Society of American Archivists: Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable: Lavender Legacies Guide

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AIDS History Project
Location: University of California San Francisco Library
and Center for Knowledge Management
Archives and Special Collections
AIDS History Project
530 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94123-0840
Phone: (415) 476-8112
Contact: Lisa Mix, Manager, Archives and Special Collections
Email: archives-info@library.ucsf.edu
Internet address: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/
Hours: Tue-Wed, by appointment only.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The AIDS History Project (AHP) is a collaboration of historians, archivists, AIDS activists, and others, to preserve the history of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. The current phase is sponsored by the University of California, Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections. Cooperating partners in the project include the San Francisco Public Library and the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California. These institutions, along with UCSF, will preserve and maintain the materials collected as a result of this phase of the project.
The primary objective of this phase of the AIDS History Project is to secure documentation of the response to the AIDS crisis in the city of San Francisco during the first thirteen years, particularly the development and effect of community based organizations and activist coalitions. It is our intent to acquire, arrange, and describe the most fertile and most vulnerable records from these agencies, and deposit them in local cooperating repositories open to all researchers. In addition, AHP encourages preservation of records that cannot be accessioned during the project's lifetime. Additional phases of the AIDS History Project are currently being considered. A natural area in which the AIDS History Project could expand is documentation of the community research effort.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Objects/ephemera: yes
Film/Video/Sound: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: 132.5 cubic ft. including items marked above.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
The AIDS History Project spans the first 13 years of the AIDS epidemic, ca.1981-1994, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Organizations: San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office (at SFPL), AIDS Treatment News, AIDS Service Providers Association, Bay Area HIV Support & Education Services, GAPA Community HIV Project, Healing Alternatives Foundation, Mobilization Against AIDS, Multicultural Training Resource Center, National Lawyers Guild, National Task Force on AIDS Prevention, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco General Hospital AIDS Program, Third World AIDS Advisory Task Force, Women's AIDS Network, AIDS/ARC Vigil Records (at GLHS), AIDS Healing Alliance (at GLHS), and ACT-UP San Francisco (at GLHS).
Individuals (indirectly documented): Sandra Hernandez, M.D.; Paul Volberding, M.D.; Constance Woofsy, M.D.; and John Ziegler, M. D.
Collecting interests
Additional phases of the AIDS History Project are currently being considered. A natural area in which the AIDS History Project could expand is documentation of the community research effort.
Use requirements
[None noted.]

Comments about access/use:
Certain categories of documentation carry restrictions on access. Certain researchers are required to pay reading room and other fees.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Special services associated with the reproduction and use of rare and unique materials.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids exist for all of the AIDS History Project Collections and are available in the department and online through our web site. MARC records available in the UCSF catalog and MELVYL (UC system-wide catalog).
News about collections
Collection updates will be available on the web site.

The Bisexual Archives
Address: c/o Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of San Diego
P.O. Box 40389
San Diego, CA 92164
Phone: (619) 260-1522 Fax: (619) 260-1522
Contact: Sharon Parker, Board President; Dennis Fiordaliso, Board Treasurer
Internet address: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~clgoyne/lghssd/bisexualarch.html
Hours: Sun: 11 am - 3 pm, and by appointment. Closed holiday weekends.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Founded by Fritz Klein and Regina Reinhardt in 1996, the Bisexual Archives is housed and mentored by the Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of San Diego.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 2 ft.
Organizational records: 1 ft.
Printed material: 5 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 1 ft.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Regina Reinhardt (Collection #96-1), Fritz Klein (Collection #96-2).
Collecting interests
Any period or region.
Use requirements
Unrestricted.
Services
Research space, copying, and audiovisual facilities.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
There is a collection list.
News about collections
Newsletter of the Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of San Diego.

California State University, Northridge
Location: Special Collections/Archives
University Library
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Phone: (818) 677-2597 Fax: (818) 677-2676
Contact: Tony Gardner, Curator Special Collections and Archives
Email: tony.gardner@csun.edu
Internet address: http://library.csun.edu/spcoll/hbspcoll.html
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 4:30 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Human Sexuality Collection was established in 1973 with the acquisition of the Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Human Sexuality by the University Library. It supports the research and instructional interests of students and faculty and the activities of the Center for Sex Research on campus.
Information about holdings
Printed material: 500 titles

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
All time periods and geographical regions.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Periodicals from the 1960s and 1970s.
Collecting interests
All areas of human sexuality
Use requirements
Processed and cataloged material open to all researchers.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All processed materials are cataloged online through OCLC.

Exodus Trust Archives of Erotology
1523 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 928-1133
Contact: Ted McIlvenna
Email: drted@iashs.edu
Internet address: http://www.iashs.edu
Collecting areas: Twenty six specialty libraries which include books, art, film, erotic memorabilia, manuscripts and dissertations.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trangender Historical Society
Location: 657 Mission St. #300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Address: P.O. Box 424280
San Francisco, CA 94142
Phone: (415) 777-5455 Fax: (415) 777-5576
Contact:Kim Klausner, Library and Archives Director
Email: archives@glbthistory.org
Internet address: http:// www.glbthistory.org
Hours: Sat, Sun: 2-5 pm, and by appointment.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The GLBT Historical Society was founded in 1985 by members of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay History Project, primarily historians, librarians and others interested in preserving the SF queer history that no one was collecting at the time. A limited number of processed manuscript collections are on deposit at the San Francisco Public Library to allow greater researcher access.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 200+ collections
Organizational records: 100+ collections
Printed material: 150 volumes (reference only); 2,300 periodical titles.
Clippings/vertical files: 6 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 100,000+
Film/Video/Sound: 505 ft.
Photographs: 100 ft.
Microfilm: 108 reels
Other holdings/notes: Gowns, costumes, t-shirts, and banners, fine art, graphic art, artifacts.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Northern California, all time periods, but the vast majority is post-WWII. The collections are especially rich in material from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Daughters of Bilitis, Don Lucas, Mattachine Society, Council on Religion and the Homosexual, Community United Against Violence, San Francisco Women's Building, Louis Sullivan, Leonard Matlovich, Maggi Rubenstein, Crawford Barton, Finocchio's memorabilia, many small collections documenting AIDS activism and other queer activism. This is just a sampling of the many collections available at GLHS.
Collecting interests
Organizational records, personal papers, ephemera, and periodicals relating to the LGBT history and culture of Northern California and beyond.
Use requirements

Open to the public on weekends, but to members only during the week.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Paid reference and research available.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
There are finding aids to a limited number of manuscript collections. An incomplete annotated guide to manuscript collections is available. There is a comprehensive database to periodical holdings.
News about collections
There is an occasionally published newsletter highlighting collections and articles on queer history, especially of Northern California. The Historical Society website is updated regularly.

June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection
Location: 626 N. Robertson Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 659-2478 Fax: (310) 659-2478
Contact: Degania Golove or Irene Wolt
Email: mazercoll@earthlink.net
Internet address: http://www.lesbian.org/mazer
Hours: Sun: 12-4 pm; Tue: 11 am - 3 pm; Wed: 6-9 pm; and by appointment.
Wheelchair Access: no
History
The collection was founded in 1981 in Oakland as the West Coast Lesbian Collections. In 1987 the collection moved to Southern California, under the auspices of the Connexxus Women's Center-Centro de Mujeres, and was subsequently named for its first coordinator's partner: community activist and collection supporter June L. Mazer. Since the dissolution of Connexxus in 1990, the Mazer Collection has not been associated with any other institution or organization.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 151 ft. personal and organizational papers
Printed material: 4,000 books; 1,000 periodical titles
Clippings/vertical files: 20 4-drawer filing cabinets (clippings, fliers, etc.)
Objects/ephemera: 4 small boxes (games, matchbook covers, etc.), and mugs, small statues, etc. on display
Film/Video/Sound: 24 ft. videos; 24 ft. records; 200 audiotapes
Photographs: 4 ft.
Other holdings/notes: 40 1940s-60s baseball/softball uniforms; ca.200 posters and other art objects; 18.5 ft. boxes of t-shirts; 20 frames (mostly 12 in. x 16 in.) of buttons.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Primarily United States, 1940s to the present, with a major emphasis on the West Coast.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Feminist and lesbian-feminist material; Feminist Economic Network; Diana Press; other lesbian/women's publications such as Broomstick, and Telewoman; OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change).
Collecting interests
Anything lesbian-related, with an emphasis on letters, diaries/journals, unpublished personal and organizational papers, photos, home movies, periodicals, Lesbian ephemera, and pre-1970 books from the western United States.
Use requirements
On-site use only.

Comments about access/use:
Access to some material is restricted due to donor request or fragility of the material. Visitors should call to confirm they are open.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Web page, off-site exhibits at events, cultural/educational programs and events, slide shows, speakers, and newsletter.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
In the process of choosing cataloging (MARC-compatible) software that will make information available online. The majority of books, records and tapes are cataloged in a database. The periodicals are listed, by issue, in notebooks.
News about collections
Semi-annual newsletter and web page.

Lambda Archives of San Diego
Address: P.O. Box 40389
San Diego, CA 92164
Phone: (619) 260-1522 Fax: (619) 260-1522
Contact: Frank Nobilletti, Board President, 2006
Internet: http://LambdaArchives.org

Hours: Sun: 11 am - 3 pm, and by appointment. Closed holiday weekends.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The society was founded in December of 1987 by Jess Jessop and other San Diego gay and lesbian activists as the Lesbian and Gay Archives. There were no known predecessors in San Diego, and it is not associated with any other institutions or organizations.
Holdings summary
The holdings mostly document the San Diego region (there is some material from Baja California), 1960 to the present. Some material dates from the 1940s and 1950s.
Military: Bridge Wilson (5 ft.), Perry Watkins (.5 ft.), Jim Woodward (3 ft.), and Gary Rees (.33 ft.).
Politics: Chris Kehoe (11 ft.), and Neil Goode (2 ft.).
Organizations: Save Our Teachers - No on 64 (.5 ft.), AIDS Project (96.5 ft), Gay Academic Union [through 1984] (14 ft.), The [Gay and Lesbian] Center (1.5 ft.), Lesbian and Gay Historical Society (4 ft.).
Local and Miscellaneous: Jess Jessop (5 ft.), Bernie Michels (3 ft.), Bruce Kamerling (.33 ft.), Albert Bell (4 ft.), and Steven Zeeland (1.5 ft.).
The breakdown by format is: 55 ft. of manuscripts, 37 ft. of organizational records, 100 ft. of printed material (59 ft. non-local, 40 ft. local), 12 ft. of vertical files, thousands of ephemeral items, 16 ft. of video, 13 ft. of audio, and 14 ft. of photographs.
Collecting interests
Emphasis on the history and activities of LGBT people in the San Diego County/Tijuana (Baja, CA, Norte, Mexico) region. Also includes information on LGBT culture worldwide.
Use requirements
Open to the public; a few collections have restrictions.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Only minimal A/V and phone reference is available. Mostly only copies are allowed out for exhibit loan.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Lists of books, periodicals, and manuscript collections are available. Clippings and vertical files are organized by our own authority list. Finding aids available to a small number of manuscript collections. Video and flat files are currently being cataloged.
News about collections
The newsletter lists recent donations.

Lavender Library, Archives and Cultural Exchange
Location: 1414 21st Street
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: (916) 492-0558
Contact: Michael Colby
E-mail: info@lavenderlibrary.org
Internet Address: http://www.lavenderlibrary.org

Hours: Thursdays 7-9 p.m.; Friday 6-8 p.m.; Saturday 12-6 p.m.; Sunday 12-6 p.m.

Wheelchair Accessible: yes

History:

Incorporated as a 501(c)3 independent California non-profit organization on October 6, 1998, LLACE first opened its doors to the public in January of 1999. In October of 2000, it moved to its current, larger location. LLACE was also instrumental in the first ever LGBT exhibit in the California State Capitol in June of 2002.

Information about Holdings:
Manuscript material: 2 cubic feet
Organizational records: 5 cubic feet
Photographs: 1 cubic foot
Books: 5,000
Journals: 60 cubic feet
Microfilm: 9 reels
Clippings or vertical files: 4 drawers
Objects and ephemera: 1 cubic foot
Costumes and props: 4 cubic feet

Video and DVD: 300 titles

Time period/geographical regions documented:
Holdings cover the greater Sacramento area from circa the 1970's to the present

Significant people/organizations/subjects covered:
Le Theater Lesbien, Court of the Great Northwest Imperial Empire (drag court), Sacramento Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, and River City Business Association.

Collecting Interests:
LLACE accepts donations which fit into our collection policy on a regular basis. We accept books, periodicals, videos, sound recordings, manuscripts, ephemera, posters, letters, etc. The collection policy of LLACE reflects our mission, which is to collect, preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, with special emphasis on the community in the Sacramento area. While our emphasis is on LGBT material, there are times when there is a need to collect material that is not specifically LGBT in content (e.g. general reference works, feminist material, spirituality, self-help). Since material considered erotic is an expression of our community, we will collect erotic material.

Access and Use:
On-site use of the material is open to the public. Checkout of circulating (non-archival) materials requires an annual donation, either monetary or in volunteer hours.

Services:
Research space, reference assistance, photocopier, telephone reference, VCR and DVD player, will loan materials for exhibit.

Indices to the collection:
Books and videos are cataloged in a MARC database. Periodical holdings are reflected in CatalogQ (http://www.catalogq.net). Lists of all materials held appear on the website.

Oakland Museum of California
Location: 1000 Oak St.
Oakland, CA 94607-4892
Phone: (510) 238-3842 Fax: (510) 238-6579
Contact:Aimee Klask
Email: aklask@museumca.org
Internet address: http://www.museumca.org
Hours: Thu: 1-4 pm
Wheelchair Access: Museum: yes; Museum on Line section (archives, 2nd floor): no.
History
The Oakland Public Museum was founded in 1910 and joined with the Snow Museum and Municipal Art Gallery to form the Oakland Museum in 1969. The name changed ca.1994 to the Oakland Museum of California.
Information about holdings
Printed material: 16 items
Objects/ephemera: 6 items
Film/Video/Sound: 1 sound recording; 1 video.
Photographs: 1 photo
Other holdings/notes: 24 garments and accessories re: [drag] performances of Jose Sarria and Lester Lamont, 6 posters, 2 comic books.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
San Francisco Bay Area, 1930s to 1990s.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Jose Sarria, Lester Lamont.
Collecting interests
Keeping with the museum's California theme, we have a collection of costumes from the legendary drag performer Jose Sarria and material from the annual San Francisco Lesbain, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade. In addition, we are currently collecting artifacts from the queer community in California.
Use requirements
[None noted.]
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Collections on Museum's database: ARGUS.
News about collections
No information is sent out; however, new material appears on our ARGUS system.

ONE Institute and Archive
Location: 909 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: (213) 741-0094

E-mail: AskONE@oneinstitute.org

Internet Address: http://www.oneinstitute.org

Contacts:Stuart Timmons, Executive Director
History: Two pioneer American gay leaders figure prominently in the history of ONE Institute and Archives. They are w. Dorr Legg and Jim Kepner, both renowned pioneers in modern American gay and lesbian history. In 1942, nineteen-year-old Kepner came away empty-handed from the San Francisco Public Library after looking for books relevant to his newly discovered homosexuality. Undaunted, he embarked on a search of used bookstores, where he encountered a number of well-worn texts, which often had to be read "between the lines' to find the clues to gay heritage. This was the beginning of a personal quest to collect every relevant book, magazine article or clipping he might encounter, from that day forward. In 1951, he brought his growing collection to Los Angeles, where he continued the pursuit.

A year later, also in Los Angeles, Martin Block, Don Slater, Tony Reyes, Dale Jennings and a small group of others founded ONE, Incoporated to publish ONE Magazine, the nation's first publication advocating a pro-homosexual stance. By 1953 it was appearing at newsstands on both coasts. In 1954, the U.S. Post Office confiscated an issue, declaring it obscene. Against all odds, ONE fought back, finally in 1958 winning a landmark Supreme Court decision for gay and lesbian press freedom. Both Kepner and Legg wrote many articles for ONE Magazine under alaises. ONE, Inc. soon initiated a range of additional services for the gay and lesbian community, including peer counseling, legal referrals, travel excursions and, starting in 1956, classes in homophile studies. Kepner helped build and teach some of those and was instrumental in starting the ONE library. In 1958 ONE began publishing ONE Institute Quarterly, the first scholarly journal devoted to homosexuality. In 1971, Kepner made his personal collection accessible to others by appointment and named it the Western Gay Archives.

During the 1970's many universities were following ONE's lead in starting gay and lesbian studies programs. Later, in 1981, ONE, Inc. began offering graduate level courses for Masters and Doctoral degree programs in Homophile Studies. Today programs at Harvard, Yale, the University of Chicago and other institutions often make use of the original syllabus established by ONE.

By 1986 the National Gay Archives had grown in size and scope to become the Natalie Barney/Edward Carpenter Library of the International Gay & Lesbian Archives. That year the expanded Archives moved to a building in West Hollywood, while overflow materials were stored elsewhere.

From 1955 to 1995, ONE staged well-attended annual educational conferences which drew prominent speakers. From its beginning the Archives maintained a busy speakers bureau and mounted traveling exhibits. Both organization participated in Lesbian and Gay pride events, and the IGLA Timeline exhibits were diplayed at Marches on Washington and New York's Stonewall 25 celebration.

For several years members of both ONE and IGLA had talked of merging the two organizations, but it wasn't until late 1994 that discussions began in earnest. Each organization has brought a wealth of unique materials, talented personnel and rich history to the new entity. Unfortunately, Dorr Legg did not see it become a reality, having died on July 27, 1994 at age 89. He remained a Secretary-Treasurer of ONE, Inc. until his death. Jim Kepner cntinued to serve as ONE Institute's Board of Directors, acting as its resident historian and being sought out regularly by visiting researchers and as a speaker. In November 1997, Jim underwent emergency intestinal surgery and succumbed the following day, November 15, 1997. They are bothe greatly missed and their accomplishments will long be remembered by many.

Mission Statement: ONE Institute & Archives honors the past, celebrated the present, and enriches the future of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. We foster acceptance of sexual and gender diversity by supporting education and research about our heritage and experience worldwide. ONE Institute & Archives is dedicated to collecting, preserving, documenting, studying, and communicating our history, our challenges, and our aspirations.

Information about holdings: ONE Institute & Archives' library is international with a special focus on the GLBT history of Los Angeles. The Library includes the following collections:

Archives & Manuscripts: Collections are selected for preservation in the ONE Institute & Archives primarily because of their historical research value to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Historical collections and manuscripts include memorabilia, records, printed documents, photographic images, maps, graphic materials, and other historically significant materials in toher physical forms. More than 43,000 distinct files may be found in our organization's holdings.

Audiovisual: The archive's collection of materials include over 1,500 films, over 3000 videos (including 10 years of videotaped lectures from ONE, Inc.'s Lecture Series), and over 1,000 audiotapes. Interviews with many pioneers of the glbt movement are included from the IGLA interviews with notable gays and lesbians from Los Angeles and around the country.

