Dave Runyon papers


Summary Information
Title: Dave Runyon papers
Inclusive Dates: 1982-1995

Creator:
  • Runyon, Dave (David Kingston), 1931-2001
Unique Identifier: uac56

Quantity: Collection contains newspapers and other paper materials, and one DVD-R.
  • 0.19 cubic feet
  • 1 half size letter document box

Repository:
University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management


Abstract:
Collection contains Dave (David K.) Runyon's lecture notes, ephemera from the Madison Gay Men's Chorale, correspondence related to Runyon's 6 month suspension from WYOU over "indecency," and miscellaneous materials from the 1980s and 1990s.

Language: English

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection includes no known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Scope and Contents

The Dave Runyon papers span 1982 through 1995 and contain handwritten lecture notes and study guides on Minoan, Mesopotamian, Roman, and Greek cultures, arts, stories, as well as notes and study guides on music, dance, and plays such as Macbeth. Additionally, this collection contains correspondence related to local public access telvision channel WYOU's 6 month suspension of Dave Runyon over indencency charges related to "My Queer Body," which aired on April 20, 1994, and ephemera from the Madison Gay Men's Chorale.

Biographical / Historical

David Kingston Runyon was born in 1931 in New Jersey and died in 2001 at age 69. He was a Madison, Wisconsin based activist, videographer, and retired University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor of Asian Studies. Runyon came out as a gay man while in his 40s, and is well known for producing the longest running LGBT cable television show, Nothing to Hide, which aired on public access channel WYOU.

General

Deaccessioned: Accession 2016//033

Subject Terms
Gays -- Wisconsin -- Madison. Public access television programs. -- United States. -- Wisconsin. LGBTQ Archive.
Contents List
Box [89138276673]   1
  folder 1
Lecture Notes and Study Guides, 1993-1995
Box [89138276673]   1
  folder 2
Memories of New York City, 1983
Box [89138276673]   1
  folder 3
Correspondence Regarding WYOU Suspension over Indecency, 1994
Box [89138276673]   1
  folder 4
Gay Men's Chorale, 1982-1986
Box [89138276673]   1
  folder 5
World of the Arts, and Dance 1992-1994
Disc [89138215819]   uam007200
David Runyon: Celebration of Life, January 12, 2001