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John Fryer papers

John Fryer was a groundbreaking gay psychiatrist best-known for his appearance in full disguise at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association (APA) convention. His speech at the convention is credited with convincing the APA to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

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Main Author: Fryer, John 1937-2003. (Creator)
Collection:John Fryer Papers
Collection Number:3465
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Mead, Margaret > 1901-1978.
Persichetti, Vincent > 1915-1987.
Saunders, Cicely M. > Dame.
Spitzer, Robert L.
American Psychiatric Association
Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists
Friends Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Norristown State Hospital (Norristown, Pa.)
Temple University. Dept. of Psychiatry
Temple University. School of Medicine
Temple University
Transylvania College
Vanderbilt University. School of Medicine
Will Menninger Center for Applied Behavioral Sciences
AIDS (Disease).
Alcoholism.
Bereavement.
Choral music.
Church music.
Community mental health services.
Comorbidity.
Death and dying > 20th century.
Death and mourning > 20th century.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Drug addiction > Psychological aspects.
Drug addiction > Treatment.
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania.
Gay rights > United States.
Gays > United States.
Gender identity > Psychological aspects.
Health > Religious aspects.
Homophobia > United States.
Homosexuality > United States.
Hospice care > Psychological aspects.
Medicine.
Mental health services > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Mental illness.
Psychiatry.
Religion.
Sex differences > Psychological aspects.
Sex differentiation disorders.
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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100 1 |a Fryer, John  |d 1937-2003.  |e creator 
245 1 |a John Fryer papers  |f 1876-2004, undated  |g 1950 - 2000 
300 |a 76.0 Linear feet  |f ; 219 boxes; 36 volumes; 10 flat files 
520 |a John Fryer was a groundbreaking gay psychiatrist best-known for his appearance in full disguise at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association (APA) convention. His speech at the convention is credited with convincing the APA to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1973. As a psychiatrist Fryer worked largely with gay men, lesbians, people who abused drug and alcohol, and those who were coping with death. He was also a professor at Temple University School of Medicine, and organist and choirmaster at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Germantown. The John Fryer collection consists of his personal and professional papers from 1876 to 2003 and is divided into five series: General files, Patient records (restricted to researchers until 2078), Photographs and audio-visual materials, Printed matter, and Miscellaneous papers. 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
600 1 7 |a Mead, Margaret  |d 1901-1978.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Persichetti, Vincent  |d 1915-1987.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Saunders, Cicely M.  |c Dame.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Spitzer, Robert L.  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a American Psychiatric Association  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Friends Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Norristown State Hospital (Norristown, Pa.)  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Temple University. Dept. of Psychiatry  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Temple University. School of Medicine  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 4 |a Temple University 
610 2 7 |a Transylvania College  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Vanderbilt University. School of Medicine  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Will Menninger Center for Applied Behavioral Sciences  |2 NACO Authority File 
650 0 |a AIDS (Disease). 
650 0 |a Alcoholism. 
650 0 |a Bereavement. 
650 0 |a Choral music. 
650 0 |a Church music. 
650 0 |a Community mental health services. 
650 0 |a Comorbidity. 
650 7 |a Death and dying--20th century.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Death and mourning--20th century.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Death--Psychological aspects. 
650 0 |a Drug addiction--Psychological aspects. 
650 0 |a Drug addiction--Treatment. 
650 0 |a Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania. 
650 0 |a Gay rights--United States. 
650 0 |a Gays--United States. 
650 0 |a Gender identity--Psychological aspects. 
650 0 |a Health--Religious aspects. 
650 0 |a Homophobia--United States. 
650 0 |a Homosexuality--United States. 
650 0 |a Hospice care--Psychological aspects. 
650 0 |a Medicine. 
650 0 |a Mental health services--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. 
650 0 |a Mental illness. 
650 0 |a Psychiatry. 
650 7 |a Religion.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Sex differences--Psychological aspects. 
650 0 |a Sex differentiation disorders. 
651 0 |a Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.). 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b John Fryer Papers  |l 3465 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/f/Fryer3465.html 

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