Books: The main library collection includes over 19,700 books, including 3,000 in the subject collections (see below). There are many rare and unusuals books in the library, some of which may be the only copies in existence. The Library Committee continues to acquire reference and research titles, and new books are added daily, thanks to the generous contributions of donors.
Magazines/journals: The periodicals collection includes more than 6,850 different periodical titles, including many recent glbt titles as well as rare issues of the earliest American queer publications such as the lesbian newsletter Vice Versa from the 1940's, and complete runs of ONE magazine and the Mattachine Review from the early 1950's. The collection includes over 500 magazines in more than 25 different foreign languages from places such as France, Germany, Russia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, Italy, and many other nations. ONE's collections includes some of the earliest gay European publications such as the Arcadie and Der Kreis as well as significant runs of Gai Pied, SEK, Homologie, Der Gay Krant, Revolt, and Vennen.
Significant people/subjects/organiziations documented: AIDS History Project - ONE's extensive collection of AIDS related materials date back to the very beginning of the epidemic and were gathered from every conceivable worldwide source. At present the AIDS History Project has over 200,000 items. Lesbian Legacy Collection - Our goal is to locate, gather, organize, preserve and make accessible materials in any medium, from any time, place and location, that are specific to or related to lesbian history. We have a special committment to gather lesbians of color materials and images of lesbian history, and to place our holdings and to help other collections place their holdings on the Internet as a way of promoting accessibility. Performing Arts Collection - In addition to incorporating materials from film, theater, dance, performance art and music, the Performing Arts Collection is currently integrating the papers and memorabilia of a avriety of individuals from these disciplines. These include the files of Ken Dickmann, noted theatre and film critic and activist, as well as material on James Carroll Pickett, Micheal Kearns and composer Tom Wilson Weinberg. Twice Blessed/Jewish Collections - Everything gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered and Jewish. Founded by the late Johnny Abush in Toronto, Canada in 1991 and brought to Los Angeles in 2001 thanks to generous contrinutions from our supporters. Other: Blue Max Motorcycle Club organizational papers; Dignity Los AAANgeles organizational appers;Metropolitan Community Church, Los Angeles organizational papers; ONE, Inc. papers; Mattachine Society organizational papers; Milt Sandiford Mississippi Archive; Morris Kight papers; Lombardi-Nash papers; The Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center Los Angeles archives.
Collecting Interest: ONE Institute & Archives collects materials that are primarily about or which otherwise reflect on or impact the experience, history, lives, heritage and interests of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people. Included are materials both by and about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Works about subjects or individuals of particular interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people, though lacking a specific glbt focus, are also collected. In addition, more general works on human sexuality, gender studies, sex and society, sexual discrimination, sexual rights, sexual health issues, including AIDS, etc. are collected to the extent taht they provide a broader intellectual context and support for the more specialized glbt aspects of the collections.We will collect and retain papers of significant glbt individuals specifically but will be very highly selective in collecting and retaining papers from glbt individuals who are not well known or whose papers do not otherwise have some unique and lasting value for glbt interests. There are no geographical, chronological, or format limitations on collections.
Services:
research space, reference assistance on site, copying services, telephone reference, audiovisual facilities, Internet reference, loans for exhibition.
Indices:
Our periodicals, books, and subject files are in an Inmagic database. There is a computer at the reference desk, and an additional computer station is being set up for researchers. The archival holdings are being inventoried.
News about collections:
We publish a quarterly bulletin for our members. In the past, new acquisitions of materials were included in the newsletter but not on a regular basis.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
401 Van Ness Ave, Fourth floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 255-4800
Contacts: David Humphrey, Director or Kirsten Tanaka, Head Librarian
Email: Info@sfpalm.org
Internet address: http://www.sfpalm.org
Collecting areas: History of the performing arts in the San Franscisco Bay Area: dance, music, opera, theater (including mime, puppetry and especially musical theater), and theatrical design.

San Francisco Public Library
James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center
Location: 100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 557-4566 Fax: (415) 437-4831
Contact: Jim E. Van Buskirk, Program Manager
Email: jimv@sfp.org
Internet: http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/glcenter/home.htm
Hours: Manuscript collections are accessible through the San Francisco History Room: Tue, Wed, Thu: 10 am - 6 pm; Fri: 11 am - 5 pm; Sat: 9 am - 5 pm; Sun: 12-5 pm. Access to other materials at the Gay and Lesbian Center is during regular library hours: Mon.: 10 am - 6 pm; Tue, Wed, Thu: 9 am - 8 pm; Fri: 11 am - 5 pm; Sat: 9 am - 5 pm; Sun: 12 - 5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Announced in October 1991 the Gay and Lesbian Center opened to the public on April 18, 1996, as part of the main San Francisco Public Library. It maintains a collection of books, periodicals, videos, sound recordings, photographs, posters, ephemera, memorabilia, and manuscript collections. In addition to actively soliciting donations of personal papers and organizational records it is also the physical repository for selected manuscript collections belonging to the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 460 cubic ft.
Organizational records: 60 cubic ft.
Printed material: 850 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 10 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 10 ft.
Film/Video/Sound: 100 ft.
Photographs: yes
Microfilm: 50 ft.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
All time periods, with a concentration on post-1969. Manuscript materials specifically related to Northern California. Published materials international in scope, with an attempt to be comprehensive for Northern California.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities in Northern California including Aaron Fricke, Lynn Lonidier, Harvey Milk, Paul Reed , and Randy Shilts. Archival holdings include: Monica Kehoe, Lynn Lonidier, Marvin Liebman, Harvey Milk, Federation of Gay Games, Kiki Gallery, Alice B. Toklas Collection - Letters to Donald H. Frank, and selections from the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California: Louis Graydon Sullivan, Jackie Winnow, Robert G. DeSantis, Arthur Lazere, Leonard Matlovich, Golden Gate Business Association, Lesbian Agenda for Action, Len Evans Papers, Charles Thorpe, People's Fund, Committee to Form Gay/Lesbian Sierrans, Thousand Fingers Cooperative Crafts Gallery, Scott Bishop, Libertarians for Gay Lesbian Concerns, Joseph Rose-Azevedo, GLAAD/SFBA, and Old Wives' Tale Bookstore..
Collecting interests
The Gay and Lesbian collections contain unpublished materials focusing on northern California, while published works are national and international in scope. Particular attention is paid to materials dealing with people of color, people with disabilities, youth, elderly, and other traditionally underserved groups. Formats include books, magazines, manuscripts, films, videos, photographs, posters, recordings, ephemera, and memorabilia.
Use requirements
Open to the public for on-site reference

Comments about access/use:
Archival collections available through the San Francisco History Room.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
No materials may be borrowed.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Published materials are available via the SFPL online catalog. Collection level descriptions of manuscript materials are cataloged in MARC and available in the SFPL catalog and OCLC. Finding aids to selected collections are available on-site.
News about collections
There are periodic updates in the online catalog.

Stanford University, Green Library
Department of Special Collections
Location: Cecil H Green Library
[East Wing, Third floor]
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-3478 Fax: (415) 723-8690
Contact: Glynn Edwards, Manuscripts; John Mustain, Rare Books; Margaret Kimball, University Archives
Email: speccoll@sulmain.stanford.edu
Internet address: http://garamond.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Department of Special Collections is the principal repository for Stanford's historical research collections in all formats including printed books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and prints. The department's holdings comprise more than 200,000 books and 20 million manuscript items. Strengths of the department's collections are modern literature, the history and art of the book, the history of science, continental history and literature, classical literature and philosophy, children's literature, Mexican American history, and the history of the Stanford community.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Clippings/vertical files: yes
Objects/ephemera: yes
Film/Video/Sound: yes
Photographs: yes

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Most collections relevant to LGBT archives deal with Stanford University or alumni, 1972 to the present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford and other collections dealing with gay and lesbian history at Stanford University, Kerrigan Black Papers 1963-1993, Gerard Koskovich - AIDS Activism publications, and Newton "Bud" Flounders collection of gay literature (over 3,000 volumes).
Collecting interests
Continuation of collections concerning the gay and lesbian history of Stanford and from alumni.
Use requirements
Open to scholars and researchers regardless of institutional affiliation.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Collection level descriptions are available on Socrates, the Stanford University catalog, and RLIN. Finding aids and a card catalog are also available, as is information on the UNICORN web site.

University of California, Berkeley
Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Email: Bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Internet address: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
also http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/gaybears/

History
The Bancroft Library was formed by Hubert Howe Bancroft, a bookseller who came to San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Bancroft's collection was purchased by the University of California in 1905, and has grown into the largest archive on the history of the Pacific West as well as the principal rare books and manuscripts library of U.C. Berkeley. As such, it contains a wealth of material of potential relevance to LGBT scholars, but efforts to collect materials related to sexuality have only been formalized in recent years. In 1992 Bancroft's Regional Oral History Office began interviews for its San Francisco AIDS oral history series. In 1995 librarian William Benemann founded the Gay Bears! Collection in the University Archives, within Bancroft, to document lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life on the Berkeley campus. In 2000, Bancroft appointed Mr. Benemann as adjunct (and founding) curator of the Sexual Orientation and Social Conflict Collection to document controversial gay-related issues.

Information About Holdings
Approximately 78 linear feet of archival material has been collected as part of the Sexual Orientation and Social Conflict Collection, and some photographic material is present in these collections. Approximately 350 book titles have also been added under this effort.

Bancroft Library has other holdings of potential interest to researchers in LBGT history which are not part of the Sexual Orientation and Social Conflict Collection. (See below.)

Manuscript material (personal papers) Yes
Film, video, or sound Yes
Organization's records Yes
Photographs Yes
Printed (books, journals, etc.) Yes
Microfilm No
Clippings or vertical files No

Time Periods/Geographic Regions Documented
Sexuality material covers the period from the late 19th century to the present. While the emphasis is on California and the West, much of the earlier material has a national focus. The Gay Bears! Collection includes oral history interviews with alumni/ae from the 1940s to the present.

People, Organizations and Subjects Documented
Holdings include the archives of the Sexual Freedom League, the Social Protest Collection, the San Francisco AIDS oral history series, Red Jordan Arobateau papers, Samuel M. Steward (Phil Andros) letters, case files of Crandall v. Wagner (lesbian adoption) and the Baehr Case (same sex marriage in Hawaii), and records of the Stop AIDS Project/San Francisco, Dignity/San Francisco (gay Catholics), GLSTN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teachers Network), and Theatre Rhinoceros. Also present is anti-gay material from Mission: America and the Focus on Family. Special collections include sex instruction manuals for boys and young men (1847-1990), early scientific texts on homosexuality (1930s-1950s), and gay-themed books for children and young adults.

Bancroft also holds manuscript, correspondence and/or photographic collections that, while not all LGBT collections per se, are important sources for the study of literary and artistic communities which may be of interest to LGBT historians. These collections include papers and records related to City Lights Books and beat poets, Philip Whalen, Jack Spicer, Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, Stephen Spender, Robert Duncan, Noel Sullivan, and Barbara Christian, among others.

Collection Growth

All materials falling to the general category of gay history (pre-1970s), and contemporary material with California or Western focus.

Access Requirements

Open to the public regardless of LGBT content. Must be over 18 or accompanied by an adult. Photo ID required.

Hours

During the academic year, M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sat. 1 pm-5pm. Schedules vary during holidays. See web site for current hours.

Wheelchair Accessible
Yes.

Services
Research space: Yes
Reference assistance on site: Yes
Copying services: Yes
Telephone reference: Yes
Audiovisual facilities: (limited)
Internet reference: (e mail/web)
Exhibitions: Yes

Indexex
All materials cataloged on RLIN and OCLC; folder-level finding aids available for most processed archival collections.

Updating Collection Descriptions

Significant additions are announced in local gay newspapers

University of California, Los Angeles,
Department of Special Collections
Location: Charles E. Young Research Library
Room A1713
Address: Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Phone: (310) 825-4988 Fax: (310) 206-1864
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Internet address: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9 am - 5 pm, except certain intersession days and during some special events.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Department of Special Collections was founded in 1946.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 500 ft.
Printed material: thousands
Clippings/vertical files: 20 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 200 items
Film/Video/Sound: 250 items
Photographs: thousands
Microfilm: minimal

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Primarily the Los Angeles area, but printed materials cover the entire range of world history.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
There are published and manuscript materials pertaining to hundreds of prominent LGBT figures including J. A. Symonds, Gertrude Stein, H. H. Monro, Denton Welch, Claude McKay, Harry Hay, Morris Kight, Terri de la Pena, Christopher Isherwood, Don Bachardy, John Rechy, Yannis Tsarouchis, Stathis Orphanos, Ivy Compton Burnett, Norman Douglas, William Plomer, Anais Nin, William Beckford, Arthur Rimbaud, Ronald Firbank, George Santayana, Glenway Wescott, Tennessee Williams, Virginia Woolf, T. H. White, A.E. Housman, Gerald Heard, Eloise Klein Healy, Paul Monette, Michael Nava, Edouard Roditi, and Howard Moss. Local minor figures are represented by writers Rudy Thomas Foley and Dan Luckenbill. The Rudi Gernreich papers contain a small amount of material pertaining to the first meetings of the Mattachine Society in Los Angeles. Most of these papers are from literary figures, but for those such as Paul Monette's, other community activist concerns are documented. The papers of Morris Kight give insight into the many Los Angeles and international LGBT organizations and activities, although the papers at UCLA do not document these in a systematic way.
All important areas are documented to some extent, including psychology. Many of these studies were begun at UCLA with prominent figures such as Evelyn Hooker. Early work in transgender studies is documented in the papers of UCLA psychiatrist Robert Stoller. Special collections also has works of popular psychology wherein many 20th century works on homosexuality were published, for example Homo Hill (1963), Homosexuality: The International Disease (1965). Particularly important in the UCLA holdings are local imprints that contain hundreds of books in wrappers on popular journalism and psychology and local travel guides and other guides invaluable to LGBT history, and hundreds of titles in all genres of popular literature, particularly detective fiction and erotica.
The history of photography collection contain works by Von Gloeden (in publications) and works by various photographers: Bernice Abbott, Carl van Vechten, Stathis Orphanos, etc. UCLA Special Collections also has collections in the areas of the arts and entertainment, including the gallery records of the Rex Evans Gallery, owned by Rex Evans and James Weatherford (with documentation and correspondence pertaining to Cecil Beaton, Don Bachardy, Louis Fox, Sheila Ross, etc.).
Collecting interests
LGBT materials primarily in support of long-standing collecting areas: local imprints, literature, and culture, etc.
Use requirements
Users must have valid UCLA library cards. Library cards may be obtained on presentation of photo identification. Priority of service is given to researchers formally affiliated with UCLA or with the UC system. There are fees for telephone and mail requests by researchers not affiliated with the university.

Comments about access/use:
No appointment is needed but some materials require 24 hours to retrieve from off-site storage.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Manuscripts have card indices until about 1979, with subject and name added entries, then collection level computer entries. Most manuscript collections have at least box level descriptions, many have folder level and some item level descriptions in finding aids. Some finding aids are available on the web.

Women's Resource Center
Location: University of California
250 Golden Bear Center
Berkeley, CA 94720-2440
Phone: (510) 642-4786 Fax: (510) 642-9078
Contact: Dorothy Lazard
Internet address: http://www.aad.berkeley.edu/uga/osl/wrc/
Hours: Mon-Thu: 9 am - 5 pm; Fri: 9 am - 12 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Women's Resource Center Library was founded in 1972. Information about LGBT culture and history has always been a part of the WRC collection; the Constance Barker Collection includes early lesbian history and literature and was incorporated into the WRC collection in the 1980s.
Holdings summary
The WRC Library has always maintained information about the GLB community in its collection. The pamphlet file collection (2 file drawers) covers topical areas such as the gay movement, gay/lesbian culture, legal and political issues, parenting, coming out stories, gays in the military, homophobia, employment issues, etc. These files also contain organizational newsletters and brochures, newspaper and magazine articles, monographs, bibliographies, and journal articles. Journals such as Sinister Wisdom, Off Our Backs, and the defunct Outlook are part of the Periodicals Collection. Historical journals such as The Ladder, various grassroots women's newspapers of the 1970s, as well as the Constance Barker Collection (early lesbian histories and literature) are part of the Reference Collection. Altogether, the printed volumes number over 350.
Use requirements
Anyone may use the collection during business hours.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Other services/notes:
Borrowing privileges of books are reserved only for books and are limited to Berkeley students, staff and faculty.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Author/Title and Subject card catalog; pamphlet file index (for searching topical files); periodicals are listed alphabetically by title.
News about collections
Occasional acquisition lists are compiled and may be picked up at the WRC. They may be included on our web site in the future.

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COLORADO

Colorado Historical Society
Address: Stephen H. Hart Library
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-2305 Fax: (303) 866-5739
Contact: Stan Oliner, Curator Books and Manuscripts
Email: research@chs.state.co.us
Internet address:http://coloradohistory.org
Hours: Tue-Sat: 10 am - 4:30 pm; closed Sun and Mon.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The museum has been a state government agency since 1879.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 16 collections
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Clippings/vertical files: yes
Objects/ephemera: hundreds, including posters and banners
Film/Video/Sound: Denver TV newsfilms, 1958 - present
Photographs: yes
Microfilm: gay and lesbian newspapers
Other holdings/notes: Oral history cassettes

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Colorado, 1958 to the present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Evans v. Romer (US Supreme Court, 1996), 1990 - present; Metropolitan Church of the Rockies; and AIDS in Colorado, 1981 - present. There is an extensive periodical collection on microfilm, several manuscript collections, and oral history interviews on file; see guide and card catalog for holdings.
Collecting interests
Any material related to Evans v. Romer [Amendment 2 challenge] or to Colorado; any material related to current holdings.
Use requirements
Any person can use the collection's materials on-site.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Records in OCLC.

Terry Mangan Library
Address: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Center of Colorado
1050 Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
Phone: (303) 733-7743
Contact: Leonard Latham
Email: info@coloradoglbt.org
Internet address: http://coloradoglbt.org
Collecting areas: The Terry Mangan Library is a community library of approximately 5,000 volumes. Holdings include books, periodicals, and primary source material documenting local gay and lesbian history.

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CONNECTICUT

Central Connecticut State University
Gender Equity Collection
Address: Elihu Burritt Library
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
Phone: (860)832-2098
Contacts: Francis J. Gagliardi; Ewa Wolynska
Email: gagliardi@ccsu.edu; wolynska@ccsu.edu
Internet address: http://wilson.ctstate.edu/lib/archives/equity/
Collecting areas: To acquire, preserve, and disseminate materials relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trasngender communities in Connecticut,including photographs, journals, diaries, flyers, records of organizations, playbills, postcards, t-shirts, and buttons. Also, Gay and lesbian pulp fiction and periodicals from Connecticut, New England, and New York.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

George Washington University, Gelman Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Address: 2130 H St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
Phone: (202) 994-7549
E-mail: mailto:speccoll@gwu.edu
Internet address: http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/index.html
Contact: Jennifer King jenking @gwu.edu or Steven Mandeville-Gamble stevenmg @gwu.edu
Hours: Mon. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
History:

Information about holdings: The Special Collections and University Archives collect and preserve materials relating to the history of the District of Columbia, focusing on Washington, D.C.'s diverse communities and its role as the nation's capital. The Washingtoniana Collection in particular documents the city's political, economic, social and cultural history. These historical materials cover the time period 1814 through 2005 with the bulk of the records falling within 1920-2000.

As part of this collecting mission, Special Collections and University Archives actively seeks out and acquires the papers of prominent gay men, lesbians, and other members of LGBTQ communities who have had significant impacts on the cultural, political or social fabric of the Wasington, D.C. metropolitan area.

The collections are composed of the personal papers of individuals, photographic collections, family papers, and organizational records.

Time periods/geographical regions documented
Holdings are specific to the metropolitan D.C. area and cover the period 1967 through 2000.
Significant people/organizations/subjects documented
Joan E. Biren Photographs, 1971-1991; Robert Dardano Papers, 1986-2000; Tacie Dejanikus Papers, 1967-1992; Gay and Lesbian Education Fund Records, 1977-1994; GW Pride Records, undated; Video Free Earth Production Company Records, 1971-1991; William Wilson Papers, 1978-1997.
Collecting interests
Special Collections and University Archives actively seeks out and acquires the papers of prominent individuals and organizations within the LGBTQ communities who have had significant impacts on the cultural, political or social fabric of the Wasington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Use requirements
Special Collections and University Archives is open to all researchers. The collections are non-circulating. All materials must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Much of the material in Special Collections & University Archives is housed off-site and will require additional time for retrieval. Please call to inquire about availability.

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The Rainbow History Project
Address:P.O. Box 11018
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: (202) 907-9007
E-mail: info@rainbowhistory.org.
Internet address: http://www.rainbowhistory.org
Contact: Mark Meinke issan@verizon.net
Hours: By appointment only.
History: The Rainbow History Project started on November 4, 2000. There have been ephemeral local collections over the years but no self-constituted independent organization. We are a non-profit corporation seeking 501(c)(3) status. Mission - to collect, preserve, and promote an active knowledge of the history, arts, and culture relevant to sexually diverse communities in metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Information about holdings:
Rainbow History uses its website as a virtual archive for important documents, images, and research that it wishes to make widely available to the GLBTQ community, reasearchers, and interested parties.
Collections assembled by Bruce Pennington (GLF, Stonewall Nation Media Collective, BWMT-DC) and David Aiken (primarily materials assembled for his articles in the Advocate), and a small collection of DC Lesbian Avenger materials.
Pennington materials include 1/4" reeel to reel broadcasts of the Frineds radio program (1972-1981) and a collection of t-shirts from direct action groups.
Aiken collection includes extensive clipping collection on gender and racial bias, sodomy laws, etc.
Time periods/geographical regions documented
Holdings are specific to the metropolitan D.C. area and cover the period 1969 through 1990.
Significant people/organizations/subjects documented
Gay Liberation Front, Lesbian Avengers, Stonewall Nation Media Collective, sodomy law reform.
Collecting interests
Not currently collecting because of a lack of space and archival expertise.

Use requirements
Oral histories are available on signing of a release form and provision of audiotapes for copying. The narratives are not yet transcribed.

