Marcus (Jana) Papers, 2004-2012

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Scope and content:: The Jana Marcus papers includes exhibit photographs, text panels, a book, and related material from her Transfigurations project. Transfigurations was a photographic series focused on the transgender community in Northern California. The exhibit includes portrait photographs of transgender people and personal statements. Transfigurations the exhibit toured galleries and universities across the United States in the 2000s. Jana Marcus has been an award winning Bay Area photographer for over 30 years. She received her MFA from San Jose State University and a BA in Community Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. The collection includes a digital copy of the book that can be made available for personal research and scholarship; contact the archivist for access.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Jana Marcus, August 2021.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 2004-2012
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.
Terms of access:: Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. Jana Marcus retains copyright. 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, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

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San Francisco, CA 94103, US