Anthony Palange papers, 1940-2012.

Palange, Anthony, 1942-2013.

C MSS WH1230

Finding aid in repository and online.

44.5 linear ft. (45 boxes), 13 audio-visual boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 oversize folios, 1 photo box

Organized in 7 series: 1. Manuscripts, 1960s-2012 (Box 1-12). 2. Productions, 1950s-1986 (Box 12-14). 3. Palange v. DCTV, Richard Kennehan and the City and County of Denver, 1991-1996 (Box 14-17). 4. Personal, 1950s-2002 (Box 17-21). 5. Audio-Visual, 1960s-2002 (Box 22-32). 6. Oversize, 1990s (OVFolio 1-2). 7. Photographs, 1940-1994 (PhotoBox 1).

Anthony Palange Jr. was born September 17, 1942 in New Haven, Conn. He completed his first novel by age 16 and moved to California in 1967 with aspirations to write for television. Palange relocated to Denver, Colo. in 1981 where he started a gay and lesbian acting troupe named the Queen City Players in the early 1990s. He also produced G/L Magazine on Public Access Television, a show that dealt with gay and lesbian issues in Denver and Colo. In 1993, Palange filed a complaint against Denver Community Television, Inc. for censorship and won the case. He died June 12, 2013 in Denver, Colo.

The collection contains manuscripts of plays, novels, poetry and operas written by Palange. Also included are video and audio tapes; transcripts and legal documents from Palange's lawsuit for censorship against Denver Community Television (DCTV); personal correspondence. Photographs include images of acting troupes, AIDS Activism events, Denver alleys, and the Platte River Valley.

Palange, Anthony, Jr., 1942-2013 -- Archives.

G/L Magazine -- Archives.

Male authors, American -- Colorado -- Denver.

Gay authors -- Colorado -- Denver.

Correspondence.

Manuscripts for publication.

Personal papers.

Videocassettes.

Collection incorporates former photo accession #2006.036.

Contact Special Collections and Archives Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.

Gift; Anthony Palange; 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012.

Gift; Jim Zimmerman; 2013.