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FLORIDA

Stonewall Library and Archives
Location: 1717 North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311-4813
Phone: (954) 763-8565

E-mail: info@stonewall-library.org
Contact: Rob Nathans, President; Steve Kerr, Librarian; Paul Fasana, Archivist

Internet Address: http://www.stonewall-library.org
Hours: M-F 11 am-9pm; Saturday 12-3.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Founded as the Stonewall Library in 1973 by Mark Silber, the library joined with the Southern Gay Archives (founded by Joel Starkey) in 1990, and reincorporated as Stonewall Library and Archives. The organization has 501c3 status; by-laws, statement of purpose and mission statement are available on request.
Information about holdings
Printed material: 10,000 books (library and special collections) and approximately 1,400 serial titles.
Other holdings/notes: There are approximately 75 cubic feet of processed archival collections and another 350 cubic feet of unprocessed materials, consisting of organizational records, personal papers, ephemera, periodicals, artifacts, photographs, and clipping files. There are also approxmately 40 linear feet of vertical files. Holdings also include videotapes, audio cassettes, posters, artworks, photographs, film, rare books, pulp fiction collection, and other items.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Southeast US (east of Houston, south of Washington) generally, and Florida/South Florida in particular, from the 1950s to the present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
People: Mark Silberand Joel Starkey. Organizations: Dolphin Democratic Club, Sunshine Athletic Association, GLSEN and more; Anita Bryant campaign (1977-1978). The Southern Gay Archives collection documents gay and lesbian organizations and gay rights movement in the Southeastern US in the 1970s and 1980s, along with related issues of feminism, socialism, prisoners' rights, mental health rights, etc. Regional periodicals and bar rags chronicle gay and lesbian social life, particularly in South Florida.
Collecting interests
Published and archival materials in all formats relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture and history, with emphasis on materials relating to the Southeast (i.e. east of Houston, TX and south of Washington, D.C.
Use requirements
Archival collections are open to the public under supervision; membership is required to check out books.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All books are catalogued on a local computer database. There are basic finding aids for processed archival collections.
News about collections
Newsletter, ARCHEION, monthly.

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GEORGIA

Atlanta History Center
Location: 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: (404) 814-4040 Fax: (404) 814-8146
Email: Reference@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com
Internet address: http://www.altlantahistorycenter.com
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10 am - 5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing was founded ca.1991 by members of the lesbian and gay community of Atlanta to collect materials from the community and deposit them at the Atlanta Historical Society.
Holdings summary
The Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing, 1957-1994, includes 48.25 cubic feet of gay and lesbian publications from throughout the Southeast, business and organization papers pertaining to gay rights and AIDS, and various personal papers of gay and lesbian activists in Georgia. The collection documents the gay and lesbian community in Atlanta, including such figures as Ray Kluka and Maria Helena Dolan, such organizations as the First Tuesday Association (Ga.), and the Atlanta Gay Center.
The center also has the records of the Atlanta branch of Black and White Men Together, which are unprocessed and so require an appointment in order to use.
Collecting interests
The collection documents the gay and lesbian community in Atlanta.
Use requirements
Complete a patron form and show photo ID.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
The collection is described in the card catalog and one record in OCLC. A folder-level finding aid is also available.
News about collections
None published, but new acquisitions arrive regularly.

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IDAHO

Boise State University
Address: Albertsons Library
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
Phone: (208) 426-3958
Contact: Alan Virta
Email: avirta@boisestate.edu
Internet address: http://library.boisestate.edu/special
Collecting areas: Materials documenting the history of gay people in Idaho.

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ILLINOIS

Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Location: Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
Phone: (847) 491-2895 Fax: (847) 491-8306
Contact: Scott Krafft
Email: s-krafft@northwestern.edu
Internet address: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 am - 5 pm; Sat: 8:30 am - 12 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes, but requires some assistance
History
Part of Northwestern University.
Holdings summary
There are some 4,000 women's periodicals including a great many lesbian titles, largely from 1965 to the present. Our Women's Monographic Collection contains a wide range of materials on lesbians and a large ephemera collection that also includes lesbian materials. Our Gay Collection is adding historical periodicals (1930's, 1940's ), monographs and ephemera at an increasing rate.
Particularly lesbian materials.
Use requirements
No special requirements.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Exhibit loans are rare.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
There are in-house guides to the Women's Ephemera Files and to special single-subject issues of journals, and thematic guides to many of the women's journals generally. Monograph and serial holdings are cataloged on Northwestern's online catalog, NCAT.
News about collections
A Women's Collection Newsletter is published sporadically.

Gerber/Hart Library
Location: 1127 West Granville Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660-2012
Phone: (773) 381-8030; Fax: (773) 883-3078
Contact: Russell Kracke
Email: info@gerberhart.org
Internet address: http://www.gerberhart.org
Hours: Mon-Tue: 6-9 pm; Fri-Sun: 12-4 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Gerber/Hart Library was brought into existence in January 1981 as a joint project of the Gay Academic Union-Chicago Chapter, Gay Horizons, and the Chicago Gay and Lesbian History Project. The organization, spearheaded by Gregory Sprague, achieved independent status on November 20, 1981. First christened "The Midwest Gay and Lesbian Archive and Library," in April 1981 the library changed its name to "The Henry Gerber-Pearl M. Hart Library" in honor of two gay activists from the 1920s.
Mission statement: The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives believes knowledge is key to dispelling homophobia. A lesbian and gay library, archives, and cultural center, G/H is dedicated to meeting the information needs of its unique community in a safe atmosphere that promotes research, exploration, and discovery. G/H's programming policies reflect the diversity and rich history of the lesbian and gay community. A permanent institution, G/H is committed to the sound management of its resources.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: approx. 14 cubic ft.
Organizational records: approx. 44 cubic ft.
Printed material: 843 linear ft. and approx. 106 cubic ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 25 linear ft. and approx. 27 cubic ft.
Objects/ephemera: 12 cubic ft.
Film/Video/Sound: 17 cubic ft.
Photographs: 2 cubic ft.
Microfilm: 11 units

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
G/H's monograph stacks contain materials pre- and post-Stonewall. The periodical collections limit themselves to Chicago, Illinois, the Midwest (Ill., Ind., Ohio, Ky., Mo., Kans., Nebr., S.Dak., N.Dak., Minn., Iowa, Wis., Mich.) and international publications.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Organizational materials include mostly Chicago-based organizations. Manuscripts appear to be the records of Chicagoans.
Collecting interests
Personal papers and records of organizations related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community of Chicago, Illinois and the Midwest region of the United States (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan).
Use requirements
Anyone can use library materials in the library, but circulating materials may only borrowed with the purchase of a membership.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), loan agreements for exhibits, and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Other services/notes:
Books, videos, and cassettes from the circulating stacks can be borrowed. Check-out length is 2 weeks, 10 books max. Periodicals and archival materials do not circulate.
G/H sponsors educational programs including: 3 well-established book discussion groups; an annual "Day Without History" with the Chicago Historical Society, to commemorate the loss to the world's history due to the AIDS pandemic; and presentations to school groups, meetings of organizations, and conferences. G/H played a leading role in organizing the 1994 Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual History Month. G/H participates in Chicago area community festivals and pride rallies.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
GH uses the Columbia Online Catalog to access its circulating books, which includes two categories, Fiction and Non-Fiction. Records are downloaded into Columbia from OCLC records. Special Collections and Archival materials have no reference guides up to this point, but SPC books from this point forth will be cataloged in Columbia. GH is hiring an archivist for 6 months to create finding aids for archival/manuscript materials. Periodicals are not cataloged or indexed.
News about collections
Newsletter and web site.

Leather Archives & Museum
Location: 6418 Greenview Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: (773) 761-9200
Contact: Rick Storer, Executive Director
Email: archives@leatherarchives.org
Internet address: http://www.leatherarchives.org
Hours: Regular hours are about to be expanded; please call for details.
History
The Leather Archives & Museum is dedicated to preserving a record of the Leather/SM/Fetish Community: our lifestyles, our communities, our achievements, our history. In 1992, Chuck Renslow (creator of the nation's first leather bar, Chicago's Gold Coast, and the Executive Producer of the International Mr. Leather Contest) asked several leather men and women to join him in forming the Leather Archives & Museum. First in 1993, and again in 1994 and 1995, LA&M presented an exhibition of Leather artifacts in a conference room at the Congress Hotel during the International Mr. Leather Weekend. In November of 1996 the LA&M moved into new headquarters and opened its first permanent public exhibit space. The new space also houses the archival and research collections, making them accessible to serious students. Leatherman Joseph W. Bean arrived in the summer of 1997 to become the first official curator of the LA&M.
Holdings summary
There is a rapidly growing collection of artifacts and memorabilia, as well as archival materials from individuals and organizations. It is almost exclusively a post-World War II collection.
Collecting interests

The policy of the Leather Archives and Museum is to collect and expend its resources in the storage, preservation, restoration and exhibition of the artifacts and evidence of Leather/SM/Fetish lives, lifestyles and organizations, including but not limited to fraternal and commercial organizations, without regard to sexuality, race, gender, orientation or age-group representation.
Use requirements
[None noted.]

Comments about access/use:
Access conditions are about to be expanded; please call for details.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network
Address: Chicago Theological Seminary
5757 S. University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637-1507
Phone: (773) 322-0290
Contacts: Mark Bowman, Project Coordinator; James Carson, Archivist; Doris Malkmus, Archivist
Email: info@lgbtran.org
Internet address: http://www.lgbtran.org
Collecting areas: The LGBTRAN can best be viewed as a "virtual" archives. We serve as a resource for LGBT religious leaders and group on determining how to preserve their historical records. we then provide an information clearinghouse for these archival collections in a central electronic directory for the use of historians, researchers and other interested persons. Extensive information on the history LGBT religious movements is available on our web site. This group's overarching purpose is to ensure the preservation and accessibility of the voices and experiences of LGBT religious leaders and organizations.

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INDIANA

The Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives
Location: 1112 Southeastern Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Address: Diversity Center
P.O. Box 441473
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 639-4297
Contact: Michael A. Bohr, Director
Internet address: http://www.gayindy.org
Hours: Tue: 5:30-8:30 pm; Sat: 12-5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: no
History
The library began as Michael Bohr's private collection and became available to the community in 1992. It opened in its present location in the Diversity Center in 1995. The center provides no direct financial assistance to the library.
Information about holdings
Printed material: 2,254 books, many periodicals
Film/Video/Sound: 30 videotapes of local & national gay interest
Photographs: 50 promo shots of local female impersonators
Other holdings/notes: Original artwork by local artists

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
The collection focuses on Central Indiana.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Complete runs of Indianapolis gay and lesbian publications, including The Screamer (1966-67), The Works (1980-1992), The Mirror (1985-1990), Heartland (1990-91), Fever (1991-92), and The Word (1991 - present).
Collecting interests
Accept new acquisitions.
Use requirements
Open to the general public.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Other services/notes:
Borrowing is restricted to certain books.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
On-site database of book collection with many access points, including subject, author, and title. Cataloging of archival material has just begun.

The Kinsey Institute for Research
in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Location: Morrison 313
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-7686 Fax: (812) 856-6063
Contact: Shawn C. Wilson, User Services Coordinator; Catherine Johnson, Curator; Liana Zhou, Head of Library
Email: libknsy@indiana.edu
Internet address: http://www.kinseyinstitute.org
Hours:Monday - Friday 9:00am- 12:00 pm and 1:00pm-5:00 pm. See website for variations. (New users should make an appointment; some materials available by appointment only.)
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The institute was founded by Dr. Alfred Kinsey in 1947 and is affiliated with Indiana University. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.
Information about holdings
More than 100,000 volumes of monographs, journals, magazines, newsletters and numerous archival collections provide rich historical and cultural account of GLBT people in the U.S, Europe and Asia. Extensive literature on homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender documents all aspects of GLBT including behaviors, societal attitudes, the communities, organizations and publications. Singnificant archives include Alfred C. Kinsey's correspondence collection, Magnus Hirschfield Collection, Harry Kinsey's correspondence collection, Thomas Painter Collection, Glenway Wescott Collection, and Louise Lawrence Collection. The Library also has a large holding of film and videos, sound recordings, comic books, newspapers and vertical files that are related to GLBT issues and history.
Collecting interests
The Institute collects scientific and scholarly works relevant to the study of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction; it also seeks to document changing cultural mores regarding sexuality by collecting popular culture materials. Both contemporary and historical items are sought.
Use requirements
Consistent with its Articles of Incorporation, The Kinsey Institute makes its library and special collections of art and archival materials available to duly qualified students of sexuality, including university students at least 18 years of age, with demonstrable research needs related to human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).

Other services/notes:
Internet and telephone reference services are limited, as are available audiovisual facilities.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Online public access catalog (KICAT) to library's holdings. No online catalog for archival or art/photography/artifact collections. Finding aids, collection guides, and abstratcs available onsite.

Up the Stairs Community Center Archives & Resource Library
Location: 514 E. Washington Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3212
Phone: (260) 422-2450
E-mail: utslib@hotmail.com
Contact: Scott Mertz, Advisor/Director
Website: http://www.gayfortwayne.com/utscc/library.htm

Hours: Wed-Thursday, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Friday 11:00am-3:00 p.m. and 8:00-12:00 pm.,
Wheelchair access:yes.

History: Up The Stairs Community Center Archives & Resource Library (UTS Library) is both a free-lending library of over 2400 circulating items and an archives of local and regional glbt history. The UTS Library with the help of volunteers serves over 195 registered patrons who come from all over the Northeast Indiana region and surrounding states. The UTS Library is supported mainly through fundraisers, pledges and percentages of subscriptions to the Community Center's newspaper, the Rainbow Reader.
The UTS Library's claim to being the "oldest glbt collection in Indiana" starts in 1978 when Kent Neuhouser offered to design a check-out system for two shees of books in the socail room of the Open Door Chapel on Leith Street. In September, 1982, a gay/lesbian organization called GLO and Open Door Chapel collaborated to start a community center with a resource center. The Center was above the gay/lesbian bookstaore called Rainbows of Life in a building at 305 W. Jefferson in Fort Wayne, IN and was christened Up The Stairs Community Center. Kent Neuhouser and Deb Overcash began operating the UTS library at that time with donations from both the bookstore downstairs and people in the community. In 1984 the lease was lost for that building and for a year the center was run ning out of the First Presbyterian Church. During 1985, when the Center found the propert at 3426 Broadway in Fort Wayne, where it is still located, the Center filed for and obtained a 501(c)(3) or not-for-profit tax registration certificate under the name of the Fort Wayne Community Education -business-as the Up The Stairs Community Center. From 1985 to 1997 the UTS Library was in a small back bedroom of the Center on a more or less self-serve basis.
Early in 1997, Scott Mertz was approached to start an advisory board and work on reopening the library in a larger room of the Center. The new Library Advisory Board met on July 22nd and included Greg Kroemer (UTSCC Board Liaison), Scott Mertz and Mary Voors who was an early GLO officer and assisted the library founders in starting the library. A major goal for the Advisory Board and its policy development was to increase access to the 600 book collection plus archives through electronic cataloging, volunteer staffing, and collection development. The UTS Library reopened in the newly repainted room on April 19, 1998 for National Library Week and by February 1999 the Library began circulating materials by computer.
The year 2000 has seen the UTS Library networking in several directions: first, the UTS Library became an INCOLSA member which is a cooperative of over 750 academic, public, and specialty libraries across tstate of Indiana; second, the library has contacted and particpated with local groups like PFLAG, Outspoken and at Pride Day to assure the library is a resource for the total community; third, the UTS Library has encouraged sharing of resources between other gay/lesbian libraries in the region like Gerber-Hart Library (Chicago), Chris Gonzalez Library (Indianapolis) and Williams-Nichols Institute (Louisville) which has resulted in sharing of a large donation of materials from Gerber-Hart which has passed down to the other two through the UTS Library. The UTS Library has started and is in the process of entering the archive holdings into an electronic database to improve access while also assessing the preservation needs of the collection.

Information about holdings:

Circulating: 2,393 books, 55 videos, 8 music CD's, 1 book on tape.
Non-circulating: Nearly 100 feet of periodicals including titles ranging from the Advocate to XY. Plus nineteen 55 gal. storage boxes from a Gerber-Hart donation. Clippings/vertical files - 11 file drawers and seventeen unsorted 55 gal. storage boxes. Objects/ephemera - one 55 gal. storage box of buttons, t-shirts, totebags, mugs, ashtrays, posters, proclamations, puzzles. Films/videos/records/slides/photos - three 55 gal. storage boxes.
These itmes primarily are from the late 1970's to the present and cover the Fort Wayne and northern areas of Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio plus some southern Michigan.

Collecting interests: Because of space limitations, the acquisition of large complete collections is being deferred but all other donations are being warmly welcomed and processed.

Services: Reference services onsite, by telephone, by mail, by e-mail, limited research space,wordprocessing, copying, limited display space.

Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions: public catalog.

News about collections: The UTSCC A&R Library updates the public about it's holdings or activities through the Rainbow Reader newsletter and available online @ http://www.gayfortwayne.com/rainbowreader

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KANSAS

Sunflower Archives, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 201
Olathe, KS 66051-0201
Phone: (913) 780-3430
Contact: Michael Foubert
Email: Mfarchive@aol.com
Collecting areas: The gathering and preservation of local gay and lesbian historical materials for the purposes of research.

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KENTUCKY

Williams-Nichols Collection
Address: University of Louisville
Ekstrom Library - Special Collections
Belknap Campus
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: (502) 636-0935 (David Williams) or (502) 852-6762 (Delinda Buie, curator)
Contact: Delinda Buie or David Williams
Email: KyArchives@aol.com
Hours: 10-4, M-F.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Williams-Nichols Collectionwas founded by David Williams in November of 1982. In June 2001 it was tranferred to the University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library, Special Collections.
Information about holdings
Books: Over 3,004
Manuscripts: One file drawer, one storage box
Organizational records: contained in three file cabinets of clippings and other print materials
Printed material: 1,264 titles; 14,000 copies of print publications.
Clippings/vertical files: 15 4-drawer file cabinets
Objects/ephemera: 500, including buttons, bumperstickers, matchbooks covers, t-shirts, etc.
Film/Video/Sound: approx. 400 videotapes, audiotypes, and CD's
Photographs: 700+
Other holdings/notes: 50 protest banners, posters, autographs

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Main focus in os Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee, but the collection contains print publications and ephemera from across the nation and worldwide. Main timeframe is from the 1980's onward, but we have some books going back to the 1890s.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Community Health Trust , Fairness Campaign, Gays and Lesbians United for Equality, Dignity-Louisville, other local AIDS organizations, LAMBDA Louisville, Louisville P-FLAG and many other Kentucky-based groups. Also contains the Jeffery Wasson files (Wasson successfully challenged the state sodomy law in1992, and his case has been used since then to strike down similar laws in other states); and David Williams Papers (1963 - present).
Collecting interests
National in scope, with special emphasis on GLBT history in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Use requirements
None.
Services
Reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
List of books (by author) and periodicals, videotapes, audio material, clippings files, and photo envelope titles. The clothing and other apparel list includes context in which it was worn, purchased, or donated.
News about collections
Publicizes acquisitions of major importance in the statewide gay and lesbian newspaper, The Letter.

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LOUISIANA

Tulane University
Address: Tulane Manuscripts Department
Special Collections
Tulane Libraries
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Contact: Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian
Email: lmiller@tulane.edu
Internet Address: http://specialcollections.tulane.edu
Collecting areas: The Tulane Manuscripts Department supports Tulane University's mission by acquiring, preserving, and making available records and papers pertaining primarily to the social and cultural development of New Orleans, and secondarily to the state of Louisiana as a whole. The department acquires records and papers in most subject areas pertaining to New orleans and Louisiana, with a special emphasis given to the social, cultural, political, literary, and military development of the region. Most prominent among its collecting interests are Jewish studies, women's studies, GLBT studies, Louisiana politics, the Civil War, waterways, medicine, social welfare, Carnival, and Southern literature.

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MARYLAND

National Library of Medicine,
History of Medicine Division
Location: 8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: (800) 272-4787 Fax: (301) 402-0872
Contact: Margaret Kaiser, Elizabeth Tunis, Stephen Greenberg
Email: hmdref@nlm.nih.gov
Internet address: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/hmd.html
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 am - 5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes

Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Film/Video/Sound: yes
Photographs: yes
Microfilm: yes
Other holdings/notes: International collection of AIDS posters.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Pre-1914 printed works; modern manuscripts.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Information and posters on AIDS; the Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (NLM's 19th Century and earlier printed catalog) has various sub-headings under the subject "sexual instinct."
Use requirements
Open to the public.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Various printed catalogs; entries in CATLINE, SERLINE, and AVLINE databases; NLM's MEDLARS system; via Internet through LOCATOR (telnet to locator.nlm.nih.gov and enter locator at the login prompt).

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MASSACHUSETTS

Amherst College Library
and Marshall Bloom Collection
Location: Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002
Address: Box 2256
Amherst College
P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Phone: (413) 542-2299
Contact: Archivist
Email: archives@amherst.edu
Internet address:http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 12 pm, 1-4 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Amherst College was founded in 1821. Marshall Bloom graduated in 1966, and shortly thereafter, he founded the Liberation News Service. The Bloom Alternative Press collection consists primarily of the archival copies of underground newspapers from LNS (they required all subscribers to send copies of publications using LNS material; the collection is therefore national in scope).
Information about holdings
Printed material: Library: 1700 volumes, 20 periodical titles; Bloom: 110 periodical titles; Special Collections: 20 periodical titles, 400 paperbacks.
Film/Video/Sound: Library: 50 videos, 20 sound recordings
Other holdings/notes: Archives: 6 theses

Collecting interests
Additions of similar material not already held (i.e., new underground titles and missing issues from titles already held).
Use requirements
Archives/Special Collections materials must be used in the Archives and Special Collections reading room.

