Neil Atherton (Audio interview and transcript), 2018

Notes:

Neil Atherton grew up in Illinois near Milwaukee and came to Saugatuck in the early 1980s. He and his partner Jim Yarro operated the gift shop Hoopdee Scootee from 1982 to 2016. In this interview, Atherton reminisces about Hoopdee Scootee, creative advertising, the art community, and being openly gay in a small town.

Date Created:

2018-07-21T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Collection:

Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)

Subject Topic:

Michigan, Saugatuck (Mich.), Allegan County (Mich.), Gay men, Sexual minorities, Oral history, and Audio recordings

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41365