correspondence
1990-1994
Box 2, Folder 7
Franklin D. Roosevelt, A Living History Portrayal
1996
Box 2, Folder 9
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards program
2008
Box 2, Folder 10
GLIDE Trainee Manual
2002
Box 2, Folder 11
Golden Girls correspondence and publicity
1990-1992
Box 2, Folder 12
Hollywood Film Institute diploma certificate
1994
Box 2, Folder 13
Invicta, Inc. correspondence
circa 1984-1985
Box 2, Folder 14
Invicta, Inc. Zelda Rubinstein
1988-1989
Box 2, Folder 15
Johnson, Taylor, correspondence
1993-1994
Box 2, Folder 18
Living Proof screening schedule
1992
Box 2, Folder 19-24
L.A. Scene, GMP Publishers
circa 1990-1993
Box 2, Folder 25
L.A. Theatre Magazine ad rates
1993
Box 2, Folder 27
Memorial programs
1993, 1996
Box 2, Folder 29
New Age project
1988-1989
Box 2, Folder 31
Outrage (Australia)
1993-1995
Box 2, Folder 32
Performing Tree
1989-1993
Box 2, Folder 33
Personal financial records
1987-1992
Box 2, Folder 34
Philosophy show treatment and call sheet
2007
Box 2, Folder 35
Photographs and negatives
undated
Box 2, Folder 36-37
The Pink Triangle
undated
Box 4
Portrait (presumably of Dale Reynolds), pastel on paper
1977
Box 2, Folder 38
Producer contracts
1992-1996
Box 2, Folder 39
Reporter (Stockholm)
1994-1995
Box 2, Folder 41
Resume and biographical information
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Sterling Men's Weekend publicity material and administrative records
1994-1995
Box 2, Folder 42
The Story of Nowhere Island
1993
Box 2, Folder 44
Thomas Jefferson Today! Teacher's Guide
undated
Box 3, Folder 22
Theater and performing arts publicity material
undated
Box 3, Folder 7
Triangle Square general administrative records
2007-2010
Box 3, Folder 8
Triangle Square clippings
2007-2011
Box 3, Folder 9
Triangle Square correspondence
2007-2011
Box 3, Folder 10
Triangle Square meeting agendas and minutes
2007-2011
Box 3, Folder 11
Triangle Square notices to residents
2006-2011
Box 3, Folder 12-15
Triangle Square special event flyers
2006-2011
Box 3, Folder 16
Triangle Square weekly and monthly event calendars
2008-2011
Box 3, Folder 17
Triangle Square welcome packet
2007
Box 3, Folder 18
Uncommon Heroes
1994-1995
Box 3, Folder 19
Ward, B.J., correspondence
1992-1996
Box 3, Folder 20
Weekly Mail, South Africa
1992-1995
Box 3, Folder 21
The Zuni Man-Woman review
1991
Box 3, Folder 24
Miscellaneous personal papers
circa 1980-1997
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted for the duration of Dale Reynold's lifetime.
Audiovisual material
1983-2000
Scope and Contents
This series comprises 21 audiocassettes and 1 videocassette (VHS) from Dale Reynolds. The bulk of the audiocassettes are
interviews Reynolds conducted with actors, film directors, and other entertainers, as well as AIDS activists. These interviews
were likely used as research for Reynold's articles for various publications. The videocassette includes news coverage of
some of the first fundraisers in Los Angeles to benefit AIDS reseearch.
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically.
Item VV3219
First AIDS benefits [news coverage]
1983-1984
Item AC2949
Randal Kleiser
March 1, 1998
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2950
Ron Hoffman
December 30, 1998
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2951
Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels
February 16, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2952
Friends and Lovers
March 30, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2953
Aiden Quinn
April 23, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2954
Mayor Willie Brown
June 28, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2955
Queer as Folk Sarah [Harding]
July 9, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2956
Better Than Chocolate
July 16, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2957
Trick Jim Fall
July 19, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2958
Beefcake, Thom Fitzgerald(?)
July 19, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2959
Bats
October 13, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2960
Mansfield Park, Patricia Rozema
November 1, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2961
Eric Schaefer
January 31, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2962
Next Best Thing, John Schlesinger
February 8, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2963
Kevin Bacon
May 4, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2964
8 1/2 Women, Peter Greenaway
May 5, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2965
AIDES in Paris
May 10, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2966
Suzanne Guglielmi, Ministry of Health
May 10, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2967
Alain Sobel, Paris
May 10, 2000
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2968
[Illegible] radio public service announcement spots, David Waggoner
undated
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.
Item AC2969
Philip Fraser-Andrews, commercial voice-over demo
undated
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette.