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Descriptive Summary
Title: Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County collection
Dates: 1975-2020
Collection Number: 2018-13
Creator/Collector:
Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County
Extent: 9.2 linear feet and digital oral history recordings
Online items available
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains material from the Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County, documenting the organization’s community activities
from 1975-1995. The collection includes documents, CDs, flyers, posters, t-shirts, artwork, photographs, and oral histories.
There is a subset within the collection that is dedicated to the lives of Gayle Remick and Frances Fuchs, pioneers of lesbian
and LGBT rights in Sonoma county. Also included are biographical files, news articles, photographs, design documents, and
pieces of jewelry that document the life and creative output of Jane Sipe, a lesbian artist and jewelry maker.
Language of Material: English
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Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County collection. Collection Number: 2018-13. GLBT Historical Society
Acquisition Information
Gift of Glenna Holaday, from the Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County, in 2017. Additional materials donated in August 2021 and
August 2023.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains material from the Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County, documenting the organization’s community activities
from 1975-1995. The collection includes documents, CDs, flyers, posters, t-shirts, artwork, photographs, and oral histories.
There is a subset within the collection that is dedicated to the lives of Gayle Remick and Frances Fuchs, pioneers of lesbian
and LGBT rights in Sonoma county. Also included are biographical files, news articles, photographs, design documents, and
pieces of jewelry that document the life and creative output of Jane Sipe, a lesbian artist and jewelry maker.
The oral histories are video recorded interviews of numerous people, recorded circa 2007-2020, discussing early lesbian activism
and life in Sonoma County. Contact the archivist for more information about access. Online material may be viewed here: https://archive.org/details/glbthistoricalsociety?and%5B%5D=creator%3A%22lesbian+archives+of+sonoma+county%22&sort=titleSorter
Indexing Terms
Lesbians
Oral history
LGBTQ
Sonoma County, Calif.