Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Description

This collection spans from 1978 to 2012, with the majority of materials concentrated between 1987 and 1991, highlighting the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA), an organization to which Todd and Bratt were deeply committed. Of note within the collection are the images from the March on Washington in 1987 and 1993.

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LaBudde Special Collections

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Comfortable seats at the GALA Button Night party

Unidentified white man and woman talking together while seated in armchairs with matching ottoman between them at the GALA Button Night Party; the man has a drink in his hand and there are stained glass windows behind them; on a cabinet between them a framed print of a logo featuring the rainbow flag is propped up.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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At the GALA Button Night party

Carl Hippensteel (right) with another unidentified white man at the GALA Button Night Party; both wearing glasses and the man closest to the camera has a drink in his hand while Hippensteel is in a green t-shirt with the logo "OZ" on it is holding a red marker; a banner reading "GALA '90" is hung behind them.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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At the GALA Button Night party

Marc Hein in a black t-shirt with a rainbow flag held by people in a car with a pink triangle on the front bumper and the slogan "Kansas City Lesbian Gay Freedom Celebration June 23, 1990 Southmoreland Park" at the GALA Button Night party; an unidentified man is partially seen at the right holding a drink; the banner reading "GALA '90" is above them and more stained glass behind them.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Banner for the GALA Button Night party

Photo of the banner hanging over a doorway reading "GALA '90" for the GALA Button Night party.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-082.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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At the GALA Button Night party

An unidentified elderly white woman seated on a couch with an unidentified white man looking up at the camera at the GALA Button Night party; the man is holding a wine glass with some sort of drink in it and there is framed artwork hanging on the wall behind them.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-086.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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At the GALA Button Night party

Unidentified white woman and man at the GALA Button Night Party; the woman is seated at the edge of an armchair and the man standing in a doorway has a plate of food and stonewashed jeans; other chairs, furniture, and stained glass windows are seen around them.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-085.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Buying a t-shirt

Marc Hein (left) and an unidentified white man with their arms around each other while posing for a picture as if in the act of buying a t-shirt; t-shirt and money held in both their hands in front of them; at the Heartland Pride Conference; Hein is wearing a t-shirt with a rainbow flag as part of the logo.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-078.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Packets of pin-back buttons on the floor

GALA Button Night Party buttons displayed in packets on the carpet on the floor with pottery jars and potted plants behind them.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-083.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Packets of pin-back buttons on the bed

GALA Button Night Party buttons displayed in packets on a bed; a light blue blanket is folded above them.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Interesting moment in the evening

A group of unidentified white men toward the end of the GALA Button Night party; one man is standing with a beer can in his hand and looking on and laughing at the other two men: Jim Hull, in the blue jacket, is standing and the other man is on his knees before him eagerly simulating oral sex; partial views of two other unidentified men can also be seen.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-092.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Working on puzzles

Group of unidentified white men (three clearly seen) working on puzzles around a coffee table at the GALA Button Night Party; one man holding a beer can is leaning over and watching the others.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-093.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Posing for a photo in the kitchen

Jim Hull (left) and an unidentified white man posing for a photo at the GALA Button Night party; Hull is holding a beer can and is wearing a t-shirt with a Keith Haring design and two pin-back buttons with pink triangles as part of their logos; the man on the right in the brown jacket has his eyes closed; an avocado green refrigerator is seen behind them.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-094.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Bill Todd mingling at the GALA Button Night party

Side view of Bill Todd speaking with Ardie Viet and an unidentified African American woman at the GALA Button Night Party; behind them John Korbelik in blue jacket is looking at something on a table with a large vase on it; above is the "GALA '90" banner and a stained glass window.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-088.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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Three men and some strawberries

Carl Hippensteel (left) with Sean Taylor (center) and an unidentified white male at the end of the GALA Button Night party posing for a photo with a plastic bag of strawberries that one of them is taking home; the Taylor and the unidentified man have jackets on and Hippensteel is wearing a green t-shirt with the logo "OZ".

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-090.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202

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At the GALA Button Night party

Steve Pierce and Kathryn Shields standing in a doorway at the GALA Button Night party; Pierce has a beard and is holding a notebook; they seem to be at the entrance to a classroom as there's a large dry-erase board and metal desk to their left.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_glama_todd-bratt_photo-087.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0202