Series 1
Personal Papers,
1971-2003
Physical Description:
16 folders
Scope and Contents
The series contains correspondence, biographical information, letters of recommendation, notes on speaking engagements, sketch
books, and certificates. Of particular note are the poems, letters and drawings from Menominee poet Chrystos to Cameron and
Linda Boyd.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 1
Astrological chart,
undated
box 1, folder 2
Biographical information,
undated
box 1, folder 3
Biographical information. Profile regarding the Women's Building,
1984
box 1, folder 4
Certificate of Honor. San Francisco Board of Superviors [in presentation cover],
1993
box 1, folder 5
Certificates and awards,
1983-2002
General note
"Individual Human Rights" seminar for Golden Gate University Law School (1983); San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade
and Celebration Committee (1987); Democratic National Convention delegate (1988); Alice B. Toklas Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club
(1989); United Way MANAGE Program (1991); University of Oklahoma Wellness & Women IV Conference (1992).
box 1, folder 6
Chrystos. Poems, letters and cards to Barbara Cameron and Linda Boyd,
1991-2003, undated
box 1, folder 7
Correspondence,
1971-2002
Berlandt, Konstantin (1985)
Boyd, Linda (1994, 2002, undated)
Dunlap, Mary, CUAV donor letter (undated)
[Guy], Roma (1994, [1995])
Hutton, Dorothy, R.N. (1971)
Locklear, Clisby R., North Carolina Minority AIDS Education Program (1993)
Clisby R. Locklear, North Carolina Minority AIDS Education Program, letter to Anthony Turney, NAMES Project: August 9, 1993
Turney, Anthony, NAMES Project (1993)
Clisby R. Locklear, North Carolina Minority AIDS Education Program, letter to Anthony Turney, NAMES Project: August 9, 1993
Vazquez, Carmen (2001-2002)
box 1, folder 8
Human Rights Commission (San Francisco),
1988, 2002
General note
Includes letters of recommendation about Cameron written by Roma Guy, Ken Jones, and Carmen Vazquez; and a resolution passed
to honor Cameron's life.
box 1, folder 9
Obituaries, funeral mass program, memorial remembrances,
2002
box 1, folder 10
Online documents found via Google searches on "Barbara Cameron",
2002
box 1, folder 12
Performance evaluation, UCSF Women's Specialty Clinic,
1995
box 1, folder 14
Sketch Books,
1988, undated
box 1, folder 15
Speaking engagements (programs),
1983, 1993
box 1, folder 16
Spiral notebook [includes recipes, etc.],
undated
Series 2
Speeches and Writings,
1980-2002
Scope and Contents
Cameron's speeches and writings generally address issues of acceptance, racism within the lesbian and gay community, and homophobia
within the Native American community. The speeches are usually shorter and include a call for action. The speech "At the Memorial
for Phil Tingley" is a longer piece and muses about many subjects including HIV. Cameron's writings are often quite personal;
some are diary entries, poems, and several pieces deal with friends and relatives who have died. "For Linda" is to her life
partner Linda Boyd. A few of the pieces are about Cameron's trip to Nicaragua with Somos Hermanas; others are about HIV and
AIDS awareness.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Series 2A. Speeches; and, Series 2B. Writings. Arranged alphabetically within each subseries.
Subseries 2A
Speeches,
1980-1993
Physical Description:
9 folders
box 1, folder 17
At the Memorial for Phil Tingley,
[1991]
box 1, folder 18
Bates College (speech, program correspondence),
1991-1992
box 1, folder 20
[Freedom of Women],
[198-]
box 1, folder 21
Gay Freedom Day Speech,
June 29, 1980
box 1, folder 22
LAVA acceptance (Bay Area Career Women),
1993
box 1, folder 23
Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day,
June 1983
box 1, folder 25
"Uniting Ourselves--Bridging Our Differences" about lesbians of color,
June 13, 1987
Subseries 2B
Writings,
1981-2002
Physical Description:
36 folders
box 1, folder 27
As a Child I Was a Tomboy...,
undated
box 1, folder 28
Autobiography ["Biography"],
[1984]
box 1, folder 29
Be Like Mike the Lakota,
undated
box 1, folder 30
The Body Keeps Spilling,
undated
box 1, folder 31
The Buffalo Nation Loves Us Best, Just Ask Them: Homage to My Lakota People and the Buffalo Nation in Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco,
undated
box 1, folder 33
4 I Miss: Tommy, Marian, Marilyn, Manny,
undated
box 1, folder 34
Frybread in Berlin,
1993
Frybread in Berlin, Declaration of the International Indigenous AIDS Network: June 1993
Declaration of the International Indigenous AIDS Network (June 11, 1993) 60889
box 1, folder 36
I Wanted to Love You Johnny Grey Eyes,
2000
box 1, folder 37
Letter to Mani After His Death; Mani,
undated
box 1, folder 38
Letter to the Editor regarding John Carman,
[1994]
oversize-folder 1
"The Life and Crimes of Gene Zuchelli: a personal gay history" (International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day program, San Francisco,
California),
June 26, 1983
box 1, folder 39
Long Time, No See [screenplay?],
undated
box 1, folder 41
Necessary Bread Affinity Group,
undated
box 1, folder 42
Nicaragua--SOMOS HERMANAS,
undated
box 1, folder 43
Nicaragua fundraiser,
undated
box 1, folder 44
No Apologies: A Lakota Lesbian Perspective,
undated
box 1, folder 45
On Health and Medical Treatment,
undated
General note
Includes draft of "Look at me, I am not a separate woman."
