As a gay man he later helped in the battle to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. He served on the Navy hospital ship USS Repose during the last days of World War II combat in the Pacific and continued his service during the Korean Conflict.
Stevens, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a Pharmacist’s Mate First Class. The collection was generously donated by his nephew via the American Veterans for Equal Rights.
In celebration of Veteran’s Day, the Archives and Modern Manuscripts program highlights the recent acquisition of the Charles Henry Stevens Papers, 1945–1946, selections of which are currently on display in our reading room at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
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