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The Wicker/Johnson Papers Party! (in person only)
The Wicker/Johnson Papers Party!
All are invited to come join us at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division for a night of celebration!
Since 1976, Randy Wicker has collected an archive of activism and gay love in his Hoboken home, where Marsha P. Johnson and many other queer New Yorkers lived over the past 50 years. While running his business Uplift Lighting in the Village for 30 years, Wicker opened their home to countless queer friends and lovers whilechampioning progressive causes. Johnson, a Stonewall Riots veteran and co-founder of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, shared his home and participated in many campaigns during their time together. In processing since 2021, Randy & Marsha’s papers are now available for researchers to tell the stories of the Uplift family. This collection preserves Randy & Marsha’s work as activists, and also the lives of their extended gay family of lovers, friends, street people, activists, Uplift Lighting employees, and residents of Hoboken’s legendary “Hotel Wicker” apartment.
Share this invitation with any friends of the family, and join us in celebrating their lives!
Come ready to share your favorite memories and enjoy ephemera, photos, & films from the archive—and footage shot for the documentary currently in production directed by Devlyn Camp, archivist of the collection & host of the podcast Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History Before Stonewall.
**This event will be filmed as part of that documentary!**
This event is hosted by archivist Devlyn Camp and The LGBT Community Center National History Archive in collaboration with the Bureau.
RSVP free at wickerjohnsonparty.eventbrite.com
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
Contact Devlyn ourhistorypod@gmail.com or the Bureau contact@bgsqd.com with any questions.
