The Joe H. Baker, Jr., Collection of Francis King consists primarily of
correspondence between Baker and British writer Francis Henry King (1923-2011),
with
materials dating from 1948 to 1988. The correspondence concerns mutual acquaintances
and general topics. Of note are letters, dated 1988, that discuss the decline
and
eventual death of King’s partner to HIV. Baker relates some of his work as an
AIDS
and gay rights activist in Houston, TX, and King mentions the fear and prejudice
that surrounded the disease in the 1980s. Also included in the collection are
typescripts of a speech King delivered, "Australia and
Its Writers," and the biography E. M. Forster and
His World.
Container List
Correspondence, 1956-1988 (30 folders)
Container Box 1
Broadsides
Container Box 1
Typescript, "Australia and It’s
Writers," speech delivered for Australian Broadcasting, undated
Container Box 1
Typescript draft, E. M. Forster and His World, 1983
