Sophia Corleone Papers 1973-1994 1988

Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2013 and Jessica Tai, 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Title: Sophia Corleone papers
Identifier/Call Number: 1988
Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1973-1994
Abstract: Sophia Corleone organized, along with co-coordinator Gail Suber, the Lesbian Writers Series of readings at A Different Light Bookstore in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. This collection contains materials relevant to the planning of the series as well as ephemera related to LGBT community organizations and events.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Creator: Corleone, Sophia

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Sophia Corleone papers (Collection 1988). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown. This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library.

Processing History

Processed by Stacy Wood, 2013
Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Jessica Tai in 2017.
The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library. These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize, preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7347675 

Biography

Sophia Corleone was the co-coordinator of the Lesbian Writers Series at A Different Light bookstore throughout the 1990s. Corleone graduated from Smith College and wrote fiction, memoirs, and essays.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials relevant to the planning of the Women's Writers Series at A Different Light Bookstore in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California as well as publications and ephemera such as fliers and newsletters related to LGBT community organizations and events.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials in this collection have been arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Corleone, Sophia--Archives.
Lesbian authors--Fiction--Archives.

Box 1, Folder 1

Songs to a Handsome Woman by Rita Mae Brown 1973

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of the second edition of Songs to a Handsome Woman by Rita Mae Brown. Published by Diana Press, Inc.
Box 1, Folder 2

The Woman's Building 1975-1991

Scope and Contents note

Fliers, calendars, event information and newsletters pertaining to the Woman's Building in Los Angeles.
Box 1, Folder 3

Daughters Inc. by Rita Mae Brown 1976

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of the second printing of Daughters Inc. by Rita Mae Brown. Published by Press Gang Publishers, Ltd.
Box 1, Folder 4

Published materials circa 1980s-1994

Scope and Contents note

Clippings and some full publications concerning LGBT issues such as AIDS, domestic violence and advocacy.
Box 1, Folder 5

Ephemera 1986-1992

Scope and Contents note

Fliers, posters and booklets for events, performances and community organizations.
Box 1, Folder 6

Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletters 1986-1993

Scope and Contents note

Newsletters from the Lesbian Herstory Archives, issues 9-14.
Box 1, Folder 7

Publishing and Promotional materials 1987-1994

Scope and Contents note

Press kits and promotional materials used during Corleone's coordination of the Lesbian Writers Series at A Different Light bookstore.
Box 1, Folder 8

The Sparking Lavender Dust of Lust by Tee Corinne 1991

Scope and Contents note

Photocopied proof copy of The Sparkling Lavender Dust of Lust by Tee Corinne. "A Banned Book" published by Edward-William Publishing Company