Comments about access/use:
The underground newspapers are stored in a remote facility and must be requested at least one day prior to use.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Other services/notes:
Research space: only while actively using materials in our collection (i.e., not general study space or places where people can store their books from one day to the next).
Copying: we will make photocopies of anything that a) can physically tolerate it without damage and b) can legally be copied.
Borrowing: Special Collections and Archives materials do not circulate; books from the main library collection do circulate.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Guide: DeSantis, John, and Jaquith, Matthew V., compilers. Gay and Lesbian Materials in the Amherst College Library: A Bibliography. Amherst, Mass., 1994.

Archive Project
Address: 317 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (413) 585-0369
Contact: Phil Gauthier, archivist
Email: gokey3@hotmail.com
Hours: By appointment only.
Wheelchair Access: site is not accessible, but archivist will bring materials to an accessible site by request.
History
The Archive Project started ca.1991 as an outgrowth of the two local ACT UP and Queer Nation chapters. Initially, it held organizational and subject files related to these two groups. As both organizations grew in size, the archive expanded its purpose by collecting materials relating to local gay organizations and the Northampton Pride March. A news photocopy archive was set up for local gay events, and HIV/AIDS-related information and organizations. Eventually folks in the community started donating items, such as national periodicals, gay men's erotica, buttons, T-shirts and organizational files of groups that disbanded.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 4 standard file drawers
Organizational records: 7 standard file drawers
Printed material: approx. 300 books; 7 large boxes gay men's erotica; 10 large boxes periodicals.
Clippings/vertical files: 2 boxes AIDS journals/reports; 2 large boxes unsorted clippings (1990-present); 3 ft. photocopies of newsclippings.
Objects/ephemera: 200 buttons; 8 t-shirts.
Film/Video/Sound: 6-10 videos

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
1969-present, mostly post-1988. Pioneer Valley of Western Mass, especially Northampton-Amherst area. Some general northeastern U.S.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
People: Phil Gauthier (1980-present), Sam Gianneli. Organizations: ACT UP Western Mass. (1990-94), Queer Nation (ca.1990-94), Pride March Committee (1981-96), Pioneer Valley GLB Youth (1991-present), PWA Coalition of W. Mass. (1989-1990), Dignilife (an AIDS organization, 1987-ca.1990), and Valley Gay Alliance.
Subjects: local gay events, HIV/AIDS. As an outgrowth of the archivist's personal interest, subject files relating to Radical Faeries and Needle Exchange are extensive.
Periodicals include: Metroline, Gay Community News, Outweek, Advocate, Valley Women's Voice, Outlook, VWV, Outright families, Queer Noho, Lesbian Calendar, Gay Men's Calendar, VGA Gayzette, RFD, Faeriegram, and Draghead.
Collecting interests
Materials relating to the growth of the gay communities of Western Mass. and community and institutional responses to the AIDS crisis. Also materials documenting Radical Faerie community in the U.S., and local periodicals, especially missing issues of above mentioned titles.
Use requirements
Call ahead to arrange to view the collection.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, Internet reference (email/web), and borrowing privileges for individuals.

Other services/notes:
Copying services must be arranged; VCR and tape deck available. Internships are available.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
The collection is not indexed, although filing is by subject. Some periodicals are cataloged.

Bear History Project
Address: Nashoba Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 926
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 343-4631
Contact: Dr. Les Wright
Email: curator@bearhistory.com
Website: http://www.bearhistory.com
Collecting areas: Bears, gay masculinity, non-hegemonic masculinity, art, iconography of bears. The Human Sexuality Collection at Cornell is our archival repository.

The History Project:
Documenting Lesbian and Gay Boston
Address: c/o Cambridge Women's Center
46 Pleasant St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 557-1082 Fax: (617) 354-8807
Contact: Libby Bouvier (phone/fax)
Email: info@historyproject.org
Internet address: http://www.historyproject.org
Hours: By appointment only.
Wheelchair Access: First floor is wheelchair accessible. Materials housed on upper floors can be brought downstairs.
History
Founded February 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. Incorporated July 1981.
Information about holdings
Organizational records: 16 cubic ft. (10 of BALGHP/OBHEF; 6 of other Boston-area groups/orgs.)
Printed material: 250+ titles; reference only
Clippings/vertical files: 3 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 1000 items
Film/Video/Sound: 3 ft.
Photographs: 6 ft; also slides
Other holdings/notes: Computer disks of exhibit: "Public Faces/Private Lives"

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
1940s to the present in the greater Boston area.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbians and gay men pre-Stonewall era (oral histories and photos); history of gay men and lesbians in Boston and beginnings of lesbian and gay scholarship; bar culture; passing women; early homophile organizations (1950s-1974); extensive database of post-1968 lesbian and gay groups/organizations.
Collecting interests
In the process of locating permanent storage space, which will enable us to accept new acquisitions.
Use requirements
None.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Exhibit "Public Faces/Private Lives" available for rental or loan.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Entries for all collections currently housed in the Cambridge Women's Center are currently being entered into NUCMC. A finding aid for the Records of the Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project is available at the Cambridge Women's Center, 46 Pleasant St., Cambridge.
News about collections
New collections are listed in the Women's Center newsletter, including materials on temporary deposit. Also, Our Boston Heritage distributes press releases.

Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections Department
Location: 92 Snell Library
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 373-2351
Fax: (617) 373-5409
Contact: Joan Krizack
E-mail: archives@neu.edu
Web page: http://www.lib.neu.edu/archives
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Information about holdings
The collection contains organizational records, clippings, objects and ephemera, film, video, sound, photographs, and microfilm from the 1970's - 1990's.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented
Aids Action Committee
Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
Bromfield St. Education Foundation
        Gay Community News
        Outwrite Writers Conference
        The Prisoner's Project
Student Homophile League and other partial collections of early homophile organizations.

Collecting interests
Northeastern is actively collecting lgbt organizational records.
Comments about access/use
Restrictions may be set by donors, otherwise not restricted. Access is the same as for non-lgbt collections.
Services
Research space, copying, audivisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids are mounted on the web when they are complete.
News about collections
News releases on website

Schlesinger Library
on the History of Women in America
Location: Radcliffe College
10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-8647 Fax: (617) 496-8340
Email: slref@radcliffe.edu
Internet address: http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm. Some evening hours. Call for current schedule.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Schlesinger Library was founded as the Women's Archives in 1943, when Radcliffe alumna Maud Wood Park (1898) donated her papers relating to the woman suffrage movement. In 1967 the library was renamed the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America to honor historians Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger. The library's collections have grown to over 50,000 books and hundreds of periodical titles, as well as thousands of shelf feet of manuscript collections.
Holdings summary
The library holds mostly 19th and 20th century books, periodicals, and manuscript collections; LGBT-related manuscript materials cover ca.1930 - present.
Note: the following collections (ca.180 linear ft.) include papers of self-identified lesbians and women whose primary relationships seem to have been with other women, as well as papers of others that contain LGBT-related materials.
Lura Beam: 2 ft. (1900-1969)
Susan Bolotin: .5 ft. (1982-1983), unknown amount of LBGT-related materials.
Louise Bosworth: 4 ft. (1881-1982)
Lesbian activist Charlotte Bunch: 7 ft. (1950-1988)
Labor education expert Eleanor Coit: 1.5 ft. (1894-1971)
COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics): ca.40 folders of LBGT-related materials (1962-1989)
Daughters of Bilitis Cambridge (Mass.): 1 ft. (1974-1986); temporarily closed.
Lesbian writer and activist Barbara Deming: 30 ft. (1908-1985)
Birth control advocate Mary Ware Dennett: 4 folders of LBGT-related material (1894-1948)
Advisor to F.D.R. Molly Dewson, and Polly Porter: 1 ft. and 3 reels microfilm (1861-1962)
Sculptor Harriet Hosmer: 2.5 ft. (1830-1908)
Photographer Bettye Lane: 58 LBGT-related photographs (1969-1981)
Robin Ruth Linden: .25 ft. and 9 videotapes (1978-1983)
Frieda S. Miller: 6.5 ft. (1909-1973). See also Pauline Newman.
Letters to Ms. Magazine: 4 folders of LBGT-related materials (1972-1980)
Mass. Society for Social Health: 2 folders of LBGT-related materials (1947-1956)
Writer, lawyer, activist for African American and women's rights, Episcopal Priest Pauli Murray: 59 ft. (1827-1985)
N.O.W. (National Organization for Women): 42 folders, 6 videotapes, and 7 audiotapes of LBGT-related materials (1975-1988)
Singer/songwriter Holly Near: 10 ft. (1974-1991)
Advocate for the rights of women workers Pauline Newman: 6 ft. (1903-1982). See also Frieda S. Miller.
Lesbian writer Adrienne Rich: 12 ft. (1933-1984)
Sharonah Robinson: 2 folders of LBGT-related materials (1956-1985)
Activist Rochelle Ruthchild: 1.5 ft. (1966-1980)
Flora Belle Surles: .25 ft. (1917-1973)
Alice B. Toklas: 1 folder (1934-1954)
Prison reformer Miriam Van Waters: 27 ft. (1861-1971). See also Anna Gladding collection.
"Visible for a Change" exhibit records: 1 ft.
Winnifred Wygal: .25 ft. (1916-1972), unknown amount of LBGT-related materials.
Collecting interests
Anything that falls into our collecting scope will be considered: U.S. women (primarily 19th and 20th century), social activism, social welfare and reform, employment, the professions, suffrage, labor, women's rights, government, politics, education, medicine/health, and the family.
Use requirements
Open to the public; photo ID and registration required.

Comments about access/use:
Noncirculating.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All holdings are cataloged in HOLLIS (Harvard's online public access catalog); manuscripts are cataloged in RLIN; finding aids for some collections are in National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS); finding aids for all collections are available from the library (fee charged for photocopying and postage). Books on lesbian, gay and bisexual issues are also listed in a bibliography available on the web site or from the library.
News about collections
Newsletter mentions notable acquisitions on all topics.

Sexual Minorities Archives
/New Alexandria Lesbian Library
Location: Private home
Address: P.O. Box 60402,
Florence, MA 01062
Phone: (413) 584-7616
Contact: Bet Power
E-mail: betpower@yahoo.com
Hours: By appointment only on week nights and weekends. Call or write a week in advance.
Wheelchair Access: yes, by request
History
Founded as New Alexandria Lesbian Library in Chicago, Ill., on July 12, 1974, as part of the lesbian Feminist Center there. In 1977 Bet Power became the curator; she moved the collection to western Massachusetts in 1979. On January 1, 1992, the collection was expanded and renamed the Sexual Minorities Archives.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: ca.50 collections
Organizational records: ca.100 boxes
Printed material: 3,000 items (660 periodicals sets; 200 signed volumes, first editions, or rare books)
Clippings/vertical files: 10 4-drawer file cabinets
Objects/ephemera: ca.1,000
Film/Video/Sound: several hundred titles
Photographs: thousands
Other holdings/notes: approx. 100 pieces of art; 300 comic books.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Early 1900s to present; bulk is 1930s to present. Covers entire USA, with some international materials. Strongest regions represented: Chicago, IL and Northampton, MA.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Documents the lives of all sexual minorities (lesbians, bisexuals, gay men, transgendered people, S/M leatherfolk, fetishists). Significant holdings: Lesbian Feminist Center archives, Chicago, IL late 1960's to 1977; Womonfyre Books archives, including partial archives of the Common Womon Club, Northampton, MA, 1970's to late-1980's; SHELIX archives (Lesbian, BiWomen, and Transgender S/M group) late 1970's to early 1990's, Northampton, MA; East Coast Female-to-Male Group (ECFTMG) archives, 1992 to present, Northampton, MA
Collecting interests
All sexual minorities, especially (but not exclusively) US; individuals and organizations.
Use requirements
Free access to all sexual minority individuals and supporters.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, and telephone reference.

Other services/notes:
Also video rental service. Copying is done overnight by staff only.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Card catalog for basic collection; some indices to lesbian periodicals (The Ladder and Lesbian Periodicals Index); indices to portions of the collection (e.g., Black lesbians and lesbian separatism). All indices in print format.

Smith College Archives
Location: Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Address: Alumnae Gym of William Allen Neilson Library
Phone: 413-585-2970 Fax: 413-585-2886
Email: archives@library.smith.edu
Internet address: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/archives
Hours: M-F: 9 am - 5 pm; some Sundays during academic year (summer hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm). Reading room and exhibits, M-F: 8:30 am - 5 pm (summer hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm).
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
In 1921 Smith College officially appointed its first archivist although the college had been collecting records as early as 1908. The holdings grew into a "college history collection," consisting in large part of the materials that students created while they attended Smith, and, in much lesser amounts, official records of the college. In the 1980s the archives began a records program to bring in college office records, while continuing to collect student material and faculty papers.
Holdings summary
LBGT-related material, in broad categories, 1860s to the present:
- student letters (written home to family and friends) and journals/diaries describe crushes/smashes, female friendships, LBGT activity on campus (scattered over 100 sets of letters and journals);
- student publications include articles about crushes/smashes, female friendships, LBGT activity on campus (scattered);
- student organization records (e.g. Lesbian Bisexual Alliance), ca.3 ft.;
- faculty papers document female friendships, Boston marriages, and lesbian relationships (scattered through ca.5-10 collections of papers);
- administrative records and college publications document administration policies, practices, and public relations toward LBGT issues (scattered); and
- alumnae publications: includes articles in Smith Alumnae Quarterly and LBGT alumnae group newsletters.
Formats include manuscripts, organizational records, printed material, vertical files, audiovisual material, photographs, and microfilm.
Collecting interests
Official records of the college; records of student, faculty, and other college-related organizations; records of alumnae; faculty and major administrators' papers; papers of alumnae (from their student days only); other records which record or describe college activities and events. Full Acquisitions Policy available from the archivist.
Use requirements
Open to all interested users who fill out the registration form and agree to follow the rules.

Comments about access/use:
Some portions of some collections are closed due to donation agreements, college policy, or state or federal law; this may include LBGT material.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), loan agreements for exhibits.
Other services/notes:
Borrowing is non-circulating, and is generally available to administrative staff only. Copying services are limited.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Shelflist; selected finding aids to faculty papers, student letters and diaries lists; selected indices; and card catalog.
News about collections
The Smith College Libraries' newsletter reports on specific additions. The annual report is not a public document.

Sophia Smith Collection
Location: Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: (413) 585-2970 Fax: (413) 585-2886
Contacts: Sherill Redmon - donations and events; Amy Hague - reference; Susan Barker - photograph orders.
Email: ssc-wmhist@smith.edu
Internet address: http://libraries.smith.edu/ssc
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10 am - 5 pm; some Sundays. Reading room and exhibits, Mon-Fri: 8:30 am -5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Founded in 1942 as a collection of works by women writers, the scope was expanded to document the lives and activities of women. The collection was renamed in honor of the founder of Smith College, in 1946.
Holdings summary
As a whole, the Sophia Smith Collection documents the U.S., especially New England, 1863-1994.
Note: the following collections (204 ft.) include avowed lesbians and women who are known to have lived their lives in the companionship of other women, in some cases one lifelong companion.
Louise Stevens Bryant (1885-1956) 7 ft.: a social welfare and public health specialist; includes excerpts of letters Lura Beam received from Bryant, a copy of Beam's biography of Bryant, and related correspondence.
Noel Phyllis Birkby (ca. 1930s-90s) 72 ft.: architect, artist, and lesbian feminist activist.
Eleanor Coit (1913-74) 13 ft.: workers' education specialist and writer.
Florence Hollis and Rosemary Reynolds (1863-1987) 25 ft.: social workers; Hollis and Reynolds were life companions.
Rhoda McCulloch (1880s-1978): Y.W.C.A. worker and editor; collection includes papers of her longtime companion, Henrietta Roelofs.
Ruth Mellor (1927-70) 1 ft.: social worker; collection contains personal correspondence referring to her relationships with women, ca. 1928-29.
Vida Scudder (1884-1979) 1 ft.: author, editor, and social settlement worker.
Grace Spofford (1917-1991) 11 ft.: music educator; includes papers of Elizabeth Coulson.
Ellen Gates Starr (1806-1991) 11 ft.: co-founder of Hull House; includes letters from Jane Addams to Starr.
Alice Morgan Wright (1880s-1978) 6 ft.: sculptor and suffragist and advocate of animal welfare, women's rights, and peace. Collection includes papers of Wright's companion, Edith Goode.
Mary van Kleeck (1883-1984) 56 ft.: social researcher and industrial sociologist. Her companion was Mary Fledderus. Mostly professional papers.
The Sophia Smith Collection also holds the following organizational records and vertical files.
The Lesbian Calendar (ca.1985-1994) 6 ft.: office files of the Northampton-based newsletter, subject files, periodicals, clippings re: lesbian/gay-related interests, posters, flyers, and files of LOGS (Lesbians of Greater Springfield) newsletter (ca.1985-86). Unprocessed.
Ms. Magazine (ca. 1970-1987; not all GLBT-related) 243 ft.: editorial files include letters, article submissions, fiction, and special issues re: lesbian and gay issues. Unprocessed/restricted.
Vertical files (51+ ft; not all GLBT-related)
Homosexuality collection: (ca. 1984-present) 1 ft.: clippings, articles, pamphlets, memorabilia, and selected issues of periodicals
Women's liberation collection (ca.1950s-80s; not all GLBT-related) ca. 50 ft.: printed material, biographical material, memorabilia, and selected records of lesbian and feminist organizations and activities.
See also periodical collection, including Amazon Quarterly, The Ladder, The Furies, Sinister Wisdom, and others; also secondary sources in reference collection.
Collecting interests
Reproductive rights and birth control, women's rights, the contemporary women's movement, lesbian life and culture, U.S. women working abroad, working women and women in the labor movement.
Use requirements
Photo ID.

Comments about access/use:
Non-circulating.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Research appointments, class presentations.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids are available for all collections described above; in some cases box lists only are available. Holdings gradually being made available in the Five College online catalog; OCLC; older collections in NUCMC. Published catalogs also available.
News about collections
Important additions listed in Sophia Smith Collection Annual Report and newsletter, Smith College Libraries' newsletter, and on the Sophia Smith Collection website.

Women's Movement Archives
Location: Cambridge Women's Center
46 Pleasant St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 354-8807
Contact: Libby Bouvier; Betty Furdon
Hours: By appointment.
Wheelchair Access: First floor is wheelchair accessible. Materials housed on upper floors can be brought downstairs.
History
Founded in 1981 to preserve the records of grass-roots Boston area feminist organizations and groups, the Women's Movement Archives is part of the Women's Education Center, Inc. (Women's Center).
Information about holdings
Organizational records: 25+ collections
Printed material: 3000+ titles
Clippings/vertical files: 15 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 500+ items
Film/Video/Sound: 25+ items
Photographs: 4 ft, also slides
Other holdings/notes: 400+ reel-to-reel tapes

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
1968-present; primarily greater Boston area.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
The archival collection includes records of Bread and Roses; Female Liberation; The Abortion Action Coalition; Sister Courage; Somerville (Mass.) Women's Center; The Boston Women's Music Collective; The Cambridge Women's Center and affiliated projects (the Women's School, Lesbian Liberation, Women Against Violence Against Women); and papers of many women who have been active locally (as well as nationally) in feminist and lesbian-feminist movements. Significant number of women in these groups are self-identified lesbians and there is material throughout all of the collections documenting lesbians and bisexual women.
The (non-circulating) library holds books on such topics as feminist theory, women's history, poetry, women of color, fiction, autobiographies, and biographies. There is also a collection of 400 volumes on lesbian and gay history and culture. Periodical collection includes such titles as: Sojourner, Sister Courage, Signs, Conditions, Sinister Wisdom, and Off Our Backs, as well as newsletters from community women's groups, rape crisis centers, political action groups, women's centers, and battered women's shelters. The vertical file collection consists of flyers, brochures, articles, position papers, and newspaper clippings on subjects ranging from abortion struggles to women in revolution.
Collecting interests
Materials that document women's lives/activities/organizations. Any time period, though focus is 1960-present. Geographical concentration is Boston area.
Use requirements
By appointment.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
No audio equipment; have VCR. Copying facilities are limited.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids to most of the collections available for use in the archives and copies can be reproduced for researchers. Entries for all archival collections currently being entered into NUCMC.
News about collections
Women's Center quarterly newsletter and annual reports include summaries of archives activities (including new acquisitions, number of researchers, etc.)

