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Diane Hugs papers
2001-26  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Diane Hugs papers
    Dates: 1982-2001
    Collection Number: 2001-26
    Creator/Collector: Hugaert, Diane
    Extent: 1 carton
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: Diane Hugaert, known in her activist and literary life as Diane Hugs, was a prominent early member of the Wry Crips, a disabled women’s theater group with close ties to the disability rights movement. Much of the collection consists of Hugs’ detailed and emotional diaries (kept from 1982 to 2001), which chronicle her relationships, her activism, the progression of her illness, and her work to recover from childhood trauma.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research, with the exception of material related to an allegation of sexual abuse in Hugs’ community, which has been restricted; redacted copies are available.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Diane Hugs papers. Collection Number: 2001-26. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Audrey Smith in 2001.

    Biography/Administrative History

    Diane Hugaert, known in her activist and literary life as Diane Hugs, was a prominent early member of the Wry Crips, a disabled women’s theater group with close ties to the disability rights movement. Hugs, who had multiple sclerosis (MS) and experienced dissociative episodes as a result of childhood sexual abuse, was the first coordinator and a board member of the group. She had worked with and advocated for people with disabilities before becoming disabled herself.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Much of the collection consists of Hugs’ detailed and emotional diaries (kept from 1982 to 2001), which chronicle her relationships, her activism, the progression of her illness, and her work to recover from childhood trauma. It also includes other personal writing, such as essays, poetry, correspondence, and fiction, as well as a trophy from the National Wheelchair Women's Basketball Tournament and Hugs’ purple-banded hat. There are also materials related to the Wry Crips, including extensive writing by members, as well as meeting minutes, production notes, and the group’s by-laws, procedures and guidelines (1989), which Hugs co-wrote with Cheryl Marie Wade. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008520; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004301

    Indexing Terms

    Lesbians
    People with disabilities
    Theater

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