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Allen C. Tanner (1898-1987) was an Illinois-born pianist. At fifteen he was awarded a scholarship to study music in Chicago. There he met Margaret Anderson, editor of the Little Review. Tanner then moved to New York City where he performed in musical salons and accompanied many musical...
Location: MC 2013.3
Subject: LGBT History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Essays and Dissertations, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Music, Newspapers and Magazines, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs
Time Period: 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: 
mc2013.03.pdf
The Dickinson Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs and provides details on upcoming events, including Dr. Barbara Varchol’s talk on human sexuality and a workshop on career exploration.
Location: RG 8/203, B1, F1
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, LGBT History, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1960-1979
The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.
Selected highlights from this issue include:
Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, LGBT History, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1960-1979
In this essay, pianist Allen Tanner recalls the end of his relationship with his partner of 12 years, Russian artist Pavel Tchelitchew. Tanner writes: "The parting--at the station--was dreafully tragic--for his face bore the quiet, withdrawn anguish I had seen only a few times before...of a...
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F47
Subject: LGBT History, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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In this draft letter, Allen Tanner writes to Margaret Anderson about their first meeting in Chicago. He also discusses her past relationships with fellow editor of the Little Review Jane Heap, and opera singer Georgette LeBlanc.
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F5
Subject: LGBT History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
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In this draft letter, Allen Tanner writes to author Parker Tyler to assist Tyler in writing his book The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew. Tanner discusses the dissolution of his and...
Location: MC 2013.3, B2, F6
Subject: LGBT History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
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In this draft, Allen Tanner describes in great detail his relationship with his partner of 12 years, Russian artist Pavel Tchelitchew. Tanner also discusses Tchelitchew's relationship with English poet Edith Sitwell. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F48
Subject: LGBT History, Personal and Family Life
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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Allen Tanner recalls his impressions of gay life (camp) in Chicago during the 1910s including the origin of the use of the word "drag." Transcript included.
In these notes, Allen Tanner writes about his feelings regarding the way Pavel Tchelitchew and Edith Sitwell are remembered in Parker Tyler's book The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew.
Location: MC 2013.3, B2, F6
Subject: LGBT History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Notes and Notebooks
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