Finding Aid for the Dianne Post Papers
LSC.2228
Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2014; updated by Sabrina Ponce, 2018; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline
Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575
(310) 825-4988
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Online finding aid last updated 02 March 2018.
Title: Dianne Post papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2228
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.8 linear feet
(2 boxes, 1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1980-2008
Abstract: Dianne Post is a lawyer who specializes in developing policy and programmatic reform on issues related to gender equality.
Also active in the lesbian feminist movement, she organized cultural and political activities in Arizona to challenge domestic
violence and advocate for the rights of the LGBT community. This collection contains organizational documents from activist
organizations throughout Arizona specifically focused on domestic violence and gay and lesbian issues. Included are materials
related to the planning of the first women's music festival in Arizona as well as recordings of lesbian and women's music.
Also included are legal documents authored by or used by Dianne Post, articles published by and about Dianne Post, correspondence,
and ephemera.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Creator:
Post, Dianne
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections material must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dianne Post papers (Collection 2228). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, transfer, 2014. Original provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Stacy Wood, February 2014. Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Sabrina Ponce in
2018.
Sponsor
The
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) , and the
UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This
partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize,
preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Dianne Post (born 1947) is a lawyer who has worked in over fourteen countries over the past twenty six years. She has contributed
to the design and implementation of legal policies and reform initiatives related to gender equality. Post works with vulnerable
populations in developing, transitional and developed countries.
Post consults on international cases, and has worked with the United Nations, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
and the European Court of Human Rights. She specializes in issues related to violence against women and children including
sex-trafficking, pornography, and domestic violence.
Also active in the lesbian feminist movement, she was the first to produce a women's music festival in Arizona, the Arizona
Womyn's Music Festival.
Scope and Content
This collection contains organizational documents from activist organizations throughout Arizona specifically focused on domestic
violence and gay and lesbian issues. Included are materials related to the planning of Arizona Womyn's Music Festival (the
first women's music festival in Arizona) as well as recordings of lesbian and women's music. Also included are legal documents
authored by or used by Dianne Post, articles published by and about Dianne Post, correspondence, and ephemera.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials arranged by subject.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. All requests to
access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA.
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.
Post, Dianne -- Archives.
Human rights workers--United States--Archives.
Lesbian activists--United States--Archives.
Women lawyers--United States--Archives.
Box 1, Folder 1
Feminist publications
1981-2008
Scope and Content
Assorted feminist publications, including the last issue of
Off Our Backs and
Lavender Moon.
Box 1, Folder 2
Sonia Johnson: Presidential candidate
1983-1984
Scope and Content
Fundraising materials, clippings and interview on one cassette tape with lesbian presidential candidate Sonia Johnson.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Box 1, Folder 3
Arizona Womyn's Music Festival
1988-1993
Scope and Content
Flyers, maps, programs and festival information, which Post helped organize.
Box 1, Folder 4
Subject files: Domestic violence
1989-2004
Scope and Content
Copies of clippings and publications regarding domestic violence.
Box 1, Folder 5
Clippings of articles by Dianne Post
1990-1998
Scope and Content
Articles and op-eds written or contributed to by Dianne Post in various magazines and newspapers.
Box 1, Folder 7
Flyers
1991-1998
Scope and Content
Flyers for events, readings and talks.
Box 1, Folder 8
Assorted newsletters
1991-1998
Scope and Content
Newsletters for organizations including Valley Community Women, Women's Center Inc. and Arizona Women's News.
Box 1, Folder 9
Clippings: Coverage of Dianne Post
1992-2003
Scope and Content
Clippings of newspaper and magazine stories concerning the activism and professional life of Dianne Post.
Box 1, Folder 10
Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian Community Center
1993-1995
Scope and Content
Board meeting minutes, communication, reports, programming discussions for the Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian Community
Center.
Box 2, Folders 1-2, Box 1, Folder 11
Arizonans for Fairness Coalition, Inc.
1994-1997
Scope and Content
Financial documents, articles of incorporation, press releases, promotional ephemera, and other documents related to the formation
and work of Arizonans for Fairness Coalition, Inc.
Box 2, Folder 3
Correspondence
circa 1993
Box 2, Folder 4
Lesbian Resource Project
1993-1995
Scope and Content
Newsletter and flyer from the Lesbian Resource Project, an Arizona lesbian social and educational group. Also includes a certificate
of appreciation for Post.
Box 2, Folder 5
Legal publications
1996-2003
Scope and Content
Publications having to do with legal news, philosophies and discussions.
Box 2, Folder 6
Legal documents: New Times Inc. v. Women Take Back the Night
1997
Scope and Content
Depositions, briefs, summaries and communication surrounding this case. Women Take Back the Night, of which Post was a member,
was an organization dedicated to protesting against domestic violence.
Box 2, Folder 7
Legal documents: Lesbian couple child custody cases
1998
Scope and Content
Briefs, summaries, trial documents and depositions having to do with several child custody cases between lesbian couples.
Box 2, Folder 8
State Bar of Arizona : Gay and Lesbian Task Force Report
1999
Scope and Content
Bound copy of the State Bar of Arizona's report by the Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Box 2, Folders 9-10
Pro-choice materials
2000-2001
Scope and Content
Correspondence, news clippings and notes having to do with Dianne Post's (and others') activism and protest concerning the
appointment of anti-choice Board Members to both Planned Parenthood and the Arizona Human Rights Fund.
Box 2, Folder 11
Assorted materials
undated
Scope and Content
Business cards and personal items.
Box 3
Published works and ephemera
1980-2008
Scope and Content
Includes three t-shirts from the Arizona Womyn's Music Festival, 6 CDs and 29 audiocassettes containing recordings by lesbian
musicians, several buttons and pins, and a number of published books:
Elaine Mikels -
Just Lucky I guess Ruthann Robson -
Lesbian (Out)Law Daphne Scholinski -
The Last Time I Wore a Dress Karen Louise -
Foster Child Karen Dale Wolman -
Rites of First Blood Susan Hawthorne -
Wild Politics Marilyn Murphy -
Are You Girls Traveling Alone? Joann Drury -
The Other Side of Silence Becky Birtha -
Lover's Choice Jennifer Kelly -
Zest for Life Olivia Free Woman -
The Incident at New Providence Olivia Free Woman -
Selected Works The Practical Lawyer - Vol. 33, 37
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. All requests to
access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.