Jenni Olson collection

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Jenni Olson collection
Dates: circa 1960-2010
Collection Number: 1997-04
Creator/Collector: Olson, Jenni
Extent: 16 linear feet
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The collection consists of material collected by curator, filmmaker and author Jenni Olson, a national authority on queer film. Materials include national and international queer film festival records; film-related ephemera, subject files, and artifacts; audiovisual materials; and press packets, advertisements, and posters of queer and sexploitation films, dated circa 1960-2010.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Jenni Olson collection. Collection Number: 1997-04. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jenni Olson, 1997-2017.

Biography/Administrative History

A leading figure in the LGBTQ film world, Jenni Olson has been making connections between queer films and audiences for more than 30 years. She is one of the world's leading experts on LGBT cinema history and was also one of the founders of PlanetOut.com.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of material collected by curator, filmmaker and author Jenni Olson, a national authority on queer film. Materials include national and international queer film festival records, including programs; subject files related to classic and newly released LGBTQ films; papers related to Queer Nation, Outfest, Wolfe Video, Frameline and PlanetOut.com; film-related ephemera and artifacts, including T-shirts; audiovisual materials, including photographic slides, queer music CDs and film DVDs; and press packets, advertisements, and posters of queer and sexploitation films, dated circa 1960-2010. A preliminary inventory of the collection and posters is available in the archives. Contact the archivist for more information. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://semanticscience.org/resource/SIO_000297; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300

Indexing Terms

Gay men
Lesbians
Transgender people
Motion pictures
Music