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MICHIGAN

Michigan State University
Address: University Libraries
Special Collections Division
100 Library
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-8700 Fax: (517) 353-5069
Contacts: Peter Berg, Kristine Baclawski, Gerald Paulins, Randall Scott
Emails: berg@pilot.msu.edu; baclaws1@msu.edu; paulins@pilot.msu.edu; scottr@pilot.msu.edu
Internet address: http://www.lib.msu.edu/coll/main/spec_col/radicalism/glbt/index.htm
Hours: M-F 9 am - 5 pm; Sat. 10 am - 2 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Gay and Lesbian materials were first collected in 1971, as part of MSU's American Radicalism Collection.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 1 box
Organizational records: 10 boxes
Printed material: 1,500 books; 350 journal titles
Clippings/vertical files: 37 ft. of vertical files
Film/Video/Sound: 6 videos, 24 sound
Other holdings/notes: over 100+ comic books related to GLBT; uncat. TV/TS; volumes: 100

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Primarily 1950-present; national with some international holdings.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Dignity, MSU Gay/Lesbian Taskforce, GLBT Journals, Gay men in the men's movement; Gay comics, AIDS comics, NAMBLA, religious right, Transvestite fiction, and Gay-Lesbian pulp fiction.
See guides on The Comic Art Collection, The Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collections, and the American Radicalism Collections. Also, in the MSU Library Microfilm Collection: San Francisco Bay Area gay and lesbian serial microfilm collection.
Collecting interests
In-depth resource of cross-disciplinary materials representing diverse or opposing viewpoints on the construction and development of gender and sexual identities, homosexuality, bisexuality, etc. Special attention has been focused on representing the cultural and political experiences of diverse and marginalized groups of people, including particular contributions from people of various sexual identities, and among them, especially those persons from minority cultures, races, classes, etc.
Use requirements
[None noted.]

Comments about access/use:
Materials do not circulate; there are very limited photocopy services via inter-library loan.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
There is a printed index only for comic art holdings; access to cataloged materials is through a local database (MAGIC) and there are records in OCLC.

University of Michigan
Labadie Collection
Special Collections Library
University of Michigan
711 Hatcher Library
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
Phone: (734)764-9377
Contact: Julie Herrada, Curator
Email: special.collections@umich.edu
Internet address: http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/labadie
Collecting areas: In additon to anarchism, the collection's strengths include: civil liberties (with an emphasis on racial minorities), socialism, communism, colonialism and imperialism, American labor history through the 1930's, the IWW, the Spanish Civil War, sexual freedom, women's liberation, gay liberation, the underground press, and student protest. Since 2000, the collection has also included the National Transgender Library & Archive. The Labadie Collection contains 120 manuscript collections, 1,000 photographs, 50,000 books and 8,000 periodicals (including nearly 800 currently received titles), over 6,000 subject vertical files, and several hundred posters and buttons.

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MINNESOTA

The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies

Address: Special Collections and Rare Books
University of Minnesota Libraries

111 Elmer L. Andersen Library

222 21st Ave. S.

Minneapolis , MN 55455

Phone: (612) 624-7526
Contact: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter
Email: trett007@umn.edu

Internet Address: http://www.trettercollection.org
Wheelchair Access: Yes
History:

The collection was begun by Jean-Nickolaus Tretter. After being discharged from the Navy, he and his friends organized the first Twin Cities commemoration of the Stonewall Riots in June 1972. At around the same time, Tretter began to collect gay and lesbian materials in a piecemeal fashion. He didn't start out with the grand scheme of an archive; he just gathered things that seemed to matter.
Tretter studied social and cultural anthropology at the University of Minnesota from 1973-1976 and wanted to specialize in gay and lesbian anthropolgy but could not get the institutional support he needed. Tretter dropped out of the university and began working as a counselor at a Ramsey County residence for youth with mutiple disabilities. He also began studying gay and lesbian history on his won, beginning the accumulation of materials that currently make up his collection.
In 1983, Tretter was assembling a gay history display when he made a disturbing discovery: "Our gay history was disappearing as fast as we were producing it". Tretter consciuosly started collecting anything that was GLBT, always on the lookout for new materials. Since 1982, he has been a member of the Los Angeles-based International Gay and Lesbian Archives where he served as both a board member and the Upper Midwest representative.
The Tretter Collection is affiliated with the Schochet Center for GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Information about holdings:
The collection contains over 25,000 items and spans a variety of subjects and formats. Subjects range from light fiction to religion to erotica to biographies to local and national pride guides. It includes popular and scholarly books and journals, newspapers, compact disks, taped interviews on audiocassette, videos, uniforms, t-shirts, buttons, stamps, business cards, games (e.g. Gay Monopoly), art, postcards, posters (e.g. from the National Lesbian Writers conference), photographs, etc. The collection contains a good number of signed first edition books. In addition to complete runs of local GLBT papers (e.g. Queue Press, The GLC Voice, Equal Time, Lavender Magazine, all Pride Guides to date, Twin Cities Gaze, etc.), other national and international newspapers are well represented (e.g. the Lesbian Review of Books and related materials, Lambda Nordika, et al.). Included in the collection are items such as the first territorial law book of Minnesota detailing the sodomy law, the archives of the National Education Association GL Caucus, and a book pulled from the burning of the Hirschfeld Library in Berlin.
Time periods/geographical regions:
The oldest piece in the collection is an Egyptian phallic figurine. The collection contains local, national and international materials, spanning a wide range of time.

Significant people/organizations/subjects documented:
The archives of the Lesbian Review of Books; the archives of the National Education Association Gay & Lesbian Caucus; Early organizational papers of Amazon Feminist Bookstore Cooperative, the oldest independent lesbian/feminist bookstore in North America (still located in Minneapolis); the papers, videos, journals of Patrick Scully, dancer and impressario; correspondence of explorer and anthropologist Tobias Schneebaum and others.
Collecting Interests:
The University of Minnesota Libraries have assumed responsibilty for the materials and are willing and able to assume curatorial responsibility for additional materials as collected or donated. Additionally, the Schochtet Center for GLBT Studies will help build the collection with donated materials, as well as offer some financial support for acquisitions.
Use Requirements
The Tretter Collection is open to the public and its holdings are accessible to all. Because of the rarity of the books and manuscript material in the collection, however, the holdings do not circulate, except when used by satff for exhibition purposes. Researchers may use the materials only in the Special Colelctions reading room. Photocopying services are available for a fee, depending on the fragility of the material. The requirements are the same for all University of Minnesota special collections.
The Elmer L. Andersen Library, where the Tretter collection is housed, has regular business hours, Monday through Friday. For speedier access apointments made in advance are recommended. The library is wheelchair accessible.
Services:
Research space, reference assistance on site, copying services, telephone reference, loan agreements for exhibits can be arranged.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions:
The collection's database catalog, which was created by Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, is in the process of being tranferred to the Special Collections database. Once completed, the Tretter Collection database will be accessible on-line.

Minnesota Historical Society
Address: 345 Kellogg Blvd. West
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
Phone: (651) 296-2143 (reference)
E-mail: reference@mnhs.org
Contact: Kathryn Otto, Head of Reference
Internet address: http://www.mnhs.org/library/search/index.html
Hours: Mon., Wed-Sat., 9-5; Thursday, 9-9
Wheelchair access: Yes
History:
The Historical Society was chartered in 1849 as the second act of the Territorial Legislature. The Society is not part of the state government, but an independent non-profit educational institution with a self-perpetuating board of directors. Its mission is to document the human history of Minnesota. The Society's main facility, which houses museum galleries and a research library, is open without charge to the public. There is no charge for access to the research collections but charges do apply for reproductions.
Holdings Summary:
This is a summary of the Society's holdings by its major collection divisions. Please note that the Society uses GLBT rather than LGBT as its abbreviation for the collection.
Government Records
In 1971 the Society was given the responsibility for administering the State Archives - the official records of state, county, municipal and township governments. Among the record series that are richest in documents and data on GLBT citizens in Minnesota are those of the State Department of Human Rights (1955-80) and Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights (1947-79). other important series include: correspondence and subject files of the Governor's Office, the records and case files of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, and the subject files of Minneapolis mayor Don Fraser. Extensive records of the Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans (1990-91) are included in the manuscript collection of Leo Treadway (see below), vice chair of the Task Force.
Manuscript Collections
The manuscript collections include the papers (letters, diaries, scrapbooks, etc) of individuals and the records (minutes, reports, financial documents, etc.) of organizations and businesses. Among the Society's most important GLBT manuscript collections are the papers of: elected official and AIDS victim Brian Coyle (1965-91); the papers of Leo Treadway (1971-95) - documenting his work with secular and religious organizations advancing gay rights and human justice issues; activist and organizer Thom Higgins (1950-94) - including documentation of the famous 1977 incident in which he hit Anita Bryant with a pie; Wallace Swan (1975-94) - reflecting his work as a public administrator and active role in in the Minneapolis gay community as a parent, church member, patron of the arts, and civil rights advocate. Organizational records that document the GLBT community include: The Women's Coffeehouse Collective (1975-90) - a "chemically-free meeting place for all women which supports and nurtures the social, cultural, and political life of the Twin Cities lesbian community"; Lesbian and Gay Interfaith Council of Minnesota (1978-87), composed of several religious groups ministering to the gay community; Northland Business Association (1985-88) "gay and lesbian business and professional people...joined together for educational and humanitarian purposes and mutual support"; Out and About Theater (1977-82) - a Minneapolis Theater "committed to a forthright and earnest exploration of diverse expressions of alternative lifestyles"; GAMMA (1978-96) - a social and athletic organization for gay men in the Twin Cities; Minnesota Committee for Gay Rights (1974-84) - documenting its work to pass local ordinances and state laws guaranteeing rights for gays, to combat homophobia and violence against gays, and to educate the public and legislature about GLBT issues generally.
Oral Histories
The Society holds two major oral history projects related to the GLBT community. "Twin Cities Gay and Lesbian Community Oral History Project, 1993," contains interviews with people connected with the local gay/lesbian community from the 1940s to the advent of AIDS in the early 1980s. Narrators recount early impressions of what they thought homosexuality was, personal expreiences of how they came to terms with their sexuality and the social environment they experienced in the Twin Cities. Interviewees: Richard Bosard, Dennis E. Miller, Koreen Phelps, Ashley Ann Rukes, Allan Spear, Leo Treadway, Jean-Nicholas Tretter, Kerry Woodward. "Not Waiting for a Cure Oral History Project, 1994-1995," documents Minnesota's response to AIDS from personal and sociopolitical perspectives, through the memory of those working in and lost to the epidemic. Interviewees: Grace Arrington, Kiran Belani, Sharon Day, Cindy Hawkins, Agnes Leitheiser, Sister Joannes Lucid, William Main, Cynthia Mayeda, Steve Moore, Frank S. Rhame, Roy Schmidt, Rev. Vincent Schwahn, Patrick Scully, David Swarthout, Pat Thayer, Robert E. Tracy, Violetta, John Weiser, Shirley Wilson.
Library
The Library holds and continues to collect magazines and newspapers published by and for the GLBT community - for example, Equal Time (1984-94), Infront Directory (1995-present), Lavender (1995-present), Official Pride Guide (1989-present), Twin Cities Gayzette/The Free Voice/The Uptown Voice (1971-72), Bi the Way (1993-98), The GLC Voice (1979-88), Minnesota positive: HIV monthly newsletter (1993-present), GAB Skinny (1995-present), Twin Cities Gaze (1985-92). The Society holds microfilm editions of virtually every English-language newspaper printed in Minnesota - an unparalleled resource for the study of any community. Researchers will also find many reports, such as the 1975 HumanRights Issues: Fair Employment for Gay People...by the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions, and Northstar Project: Out and Counted: A Survey of the Twin Cities Gay and Lesbian Community, 1988, by the Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council. Among the books related to Minnesota GLBT people are Kurt Chandler's Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age (1995), Mary Borhek's My Son Eric (1979), David Brudnoy's memoir Life is Not a Rehearsal (1997), Reclaiming the Heartland: Lesbian and Gay Voiced from the Midwest (1996). The Society documents the cultural life of the state, including fiction by GLBT authors. Ellen Hart's award-winning Jane Lawless mysteries are just one example.
Art Collection
The Society's collection of more than 6,000 paintings, prints, and drawings includes works by GLBT artists, such as Mark O'Leary (1953-93), an accomplished painter who contracted AIDS in his thirties and found it necessary to work on a small scale with colored pencil on paper as his illness progressed. Several of his works are in the Art Collection, and his papers are in the Society's manuscript collection.
Sound and Visual Collections
The Sound and Visual collection at the History Center holds hundreds of photographs relating to GLBT people in the state of Minnesota. These include portraits of individuals and scenes of group activity. Portraits are indexed by name of the person, and other photographs are arranged by subject category. In addition, the separately cataloged Thom Higgins Photo Collection contains a wealth of images of the Twin Cities GLBT community, and the Brian Coyle manuscript collection (see above) contains a large number of photographs as well. The Society also collects sound recordings and moving images such as Stay With Me - Ellen Anthony's documentary on state legislator Karen Clark.
Museum Artifacts
The Museum Collections department at the Society documents GLBT Minnesotans through acquiring and cataloging three-dimensional artifacts. These artifacts reflect "famous" events and people, but even more the ordinary lives of ordinary people. Objects relating to the LGBT community range from a guerilla theater costume used in a Twin Cities demonstration against a meeting of the Beran League in the 1980's to a business card from the local office of ACT UP, with the tag-line "Where is Your Anger?" Other objects include dozens of buttons - those promoting political campaigns and causes (supporting Alan Spear and Al Oertwig campaigns, and opposing the 1978 referendum to repeal the St. Paul Human Rights ordinance) and those commemorating events (Gay Pride festivals, Out and About Theater's first production, "Minnesota Leather Encounter '91"). There are banners here (one that hung in the Women's Coffeehouse Collective, and one carried by Gay & Lesbian Youth Together in Pride parades) flyers ("FTM-A Transsexual Journey from Female to Male" st the Minnesota Fringe Festivalin 1995 is just one), even a deck of cards - a souvenir of the 1969 New year's celebration at the Happy Hour Bar. The collections include the announcement for the wedding of David Fey and Michael Putnam in Minneapolis, and the commemorative "stone wall" erected at the state capitol in 1989 during the "St. Paul: Celebrating the Struggle" rally. These and other objects are available for research by appointment. Call the department at 651-296-8071, Monday through Friday.
Collecting interests:
Materials relating directly to Minnesota
Use requirements:
Open to the public. Users must provide a picture ID for registration purposes and agree to abide by the general use policies of the Society. Some specific collections may have access restrictions imposed by the donor.
Services:
Research space, reference assistance on site, copying services, telephone reference, audiovisual facilities, internet reference, exhibition loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All published collection material (with the important exception of newspaper titles) is cataloged in OCLC and the regional OPAC PALS (accessible on the web via the Society's web site). All manuscript and state archives collections are cataloged in RLIN/NUCMC and in PALS. Each collection also has a paper finding aid available in the research library (some of these finding aids are linked to their respective PALS records). The photo collections are accessible through an in-house card catalog; this catalog is currently being converted to electronic form, and is accessible through the Society's web page. The artifact collection is cataloged on an in-house database, available by appointment; some of the artifacts are also cataloged in PALS.

Quatrefoil Library
1619 Dayton Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 641-0969
Contact: Kathy Robbins
Email: quatrefoillibrary@yahoo.com
Internet address: http://www.qlibrary.org
Collecting areas: The Quatrefoil Library houses published GLBT materials, including books, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, videos, DVD's, audiocassettes and CD's.

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MISSOURI

Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives
Address: Special Collections & Archives Department
Meyer Library
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 65897
Phone: (417) 836-5428
FAX: (417) 836-4764
Email: Archives@missouristate.edu
Internet Address: Department's general URL is http://library.missouristate.edu/Archives.

Researchers may prefer to link directly to the OLGA materials: http://library.missouristate.edu/archives/speccoll/olga.htm

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 4:30 pm
Wheelchair access: yes
History: This newly established collection was first proposed in the spring of 2003 by Drs. Holly Baggett and Ralph Smith of Missouri State University. The Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives seeks to document the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history of the Ozarks region. The archives was formally established during a dedication/open house event on October 30, 2003.

Since the founding of the archives, an active oral history program was initiated that has already generated more than 40 oral histories and will continue to produce additional ones in the future.

Information about holdings:
Manuscript material: 2 c.f
Film, video, or sound: 3.1 c.f
Organization's records: 1 c.f.
Printed materials: .25 c.f.
Clippings/vertical files: 1.5 c.f.
Objects and ephemera: .25 c.f
Oral Histories: 40+

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Southwest Missouri/Ozarks from the1970's to the present.
Collecting interests:
Missouri State University's Special Collections & Archives Department is actively seeking and able to obtain additional materials. Currently, all time periods and subjects regarding LGBT history, events, issues, literature, and organizations are being considered.
Use requirements:
All materials are open for research during normal reading room hours. Please refer to the website for details.
Services:
Research space, reference assistance on site, copying services, telephone reference, audiovisual facilities, Internet reference (e-mail/web), exhibitions, loan agreements for exhibits
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions:
As of March 2007, all OLGA holdings are accessioned but unprocessed. However, researchers are allowed access to unprocessed collections on a case by case basis. Upon being fully processed, collections will have a collection-level MARC record and finding aids will be available on the Special Collections & Archives website.
News about collections:
Major acquisitions of new materials are announced in the Midwest Archives Conference newsletter, via campus press releases, and in other learned society publications.

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NEVADA

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Address: Special Collections - Las Vegas Gay Archives
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 457010
Las Vegas, NV 89154-7010
Phone: (702) 895-2234 Fax: (702) 895-1078
Contact: Su Kim Chung, Manuscripts Librarian
Email: skchung@unlv.edu
Internet address: http://library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Tue,Thu: 9 am - 9 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Special Collections Department was founded in 1965 to combine rare books, Nevada collections, and gaming collections. The Lesbian and Gay Archives was acquired in 1986 (not a separate facility, only a focus for collecting).
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 51 ft.
Organizational records: .5 ft.
Printed material: 18 ft. periodicals
Objects/ephemera: 20
Film/Video/Sound: 1 ft.
Other holdings/notes: posters

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Nevada: manuscripts and some periodicals, 1955-1997; National: some periodicals, 1974-1997.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
AIDS, bars--Las Vegas, business, child molesting, drag, entertainers, First Desert States Gay/Lesbian Conference, Las Vegas Gay Archives, Lesbian Gay Academic Union, Lesbian & Gay Pride Coalition, Metropolitan Community Church, mormons--gay, Nevada Gay Times, Nevadans for Human Rights, politics--gay--Nevada, pornography, prostitution, religion, and social events--gay.
Collecting interests
The Las Vegas Gay Archives is one of the collectin initiatives within the manuscripts section of UNLV Special Collections. The Archives ncludes personal papers and organizational records of notable figures, organizations and businesses in the LAs Vegas gay community. The collection is supported by a number of rare monographs and journals that chronicle gay history and the development of the gay community in the United States.
Use requirements
Anyone may use the collections during regular hours.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aid to manuscript collection, typed inventory alphabetically by subject.

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NEW JERSEY

Rutgers Special Collections
and University Archives
Location: Rutgers University Libraries
169 College Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163
Phone: (732) 932-7006 Fax: (732) 932-7012
Contact: David Kuzma, Reference Archivist
Email: kuzmadav@rci.rutgers.edu
Internet Address: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua.shtml
Hours: During regular school year: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 1-5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Founded as a manuscript and rare books repository in the 1940s, the division for Rutgers University Records began in 1962 and has expanded into collecting New Jersey materials generally.
Information about holdings
Time periods/geographical regions documented:
New Jersey, 1969-1989.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Rutgers University Lesbian and Gay Alliance (13 ft.); New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition (3.5 ft.).
Collecting interests
History of New Jersey and Rutgers University. Statewide and regional GLBT organizations as well as those at Rutgers.
Use requirements
Materials are open to the public.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Card catalogs, typed finding aids, most manuscript records are in RLIN.
News about collections
New acquisitions are noted in the Journal of Rutgers University Libraries, published twice a year.

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NEW YORK

Black Gay and Lesbian Archive Project
12 West 130th Street #3
New York, NY 10037
Phone: (212) 491-2226
Contact: Steven G. Fullwood, Project Director
Email: bglanyc@yahoo.com
Collecting areas: Materials produced by and about lesbain, gay, bisexual, transgender, Same Gender Loving, queer, questioning, and in the life people of African descent, nationally and internationally. Formats include: audiotapes, books, broadsides, dramatic works, film, flyers, journals, magazines, monographs, newletters, newspapers, organizational records, palm cards, pamphlets, photographs, poetry, posters, prints, slides, and video.

