Miscellaneous
This week we look at the story of ephemera collector extraordinaire, Alexander Gumby. Open any history of the Harlem Renaissance and you will find his name, but you have to dig deeper to find out more about Gumby’s Book Studio or the man himself. Gumby spent decades collecting and curating scrapbooks on black history and culture. He wrote filthy prose and threw wonderful literary and queer parties at his Book Studio in New York, though he is best remembered as a self-taught historian and archivist.Visit www.queerephemera.com for images, info, credits, and a shownotes.