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Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County collection
2018-13  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • 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

    Access

    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.