Corbett OToole papers, 1950-2020

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Summary

Creators:
O'Toole, Corbett Joan, 1951-
Abstract:
Contains manuscripts, books, conference materials, articles and some photographs documenting OToole's work on disability rights.
Extent:
4 boxes (3.4 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Corbett OToole Papers, (SFH 635), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains manuscripts, books, conference materials, articles and some photographs documenting OToole's work on disability rights and health, especially regarding queer women with disabilities. Materials include those authored by OToole as well as by others. OToole's subject titles were maintained and utilized. Selected book titles are noted under the subject entries. Both the first and second editions of OToole's Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History, are in the collection. Also includes OToole's oral history, Corbett O'Toole, Advocate for Disabled Women's Rights and Health Issues, published by the Regents of the University of California in 2000. Also of note is an undated manuscript by Alison Kafer, Accessible Futures? Disability, Feminist and Queer Theory, and Progressive Politics, which is related to Kafer's book, Feminist, Queer, Crip, [2013].

Biographical / historical:

Corbett Joan OToole is an elder in disability communities, writer, publisher at Reclamation Press, public speaker and artist. She has focused on issues of importance to disabled women and queers for over forty years. The author of Fading Scars, my queer disability history, OToole has also contributed numerous articles. OToole established the National Disabled Women's Education Equity Project in Berkeley, CA in 1980, and has organized conferences around the world for people with disabilities. OToole has several aliases including Katherine Joan Corbett, Joan Marie Corbett, and Corbett O'Toole. Born and raised in Medford, MA, OToole received her education at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA before moving to Berkeley, CA where she became immersed and influential in disability rights.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Katherine Joan Corbett on Oct. 30, 2020.
Processing information:

Processed by Tami J. Suzuki in 2021.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically using creator's subject organization. Within subjects, organized chronologically.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Corbett OToole Papers, (SFH 635), San Francisco History 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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