Welcome (Linda) Papers, 1946-2001

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Summary

Title:
Linda Welcome papers
Dates:
1946-2001
Creators:
Welcome, Linda
Abstract:
Extent:
5 linear feet (two cartons, one oversize box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Linda Welcome papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains scrapbooks, extensive photographs, correspondence, journals, and schoolwork. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH/D019497

Biographical / historical:

Linda Welcome was a lesbian who grew up in New England, lived in the Bay Area, and recorded her life in scrapbooks that span the time from her childhood in the 1940s to the late 1990s. The scrapbooks provide documentation of Welcome’s family, friends, and lesbian community.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ruth Mahaney, October 2007.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1946-2001
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.

Preferred citation:

Linda Welcome papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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