Crichton (E.G.) Papers, circa 1970s-2023

Collection context

Summary

Title:
E.G. Crichton papers
Dates:
circa 1970s-2023
Creators:
Crichton, E.G.
Abstract:
Extent:
25 linear feet (8 oversized boxes and 1 carton)
Language:
Preferred citation:

E.G. Crichton papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

E.G. Crichton is an interdisciplinary artist and Professor Emerita of Art at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The collection documents a selection of Crichton’s artistic and curatorial work, including a 1991 collection of blueprint scrolls entitled “Graffiti Flowcharts;” the 1992 photo triptych “Talking Back;” a book produced from Lost and Found, a 2001 San Francisco Public Library exhibition co-curated with Kim Anno; invitations, name tags, table cloths, embroidered napkins, and photographs from the 2008 performance conversation “Affair-on-the-Green,” produced in collaboration with Laruen Crux; digital videos from the "Migrating Archives" project; and photographic portraits, chat boards, and informational text from “Lineage: Matchmaking in the Archive,” an ongoing project that Crichton first developed as Artist-in-Residence at the GLBT Historical Society from 2008-2014. Also included are 1970s political posters, including a number commemorating International Women’s Day; periodicals; and records documenting Crichton’s work with the GLBT Historical Society’s Museum and Curatorial committees in the 2010s.

Acquisition information:
Gift of E.G. Crichton, September 2023.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
LGBTQ
Lesbians
Art
Places:
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
circa 1970s-2023
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 for information about accessing the "Migrating Archives" digital video files.

Terms of access:

Copyright to materials created by E.G. Crichton has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Copyright to other materials in the collection may be held by their creators, or the creators' heirs or assigns. 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:

E.G. Crichton papers. GLBT Historical Society

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