box 1, folder 46
On HIV and AIDS in Native American Communities and On Racism in Lesbian / Gay Communities,
1987-1993
On HIV and AIDS in Native American Communities and On Racism in Lesbian / Gay Communities: 1987-1993
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center survey
box 1, folder 47
Place at the Table,
undated
box 1, folder 48
Poem drafts,
1993, 1996, undated
Physical Description: Contains drafts of: Mournning Becomes a Clandestine Act; The River Is Home; searching; Santa Fe 1993; When the visitors come;
Nondilke; I Need to Get to Camino del Monte Sol; Wearing Short Hair in Order to be a Blonde; Look at me, I am not a separate
woman; Me at Eleven; Adrian.
box 1, folder 51
Poetry, San Francisco,
2000
box 1, folder 54
"Record" [diary entries, addresses, recipes, book / movie scenes],
1994
box 1, folder 55
"Record" [diary entries, recipes],
1995-1996
box 1, folder 56
The River Is Home,
undated
box 1, folder 58
This Bridge Called My Back
[program of book reading, and review of program by Linda Boyd],
[1981]
Lesbian Agenda for Action
box 1, folder 60
Writings,
undated
General note
Includes: Smirk Faced Goddess; Wild Turnip; Ron's (Cante ska Wicasa) Indians; The Deer of Peace, Bo Huston; "Traveling from
East to West."
Series 3
Subject Files,
1968-2002
Physical Description:
31 folders
Scope and Contents
The series contains materials collected on such subjects as AIDS education, Nicaragua, organizations for Native Americans,
Native Americans in popular culture, domestic violence, and politics. Of note is a folder of correspondence and other documents
by and about Konstantin Berlandt.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 61
AIDS Prevention Training,
1993
AIDS Prevention Training, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center: 1993
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
box 1, folder 62
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club,
1988-1991
box 1, folder 63
American Indian AIDS Institute,
1993-1995
American Indian AIDS Institute: 1993
box 1, folder 64
American Indian Film Festival (20th: San Francisco, California) program,
1995
box 1, folder 65
Berlandt, Konstantin (1946-1994),
1968-1994, undated
General note
Includes: certification of immunization; postcards and letters to Winnifred Elliott; clippings about and by Berlandt; short
story "Ring My Bell;" letter from Marven Nelson dated January 27, 1991; letter from Tom Collins dated November 7, 1994;
A Spring Bouquet
from
A Hippie Garden of Verses
by Herman Berlandt (1992); resumes; "Gay Politics" by Berlandt (July 9, 1980); autobiographical sketch.
See also:
Box 1 / Folder 7. Correspondence (1985)
box 1, folder 66
Braithwaite, Ron (September 29, 1960-November 13, 1994). Eulogy and funeral mass program,
1994
box 1, folder 67
Cable Car Awards program,
1992
box 1, folder 68, oversize-folder 2
Clippings,
1984-1994
General note
Includes: Wes Studi and the film
Geronimo
; and "Environmental Justice in Indian Country" by Gail Small (
The Amicus Journal
). Includes oversized folder with Women's Building interview (1984).
box 1, folder 69
CUAV (Community United Against Violence),
1991, undated
box 1, folder 70
Democratic National Convention,
1988
General note
Includes Jesse Jackson for President '88 bumper sticker.
