Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection, 1933-2011

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Summary

Creators:
Grier, Barbara, 1933-2011. McBride, Donna J., 1940- .
Abstract:
Barbara Grier was a writer, editor, and publisher of articles and books on lesbians and lesbianism. She and her life partner Donna McBride, a librarian, were two of the four founders of Naiad Press, a lesbian publishing house. The collection is a mixture of corporate archives and personal papers. The collection contains materials which document Grier's and McBride’s lives, especially their work with Anyda Marchant (a.k.a. Sarah Aldridge) and her life partner Muriel Crawford to establish Naiad Press.
Extent:
106 cubic feet, 7 oversized boxes, 3 oversized folders
Language:
Preferred citation:

Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is a mixture of corporate archives and personal papers. The collection contains materials which document Grier's and McBride’s lives, especially their work with Anyda Marchant (a.k.a. Sarah Aldridge) and her life partner Muriel Crawford to establish Naiad Press. The Naiad authors include Marion Zimmer Bradley, May Sarton, Elsa Gidlow, Jeannette Foster, Jane Rule, Valerie Taylor and Sheila Ortiz Taylor. There is excellent coverage of the media frenzy which accompanied publication of "Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence," edited by Rosemary Curb and Nancy Manahan. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Canadian author Jane Rule, and with Joanne Passet, Grier's biographer.

Biographical / historical:

Barbara Grier was a writer, editor, and publisher of articles and books on lesbians and lesbianism. She and her life partner Donna McBride, a librarian, were two of the four founders of Naiad Press, a lesbian publishing house.

Acquisition information:
The Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection was donated to the San Francisco Public Library by the Library Foundation of San Francisco in June 1992. Subsequent additions have been received through 2016.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit. The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from the manuscripts should be addressed to Donna McBride.

Preferred citation:

Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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