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Title: Ruth Thomas collection
Dates: 1978-1993
Collection Number: 2014-16
Creator/Collector:
Thomas, Ruth
Extent: .2 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Ruth Thomas described her small collection as “remnants of a 69-year-old lesbian’s life in the Bay Area.” Thomas first came
out in 1975. The collection includes an article about, and correspondence from, two older lesbians that Thomas wrote about
in the publication Entre Nous; and ephemera related to Prop 6, the Briggs Initiative.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Ruth Thomas collection. Collection Number: 2014-16. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Ruth Thomas on September 17, 2014.
Scope and Content of Collection
Ruth Thomas described her small collection as “remnants of a 69-year-old lesbian’s life in the Bay Area.” Thomas first came
out in 1975. The collection includes an article about, and correspondence from, two older lesbians that Thomas wrote about
in the publication Entre Nous; and ephemera related to Prop 6, the Briggs Initiative. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16269; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003201
Lesbians
Politics and elections
Aging