box 1, folder 71
Domestic Violence,
1997-1998, undated
box 1, folder 72
Incident at Oglala
(Miramax Films) press kit,
[1992]
box 1, folder 73
Institute on Native American Health and Wellness,
1995-1997
box 1, folder 74
Lakol New Voices,
1998-1999
box 1, folder 75
Lakota Books catalog, 60992
1996
box 1, folder 76
Lakota / Dakota language course information,
1999
box 1, folder 79, oversize-folder 3
Nicaragua,
1987-1988, undated
General note
Includes: 1987 SOMOS HERMANAS calendar with Cameron's annotations; two images of Dora Maria Tellez; Poem and card in memory
of Nora Astorga (1948-1988); clipping of 9 people at a table; FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional) banner.
box 1, folder 80
Out in Front! A Call for Leadership in Funding the Needs of Bay Area Lesbian and Gay People,
1995
box 1, folder 82
A Reception Honoring American Indian Women,
May 16, 1984
box 1, folder 83
San Francisco Bay Area Native American groups,
1991-1997, undated
General note
Includes: "Mental Health Issues in the Context of Culture, Race and Sexuality: A Preliminary Study of Gay and Lesbian Native
Americans" by Kathleen Erwin (1991); 10th Annual Silverstar program; flyers; "Save Ward Valley."
box 1, folder 84
Sitting Bull College (Fort Yates, North Dakota),
2002
box 1, folder 85
Sovereignty for Indian Nations [cut out],
undated
box 2, folder 1
Stanford Powwow (31st: Stanford, California) program,
2002
box 2, folder 2
Strawberry Press. Poetry postcards,
1979
General note
Includes: "Elegy for Chief Sealth [1786-1866]" by Duane Niatum; "Ghosts...listening to Helene sing" by Wendy Rose.
box 2, folder 3
Two-Spirits & HIV: a Conference for the Health of Gay & Lesbian Native Americans,
1991
Two-Spirits & HIV: a Conference for the Health of Gay & Lesbian Native Americans: 1991
box 2, folder 4
Women's Building (San Francisco, California) brochure,
undated
Series 4
Printed Materials,
1968-2002
Physical Description:
18 folders
Scope and Contents
The series contains published books, articles, and magazines, which generally cover lesbian or Native American subjects. Cameron's
writing appears in several pieces, notably:
Our Right To Love
and
This Bridge Called My Back
.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 2, folder 5
Africa--The Mother of Civilization. A Multimedia Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
(Cultural Interactive Media, Inc.),
1997
General note
Includes: Teacher's guide; Student's guide; CD-ROM.
box 2, folder 6
Brant, Beth (Degonwadonti).
Mohawk Trail
(Ithaca, New York: Firebrand Books, 1985).
Food and Spirits
(Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers, 1991),
1985, 1991
General note
Inscribed to Cameron.
box 2, folder 7
Dillard, Annie.
The Writing Life
(New York: Harper and Row),
1989
box 2, folder 8
Field, Syd.
Screenplay: the Foundations of Screenwriting
. 3rd edition (New York: Dell),
1994
box 2, folder 9
Fields, Gary S. American Indian Music Traditions and Contributions (Portland Public Schools Geocultural Baseline Essay Series),
1993-1995
box 2, folder 10
El Grito: a Journal of Contemporary Mexican-American Thought
(Berkeley, California: Quinto Sol Publications), vol. 2 (1 and 4),
Fall 1968, Summer 1969
box 2, folder 11
Kenny, Maurice. I Am The Sun: a Lakota Chant,
1976
box 2, folder 12
Kenny, Maurice.
North: Poems of Home
. (Chapbook no. 4, Blue Cloud Quarterly, South Dakota),
1977
General note
Inscribed to "Barbara and Rubin."
box 2, folder 13
Lesbenstich
1/81. 2 Jahrgang,
1981
General note
Periodical in German. Includes article on Native American lesbians with photo of Cameron. Also includes letter (in English)
from Jo to Cameron, February 23, 1981.
oversize-folder 4
Native American Smoke Signals: Voice of the Nation
(Mayer, Arizona), vol. 1, no. 5,
August 1993
box 2, folder 14
Official Proceedings of the 1988 Democratic National Convention
(Cameron listed on p.37),
1988
box 2, folder 15
Our Right To Love: A Lesbian Resource Book
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Pretice-Hall). Edited by Ginny Vida. Barbara Cameron piece on pp. 229-230,
1978
box 2, folder 16
A Sampler for Social Change: Focus on Lesbian and Gay Issues" (Education Exploration Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota),
Spring 1980
box 2, folder 17
Seven Circles Foundation Newsletter
(Lagunitas, California),
Spring & Summer 1997
box 2, folder 18
Sinister Wisdom
#20 (Amherst, Massachussetts),
1982
General note
Inscribed: "Especially for Barbara, who inspired the poem. Love Chrystos."
