Finding Aid for the Margriet Kiers and Kenna Hicks papers LSC.1985
Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2012 and Jessica Tai, 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2019 July 30.
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Margriet Kiers and Kenna Hicks papers
Creator:
Hicks, Kenna
source:
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1985
Physical Description:
5.4 Linear Feet
(12 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1950s-1997
Abstract: Margriet Kiers and Kenna Hicks were long-term romantic partners and were active members of the lesbian feminist activist community
in Santa Barbara. This collection is comprised of periodicals, newsletters, correspondence and membership material from Santa
Barbara as well as national feminist and LGBT organizations. Also included is personal and professional material from both
Kiers and Hicks such as correspondence, education documents, ephemera, journals, poetry, clippings and artwork.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Margriet Kiers and Kenna Hicks papers (Collection 1985). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
Gift, Kenna Hicks, circa 2001.
Processing History
Processed by Stacy Wood, 2012.
Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Jessica Tai in 2017.
The
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the
UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This
partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize,
preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Kenna Hicks was born August 28th, 1945 in Lawrence County, Ohio. Margriet Kiers was born November 30, 1945 in the Netherlands
and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she majored in Sociology and Psychology. Margriet Kiers and
Kenna Hicks were long-term romantic partners and were active members of the lesbian feminist activist community in San Francisco
and Santa Barbara. Kiers and Hicks were also business partners, operating a courier service and cleaning service together.
Hicks worked for a period as an airline stewardess, and Kiers worked for several doctors and lawyers as a secretary. Both
women were interested in LGBT and women's rights, as well as communal living, and woman-owned land cooperatives.
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of periodicals, newsletters, correspondence and membership material from Santa Barbara as well
as national feminist and LGBT organizations. Also included is personal and professional material from both Kiers and Hicks
such as correspondence, education documents, ephemera, journals, poetry, clippings and artwork. A particular strength of the
collection are the publications and materials from organizations that focus on LGBT and women's rights.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1970s-1986
- Series 2: Women's and LGBT Organizations Materials, 1972-1997
- Series 3: Professional Materials, 1966-circa 1970s
- Series 4: Personal Materials, circa 1950s-1994
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS UNPROCCESSED AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Materials will require assessment and may need further processing
for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lesbian activists -- United States -- Archives.
Kiers, Margriet -- Archives
University of California, Los Angeles. Library
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Hicks, Kenna -- Archives
Correspondence Series 1.
circa 1970s-1986
Scope and Content
This series contains personal correspondence addressed to both Kiers and Hicks, as well as correspondence addressed to them
individually. Also included is correspondence from both Hicks and Kiers with businesses, organizations, news stations and
legislators regarding LGBT and women's rights.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
box 3, folder 1-4, box 4, folder 1-5, box 2, folder 1-5, box 5, folder 1-2, box 1, folder 1-6
Personal correspondence
1976-1991
Scope and Content
Box 3, Folder 2 contains organic material.
box 5, folder 3-4
Correspondence regarding LGBT and Women's Rights
1974-1980
Women's and LGBT Organizations Materials and Publications Series 2.
1972-1997
Scope and Content
This series contains newsletters, correspondence, fliers, membership materials and periodicals from a range of LGBT and feminist
organizations. Notable organizations and publications include the National Gay Task Force (now National LGBTQ Task Force),
Lambda Legal, Senior Action in a Gay Environment (now Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders),
Off Our Backs,
Lesbian Connection and
Lesbian Tide.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by organization or publication.
box 5, folder 5
Organizations: California Human Rights Advocates
1979-1981
box 6, folder 1-2, box 5, folder 6
Organizations: Compiled Material
1974-1983
box 6, folder 3
Organizations: Lesbian Separatists Conference
1989-1991
box 6, folder 4
Organizations: National Gay Task Force
1978-1981
box 6, folder 5
Organizations: National Lesbian Feminist Organization
1978-1979
box 6, folder 6
Organizations: Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights
1978
box 6, folder 7
Organizations: Santa Barbara Gay and Lesbian Resource Center
1978-1986
box 6, folder 8
Organizations: Santa Barbara Women's Community Building
1981-1982
box 7, folder 1
Organizations: Senior Action in a Gay Environment
1978-1986
box 7, folder 2-3
Publications: Compiled Materials
1972-1997
box 7, folder 4
Publications:
Country Women
1978
box 7, folder 4
Publications:
Fighting Woman News
1979-1981
box 7, folder 5
Publications:
Gay and Lesbian Resource Center Bulletin
1993
box 7, folder 6, box 8, folder 1-5
Publications:
Lesbian Connection
1983-1997
box 8, folder 6
Publications:
The Lesbian News
1978-1983
box 8, folder 7
Publications:
Lesbian Tide
1978-1980
box 9, folder 1-4
Publications:
Maize Magazine
1990-1997
box 9, folder 6
Publications:
Off Our Backs
1978-1980
box 8, folder 5
Publications:
Santa Barbara Women's Community News
1981-1983
box 7, folder 2
Publications:
Womanfire
1975
Professional materials Series 3.
1966-circa 1970s
Scope and Content
This series contains materials related to Hicks and Kiers' professional activities including documentation of their time working
as caretakers of the Willow Retreat in Napa, CA. Also included are materials from the Small Business Administration, a cover
letter and resume for Kiers, and advertisements for their courier and cleaning services.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
box 10, folder 1
Business and professional materials
1966-circa 1970s
box 11, folder 2
Small business administration materials
circa 1970s
Personal materials Series 4.
circa 1950s-1994
Scope and Content
This series contains ephemera, photographs, artwork, journals and education documents from both Kiers and Hicks. Artwork includes
a photographic gelatin silver print, childhood paintings by Hicks, artwork by Kiers and an artists' book made for Hicks. Also
included are journals and writing by both Kiers and Hicks.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
box 11, folder 4, box 12
Artwork
circa 1950s-circa 1970s
box 12
Ephemera
circa 1960s-1980s
box 11, folder 5
Photographs
circa 1960s-1970s
box 11, folder 6
Education Documents
1965-1979
box 11, folder 7
Materials on Irish Music and Trinity College Library, Dublin
circa 1970s-1980s
box 11, folder 9
Resources
circa 1970s-1980s
box 12
Santa Barbara Women's Goddess Gathering
circa 1970s
Scope and Content
8mm Film
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
box 12
Books and Calendars
1972-1994
box 11, folder 11
Clippings and Articles
1975-1982
box 11, folder 12
Writing by Kenna Hicks
1984