Human Sexuality Collection
Location: Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5302
Phone: 607-255-3530 Fax: 607-255-9524
Contact: Brenda J. Marston
Email: bjm4@cornell.edu
Internet address: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/HSC/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm all year; Sat: 1-5 pm when classes are in session during the fall and spring semesters. Out of town visitors should verify hours before they visit by calling or emailing rareref@cornell.edu.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Human Sexuality Collection's mission is to build and promote the use of an extensive collection of primary sources on social and political aspects of human sexuality. We document lbgt politics and lives and the politics of pornography on a national level. Our collecting is guided by an interest in how definitions of sexual identity shift over time and the way in which personal choices and public discourse about sexuality evolve. We pay particular attention to under-documented people and issues, in the interests of making the historical record more complete, and we welcome input from activists and researchers about issues that need to be documented.
The HSC aims to work in cooperation with other repositories and people to promote interest in preserving the history of sexuality and to identify and find appropriate archival homes for important primary sources.
The collection began with Bruce Voeller's 1988 gift of the Mariposa Education and Research Foundation archives and an endowment from David B. Goodstein (Cornell '54). Cornell University's Board of Trustees approved the library's commitment to the new program. The mission and history are described in a printed brochure and on our web site.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 88 collections
Organizational records: 22 collections; with manuscripts, 637.6 cubic ft. total.
Printed material: over 5,000 books; 200 non-U.S. periodicals; 1,150 U.S. periodicals.
Clippings/vertical files: only as part of manuscript collections and organizational records
Objects/ephemera: art and ephemera are cataloged as manuscript collections (e.g. RLIN records: NYCV89-A124, NYCV94-A200 through A206; NYCV95-A111)
Film/Video/Sound: 99 videos; 29 films; 90 tapes; plus items contained within manuscript collections and organizational records.
Photographs: contained within manuscript collections and organizational records

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Current holdings are primarily from 1950 on. Open to adding earlier material. The geographical focus is on the United States. Will also collect international periodicals, U.S. citizen's international activities, and materials with a regional focus on upstate New York.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbian, bisexual, gay male, and transgendered people and politics, especially national organizations and personal papers. Strong subjects: personal impact of AIDS; lbgt activism, from 1970s lesbian feminism and gay liberation through 1980s AIDS activism and on; lbgt people of color; pro- and anti-pornography activism, and samples of lbgt erotica and porn; families of lbgt people; lbgt publishing.
People: Brian McNaught; James M. Foster; H. Lynn Womack; the Goldstaub family; Phil Zwickler; Robert Garcia; Rosa Von Praunheim; Brent Nicholson Earle; Perry Brass; Robert J. Leach; Kristin Esterberg's oral history project; Roey Thorpe's oral history project; David B. Goodstein; Bruce R. Voeller; Robert Roth; Harry Langhorne; Robert Lynch; David P. McWhirter; Jean O'Leary; Alice Reynolds; Richard Schlegel; Joseph Albertson's films; Michael Scherker; Thomas J. Collier; Chasen Gaver; Larry Bush; Gordon Martin; David Patrick McIntosh; George Fisher; Michael L. Williams; Matthew Wolfe; Perry Deane Young.
Organizations: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; National Lesbian and Gay Health Association; Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, national office; Gay Media Task Force; Fund for Human Dignity; Advocate Research and Education Foundation; Big Table; Gay Publishing Company; Lesbian and Gay Congressional Staff Association; National Socialist League printed miscellany; PWA Health Group; Senior Action in a Gay Environment; American Psychological Association's Division 44, Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian and Gay Issues; Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, New York; New York State Lesbian and Gay Lobby; AIDS Work of Tompkins County, NY; Elysian Fields Booksellers.
Art work of note: Don Bachardy's Mariposa Portrait Series.
Collecting interests
The Human Sexuality Collection seeks to preserve and make accessible primary sources that document historical shifts in the social construction of sexuality, with a focus on U.S. lesbian and gay history, bisexual and transgender issues and individuals, and the politics of pornography. We are actively expanding the Collection and are especially seeking gifts of personal papers, organizational records, rare books, and periodicals that document marginalized groups. Through this program, Cornell University is working to ensure that a more complete historical records of sexuality and gender will be available to researchers.
Use requirements
Open to the public. Researchers register upon first visit, showing a valid photo ID. Registrations are kept confidential.

Comments about access/use:
Web site contains information on access.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
The Rare and Manuscript Division is committed to providing access to the collections through tours and instruction. We welcome opportunities to meet with classes and other groups. Instructors who wish to integrate primary sources into student assignments are encouraged to contact the Head of Public Services. Staff can also aid in searching a variety of national online resources and locating materials available in other libraries.
Staff organize and participate in conferences and events that promote discussion and research in these areas. Cornell's LBG Studies and Women's Studies programs provide an exciting environment for researchers.
Access and use of the materials is a priority. We catalog and process collections as soon as possible, and we will allow use of uncataloged and unprocessed materials. Because the division's collections are unique and often fragile, they are housed in secure stacks with carefully controlled temperature and humidity. Items will be retrieved upon request for use in the Reading Room.
Reproductions: Research materials may be photographed or photocopied on request, depending upon physical condition and any donor or copyright restrictions. There is a charge for these services.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All manuscript collections are described in RLIN soon after they arrive. These descriptions are downloaded to Cornell's online library catalog (available through http://www.library.cornell.edu/). Most collections have more detailed guides available for use in our reference room; we will photocopy these guides upon request. Most periodicals are now cataloged, and descriptions are in Cornell's online catalog. A growing portion of our books also can be found in the online catalog. We have a complete bibliography of the nonfiction books published prior to 1973 and listings of our pulp fiction. We will provide photocopies of these lists upon request.
News about collections
Periodic letter to friends of the HSC, web site, and press releases. Staff share news about the collection at academic, professional, and political conferences and meetings.

Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center
National Archive of Lesbian and Gay History
Location: 208 West 13 Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 620-7310 Fax: (212) 924-2657
Contact: Rich Wandel
Email: archive@gaycenter.org
Internet address: http://www.gaycenter.org/resources/archive/
Hours: Mon, Thu: 6-9 pm, or by appointment.
Wheelchair Access: difficult but possible; happy to make accommodations needed for the differently abled.
History
The National Archive of Lesbian and Gay History is a program of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center. The archive was founded in 1988 by Rich Wandel at the request of the center's Board of Directors.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 100 ft.
Organizational records: 50 ft.
Printed material: 150 ft. of periodicals
Clippings/vertical files: 30 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 10 ft.
Film/Video/Sound: 12 ft.
Photographs: 12 ft.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Mostly the eastern United States in the second half of the 20th century. Periodicals cover the entire United States and some foreign countries.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Includes the papers of AIDS activist Michael Callen, Meridian Theater co-founder Terry Helbing, author Darrell Yates Rist, gay activist Marty Robinson, copies of FBI files on gay organizations in the early 1970s, the death row papers of R. A. Sullivan, personal papers of Washington resident James R. Perry, and many New York City GLBT organizations including early records of the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York, and the Chelsea Gay Association. Several photographic collections document the LGBT community. These include the Leonard Fink Collection images of the New York City piers in the 1970s and 1980s, and the Richard Wandel collection documenting the early political activity of the Gay Activists Alliance. For additional information, see the Summary Guide to the Collections.
Collecting interests
We collect LGBT materials from all times and places. We collect all forms of material except books. The center has a separately operating lending library that does accept books.
Use requirements
The Center Archive is for use by the entire community. No one will be denied use of materials based on race, color, creed, sex, or sexual orientation, nor will restrictions be based on political views or affiliation, age, academic credentials or the lack thereof. The center will make every reasonable effort to accommodate those who wish to use the archive.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Lecture series, walking tours, and speakers for local groups.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Collection level Summary Guide (available from the repository); folder level finding aids, local MARC database and records in RLIN.
News about collections
Summary Guide is updated from time to time; the center publishes a newsletter Center Voice, which includes information on the archive as well as on other center programs.

Lesbian Herstory Archives
Address: LHEF, Inc.
P.O. Box 1258
New York, NY 10116
Contact: Deborah Edel, Co-Coordinator
Phone: (718) 768-3953
Internet Address: http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
Collecting areas: All aspects of lesbian history and culture (international in scope). We will collect and preserve any materials that are relevant to the lives and experiences of lesbians: books, magazines, journals, newsclippings (from establishment, feminist or lesbian media), bibliographies, photos, historical information, tapes, films, diaries, oral histories, poetry and prose, biographies, autobiographies, notices of events, posters, graphics, and other memorabilia.

The Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation
Location: 127B Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
Address: 127B Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 673-7007 Fax: (212) 260-0363
Contact: Wayne Snellen, Director; Tom Saettel, Assistant to the Director
Internet address: http://www.leslielohman.org
Hours: Galleries open Tue-Sat: 1-6 pm; archival material available by appointment only.
Wheelchair Access: no
History
Leslie-Lohman is a non-profit arts foundation which was established in 1990 to provide an outlet for art work that is unambiguously gay and which is frequently denied access to mainstream venues. The Foundation's Leslie-Lohman Gallery mounts exhibitions of work in all media by gay and lesbian artists with an emphasis on subject matter that speaks directly to gay and lesbian sensibilities, including erotic, political, romantic, and social imagery and providing special support for emerging and underrepresented artists. Its programs include regularly scheduled exhibitions, video events, workshop presentation of plays, a slide registry, artists' and curator's talks, panel discussions, a quarterly newsletter, a membership program and an archive with the Foundation's permanent collection of art.
Information about holdings
Organizational records: 3 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 21 ft.
Film/Video/Sound: some video
Photographs: some
Other holdings/notes: approx. 2,500 works of art (painting, drawing, photography, prints, sculpture)

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
The holdings cover 20th century lesbian and gay art worldwide.
Collecting interests
Gay/lesbian erotic art and information on artists, any time or place.
Use requirements
By appointment.
Services
Research space, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Approximately 2,500 works of art (paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, sculpture) cataloged by a computer database.
News about collections
A quarterly newsletter, "The Archive".

The New York Public Library,
Center for the Humanities,
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Location: Room 328 (reading room)
Address: Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 324
New York, NY 10018-2788
Phone: Reference: 212-930-0801; Curator: 212-930-0804 Fax: (212) 302-4815
Contact: William Stingone, Curator of Manuscripts
Email: Reference: mssref@nypl.org; Curator: wstingone@nypl.org
Internet address: http://www.nypl.org (parent); gay info: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/igic.html
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/mss.html (divisional info including some finding aids)
Hours: Tue, Wed: 11 am - 5:45 pm; Thu-Sat: 10 am - 5:45 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
NYPL first gave serious consideration to documenting g/l/b/t history in the mid-1980s. G/l/b/t history became a major area of collection development in 1988 with the acquisition of the International Gay Information Center Archives, previously a community based archive. The documentation of AIDS and HIV was added to the division's mission in 1989. Since the late 1980s, approximately 35 collections pertaining to g/l/b/t history and culture, and to AIDS and HIV, have been added. In 1994 the library mounted a major exhibition, "Becoming Visible," to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
Holdings summary
A guide with more detailed information is available on the web
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/igic.html , or in paper form (free).
International Gay Information Center Archives. The IGIC Archives operated as a community-based repository until 1988, when the organization's directors gave the collection to The New York Public Library. Series I, Organizational Records and Personal Papers, 81.5 feet (1944-1991), includes the records of the Mattachine Society of New York, Gay Activists Alliance, Gay Switchboard and other organizations; and the personal papers of Arthur Bell, Billy Blackwell, Perry Brass, Walter Porczak and others. Series II, Audiovisual Materials, over 300 items (ca. 1970-1983) consists primarily of audiotapes and approximately forty videotapes. Series III, Periodicals, approximately 2,000 separate periodical titles comprising over 150 feet (1953-1989), includes publications from forty-seven states and twenty-seven countries. Series IV, Books, an estimated 4,000 volumes (mostly post-1950), includes works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, biography and erotica, primarily in English. Series V, Ephemera, approximately 150 feet (mostly 1969 - present), consists of printed material (such as flyers and mailings) from approximately 400 organizations worldwide; articles and other printed materials topically arranged; posters and artwork; postcards, comic and coloring books, and artifacts; and t-shirts, banners, and buttons. Most of the collection is now available for research with the exception of a small quantity of unarranged ephemera and unprocessed recent additions that are not accessible, and a few files that have been closed for a period of time to protect the privacy of living (or presumed living) individuals, or at the request of the donors.
Related Collections in the Manuscripts and Archives Division, processed:
Topics/organizations documented include lesbian and gay rights, the National Gay Task Force, Thirteenth Moon (feminist literary journal), Gay Men's Health Crisis, and living with and fighting against AIDS. Donors include authors, activists, photographers, editors, historians, health administrators, and people with many other occupations. The collections document the lives of famous and lesser-known lesbians and gay men.
Leo Adams Papers, 1928-1952, .9 ft; David Louis Bowie Diaries, 1978-1993, 1 ft; Howard Brown Papers, 1924-1974, ca.8 ft; Aaron Cohen Papers, 1979-1989, .17 ft; Diana Davies Collection, ca. 1969-1989, 2.3 ft; Day Without Art (NYPL) Collection, 1994-1995, .83 ft; Martin Duberman Papers, 1917-1992, 37 ft; Stuart Edelson Papers, 1966-1993, 4 ft; David Feinberg Papers, 1976-1994, 10 ft; Fierce Pussy Collection, 1991-1994, .2 ft; Israel David Fishman Papers, 1970-1994, 3 ft; Rudy Grillo Collection, 1970-1989, ca. 1 ft; Doris Grumbach Papers, 1939-1995, 33 ft; Jonathan Ned Katz Papers, ca. 1947-1995, 25.5 ft; Arthur Johnson Papers, 1980s-1990s, .75 ft; Lawrence Mass Papers, 1966-1995, 14 ft; Martin Michel Collection, 1963-1984, .5 ft; Jack Nichols Papers, ca. 1965-1993, .4 ft; Harold Pickett Papers, 1965-1988, 3 ft; Craig Rodwell Papers, 1940-1993, 7 ft; Vito Russo Papers, 1969-1990, 3.5 ft; Lester Q. Strong Papers, 1941-1996, 9 ft; Thirteenth Moon Records, 1973-1982, 27 ft; James Turcotte Papers, 1969-1992, 1.5 ft; Donald Vining Papers, 1926-1996, 3 ft.
Recently received collections, in process: ACT UP/NY Records; Bradley Ball Papers; Charles Boultonhouse and Parker Tyler Papers; Copy Berg Papers; Ted Cronin Collection; Gay Men's Health Crisis Records; Dorothee Gore Papers; Gran Fury Collection; Karla Jay Papers; Arnie Kantrowitz Papers; Morty Manford Papers and Jeanne Manford Papers; People With AIDS Coalition Records; and Women's Action Coalition (WAC) Collection.
Collecting interests
Personal papers, organizational records, and ephemera, particularly from New York and the Northeast U.S. region.
Use requirements
ID required to obtain reader's card for Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room.

Comments about access/use:
Additional access information available via web site: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/mss.html
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Phone reference limited to brief inquiries.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids vary considerably. There are brief entries for most g/l/b/t collections in the Library's on-line catalog, CATNYP (via web site, above); most also have finding aids available on-site or remotely, on paper or floppy disk. A few relevant finding aids are mounted on divisional web page (see above). All of the books in the International Gay Information Center Archives are cataloged in CATNYP.
News about collections
Handout titled "Gay and Lesbian Collections; AIDS/HIV Collections," available free in paper and on web, revised whenever new collections are acquired or when they become available for use.

The New York Public Library,
Performing Arts Library,
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
Location: 40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 870-1637 Fax: (212) 787-3852
Contact: Bob Taylor, Curator
Email: theatrediv@nypl.org
Internet address: http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/the/the.html
Hours: Mon, Thu: 12-7:45 pm; Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat: 12-5:45 pm; closed Sun. Videotape viewing in the TOFT Archives is by appointment only, Mon-Fri: 12-5:30 pm; Sat: 1-5:30 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Theatre Collection was established as a separate unit of the New York Public Library in 1931. It was elevated to full research division in 1945, and was officially named the Billy Rose Collection in 1979.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Clippings/vertical files: yes
Objects/ephemera: yes
Film/Video/Sound: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: Original set, costume and lighting designs

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
International in scope, with an emphasis on the performing arts scene in New York.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
"Theatre" is broadly defined to include not only live drama and musical theatre, but also film, television, radio, circuses, wild West shows, puppetry, pageants, magic, vaudeville and burlesque, and cabaret performance.
Holdings include the papers of playwright-director Charles Ludlam, director A. J. Antoon, librettist Michael Stewart, producer Ken Harper, and writer-performers Tom Keegan and Davidson Lloyd, among others. The work of major artists such as Antoon, Michael Bennett, Ludlam, and Larry Kramer, among others, are represented in the New York Shakespeare Festival/Joseph Papp Archives (in progress). Other collections that contain materials related to gays and lesbians include the Chamberlain and Lyman Brown Collection (in progress), and the Off-Off Broadway Collection, which documents, season-by-season, the work of small theatre companies in New York City.
The Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) Archive holds videotapes of New York stage performances, regional productions, and dialogues with prominent theatre artists. Among those gay and lesbian writers whose works are represented in the TOFT archives are Terrence McNally, Jon Robin Baitz, Paula Vogel, Craig Lucas, Tony Kuschner, Harvey Fierstein, Charles Ludlam, Holly Hughes, and Martin Sherman. One-person shows by David Drake, Dan Butler, and Colin Martin, as well as performances by companies like Split Britches and Ridiculous Theatrical Company are represented. Holdings also include numerous works with gay themes and characters.
Collecting interests
The Theatre Collection exhaustively collects all formats of materials related to theatrical performance, from all times and geographical areas.
Use requirements
Anyone may use the collection during open hours. Collections in process are not available for study. Some items may require 24-hour turnaround time for retrieval.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Collection level records for archival collections are available via RLIN and CATNYP (Catalog of the New York Public Libraries Research Divisions) on the web. Finding aids providing folder level information are available on-site. CATNYP also provides catalog records for all post-1972 books, and for more recent scripts acquisitions. On-site, researchers should consult book, card, and catalog records for complete holdings.
News about collections
The New York Public Library's annual report lists major acquisitions by the various research divisions.

The New York Public Library,
Performing Arts Library,
Dance Collection
Location: 40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 870-1657 Fax: (212) 799-7975
Contact: Madelaine M. Nichols
Email: mnichols@nypl.org
Internet address: http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html
Hours: Mon, Thu: 12-8 pm; Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat: 12-6 pm. No appointments.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Dance Collection is a part of the Research Libraries of The New York Public Library. Together with collections in music, recorded sound, and theater, these divisions form the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center.
Holdings summary
In the past twenty years, many gay and lesbian dancers have become outspoken about their sexuality and how it affects their creative work. Mark Morris, Bill T. Jones, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, and the Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are perhaps the best known names of this period of candor. Other distinguished contemporary performers who identify themselves as gay or lesbian include Ann Carlson, Pat Graney, Neil Greenberg, DanceNoise, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Tim Miller.
Materials in the Dance Collection that provide a view of their works and opinions include performance videotapes, oral history recordings (650 hours) and transcripts, photographs (65,000), 20,200 programs, and 800 posters. Also documenting gay and lesbian artists are 130 feet of manuscripts, 40 feet of organizational records, 7,500 books, 5,200 folders of clippings (reviews, press releases, feature articles from mass media and specialized non-dance sources), 5,200 film and videotape titles, and 350 reels of microfilm. Documentation is strongest in 20th century America, Asia, and Europe, but there is worldwide coverage of the 17th century to the present and some earlier.
In the early years of this century, Serge Diaghilev (d.1929) with his Ballets Russes, led by the great male dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, provided a western European focus for gay art of the highest standards. The Astruc Papers, approximately 1,300 items, cover the earliest years of Diaghivev's arrangements to introduce Russian opera and ballet to Paris. The extensive book and periodical literature on the Ballets Russes is well represented in the Dance Collection's general holdings, along with many original photographs, particularly of Nijinsky.
In modern dance, Ted Shawn was the first important male dancer, and founded a performing group, the Men Dancers, who toured America extensively in the 1930s Their working home was the farm at Jacob's Pillow. Beginning with the Men Dancers' public demonstrations, the Pillow became a leading summer performance and teaching venue that continues today, and has nurtured artists such as Mark Morris. Shawn's long career is documented by extensive manuscript and photographic collections.
Transgendered performance is the norm in several theatrical traditions ranging from the Kathakali of southwest India, to modern Japanese Kabuki theater, to the women who sometimes danced male roles in 19th century ballet. These traditions are documented in prints, photographs and videotapes, and discussed in articles and books.
The Dance Collection has recorded oral histories with dance artists since the 1960s. As AIDS became a significant presence in the dance community during the 1980s, the collection realized that artists who would normally record an oral history at late middle age might need to be reached much earlier. Outreach to the dance community produced a number of requests for interviews, and the project continues. Chris Komar and Arnie Zane are among the interviewees who have since died of AIDS related illnesses.
Collecting interests
Must be primarily focused on dance. Photographic, print, audio, manuscript, and moving image materials. No costumes. Networking with other repositories in the Dance Heritage Coalition helps place materials appropriately in those cases when inclusion in the Dance Collection, or only in the Dance Collection, is not the best location.
Use requirements
Must have a research interest.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
A search in the computerized catalog of the heading "homosexuality and dance" leads to 55 specific items and may serve as a starting point. However, a knowledge of specific names of interest is necessary for research in depth. There is Internet access to the online catalog; there is a CD-ROM publication Dance on Disk, and the entire catalog is in RLIN.

