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Title: Joanne Passet Research Material on Barbara Grier,
Date (inclusive): 1931-2014
Date (bulk): 2006-2013
Collection Identifier: GLC 222
Creator:
Passet, Joanne Ellen, 1954-
Physical Description:
1 Cubic Feet
(1 carton)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
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.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
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.
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.
[Identification of item], Joanne Passet Research Material on Barbara Grier (GLC 222), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public
Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
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.
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).
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women publishers.
Lesbian authors -- United States -- Biography.
Lesbian publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography
Passet, Joanne Ellen, 1954-
Grier, Barbara, 1933-2011