Archilla, Gustavo A. and Lokkins, Elmer T.

Object Details

Collection Collector: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection Donor: Becker, John M.; Gay Officers Action League. GOAL; Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Collection Creator: Hirsch, Leonard; Guest, Barbara; Barna, Joseph T.; Guest, Michael E.
Collection Donor: Rohrbaugh, Richard
Collection Creator: Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019
Collection Donor: Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)

See more items in: Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection; Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 21: Sabatino, Michael and Voorheis, Robert

Collection Citation: Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: This subseries contains photographs, copies of postings on memorial websites, obituaries, and information about Gustavo A. Archilla (1915-2012) and Elmer T. Lokkins (1919-2013), marriage equality pioneers. This subseries also contains remembrances and biographies written by their neice Christina Dean. Archilla and Lokkins met in 1945 in New York City, New York and lived together over sixty years. They were married in Canada in 2003. They were profiled in the New York Times as well as other publications. They were friends of Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis. They moved to Marco Island, Florida in 2010. Archilla died in 2012 and Lokkins in 2013.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.