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Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

William Silver papers, 1947-2007

8.25 Linear Feet 11 CD-Rs
The papers document William Silver's personal life, seminary thesis, his application for ordination into the United Presbyterian Church, and his later life in the Cherry Grove community on Fire Island, New York. Particularly well documented is Silver's coming out process and the Presbyterian Church's debate on the ordination of homosexuals in the 1970s. The papers consist of journals, writings, sermons, correspondence, photographs, newsletters and newsletter design files, news clippings, and printed material.
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Additional Material, 1947-2006

The addition to the William Silver papers consists of photographs, slides and negatives; Gay Presbyterian-related materials; personal and business correspondence; drawings, childhood and academic materials; and materials related to Fire Island events.