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Title: Lin Gilbert Davis Collection
Dates: 1974-2013
Collection Number: 2022-71
Creator/Collector:
Davis, Lin Gilbert
Extent: 1.25 linear feet (1 carton)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Lin Gilbert Davis (b. 1942 September 15) is an LGBTQ rights activist who lived in San Francisco between 1967 and 1993. This
collection includes Davis’s photographs documenting women’s and lesbian gatherings in the 1970s Bay Area and Oregon; materials
related to her 1990 wedding; and LGBT activist ephemera, t-shirts, and periodical, primarily dating to Davis’s years in San
Francisco. Photographs include images of Barbara Hammer and Gloria Churchman; the Women on Wheels concert, including Holly
Near and Cris Williamson; and a visit to WomanSpace in Oregon.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright to material 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.
[Identification of item]. Lin Gilbert Davis Collection. Collection Number: 2022-71. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Lin Gilbert Davis, 2022.
Biography/Administrative History
Lin Gilbert Davis (b. 1942 September 15) is an LGBTQ rights activist. Born in Denver and raised in Washington and Ohio, Davis
moved to San Francisco in 1967. In 1987, Davis joined the San Francisco contingent in the March on Washington. Also in 1987,
she met Maureen “Mo” Longworth, whom she would marry in 1990. In 1993, Davis and Longworth relocated to Juneau, Alaska, becoming
active in the state’s LGBTQ movement.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes Davis’s photographs documenting women’s and lesbian gatherings in the 1970s Bay Area and Oregon;
materials related to her 1990 wedding; and LGBT activist ephemera, t-shirts, and periodical, primarily dating to Davis’s years
in San Francisco.
LGBTQ
Lesbians
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)