Don Paulson (1933-2006) was an author, artist, and chronicler of Seattle drag culture. He was born in Seattle and grew up in Auburn and Enumclaw. Paulson was drafted into the U.S. Army at 19 and served for two years during the Koren War. In the early 1960s he went to New York and immersed himself in the Pop Art scene. Paulson was a member and principal organizer of Seattle’s chapter of the Lux Sit and Dance lightshow group and was involved with the Northwest Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.). Artistically, he focused on painting from 1966 onward. Paulson was also a contributor to Seattle Gay News and co-authored the book An Evening at the Garden of Allah: A Gay Cabaret in Seattle. In 2002 he donated a large collection of political ephemera to MOHAI which he "dedicated to everyone who ever participated in a protest March, attended a Vigil, campaigned for Peace, Justice, Liberation, Human or Animal Rights, saved the Planet, welcomed the New Age, or fought against Racism, Sexism, Ageism, Homophobia, and Abuse. And to anyone whose voice wanted to be heard in a world too often refusing to listen."