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Lyon-Martin House digital documentation
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Lyon-Martin House digital documentation
    Dates: 2021
    Collection Number: 2022-57
    Creator/Collector: CyArk
    Extent: 1 hard drive (2 TB)
    Online items available
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: Lyon-Martin House digital documentation includes one hard drive with images, video, and 3D data related to the Lyon-Martin House. The Lyon-Martin House is a historic site recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is the former home of lesbian pioneers Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, CA. The digital documentation serves as an interactive digital record of the house. It was created by CyArk, a nonprofit organization specializing in this kind of digital preservation of historic sites. You can learn more about the site here: https://savingplaces.org/places/lyon-martin#.YuWV5HbMKUk and view the digital documentation here: https://cyark.org/projects/lyon-martin-house/overview.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Contact the GLBT Historical Society archivist for more information regarding publication rights.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Lyon-Martin House digital documentation. Collection Number: 2022-57. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of John Ristevsk, Chairman and CEO of CyArk, in May 2022.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Lyon-Martin House digital documentation includes one hard drive with images, video, and 3D data related to the Lyon-Martin House. The Lyon-Martin House is a historic site recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is the former home of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, CA. Lyon and Martin were lesbian pioneers who were active in a number of LGBTQ rights organizations and women’s organizations. They were marriage equality activists and co-founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian rights organization in the United States. The digital documentation serves as an interactive digital record of the house. It was created by CyArk, a nonprofit organization specializing in this kind of digital preservation of historic sites. You can learn more about the site here: https://savingplaces.org/places/lyon-martin#.YuWV5HbMKUk and view the digital documentation here: https://cyark.org/projects/lyon-martin-house/overview.

    Indexing Terms

    LGBTQ
    Lesbians
    Historic preservation
    Martin, Del
    Lyon, Phyllis
    San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)