Gallo (Marcia M.) Papers, 1959-2009

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Summary

Title:
Marcia M. Gallo Papers
Dates:
1959-2009
Creators:
Gallo, Marcia M. Marcia M. Gallo
Abstract:
Extent:
.5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Marcia M. Gallo Papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Marcia M. Gallo, 2022.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1959-2009
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Please contact the Archivist regarding access to oral history recordings.

Terms of access:

All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Marcia M. Gallo Papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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