Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Marilyn Murphy papers
- Dates:
- 1971-2005
- Creators:
- Murphy, Marilyn
- Abstract:
- Marilyn Murphy was a lesbian activist and author. She had a long-running column, "Lesbian Logic," in Lesbian News in the 1980s and a selection of her columns appeared in the 1991 book, Are You Girls Traveling Alone? She was an active member of the organization Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) and the Califia Community along with Diane F. Germain. The collection consists of several of Murphy's published and unpublished works, including a copy of her book, as well as correspondence, ephemera, and audiovisual materials.
- Extent:
- 1.4 linear feet (1 carton, 1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Marilyn Murphy Papers (Collection 2226). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of several of Murphy's published and unpublished works, including a copy of her book Are You Girls Traveling Alone?, as well as correspondence, ephemera, and audiovisual materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marilyn Murphy was a lesbian activist and author. She had a long-running column, "Lesbian Logic," in Lesbian News in the 1980s and a selection of her columns appeared in the 1991 book, Are You Girls Traveling Alone? She was an active member of the organization Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) and the Califia Community along with Diane F. Germain. Murphy died in 2004 and is survived by her partner, Irene Weiss, co-founder of the Califia Community.
- Acquisition information:
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June Mazer Lesbian Archives, transfer, 2012. Original provenance unknown.
This collection is part of 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 .
- Processing information:
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Processed by Stacy Wood, 2014. Additional processing by Sabrina Ponce, 2018.
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- Arrangement:
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Materials arranged by type.
- Physical / technical requirements:
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CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed audiovisual materials. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-19 10:55:39 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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:
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[Identification of item], Marilyn Murphy Papers (Collection 2226). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988