Loraine Sumner

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“Family”

written by on December 23, 2018
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Sumner and her mother held very different views on how a young woman should live, but despite these differences she managed to remain at once very close to her family and true to herself through as these clips of team members and lovers attending family weddings and other occasions document.

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  • Date Range: 1955-1975
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  • Description: Sumner and her mother held very different views on how a young woman should proceed, but despite these differences she managed to remain at once very close to her family and true to herself through as these clips of team members and lovers attending family weddings and other occasions document.
  • Biographical/Historical Note: See collection level, Biographical/Historical Notes.
    1st wedding is that of Diane Sumner, Loraine's sister, in Mattapan, NJ, February 1958
    2nd party is Loraine's parents 25th wedding anniversary, Mattapan, NJ,
    6-2-1959
    3rd wedding is that of Pat Cox McClellan (white dress, scoop neck). Dorchester, MA. Initially they eloped. Their big Catholic family then held a big wedding. Pat Cox played softball with Loraine in the Dominoes in the Boston Leagues. Other players there may include Joan Hamblin (in blue), Maisie (in light blue), Pat Millwood (in green), Joanne Sizeler (blond with glasses in green, smoking), Bobbie Jones (played with South Shore Esquirettes). Marie Fortie in tweed.
    3rd wedding is that of Loraine's cousin Donna Campbell & Ralph Nordquist which took place in Sterling, MA, September 2, 1961 (dress with three tiers on the skirt) and groom in a white tux.
    There maybe one more wedding as well. Yes there is. The last bride is Roberta "Bobby" Jones who played on Sumner's team, the Esquirettes. She was marrying Joe Haggerty. The marriage did not last long, Sumner recalled. She retired to Florida with her partner Jay Khoury, another Esquirette.

  • Genres: Home Movies, Amateur Films
  • Subjects: Lesbians, Single Mothers, Weddings
  • Places: Mattapan, NJ; Dorchester, MA; Sterling, MA; Milton, MA; Abington, MA; Tower Day Camp, Sterling, MA
  • Creators: Loraine Sumner
  • Collaborators & Participants: For further information or if you or friends took part in this event, be great if you emailed us at info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org & let us know. We'll share your input if that's okay, or just preserve it.
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  • Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) holds all rights. Donor must approve all uses.
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  • Preferred Citation: "Family," Loraine Sumner Collection, Lesbian Home Movie Collection (LHMP).