Marcia M. Gallo Papers
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
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Title: Marcia M. Gallo Papers
Dates: 1959-2009
Collection Number: 2022-91
Creator/Collector:
Gallo, Marcia M.
Extent: .5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains interview recordings; reproduction correspondence, articles, and organizational records; and project
administrative materials generated and gathered by historian Marcia Gallo in the course of researching "Different Daughters:
A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement" (2006).
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Please contact the Archivist regarding access to oral history recordings.
Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
[Identification of item]. Marcia M. Gallo Papers. Collection Number: 2022-91. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Marcia M. Gallo, 2022.
Biography/Administrative History
Marcia M. Gallo is a historian, civil liberties advocate, and Professor Emerita of History at the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas (UNLV). Gallo served as field director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California between
1981 and 1996. She then attended the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY), earning a PhD in History in
2004. Before starting at UNLV, Gallo was Assistant Professor of History at Lehman College in the Bronx.
In addition to numerous articles and book chapters, Gallo is the author of "Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters
of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement" (2006) and "“No One Helped”: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the
Myth of Urban Apathy" (2015). "Different Daughters" was based upon Gallo’s dissertation at CUNY.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains materials created and gathered by Marcia Gallo in the course of researching "Different Daughters:
A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of Lesbian Rights Movement" (2006). Research files include photocopied
correspondence, articles, and organizational records related to the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB); letters by Daughters of Bilitis
founders Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon introducing Gallo to potential interviewees; Gallo’s oral history consent form; as well
as an oral history transcript and correspondence related to Gallo’s research. Personal files include a card from Kay Lahusen,
as well as materials related to the 1996 celebration of Del Martin’s 75th birthday in New York City. Interviews with leaders
of the Daughters of Bilitis are primarily recorded on microcassettes.
LGBTQ
Lesbians
Homophile movement
Daughters of Bilitis
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Oral histories