Descriptive Summary
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sandy Dwyer papers
Collection number: 2166
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10.5 linear ft.
(21 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1977-1991
Abstract: Sandy Dwyer is a lesbian activist, playwright and journalist living and working in Los Angeles, California. This collection
represents materials used by and produced by Sandy Dwyer in the course of her life. The bulk are scripts and promotional materials.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Dwyer, Sandy
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sandy Dwyer papers (Collection 2166). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Processed by Stacy Wood, December 2012.
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.
Biography
Sandy Dwyer was born Sandra Jean Nelson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was raised on a ranch in the Ozarks of Missouri by her
parents who were rodeo producers. She received her Masters degree at the University of Missouri. She spent time as a trapeze
artist, biology teacher, trick rope artist, social worker, gardener, actor and playwrite. Sandy Dwyer came out as a lesbian
in 1986 and became involved with the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community. She co-founded a newspaper focused on local gay
and lesbian news and events called The News. The paper was known for its hard hitting journalism and gained notoriety for
exposing financial abuses by large mainstream gay and lesbian non profit organizations.
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials used and produced by Sandy Dwyer predominantly through the 1970s and 1980s. Included are
plays written by Sandy as well as programs and other promotional materials from theater productions in which she was involved.
Correspondence of both a personal and professional nature are represented. Work materials from the Department of Public Social
Services are also included as are research materials used for various jobs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dramatists, American--20th century -- Archival resources.
Dwyer, Sandy -- Archival resources.
Women journalists--United States -- Archival resources.