June Campbell papers

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GLBT Historical Society

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: June Campbell papers

Dates: circa 1890-1990

Collection Number: 2018-20

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 half manuscript box

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: June Campbell was a lesbian woman who served in World War II. This collection contains scrapbook material and photographs of Campbell and her partner, Mary Ellen “Jo” Johanson, a photographer and designer, as well as other women serving in the Marine Corps in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. This collection also includes a couple of earlier photos from the late 1800s to the 1910s of members of Campbell’s family. Later photos show Campbell’s life with friends in Laguna Beach, California. This collection also includes some correspondence, rosters, postcards, and ephemera.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. June Campbell papers. Collection Number: 2018-20. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Manon Tree on July 1, 2018.

Scope and Content of Collection

June Campbell was a lesbian woman who served in World War II. This collection contains scrapbook material and photographs of Campbell and her partner, Mary Ellen “Jo” Johanson, a photographer and designer, as well as other women serving in the Marine Corps in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. This collection also includes a couple of earlier photos from the late 1800s to the 1910s of members of Campbell’s family. Later photos show Campbell’s life with friends in Laguna Beach, California. This collection also includes some correspondence, rosters, postcards, and ephemera. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_005822; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008536

Indexing Terms

Lesbians

Veterans

World War, 1939-1945