Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection
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Title: Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection
Dates: 1933-2011
Collection Number: GLC 30
Creator/Collector:
Grier, Barbara, 1933-2011.
McBride, Donna J., 1940- .
Extent: 106 cubic feet, 7 oversized boxes, 3 oversized folders
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
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 contains
materials which document Grier’s and McBride’s lives, especially their work with Anyda Marchant (a.k.a. Sarah Aldridge) and
Muriel Crawford to establish Naiad Press. The collection contains extensive Naiad Press author and publicity files.
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from the manuscripts should be addressed to Donna McBride.
[Identification of item]. Barbara Grier and Donna McBride Naiad Press Collection. Collection Number: GLC 30. San Francisco
Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
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.
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Women publishers--United States--Archives.
Lesbian publishers and publishing--United States--Archives.
Lesbian authors--United States--Archives.
Grier, Barbara, 1933-2011.--Archives.
McBride, Donna J., 1940- .--Archives.
Naiad Press.