Barbara Beery papers

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2024


Descriptive Summary

Title: Barbara Beery papers
Dates: circa 1970s-1990s
Collection Number: 2024-16
Creator/Collector: Beery, Barbara
Extent: 0.2 linear feet (one half-manuscript box)
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Subject files related to lesbian and gay rights law, historical study, and religious groups, assembled by lesbian attorney Barbara Beery. Includes “Identity: Lesbian and Gay Christian Scientists” and “Bay Area Lesbians in Law” newsletters; clippings and correspondence documenting the 1994 controversy regarding gay clergy at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland; and 1970s meeting materials, mailers, and clippings from the Lesbian Rights Alliance, Lesbian Rights Project, Lesbian History Collective, and Gay Rights Advocates.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Barbara Beery papers. Collection Number: 2024-16. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Donated by Barbara Beery in November 2012.

Scope and Content of Collection

Subject files related to lesbian and gay rights law, historical study, and religious groups, assembled by lesbian attorney Barbara Beery. Includes “Identity: Lesbian and Gay Christian Scientists” and “Bay Area Lesbians in Law” newsletters; clippings and correspondence documenting the 1994 controversy regarding gay clergy at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland; and 1970s meeting materials, mailers, and clippings from the Lesbian Rights Alliance, Lesbian Rights Project, Lesbian History Collective, and Gay Rights Advocates.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ
Lesbians
Religion and spirituality
Christians
Law
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)