Passet (Joanne) Research Material on Barbara Grier, 1931-2014, bulk 2006-2013

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Summary

Title:
Joanne Passet Research Material on Barbara Grier,
Dates:
1931-2014, bulk 2006-2013
Creators:
Passet, Joanne Ellen, 1954-
Abstract:
The collection contains Passet's interviews and correspondence about the life and work of lesbian author and publisher Barbara Grier. Grier was one of the editors of The Ladder and one of the founders of Naiad Press. interviewees and correspondents include: Grier's life partner Donna McBride, Grier's sisters, and Naiad published authors. The publication of Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence is well covered. Passet's collection also includes photocopies of some documents on Grier's parents.
Extent:
1 Cubic Feet (1 carton)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Joanne Passet Research Material on Barbara Grier (GLC 222), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains Passet's interviews and correspondence about the life and work of lesbian author and publisher Barbara Grier. Grier was one of the editors of The Ladder and one of the founders of Naiad Press. Interviewees and correspondents include: Barbara Grier, Grier's life partner Donna McBride, Grier's sisters, and Naiad published authors. The publication of Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence is well covered, including photocopies of correspondence from 1981-1985. Passet's collection also includes photocopies of some documents on Grier's parents. In 2016, Passet published the biography Indomitable: the life of Barbara Grier (Tallahassee: Bella Books).

Biographical / historical:

Joanne Passet is an American historian, teacher, librarian, and writer. She is a professor emeritus at Indiana University, where she taught history, and previously, library and information science. She has two doctorates, and is best known for two biographies, one of publisher Barbara Grier, and the other, of writer Jeannette Howard Foster. She has won several awards during her career, including a Fulbright Scholarship and an award from the American Library Association.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Joanne Passet, June 10, 2016. In April 2014, Passet had previously donated: 2 calendars kept by Barbara Grier, a copy of Grier's birth certificate (1933), Grier's father's divorce record (1931), and an interview of Grier by Mailda Tilchen.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1. Correspondence and Interviews; Series 2. Grier Source Material; Series 3. Grier Family Material; and, Series 4. Books.

Physical location:
Collection is stored onsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
Date Prepared:
2023
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-05-04 22:12:39 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

Copyright and literary rights are held by The San Francisco Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Joanne Passet Research Material on Barbara Grier (GLC 222), 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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