Organization files from the Lesbian Herstory Archives.

Format:

Book

Series:

Archives of Sexuality and Gender: International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture.

Archives of Sexuality and Gender: International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbianism--United States--Societies, etc.

Lesbianism.

Lesbians--United States--Societies, etc.

Lesbians.

Lesbians--United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,935 manuscripts (92,471 pages)).

Summary:

Affectionately known as the "org file", these files, covering 1,640 organizations, are kept in alphabetical order and fill up three vertical five-drawer filing cabinets as well as several overflow boxes. In the org file we keep materials from/related to voluntary and not-for-profit groups in the LGBT community that include a focus on lesbian issues, as well as women's /feminist groups which either include a lesbian focus or have known lesbian participation. Most of the groups are Lesbian and are from the United States, though there are other countries represented. They range from small groups, like the Black Lesbian Study Group (NY) to community centers, such as the Lesbian Resource Center (Seattle, WA). Though we have a large number of NY groups we have files for groups from all over the country. There are files for the LGBT task forces of many national professional organizations, for religious, ethnic and culturally identified groups, and for college groups. Our oldest org files are from the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) and date to the 1950s. Other early records date from the 60s and early 70s (e.g., D.O.B., The Women's Firehouse, Salsa Soul) and continue to the present (Revolting Lesbians, NY, 2018; Rise & Resist, NY, 2017). Some of the files have only one sheet of paper; others are large collections. Most large collections are from groups or organizations that sent us their materials when they disbanded. However, both ACT UP NY and Lesbian Avengers, NY, for example, have large collections because one of our coordinators was a member of both. The org files contain flyers, minutes, posters, fundraising letters and other material produced by or about the group, including newspaper articles. The Lesbian Herstory Archives (LHA) exists to gather and preserve records of Lesbian lives and activities so that future generations will have ready access to materials relevant to their lives. The process of gathering this material uncovers and collects herstory denied by patriarchal historians in the interests of the culture which they serve. The Lesbian Herstory Archives analyzes and reevaluates the Lesbian experience; it is hoped the existence of the Archives will encourage Lesbians to record their experiences in order to formulate a living herstory.

Notes:

Date range of documents: 1900-1999; unknown (mainly 20th century).

Reproduction of the originals from the Lesbian Herstory Archives.

OCLC:

1164114319