Finding aid for the Pat Denslow papers 1981-1984 LSC.2163
Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2013; updated by Sabrina Ponce, 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline
Cubé.
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Title: Pat Denslow papers
Creator:
Denslow, Pat
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2163
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1981-1984
Abstract: Pat Denslow (30 April 1918 - 11 September 2005) was a lesbian activist and organizer. She worked heavily with both the Southern
California Women for Understanding (SCWU) as well as Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC). This collection includes interview
transcripts, drafts, and the final text about Elderbond, a religion developed by Pat Denslow and members of Old Lesbians Organizing
for Change (OLOC) including Barbara Macdonald.
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Gift of Pat Denslow, circa 2002. This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June
L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library.
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[Identification of item], Pat Denslow papers (Collection 2163). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9973814293606533
Pat Denslow was born April 30, 1918, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a lesbian activist and organizer who worked heavily
with both Southern California Women for Understanding (SCWU) and Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC). She briefly worked
with Pacifica Radio and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in education. Denslow continued
to advocate for rights for gay women, rape victims, and women in non-traditional work until her death on September 11, 2005
in Dallas, Texas.
This collection includes interview transcripts, drafts, and the final text about Elderbond, a religion developed by Pat Denslow
and members of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) including Barbara Macdonald.
Arranged by subject and therein by type.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lesbian activists -- United States -- Archives.
Denslow, Pat, 1918-2005--Archives.
box 1, folder 1
box 1, folder 2
box 1, folder 3
box 1, folder 4
box 1, folder 5