Ruth Thomas collection

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2023

Descriptive Summary

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

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Ruth Thomas collection. Collection Number: 2014-16. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

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

Indexing Terms

Lesbians

Politics and elections

Aging