• Title
  Allan Booth papers, 1977-1992
• Creator
  Allan Booth, 1959-1990
• Call number
  MLMSS 6377/Boxes 1-3, 5
  MLMSS 6377/Boxes 4X, 6X-7X
  VT 673
  VT 674
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1977-1992
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings, Paintings, Clippings, Moving Images
• Reference code
  152439
• Physical Description
  0.9 meters of textual material, includes photographs, drawings (7 boxes includes 3 outsize), 2 videorecordings
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Allan Booth was born in Granville, Sydney in 1959. He was an artist and designer whose works included the 1983 and 1984 Gay Mardi Gras posters and the 1989 World AIDS Day poster. Two of his cartoon strips - 'Dr Rhythm discovers UV' and 'A Head of the Times' appeared in the Sydney Star Observer. He died of AIDS in 1990.
• Scope and Content
  1977-1981; Diary and two notebooks,1977; scrapbook, 1978; diary and scrapbook, 1979; diary, travel diary (Japan), scrapbook, 1980. (Accompanying the diaries is a dramatis personae compiled by the donor Jeffrey Stewart) (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/1)
  1981-1985; Diary (with William Yang photographs), 1981; diary, notebook (with list of art purchases 1978-81), 1982; notebook, 1983; diaries, 1984-1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/2)
  1984-1991; Diary, 1987; Poetry; telephone and address book; Jedi Journals (Booth's journals start 1984 and totally replace diaries from 1987 to 1990), 1984-1990; First attempt to summarise Jedi Journal; visitors' book for Allan Booth exhibition in 'Word of Mouth', Performance Space Redfern Feb. 1991 - part of Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/3)
  undated; two design books (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/4X)
  1989-1992; Portfolio; photographs of Allan Booth exhibition in 'Word of Mouth' Feb. 1991; treatment for Sydney Puppet Theatre 'Mr Reaper comes to dinner', 1990; two photograph albums (include William Yang photographs); two scrap books (with occasional photographs), 1989; birthday album from Warren Peel, 27/1/1992 (Call No.: :MLMSS 6377/5)
  undated; cartoons and drawings (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/6X)
  undated; posters - artwork and posters by Booth relating to gay issues and events (Call No.: MLMSS 6377/7X)
  
  VIDEORECORDINGS
  1986; Videos: 1. The Egyptian Princess. Made by Allan Booth as part of his course in Animation at Swinburne Film and Television School, Melbourne. Shown at the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival in 1987 (9 minutes) 2. (i) "Galaxy Summer' for Sara Thorn. Allan Booth designed the set and props (4 minutes), 27 Aug. 1986. (ii) World Show for P.D.F. Haircutters. Allan Booth designed some of the costumes and props, 24 Nov. 1986 (9 minutes) (Call No.: VT 673 and VT 674)
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright restrictions may apply:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Yang, William, 1943-
  
• Name
  Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
  Sydney Gay Mardi Gras
  
• Subject
  AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Sydney.
  Art, Australian--20th century.
  Gay artists--Australia.
  Gay cartoonists--Australia.
  Gay men--New South Wales.
  Gay men's writings, Australian.
  Gay rights--New South Wales.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20035421

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