The New York Public Library,
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Location: 515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
Phone: (212) 491-2225 Fax: (212) 491-6760
Contact: Diana Lachatanere
Email: scmarbref@nypl.org
Internet address: http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Schomburg Center is part of the New York Public Library.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 32.5 ft.
Organizational records: 1 ft.
Printed material: approx. 100 volumes
Clippings/vertical files: 3 ft.
Photographs: 2,431 images
Other holdings/notes: 6 microfiche

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
1930s to the present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Melvin Dixon, Assotto Saint, Joseph Beam, and Glenn Carrington.
Collecting interests
Black gay and lesbian life, any time period, geographical area, all formats.
Use requirements
No requirements for general collection, valid identification required to use special collections.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Internet reference is limited.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids, accession sheets and container lists, MARC records in RLIN, OCLC, and local database.

New York University
Address: Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2630
Contact: Gail Malmgreen, Associate Head for Archival Collections
Email: gail.malmgreen@nyu.edu
Internet address: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam
Collecting areas: The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner labor Archives document American radicalism, labor, and progressive social movements. Includes material related to LGBT trade unionists, activists, and organizations, including the Gay and Lesbian Labor Network, Leslie Cagan, Connie Kopelov, and the Out at Work Collection.

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Appalachian State University
Address: W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Carol G. Belk Library
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-4041 Fax: (828) 262-2553
Contact: Kathryn Staley, archivist; Fred Hay, librarian
Internet address: http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 am - 5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection is a repository for materials related to the Appalachian region and was dedicated on October 18, 1971. We are part of the Carol G. Belk Library's Special Collections.
Information about holdings
Time periods/geographical regions
Mid-20th Century and turn of 20th-21st century Appalachian region, specifically Watauga County, North Carolina.
Significant people/organizations/subjects documented
Richard Chase Papers, 0.5 linear feet (Chase was an early folklorist who documented the Jack Tales); Boone Christ's Church United Records (not open to the public), 1 linear foot (Boone Christ's Church United is a break off church from the Metropolitan Community Church located in a rural Appalachian university town); Through Their Eyes [videorecording]: Stories of Gays and Lesbians in the Mountains/directed by Charles Culp, et al., project director, Kelli Ward. Whitesburg, KY: Appalshop, 1999. The Collection also contains several novels that are either by glbt Appalachian authors or set in the region as well as a few non-fiction monographs.
Collecting Interests
We continue to increase our holdings in all formats. We only collect relative to the Appalachian region, as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Services
Reference assistance on site, copying services, telephone reference, individual borrowing privileges for open stacks materials only.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Collection guides are avaiable online in EAD finding aids and open stacks materials are in MARC records in our OPAC

Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Address: Box 90185
Durham, NC 27708-0185
Reading Room: 103 Perkins Library
Phone: (919) 660-5828 Fax: (919) 660-5934
Contact: Laura Micham, Director of the Library's Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture and Women's Studies Bibliographer.
Email: cwhc@duke.edu
Internet address: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/specoll
Hours: Mon-Thu: 9 am - 9 pm; Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 1-5 pm. Summers and vacations, Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 1-5 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Manuscript Department was established in 1931, and the Rare Book Department was formally organized in 1942. Between 1989 and 1992 the two departments combined to form the present Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Information about holdings
Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Primarily the 20th century American South.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbian Pulp Novel Collection; Reevy Collection of Books on the History of Sexuality (168 items); John Addington Symonds Papers, 1870-1894 (bulk, 1889-1892; 12 items); Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives and Periodicals Collection, 1972-1994 (archives: 18,000 items, periodicals: 33,750 items); Julia Penelope Papers, 1966-1994 (25,00 items); North Carolina Lesbian and Gay Health Project Records, 1982-1996 (13,800 items); Milo Guthrie Papers, 1962-1990 (15,150 items); William Gedney Photographs and Writings, 1950s-1994 (49,870 items); Sarah Dyer zine collection, 1974-2000 (1750 items); Sarah Wood zine collection, 1990s (100 items); Modern Language Association gay and Lesbian Caucus Lesbian and Gay Studies Newsletter Archives, 1974-1998 (5,568 items);The Front Page (Raleigh, NC) records, 1977, 1980-1999 (25,000 items; Will Inman papers, 1910-2001 (39,401 items); Lightning Brown Papers, 1983-1985 (1500 items); OutRight! Records, 1990-1995 (4500 items); Jim Grimsley Papers, 1970-1997 (2500 items); Mab Segrest Papers, 1967-1996 (17,625 items); Dawn Langley Simmons Papers, 1952-1998 (407 items); James T. Sears papers, 1967-1999 (ongoing accessions; currently 26,500 items); Carl Corley papers, 1939-present (650 items); William Cannicott Olson Papers, 1956-1985 (7,877 items); Loreen Weeks and Fred Klasse Papers, 1892-1937 (160 items); Percy Ryberg papers; Charles Baker Journals, 1859, 1861-1879, and 1900-1904 (25 volumes); Minnie Bruce Pratt; Mandy Carter; and Catherine Nicholson.
Other holdings potentially of interest to researchers in LGBT studies include the manuscript collections of Robin Morgan, kate Millett, Phyllis Chesler, Charles Torrence nesbitt, William Eliza Terrell, and Alma Strikeleather Wall, and a 1904 edition of "The Songs of Bilitis."
Collecting interests
We actively collect materials in LGBT history and culture, with a primary emphasis on the LGBT activism and literature in the American South. We also emphasize collecting LGBT materials that intersect with our other collecting priorities (e.g. women's studies, African-American studies, history of advertising, English-language literature, Southern history and culture, documentary photography, history of economic thought).
Use requirements
Patrons must register and show photo identification. Individual collections may have restrictions; please consult with reference staff in advance of visiting the library to see if any additional permisions to use specific holdings are required.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.

Other services/notes:
Occasional exhibitions; support Duke University classes in LGBT studies.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
On-line public catalog, OCLC records, published guide to the collections (1980), and in-house finding aids.
News about collections
LGBT collections are advertised in The Broadside, the RBMSCL newsletter, along with our other collections.

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OHIO

Northeast Ohio Lesbian/Gay Archives
Location: Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 721-5722 Fax: (216) 721-5702
Contact: Curator of Manuscripts for collection development; Reference for reference access
Email: reference@wrhs.org
Internet address: http://www.wrhs.org
Hours: Tue-Sat: 9 am - 5 pm
History
Established in 1991 as a collaborative project of the Lesbian/Gay Community Services Center and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Information about holdings
Organizational records: 2 collections
Printed material: 3 periodical titles
Film/Video/Sound: some

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Northeastern Ohio, 1970s to present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbian/Gay Community Services Center of Greater Cleveland, and the Gay Educational Awareness Resources Foundation.
Collecting interests
We collect personal papers, organizational records, and publications. Our scope covers Loraine, Medina, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties.
Use requirements
Admission to library is free to members of the Western Reserve Historical Society, others must pay an admission fee. Collections have minor restrictions.

Comments about access/use:
Individual memberships are $25.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids are available.

Oberlin College Archives
Address: Oberlin College
420 Mudd Center
Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: (440) 775-8014
Contact: Roland M. Baumann
Email: Archives.Office@oberlin.edu
Internet address: http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/
Collecting areas: The College Archives acquires documentary material that reports on the sexual orientation subcommittee of the student body and the Alumni Association as well as collects the personal papers of artists, faculty, staff, and graduates.Of principal importance are the records of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Union (LGBTU),1971-2000; Oberlin Lambda Alumni (OLA), 1987-2000, a self-defined group under the Oberlin Alumni Association; Papers of John Young '83, 1979-2001; Papers of Jan Cooper, 1987-1997; and Papers of Joseph Plaster, 1999-2000; plus various files regarding sexual orientation and intense relationships with the same sex in established institutional record groups.

Ohio Lesbian Archives
Address: P.O. Box 20075
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone: (513) 541-1917
Contact: Karen Phebe Beiser and Victoria Ramstetter
Email: ohiolesbian archives@yahoo.com
Internet address: http://www.geocities.com/ohiolesbianarchives
Hours: Tue: 6-7:30 pm, and by appointment.
Wheelchair Access: no
History
Begun in 1978 by the staff of DINAH, a local lesbian newsletter, the collections were housed in a private apartment and open by appointment only. On August 27, 1989, the collection moved to its permanent home in the Cincinnati Women's Building.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 20+ collections of women's papers
Organizational records: 4 ft.
Printed material: 120 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 17 ft.
Objects/ephemera: 500 items
Film/Video/Sound: 9 ft.
Photographs: hundreds of photos
Microfilm: yes
Other holdings/notes: yes

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
All material is post WWII with the most extensive holdings covering the 1970s. The focus is on Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, but the archives includes national, and some international, books and periodicals.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Lesbian Activist Bureau (1970s), Crazy Ladies Bookstore and Center, Stonewall Cincinnati, Muse (women's choir), DINAH (Newsletter), A Room of One's Own (Indiana bookstore), Sisterspirit (Mississippi), The Ladder (periodical 1966-1972: partial run), Victoria Ramsetter (local author/activist), Juana Maria Paz, interview with Just for Now (women's band), and taped speeches of Z Budapest, Alix Dobkin, Sonia Johnson, and Minnie Bruce Pratt.
Collecting interests
The Ohio Lesbian Archives collects lesbian materials relating to the Cincinnati tri-state area.
Use requirements
All collections are open.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, Internet reference (email/web), and borrowing privileges for individuals.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
There are indices for several years of the area lesbian newsletter DINAH. An inventory of the vertical file and books is in progress.
News about collections
Newsletter.

Popular Culture Library
Address: Bowling Green State University
Jerome Library, 4th floor
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: (419) 372-2450 Fax: (419) 372-7996
Contact: Colleen Warner
Email: pcldesk@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Internet address: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/pcl.html
Hours: Academic year Mon-Thu: 9 am - 9 pm; Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 1-5 pm; Sun: 4-9 pm. Hours vary during semester breaks, summers and holidays.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Popular Culture Library was created in 1969 within the main library of Bowling Green State University, to support the university's programs in cultural studies.
Information about holdings
Printed material: approx. 1,250 book and periodical titles scattered throughout the collections

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
LGBT materials include westerns, erotic stories, science fiction, underground comics, alternative press publications and others.
Collecting Interests:
Major subject strengths of the Popular Culture Library include: popular fiction in the romance, mystery, science fiction, western, and adventure genres, the performing arts and entertainment industry, the graphic arts and mass communications, foodways and cookery, sports, recreation and travel, popular religion and the supernatural, teen culture and counterculture, folklore, wit and humor.

Use requirements
Must have valid photo ID and complete registration form.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, and telephone reference.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
All cataloged materials are on OCLC. There are finding aids and guides for uncataloged collections.
News about collections
Collection announcements are sent out for major new additions.

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OREGON

Oregon Historical Society
Address: 1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205-2483
Phone: (503) 306-5240
Contact: Library Reference
Email: LIBREFERENCE@OHS.ORG
Internet address:http://www.ohs.org
Collecting area: Oregon and Pacific Northwest

University of Oregon
Address: Division of Special Collections and University Archives
Knight Library
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299
Phone: (541) 346-1906
Contact: Linda Long
Email: llong@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU
Internet address: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
Collecting areas: The Division of Special Collections and University Archives seeks to support graduate and undergraduate instruction on the University of Oregon campus, and to respond to the needs of scholars by collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary source materials on lesbain, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies. A particular focus is the development of archival records and personal papers relating to the rich history of lesbian communities in Oregon.

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PENNSYLVANIA

The Andy Warhol Museum
Location: 117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: (412) 237-8300 Fax: (412) 237-8340
Contact: John W. Smith
Internet address: http://www.clpgh.org/warhol/archives
Hours: By appointment.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, was founded in 1989 as a joint venture among the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Dia Center for the Arts. The Warhol Museum, which opened to the public in May 1994, is administered by the Carnegie Institute.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 1,500 ft.
Printed material: 100 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: 50 scrapbooks
Film/Video/Sound: 4,000 items
Photographs: approx. 10,000
Microfilm: Interview magazine

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
The collection's main concentration is material, ca.1950-1987. The collection is international in scope but focuses on New York City.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Andy Warhol, New York art world, 1960-1980s; Interview magazine.
Use requirements
Open to the public.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Item level inventories exist for the processed part of the collection, but have not been put in a searchable database.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Library/Archives of Philadelphia
Address: William Way LGBT Community Center
1315 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 732-2220
Email: williamwaylibrary@yahoo.com
Internet address: http://www.waygay.org
Collecting areas: The Library/Archives collects publications, organizational and personal papers, business records, audiovisual materials, and ephemera created by, dealing with, or of special interest to gay men, lesbians, bisexual men and women, and transgender individuals. As a secondary focus, it collects selected works about feminism and feminist organizations. our collection includes materials from around the world.

Temple University Libraries
Address: 1210 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA
19122-6088
Phone: (215) 204-8230 Fax: (215) 204-5201
Contact: Thomas M. Whitehead
E-mail: whitetm@astro.ocis.temple.edu
Internet address: http://www.library.temple.edu/speccoll/
Hours: M-F, 9-5
Wheelchair access: yes
History: The Contemporary Culture Collection was founded by the Temple University Libraries in 1969 to document the social/political protest literature of the 1960s,quickly expanding into other fields of interest (alternative press, feminism, G & L studies, etc.).
Information about holdings:
The collection has extensive gay and lesbian periodical holdings as well as books and pamphlets, which to a large degree are cataloged as books. In addition, two specific manuscript collections are noted:
a. Papers of Scott Wilds, 1973-1992. 10 cu. ft. Philadelphia gay activist. Papers are heavily city politics, political parties, and organizations related to gay and lesbian political representation.
b. Archives of Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force, 1978-1998. 104 cu. ft. restricted. (Covering governance issues - Board minutes, finances, etc. - fundraising, publications, civil rights, The Hotline, educational reform, media, petitions). Rita Addessa, Director.
Collecting interests: The collection welcomes additional materials in all formats, international, 1950s-date.
Use requirements:
Must be an adult with photo i.d.
Services: Research space, reference assistance onsite, copying services, telephone reference, audiovisual facilities, internet reference, exhibitions, loan agreements for exhibits, occasional ILL requests allowed.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions: All cataloged books, pamphlets and periodicals are in RLIN and OCLC and in the library's online catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu
Inventories for the manuscript collections are available onsite.

University of Pennsylvania
Archives and Records Center
Location: North Arcade
Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6320
Phone: (215) 898-7025 Fax: (215) 573-2036
Contact: Amey Hutchins
Email address: uarc@pobox.upenn.edu
Internet address: http://www.archives.upenn.edu
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wheelchair Access: no, but researchers in wheelchairs can be accommodated by transporting papers to another university building.
History
The Archives and Records Center was established in 1940.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 4 cubic ft.
Organizational records: 51 cubic ft.
Printed material: 1 ft.
Clippings/vertical files: .5 cubic ft.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Philadelphia, especially University of Pennsylvania, 1740 to the present.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Samuel Hadden Papers, 1918-1988, psychotherapist in group practice 'curing' the homosexual. Christian Association Records, 1857-1990, are more gay friendly and include the establishment of various LGBT groups on campus.
Collecting interests
Materials that relate to the university and to the university community.
Use requirements
Registration and identification are required.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Finding aids are available, including records in RLIN.

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RHODE ISLAND

Brown University Special Collections Department
Location: The John Hay Library
20 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912
Address: Brown University, Box A
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-1514 Fax: (401) 863-2093
Contact: Rosemary L. Cullen
Email: Rosemary_Cullen@brown.edu
Internet address: http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/hay/index.html
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The university was founded in 1764.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: yes
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: ephemeral propaganda, treated archivally
Objects/ephemera: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: approx. 83 cubic ft. total.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
20th century U.S.A.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
John Preston's On Our Backs magazine
Collecting interests
Literary works relating to gays and lesbians, with a small component of history and sociology; left and right-wing pamphlet collections and manuscript collections of individuals and organizations such as ACT UP/RI. Particular interests include pre-Stonewall literature, and gay men's pulp fiction erotica.
Use requirements
Valid photo ID required. Note: requirements for using GLBT material differ from those for using other material at the repository.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, exhibitions, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Local on-line catalog, accessible via gopher or web; RLIN; OCLC (bibliographic information); also finding aids.

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TEXAS

Archives of the Episcopal Church
Location: 606 Ratherview Place
Austin, TX 78705
Address: PO Box 2247
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: (512) 472-6816 Fax: (512) 480-0437
Contact: Mark J. Duffy, Director
Email: research@episcopalarchives.org
Internet address: http://episcopalarchives.org
Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM, M - F, please call for an appointment
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Integrity, Inc. Collection, the National Steering Committee for Human Sexuality Dialogues: Human Sexuality Survey Questionnaires Collection, and records of the National AIDS Memorial, Inc. are part of the larger Archives of the Episcopal Church.
Information about holdings
Organizational records: 32 cubic ft.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
National coverage, 1974 - 1995.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Integrity, Inc. Collection, 14 cubic ft.; National Steering Committee for Human Sexuality Dialogues: Human Sexuality Survey Questionnaires Collection (NSCHSD:HSSQ), 16 cubic ft.; records of the National AIDS Memorial, Inc. (NAM, Inc.), 2 cubic ft.
Collecting interests
Mission Statement, Nov. 4, 1993, ". . .records created by and about the Episcopal Church, related Anglican bodies, and individual Episcopalians. . ."
Use requirements
See comments below.

Comments about access/use:
The archives' policy is as follows. Open records: material dating from more than 30 years ago and in good physical condition and that do not have specific restrictions. Confidential records: material dating from the past 80 years that includes personnel records or documents containing sensitive information. Restricted records: material dating from the past 30 years that includes privileged communications of the creating church agency. Such material may be restricted beyond 30 years; special access may be granted when release of the information serves an essential public interest or a vital personal need.
[The collections described above all date from the past 30 years and therefore are not yet open records. Check with the archivist regarding use.]
Collecting areas: Records of prominent Episcopal organizations and individuals involved in LGBT ministry, and issues of full recognition.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, and telephone reference.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Computer database of collection holdings available for staff use only.
News about collections
The archives is developing a newsletter that will occasionally feature articles on recent accessions.

Charles Botts Memorial Archives
Address:Resurrection Metroploitan Community Church
2025 West 11th
Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713) 861-9149
Contact: Ralph Lasher
Email: mccr@airmail.net
Internet address: http://www.resurrectionmcc.org
Collecting areas: Wealth of gay and lesbian literature dating back to the 19th century and a large collection of letters, brochures, clippings, books, periodicals, and newspapers from and about the GLBT community in Houston and throughout the world.

Gulf Coast Archives and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 130192
Houston, TX 77219-0192
Phone: (713) 227-5973 (chair)
E-mail: info@gcam.org
Internet address:http://www.gcam.org
History: The Han-Net (a Houston area activist network) archives show that on June 3, 1999, Rick Hurt stated: "Montrose includes the Museum District. Where is the Gay (glbtf) Museum?" From that one comment began a discussion about why there was not one, and on July 17, 1999, 13 people came together in a small meeting room at the Montrose Public Library and so began the seed that would become GCAM. GCAM was incorporated in Texas as a non-profit corporation on October 14, 1999, and received its 501-c-3 letter from the IRS in May 2000, dated retroactively to October 14, 1999.
Mission Statement: Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, Inc. was created to collect, preserve and provide access to historical items from the glbt community. The archive shall encourage education of and research by anyone (regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or religion), interested in learning about any aspects of the glbt community. The museum shall sponsor meetings for the communication and display of collected materials.
Bylaws:see http://www.gcam.org/bylaws.pdf
Information about Holdings:
Approximately 200 standard boxes of periodicals, including the nearly complete copies of "This Week in Texas", the "Houston/Montrose Voice", "OutSmart" and "Rita!". The collections also contain various copies of "The Advocate", the "Bay Area Reporter", the "Washington Blade". Additionally, there are bound volumes of thirteen years of "This Week in Texas" and a complete bound set of "The Letter", including index. There are about 400 books on glbt topics. There are another 20+ boxes containing various erotica magazines. There are 4 boxes of photographs covering various times in the Houston area.
The museum owns several dresses (beaded/rhinestone/feathers) and several costumes and costume pieces from various organizations and various times. There is also a t-shirt collection of 200-300 including the majority of Houston Pride t-shirts and many other special events from the Houston area, as well as around the country. The majority of the collections are from the Houston/Gulf Coast region, primarily since 1970.
Collection Growth: GCAM collections continue to grow from all walks of glbt life around the globe, with a special emphasis on the Gulf Coast region of the United States. No collection is too small or too large to be salvaged. Our collections currently include everything from ink pens to beaded dresses and large costume pieces to personal letters and memorabilia (not to mention a certain double-headed hand-carved wooden sexual apparatus).
Access and Use: Currently the museum and archives are open to the public on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday afternoons from noon to 6 p.m. and at other times by appointment (713-227-5973). Although there is no charge for the use of the museum or archive, we request acknowledgement in published materials (using our archives as a research tool) and we do accept donations. The site is on the ground floor and is somewhat wheelchair accessible. We request that someone making plans to do research contact us as much in advance as possible with a basic list of their research plans.
Services: Given time to prepare, there may be research space and some reference assistance on site. We currently have no copying services. Telephone reference may be possible depending on the scope of the request - although the telephone and archive are in different physical locations (e-mail might be better). We have a VCR/TV unit for some of the available VCR (VHS) tapes. We laso have a cd and cassette player. We have planned a photography project which will be available on the internet. We are willing to consider Exhibition loan agreements. We currently have no borrowing privileges for individuals.
Indices: Currently we are in the process of cataloging our collections. When complete, they will be available on our website.

