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Finding Aid to A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood Records, 1998-1999
Coll2013.016
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Title: A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.016
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear foot.
1 archive carton.
Date (inclusive): 1998-1999
Abstract: Sales and store inventory records of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender literature as well as bestseller information
from A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood. Includes documentation of publishers, wholesalers and distributors as
well as retail competitors from 1998-1999.
creator:
Different Light Bookstores.
A Different Light Bookstore was an independent gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender bookstore retailer with locations in
West Hollywood, New York City, and San Francisco. The store opened in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles in 1979, then moved
to its West Hollywood location in 1990. The New York store opened in 1983 and the San Francisco store in 1985. The New York
store closed in 2001, the West Hollywood store in 2009, and the San Francisco Castro store in 2011.
A descriptive index to the collection was created by the donor and was used as a template for the arrangement. A copy of the
index is in Folder 2.
Sales data and inventories of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) literature as well as bestseller information
from A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood. Includes store procedure records, an employee handbook, and examples of
the bookstore's branding. Also includes documentation of publishers, wholesalers and small press distributors; administrative
records covering store branding and store policies and procedures; and a contact list of other stores and publishers interested
in forming a GLBT roundtable in 1999.
An anonymous donor gifted the records in July 2011 in honor of former general manager Richard Labonte.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Collection processed by Jeff Snapp, 2013.
[Box/folder #, or item name] A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood Records, Coll2013.016, ONE National Gay & Lesbian
Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bookstores
Gay authors--United States--20th century
Gays in literature
Lesbian authors--United States--20th century