Finding Aid to the Corbett OToole papers, 1950-2020,
SFH 635
Finding aid prepared by Tami J. Suzuki.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Jun 25, 2021
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
Title: Corbett OToole papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-2020
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 635
Creator:
O'Toole, Corbett Joan, 1951-
Physical Description:
4 boxes
(3.4 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Abstract: Contains manuscripts, books, conference materials, articles and some photographs documenting OToole's work on disability rights.
Physical Location: The collection is stored on site.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.
Publication Rights
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.
Provenance
Donated by Katherine Joan Corbett on Oct. 30, 2020.
Separated Materials
The following books were removed to the library's catalog:
The Body is Not an Apology, by Sona Renee Taylor, Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2018];
Once Upon an Accommodation, A Book About Learning Disabilities, by Nina G., Lexington, KY: [Create Space], 2013; and OToole's
Fading Scars, my queer disability history, Fort Worth, TX: Autonomous Press, [2015].
Biographical Note
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.
Scope and Contents
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].
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically using creator's subject organization. Within subjects, organized chronologically.
Processing Information
Processed by Tami J. Suzuki in 2021.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
O'Toole, Corbett Joan, 1951-
Gays with disabilities.
Lesbians -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
People with disabilities.
Women with disabilities.
Box 1
Conferences Organized,
1977-2020
The Kinda Fella I Am, Stories,
Luczak, Raymond. Berkeley, CA: Reclamation Press, 2018
Sustaining Spirit, self-care for social justice,
Ortiz, Naomi. Berkeley: Reclamation Press, 2018
Troubleshooting, dePackh, Selene. Berkeley, CA: Reclamation Press, 2018
Box 2
Notable Disabled People and Events,
1976-2013
Accessible Futures? Disability, Feminist and Queer Theory, and Progressive Politics,
Kafer, Alison. Manuscript, [2013 or earlier] (manuscript)
Welner's Guide to the Care of Women with Disabilities,
Welner, Sandra L. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
Note
Book has sticky notes affixed throughout.
body of rooms,
e.nina.jay. 2016
They Didn't See Us Coming, The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties,
Levenstein, Lisa. New York: Basic Books, 2020
The Disability Rights Movement, From Charity to Confrontation,
Fleisher, Doris Zames. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001
Kindling, Writings on the Body, Morales,
Aurora Levins. Cambridge: Palabrera Press, 2013
Song of Sarai, A Novel Retelling of Ancient Spirituality,
Martin, Zannah. Kentfield, CA: Dyeing Arts Books, 2019
Structured Negotiation, A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits,
Feingold, Lainey. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2016
The Ugly Laws, Disability in Public,
Schweik, Susan M. New York: New York University Press, 2009
What if You Couldn't? A Book About Special Needs,
Kamien, Janet. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979
Box 2
Published Works,
1972-1979
Box 3
Published Works,
1981-2010
Heresies, Sex Issue,
vol. 3, No. 4, Issue 12. New York: Heresies Collective Inc., 1981 (journal)
No More Stares.
Berkeley: The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc., 1982
No Apologies,
Weiner, Florence. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986
Peabody Journal of Education, Sex Equity and Sexuality in Education,
vol. 64, no. 4. Nashville: Vanderbilt University, Fall 1987
Sapphistry, The Book of Lesbian Sexuality, Third Edition, Revised,
Califia, Pat. Tallahassee: Naiad Press Inc., 1988
Sex Equity and Sexuality in Education,
Klein, Susan Shurberg, Editor. Albany, NY: State University of New York, 1992.
Listen Up, Voices from the Next Feminist Generation,
Findlen, Barbara, Editor. Seattle: Seal Press, 1995.
Women with Physical Disabilities, Achieving and Maintaining Health and Well-Being,
Krotoski, Danuta M. et al., editors. Baltimore: PaulH. Brookes Publishing Co., 1996
bigger than the sky, Disabled Women on Parenting, Wates, Michele and Rosen Jade, editors. London: The Womens Press, 1999
Disabled Parents, Dispelling the Myths,
Wates, Michele. Cambridge: National Childbirth Trust Publishing, 1997
DSQ, Disabled Studies Quarterly,
vol. 20, no. 2. Honolulu: The Center on Disability Studies, July 2000 (journal)
Corbett O'Toole, Advocate for Disabled Women's Rights and Health Issues.
Berkeley: Regents of the University of California, 2000
Lesbian Health 101, A Clinician's Guide,
Dibble, Suzanne L. and Patricia A. Robertson, editors. San Francisco: UCSF Nursing Press, 2010.
Box 4
Published Works,
2015-2019
Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History,
O'Toole, Corbett Joan. Fort Worth: Autonomous Press, 2015
Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History,
second edition, O'Toole, Corbett Joan. Berkeley: Reclamation Press, 2019
