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Finding Aid for the Betty Jetter papers, 1981-1988
LSC.1983
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Title: Betty Jetter papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1983
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 linear feet
(2 boxes, 1 carton, 1 shoe box, and 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1972-1993
Abstract: Betty Jetter was active in lesbian separatist communities and conversations, particularly with the Califia Community, which
organized feminist educational retreats. She was also a poet and participant in local lesbian politics. This collection contains
personal correspondence and material about Califia community organizing and feminist organization Sol Sisters, as well as
ephemera, photographs, and collected readings.
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:
Jetter, Betty, 1932-
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 object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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.
[Identification of item], Betty Jetter papers (Collection 1983). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Gift of Elizabeth S. Jetter, 2012.
This collection is part of 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 .
Processed by Stacy Wood, 2012. Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Sabrina Ponce in 2017.
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:
7400247
Betty Jetter was active in lesbian separatist communities and conversations, particularly with the Califia community. She
was also a poet and participant in local lesbian politics.
The bulk of the collection is made up of both audio and paper correspondence between Betty Jetter and her former lover, Joy
Howard. The correspondence deals with both women's experiences within the lesbian community as well as their opinions and
thoughts on contemporary political issues such as sadomasochism, lesbian separatism, and pornography. In addition, there is
a substantial amount of material about Califia Community retreats for women and the feminist group Sol Sisters, as well as
readings, poems, photographs, and ephemera created or collected by Betty Jetter.
Materials arranged by subject.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual 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.
Diane Germain papers (Collection 1961). Available at Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jetter, Betty, 1932- -- Archives.
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA.
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.
Lesbian activists--United States--Archives.