Kehoe (Monika) Papers, circa 1923-1995

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Scope and content:: The collection includes papers from the estate of Monika Kehoe (1909-2004). Dr. Kehoe is known for her work on aging lesbians, including her book “Lesbians Over 60 Speak for Themselves.” Prior to this work, she was an educator who focused on English as a second language and taught English literature and applied linguistics in the United States, Korea, Japan, Australia, Ethiopia, Canada, and Guam. During World War II, she was recruited by the War Relocation Authority and worked at the Japanese incarceration camp at Gila River in Arizona. Dr. Kehoe had romantic relationships with women throughout her life and identified publicly as a lesbian beginning in the 1970s. The papers include awards, resumes and curricula vitae, newspaper clippings, a 1990 letter and poem, and photographs documenting Kehoe’s personal and professional life.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Luann Overmyer, April and July 2024.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1923-1995
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.
Terms of access:: Copyright to materials created by Monika Kehoe 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.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US