box 2, folder 19
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
(Watertown, Massachussets: Persephone Press). Edited by Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua,
1981
General note
Includes piece by Barbara Cameron.
box 2, folder 20
TJC Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education
, vol. 14 (no. 1),
Fall 2002
General note
Two pieces marked: "Lakota Blood" by Danielle Rose Black Fox; and "For My Son" by Linda Jones.
box 2, folder 21
Treaty Council News
(New York and San Francisco: International Indian Treaty Council), vol. 5, no. 2,
July 1983
Series 5
Photographs,
1977-1995
Physical Description:
20 folders
Scope and Contents
The series contains snapshots of Cameron and many of her friends, political events and parades. Of note are images from the
Nelson Mandela rally in Oakland, some informal photographs of a women's group in Willits, California, and a photo of Cameron
being sworn in that is signed by Frank Jordan.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 2, folder 22
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club paste-ups for
Alice Reports,
1990, undated
box 2, folder 23
Konstantin Berlandt,
1980-1983, undated
box 2, folder 24
Barbara Cameron,
1981, 1988, undated
General note
One photo of swearing in inscribed by Frank M. Jordan.
box 2, folder 25
Barbara Cameron, Canyon Sam, San Francisco Gay Pride,
June 1981
box 2, folder 27
Pam David and Carmen [Vazquez?],
undated
box 2, folder 28
Democratic National Convention (includes negatives),
1988
box 2, folder 29
Roma Guy birthday,
undated
box 2, folder 30
Ken Jones (Parade Co-Chair),
undated
box 2, folder 32
LAFA (Lesbian Agenda For Action),
undated
box 2, folder 34
Nelson Mandela rally, Oakland Coliseum,
[1990]
box 2, folder 35
Miscellaneous: "mostly Alice [B. Toklas Democratic Club] members",
undated
box 2, folder 36
Miscellaneous: parades, Roma Guy?, photos prepared for a publication,
1995, undated
box 2, folder 38
Canyon Sam,
1982, undated
box 2, folder 39
Somos Hermanas contingent, [Gay / Lesbian Pride] Parade, [San Francisco, California],
undated
box 2, folder 40
[Vazquez?], Carmen,
undated
box 2, folder 41
Willits group [some nudity],
undated
Series 6
Ephemera and Audiorecordings,
1981-1993
Physical Description:
5 folders
+ 6 audiotapes
Scope and Contents
The series contains ephemera such as a Jesse Jackson for president T-shirt from 1988, and a Greg Day for San Francisco Supervisor
button. It also includes audiotapes of a few of Cameron's speaking engagements. The tapes of the readings from
This Bridge Called My Back
from 1981 and the Lesbians of Color panel in 1986 are probably the most significant recordings.
Arrangement
Arranged into two sections: Ephemera (in alphabetical order); Audiotapes (in chronological order).
box 2, folder 42
Award (plaque): Cable Car Award "1992 Oustanding Harvey Milk Community Service Award",
1992
box 2, folder 43
Button: "Greg Day Supervisor",
undated
box 2, folder 44
Dollar Bill: "Front Line of Freedom. Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade & Celebration, San Francisco. Queer as a Three Dollar
Bill. [Signed by] co-chairs Barbara M. Cameron, Greg Day",
June 28, 1981
box 2, folder 45
Postcards: Hotel Santa Fe, Berlin "Gold-Else",
undated
oversize-folder 5
T-shirt: "Jesse Jackson '88. 'It's Time for a change' ",
1988
box 2, folder 46
This "Bridge" Called My Back [book reading],
Friday, June 5, [1981]
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
box 2, folder 46
Formando Un Puente...Building Bridges
(Oakland, California: Redwood Records),
1984
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
box 2, folder 46
Lesbians of Color (Cameron, Harris, Ordona, Vazquez),
[June 21, 1986]
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
General note
A presentation on Cross-Racial Hostility by Barbara Cameron, Virginia Harris, Trinity Ordona and Carmen Vazquez. Part of "Coming
Out And Surviving: A Conference for/by Lesbians of Color." The first Bay Area Lesbians of Color Conference was held June 21,
1986 at the Women's Building in San Francisco.
box 2, folder 46
Counting Crows: "August & Everything After"; Gipsy Kings: "Mosaique",
[1989, 1993]
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
box 2, folder 47
OUT93--1993 Outwrite Writer's Conference. Public Conversation: Chrystos, Cheryl Clarke,
1993
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
box 2, folder 47
Indian Voice 16 min. long (side A); Marian's Visit B-Day (side B),
undated
Physical Description:
1 audiotape
