Engagements and Publicity Subseries, 1991-2007 and undated

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Scope and content:

Files document the many speaking engagements and publicity related to Sears' publications, as well as other non-academic activities. There is a mix of folders with distinct names and folders that group materials by year, but in general the two categories are comprised as follows: engagements materials derive from events such as speeches, interviews, and readings, and include the texts of speeches, correspondence, clippings, brochures, other printed materials, and photographs; publicity materials contain correspondence, clippings, and printed material such as brochures and flyers regarding Sears' book-length works, primarily Lonely Hunters and Rebels, Rhinestones, and Rubyfruit . A number of reviews of Sears' work, primarily in the gay press, are also included. Correspondence in this series pertains to efforts by Sears and his publicists to secure speaking or reading engagements at bookstores and other venues in 1997 and 2001. Although a few items relating to Sears' published work on curriculum are included, his conference papers on that topic are located in the Conferences and Organizations Subseries above and his academic lectures in the Teaching Subseries below. Arranged in chronological order.

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Consent forms signed by individuals whose interviews or images were recorded for possible use in publications are sometimes filed with other records relevant to that publication; oftentimes, however, permissions may have been filed in the Research Permissions Subseries box in the Research and Writings Series, or have not been located in the collection. Researchers wishing to publish information on individuals represented in the Sears Papers must have in hand the consent forms, or obtain permission from the individuals.

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