Happy Foundation
Address: c/o Gene Wesley Elder
411 Bonham Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 227-6451
Contact: Gene Wesley Elder
Hours: By appointment only.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
Gene Elder founded collection in 1988. There was no predecessor. Mission statement: "The archives is dedicated to furthering the intellectual and artistic awareness in the gayBLT [sic] community."
Information about holdings
Organizational records: yes
Printed material: yes
Clippings/vertical files: yes
Objects/ephemera: yes
Film/Video/Sound: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: none

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
1969 to present, Texas and U.S.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
The Happy Foundation collects everything but has a special interest in art.
Collecting interests
Texas LGBT history
Use requirements
Call for appointment.
Services
Research space, copying, exhibitions, and telephone reference.

Johnson Gay and Lesbian Historic Archives
and Research Center
Location: 2701 Reagan at Brown
Dallas, TX 75219
Address: PO Box 190869
Dallas, TX 75219-0869
Phone: (214) 528-9254 Fax: (214) 522-4604
Contact: Amy Hardin
Email: fhulib@ix.netcom.com
Internet address: http://www.fhu.org
Hours: librarian available approximately Mon-Fri: 9 am - 6-7 pm. Posted hours are Mon-Thu: 9 am - 9 pm; Fri: 9 am - 4 pm; Sat: 10 am - 6 pm; Sun: 12-2 pm.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Phil Johnson Historic Archives and Research Library was given a room of its own in 1994 within the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Community Center. The space allotted is too small to hold all donated material so that "a good deal" of the collection resides in the home of Phil Johnson.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: approx. 5 masters theses
Organizational records: one or two organizations (ca.1 ft.)
Printed material: 2,000 books; various issues of journals; at least 10 complete journal sets.
Clippings/vertical files: small amount
Objects/ephemera: 30-40 items; flags, t-shirts, etc.
Film/Video/Sound: 30 records; 20 videos
Photographs: 200 images, mostly dealing with the agency.
Microfilm: none
Other holdings/notes: none

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
WW II to present; mostly Dallas area, but some items from Texas and the rest of the U.S.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Don Baker, Phil Johnson, and John Thomas; records of the Circle of Friends, Dallas' first homophile organization; pride marches are documented along with "important" court cases; journals include This Week In Texas [TWIT], Advocate, and Dallas Voice.
Collecting interests
Any LBGT-related area and in any format but space is severely limited at this time.
Use requirements
Books, videos, and audio: fill out form; magazines, journals, memorabilia and reference materials must be used on premises, no form required.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and borrowing privileges for individuals.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Online catalog of MARC records for books; journals in card catalog.
News about collections
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center publishes a newsletter in which archives/library information periodically appears.

Resource Center of Dallas
Address: 2701 Reagan
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 540-4451
Contact: Nicole Pool, Librarian
Email: library@resourcecenterdallas.org
Internet address: http://www.resourcecenterdallas.org
Collecting areas: The library has about 5,000 monographic titles which are predominately gay and lesbian oriented. There are some archival materials which might be of historical interest to the gay and lesbian community for North Texas, but the material is not cataloged or organized in any sytematic way.

University of Texas at Austin
Address: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Office of Research Librarian
P.O. Box 7219
Austin, TX 78713
Phone: (512) 471-9119
Contact: Tara Wenger
Email: reference@hrc.utexas.edu
Internet address: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu
Collecting areas: The Ransom Center collects British, French, and American literary manuscripts. A few collections of note are Radclyffe Hall and Oscar Wilde.

University of Texas at San Antonio
Location: Archives for Research on Women and Gender Project
Special Collections and Archives Department
801 South Bowie St.
San Antonio, TX 78205-3296
Phone: (210) 458-2381 Fax: (210) 458-2386
Contact: Archivist
Email: archives@utsa.edu
Internet address: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 am - 4: 30 pm, by appointment only. Hours may change; please inquire.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Archives for Research on Women and Gender was begun in 1992 to collect, preserve and make available for research primary source materials related to women and gender in Texas. A goal for the archives is for the holdings to represent the diversity of South Texas, including ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, economic means, and social status.
Holdings summary
Cynthia and Linda Phillips papers (8 ft.). The Phillips are a transgender couple and gender movement activists who are coordinators of the Boulton & Park Society in San Antonio and founders of the Texas "T" Party. Materials focus on education about and civil rights for transgender persons. The collection includes printed material from the International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy.
Texas Lesbian Conference (1 ft.). Primarily printed materials and organizing records from the annual conferences, which began in the late 1980s and are held in San Antonio.
WomanSpace (.5 ft.). The longest continuously published women's community newsletter in San Antonio, 1988 - present.
Collecting interests
The archives is actively collecting materials related to women and gender in South Texas. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons and organizations are included in this collecting focus. We do not accept textiles, paintings, or monotypes in oil or any other media, or large artifacts that require specialized housing. We are best equipped to preserve paper and photographic media, and small ephemera items.
Use requirements
Researchers must agree to follow the rules of the archives and provide a form of ID.
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, and Internet reference (email/web).
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
The collections described above are not yet processed (as of August 1997). When processed, there will be a full finding aid (folder-level description, brief bio/history, and scope and content) available on the Internet and in print. All processed collections are also cataloged in the UTSA Library's on-line catalog (UCAT) and OCLC.
News about collections
New information is available on our web site. Irregular announcements are made in journals, newsletters, and listservs.

Woman's Collection
Address: Blagg/Huey Library
Texas Woman's University
PO Box 425528
Denton, TX 76204-5528
Phone: (940) 898-3754
Contact: Dawn Letson
Email: womansc@twu.edu
Internet address: http://www.twu.edu/library
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
The Woman's Collection was established in 1932 at the suggestion of one of the university's presidents. Since then, the collection has grown into one of the nation's major collections on the history of women.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 1 collection (14 cubic ft.)
Organizational records: 1 collection (15 cubic ft.)
Printed material: 73 journals; 300 books.
Clippings/vertical files: 5 files

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
20th Century; Texas women only.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Texas Gay/Lesbian Task Force: see guide, record number A95.380. Keys, Kay Elaine (1947- ): see guide, record number A91.129.
Collecting interests
Texas women and Texas women's organizations only.
Use requirements
Open to researchers.

Comments about access/use:
A large number of books are available on Interlibrary loan; all other materials must be used in the library's reading room
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), loan agreements for exhibits, and borrowing privileges for individuals.

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WASHINGTON

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Address: Western Washington University
MS (Mail Stop) 9123
Bellingham, WA 98225-9123

Phone: (360) 650-7747 Fax: (360) 650-3323

Contact: Elizabeth Joffrion

E-mail: elizabeth.joffrion@wwu.edu

Internet: http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/
Hours: M-F 9-4:30
Wheelchair access: yes

History: Our glbt collections are a recent acquisition

Information about holdings:

We have approximately 9 cubic feet of glbt records ranging from fully processed to semi-processed to unprocessed. Many of the colelctions are made up of event flyers, and programs, advertisements, pamphlets, and other ephemera. There are some photographs, two videotapes, several audiotapes, and one business journal/notebook. We also house the organizational records of two local defunct glbt political and social groups.

Collections: The Robert Ashworth Collection - Robert Ashworth is a politically active member of the gay and lesbian community in Bellingham. Some of his work includes a compiled group of papers documenting the activities of the Sexual Minority Center, a student association at Western Washington University. The collection consists of the group's by-laws, posters, newsletter, press releases, correspondence, budget and financial records, an audiotape of a WWSC gay symposium on KMGI radio's Impact show, and memorabilia. This collection is a rich resource for the study of gender and sexuality and gay and lesbian political activity in the Pacific Northwest region in the 1970's. Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection - This collection consists of information about events and activities in the Bellingham and Whatcom County gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. The collection currently contains several miscellaneous manuscripts (notes, minutes, and contact information) about a traveling women's coffeehouse, circa early 1990's, an incomplete run of a local lesbian publication called "The L Word"", circa early mid-1990's. There are also several Pacific Northwest Women's Music & Cultural Jamboree programs circa early-1990's. Hands off Washington Collection - The organization Hands off Washington (H.O.W.) was created to defeat Washington State initiatives 608 and 610 that threatened the civil rights of state and local public employees based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. The collection consists of the organization's financial records, press releases, fundraising events, e-mails, office logs, pamphlets, newsletter and other printed materials, state level strategies, other like-minded groups, subject files relating to gay and lesbian issues, videotapes, audiotapes, opposition files and newspaper clippings, letters to the editor (for and against) the initiatives and gay and lesbian rights, workshop information, and speakers. The collection also includes copies of Washington State initiatives 608 and 610.
Collecting Interests: Collections focus on organizations and individuals in the Pacific Northwest including the band Motherlode, Hands off Washington, as well as Bellingham and WWU groups.

Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project
Address: 1122 East Pike St.
PMB #797
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 903-9517
Contact: Ruth Pettis
Email: gayhistnw@aol.com
Internet address: http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/lgbthistorynw/index.htm
Collecting areas: The Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project conducts oral histories with members of local/regional LGBT population and their supporters, collects images of venues, people, and events associated with local/regional LGBT history, and does limited collecting of flyers, posters, newsletters, and other documents.

Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives, Seattle, Washington
Address:PO Box 27671
Seattle , WA 98165
Telephone: (206) 654-4477
Contact: Lisa Cohen
E-mail: lisa@pnwlesbianarchives.org
Internet Address: http://www.pnwlesbianarchives.org
History: Lisa Cohen founded this organization after completing training in the Archives and Records Management program at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington in 2005.
Mission: The Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives (PNLA) will focus regionally and exist as a repository; a physical safe space and a research facility of materials that document our lives. PNLA will actively seek out lesbian-related primary sources; preserve and conserve them while making materials accessible for education and research.
Our lives are important and deserve recognition and celebration as a surviving and thriving sexual minority community group. Currently there are no collecting repositories in the Pacific Northwest specifically dedicated to preserving our herstory. We have the right to know where we came from and where we are going within the context of the lesbian experience
Current Holdings: We are a brand new organization. Currently, we are in the process of soliciting the community for materials. At this point, we have only four cubic feet of lesbian materials. We have a complete run of newsletters from the Lesbian Resource Center of Seattle, circa 1977-1985, an incomplete run of “Matrix” newsletters from Olympia, circa 1980's, an incomplete run of zines called: “The Urban Hermitt”, circa 2000, and LPs of womyn's music, collected by a Seattle woman. The collection encompasses the dates: 1977 to 2003.
Collection Growth: We'd like very much and are planning to grow in terms of collection materials, providing resources and services. We would like to be a regional repository for lesbian materials that document the lives of lesbians in the Pacific Northwest. (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Southwestern British Columbia)
The beginnings of our proposed collection policy:

Business records : Meeting minutes, agendas, financial/budget info, reports, correspondence, project files, and other documentary materials from lesbian organizations, groups, and businesses — past and present.

Personal papers/manuscripts : Diaries, journals, and unpublished or preliminary notes, drafts, and papers that document lesbian lives.

Audio and visual materials: Photographs, negatives, films, videos, DVDs, records, audio tapes, CDs.

Printed materials: Periodicals, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, graphics, posters, flyers advertising events, etc.

Ephemera: Clothing, art, religious or spiritual objects, protest signs, banners, bumper stickers, buttons/pins, etc., that relate to specific events or time periods.

Materials must be related to the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and south-western BC). We will accept materials relating to national/international groups if directly applicable to lesbians in the Pacific Northwest .

Access and Use: We currently do not have requirements for using the organization's materials. Upon receit of collections, PNLA makes decisions based on donor's wishes and the institution's well being and will keep these stipulations on file.
Hours: Currently we operate by appointment only. When we get a pubic space, it will be wheelchair accessible.
Services: Currently, we are operating out of a private home. Will have a full suite of user services in the future. Right now, we are capable of providing research space, telephone assistance and e-mail/web.
Indices/Finding Aids: None at this time. But we place a high priority to this aspect of providing access.
Updating Collection Descriptions: Nothing in place yet, but this is a primary focus for our organization so researchers will be kept informed of new collections and goings on at the Archives as they happen via on-line newsletter/web updates, e-mail, annual report.

University of Washington Libraries,
Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives
Address: Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-1929
Contact: John Paul Deley, jpdeley@uwashington.edu (University Archivist); Karyl Winn, kwinn@uwashington.edu (Curator of Manuscripts); Nicolette Bromberg (Curator of Photographs and Graphics).
Email: mssarch@u.washington.edu
Internet address: http://www.lib.washington.edu/SpecialColl/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; shorter hours during academic quarter breaks.
Wheelchair Access: yes
History
No formal founding, but gay and lesbian material has been a collecting focus since ca.1993. Associated with Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project.
Information about holdings
Manuscripts: 28 cubic ft.
Organizational records: 1 cubic ft.
Clippings/vertical files: yes
Film/Video/Sound: sound: yes
Photographs: yes
Other holdings/notes: Oral histories.

Time periods/geographical regions documented:
Bulk: 1960s-1995; primarily Western Washington, especially the Seattle area.

Significant People/organizations/subjects documented:
Gay and lesbian (and anti-gay) political activity, Seattle Gay Alliance, Dorian Group, Mattachine Society of Los Angeles, John M. Eccles, Jody Aliesan literary manuscripts, Hands Off Washington Campaign (1994), and the Hidden History project.
Collecting interests
Late 20th-century papers, records, and photographs of and about sexual minorities in the Greater Seattle area, Western Washington, and at the University of Washington; photographs also cover early 20th-century subjects.
Use requirements
Varies depending on donor instructions. Public access to bulk of LBGT records.
Services
Research space, copying, audiovisual facilities, reference assistance on site, telephone reference, Internet reference (email/web), and loan agreements for exhibits.
Indices, finding aids, collection descriptions
Inventory/guides to larger accessions. MARC records in currently non-public database with expectation of future OCLC records.
News about collections
Accession reports to Easy Access, the newsletter of Northwest Archivists. Personal contact with Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project.

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WISCONSIN

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Marquette University Libraries
1327 W. Wisconsin Ave.
P.O. Box 3141
Milwaukee, WI 53201-3141
Phone: (414) 288-7256
Fax: (414) 288-6709
Contact: Phil Runkel, Archivist
E-mail: Phil.Runkel@marquette.edu
Internet address: http://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/index.html
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm., other times by appointment.
Wheelchair access: yes

Information about holdings:

New Ways Ministry Records (1965-[ongoing], bulk 1977-1996),
26.2 cubic ft. plus unprocessed additions. Records of a "ministry of education, justice, and reconciliation" for lesbian and gay Catholics, founded in 1977 by Jeannine Gramick, S.S.N.D. and Robert Nugent, S.D.S, including publications, subject files, and records of seminars, symposia, workshops, and retreats.

Rev. Robert Nugent Papers (1963-[ongoing], bulk 1985-1996),
5.3 cubic ft. plus unprocessed additions. Manuscripts, publications, and speaking engagement and subject files documenting Father Nugent's ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics.

Collecting interests:
Marquette solicits nationally records and personal papers documenting the involvement of Catholic organizations, movements, and individuals in promoting social action and social change in areas such as the following: interracial justice, fundamental economic reform, low-cost corporate responsibility, prison and penal system reform, women's rights, minority rights, gay and lesbian rights, agrarian reform, nuclear and conventional weapons disarmament, internationalpeace, draft resistance, and support for conscientious objectors. In addition to promoting change within society as a whole, many groups and individuals are vocal advocates for basic changes in the practices and structures of the Catholic Church.

Use requirements:
Holdings are available for public use, subject to some restrictions placed by offices and donors. Researchers sign a registration form that includes an agreement to abide by rules governing use.

Services:
Research space, reference assistance, copying services, telephone reference, audiovisual facilities, Internet reference.

Indices, finding aids, collection guides:
MARC records in OCLC and MU Libraries online catalog. Descriptive inventories to these collections are available, but not yet online.

Wisconsin State Historical Society
Location: 816 State St.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 264-6460
Contact: Reference archivist
E-mail: archref@whs.wisc.edu
Internet address: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archives/index.html
Holdings summary
Black and White Men Together, Milwaukee, 2.2 cubic ft.
David E. Clarenbach papers (1974-1992), 7.4 cubic ft. (reflected in the papers is Clarenbach's interest in areas for which he became well known, including AIDS legislation, gay rights, women's issues, and divestiture of state funds in South Africa)
Emergency Committee to Defend the Human and Legal Rights of Political Prisoners (1985-1991), 2.4 cubic ft. (documents the revolutionary network, especially the women's and radical lesbian part of it)
Gay Madison, .2 cubic ft.
The making of walls to roses, 1979 (tape recording re: men's collective interest in gay liberation, other causes)
Terry Murphy papers (1976-1977, 1980), .1 cubic ft. (clippings related to gay activism)
National Coalition of Gay Sexually Transmitted Disease Services records (1985-1990), .4 cubic ft.
Kathleen Nichols and Barbara Constans papers (1975-1979), .2 cubic ft. (partial records of the Madison Committee for Gay Rights)
The United (Madison, Wis.) records (1977-1981) (organized in May 1978 as Madison Gay Men and Lesbians United)
Gore Vidal papers (1888-1994), 60.8 cubic ft. (subject headings include: Ben Hur, homosexuality, Is Paris Burning?, Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams)
Women's Service Center of Brown County (Wis.) records (1974-1986), .1 cubic ft. (information on lesbian rights)
Allen Young papers (1962-1994) (gay liberation writer and activist; subject headings include: Homosexuality, The gay report, Allen Ginsberg, and Lavender culture: visions of lesbians and gay men)
Collecting interests:
Mass communication, film and theater research, social action collections, public records of state and local government, maps, labor, broadcasting.
Use requirements
[None noted.]
Services
Research space, copying, reference assistance on site, and telephone reference.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Archives Department
Address: University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Libraries P.O. Box 604 Milwaukee, WI, 53201-0604 Website
URL: http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/
Phone: 414-229-5402
Founder: In addition to serving as the official archives of our parent institution, the Archives Department has an active manuscripts collecting program.
Name of Submitter: Michael Doylen, Archives Department Head Email of Submitter: doylenm@uwm.edu Extent of Manuscripts:
Summary of Lesbian/Gay Content: The collections provide a unique perspective on the formation of a publicly visible gay and lesbian community in the metropolitan Milwaukee area mainly from the 1970s to the present day. The collections are especially strong in the areas of politics and social activism, media, health, and social organizations. Highlights include: the records of ACT UP Milwaukee, Bi Definition, Brady East STD Clinic, Cream City Business Association, Cream City Foundation, Human Rights League, Lambda Rights Network, the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network, and the personal papers of local activitists Ralph Navarro, Donna Utke, and Miriam Ben-Shalom.
Growth of Collection: The Archives continues to collect actively in this area, with special emphasis on social activism, health (HIV/AIDS), and media.
Access Requirements: All holdings are accessible to the general public, excepting those restricted by federal and state law or university policy, for preservation or privacy reasons, or as a condition of gift established by a donor.
Access Differences of Non-LGBT Materials: No.
Access Hours: We are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When classes are in session, we have evening hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays until 8 p.m.
Wheelchair Access: Yes.
Research Space: Yes.
Reference Assistance: Yes.
Reference by Telephone: General information about holdings, hours, etc.
Reference via Internet: Submit requests to http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/askarch.html
Duplication Services: Yes.
Audiovisual Services: Yes.
Exhibition Loans: Selectively.
Borrowing Policy: Ask an archivist for details.
Finding Aids / Indices: The Archives creates online finding aids and MARC records (uploaded into OCLC) for all of its holdings.
Updates: A current list of all LGBT collections is on the Archives' Web site at http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/lgbt.htm

Society of American Archivists' Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable

Lavender Legacies Guide

Society of American Archivists'
Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable