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Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay publications collection
M2927
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay publications collection
Identifier/Call Number: M2927
Physical Description:
12 Linear Feet
[28 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes]
Date (inclusive): 1960s-1990s
Abstract: Assorted publications from Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay organizations and movements from between the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s,
with a particular emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Exact origins of the collection is unknown. Some materials were given to Stanford from the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society
of Northern California; others likely were pulled out of other collections and donations. Many of the publications are addressed
to feminist and gay rights activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, as well as feminist bookstores in the Bay Area.
Series 1 includes general publications; Series 2 includes programs and guides for specific events. Both series are organized
alphabetically by title.
[identification of item], Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay publications collection (M2927). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The collection was assembled from multiple sources and generally does not include complete runs of publications; volume numbers
and year of publication in the finding aid are the range covered by the individual issues in the collection.
The collection consists of an assortment of publications from various sources covering women's liberation, the feminist movement,
and the gay rights movement. Many of the publications are intersectional in nature and concern race, sexuality, and gender
along with other social movements of the 1960s through the 1990s. Series 1 includes publications of various sorts including
newsletters, pamphlets, zines, journals, magazines, and directories. Series 2 includes programs, advertisements, and other
guides for specific events or programs in the LGBTQ+ community, including Pride, the Gay Games, and drag performances. Both
series focus on the San Francisco Bay Area, but do include materials from the rest of the United States.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Feminism.
Gay rights
Lesbians -- California -- San Francisco -- History
Gay men
Gay liberation movement -- California.