Finding Aid to the Jeanne Córdova Papers and Photographs, 1948-2011
Coll2008-064
Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been partially funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Jeanne Cordova papers and photographs
creator:
Córdova, Jeanne
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2008-064
Physical Description:
33 Linear Feet
12 boxes, 6 cartons, 14 flat boxes, 1 mapcase drawer, and 20 oversize items.
Date (inclusive): 1948-2011
Abstract: Photo albums, diaries, correspondence, minutes, manuscripts, clippings, posters, memorabilia, audiotapes, computer files and
other material from lesbian activist, writer and publisher, Jeanne Córdova. In the early 1970s, Córdova began her career as
a leader in the Los Angeles gay and lesbian and feminist movements by becoming President of the Los Angeles chapter of the
Daughters of Bilitis; founding the publication,
The Lesbian Tide; and becoming Human Rights Editor and columnist for the
Los Angeles Free Press. In 1973, she was a key organizer of the first National Lesbian Conference, and in 1981, she founded the
Community Yellow Pages, currently the nation's largest and most comprehensive LGBT directory. Her collection includes organizational records from
publications she founded and several activist organizations she led; manuscripts and clippings of articles and books she wrote;
personal diaries and correspondence with former lovers. Her collection also includes extensive photo albums with detailed
annotation documenting her life and major events in the gay and lesbian liberation movement.
Biography
Jeanne Robert Córdova was born on July 18, 1948 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Daughter of Federico Benito and Joan McGuinness,
Jeanne is one of twelve siblings. In the 1950s, the family immigrated to New York and eventually relocated to Southern California.
As a child, she attended Catholic school in West Covina and, in 1966, entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary convent in Santa
Barbara, California. While she was a postulant, she began questioning her sexuality and subsequently became dissatisfied with
the Catholic Church. She left the convent a year later, going on to earn Bachelor's and Master's degrees in social work from
the University of California, at Los Angeles (UCLA.)
In 1970, Córdova began her activist career by joining and, soon after, becoming President of the Los Angeles chapter of the
lesbian rights organization, Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). In 1971, the DOB newsletter, which Córdova edited, evolved into
The Lesbian Tide, the first of five publications she founded. Throughout the 1970s to the 1990s, she was a key organizer or active participant
in several events and organizations, including the 1971 West Coast Lesbian Conference; the 1973 National Lesbian Conference
at UCLA; the 1977 International Women's Year Conference in Houston, Texas; the 1978 National Lesbian Feminist Organization
Conference; a national gay and lesbian caucus at the 1980 Democratic National Convention, in which she served as a convention
delegate; the No on California Proposition 64 (LaRouche) campaign in 1986; and numerous other gay and lesbian and women's
rights causes. In addition, she founded or served on the board of several organizations, including the Stonewall Democratic
Club, Connexxus Women's Business Alliance, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Press Association, Gay and Lesbian Community Services
Center, and ONE Institute and International Gay & Lesbian Archives.
Córdova also has an extensive writing and publishing career. In addition to her work with
The Lesbian Tide, she was also Human Rights Editor and columnist for the
Los Angeles Free Press (1973 - 1976). She contributed works to numerous periodicals and anthologies, and in 1976, she wrote her first book,
Sexism: It's a Nasty Affair. In 1981, she founded the
Community Yellow Pages, which would eventually become the United States' largest and most comprehensive LGBT directory. In 1990, her second book
was published,
Kicking the Habit: A Lesbian Nun Story, an autobiography recounting her experience in the convent. In addition to
Community Yellow Pages, she founded and published
Square Peg Magazine in 1992, a magazine devoted to queer culture and literature.
In August 1995, Córdova married her partner, Lynn Harris Ballen, in a wedding ceremony in the Hollywood Hills. After selling
Community Yellow Pages, Córdova and Ballen moved to Mexico in 1999. In 2007, they returned to Southern California. Jeanne Córdova remains active
in the gay and lesbian and Chicana/Latina movements. In 2008, she founded LEX, The Lesbian Exploratorium, a non-profit organization
devoted to culture and history. In 2011, her memoir,
When We Were Outlaws, was published by Spinsters Inc. As of 2015, Córdova continues to live with Ballen at their home in Los Angeles, California.
Access
The collection is open to researchers, with some restrictions. Access to materials marked "restricted" in the container list
is restricted during the lifetime of Jeanne Córdova. Researchers wishing to access this material must obtain prior permission
from Ms. Córdova. Researchers may apply for permission through ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives or directly from Ms. Córdova.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the
physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE
National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright
holder(s).
Preferred Citation
[Box #, Folder #] Jeanne Córdova Papers and Photographs, Coll2008-064, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles,
California.
Acquisition Information
The Jeanne Córdova collection comes from a series of donations from Jeanne Córdova in September-November, 2008. An additional
14 linear feet of material was donated in a series of donations on April 14, 2011, September 21, 2011, and November 28, 2011.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, November 24, 2008. An additional 14 linear feet of material was added to the collection in 2011, and processed in 2015. One box (1 linear foot)
of deteriorated and damaged materials remains unprocessed.
Processing this collection has been funded in part by Jeanne Córdova, and generous grants from the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission and the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jeanne Córdova papers and photographs comprise scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, organizational records, correspondence,
manuscripts, clippings, posters, memorabilia, computer files, audiotapes and other materials documenting organizations and
publications which Córdova founded; her leadership in the gay and lesbian and feminist activist movements from the 1970s through
the 1990s; her published and unpublished books, articles and essays; her education and experience in a convent; and her relationships
with family, friends and former lovers.
The collection is divided into eight series: (1) Publishing, (2) Activism and Politics, (3) Writings, (4) Personal Papers,
(5) Scrapbooks and Photographs, (6) Posters, (7) Memorabilia and (8) Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, and Computer Files.
The Publishing Series consists of organizational records from three of the five publications Córdova founded:
The Lesbian Tide (1971,)
Community Yellow Pages (1981) and
Square Peg (1992.) The Activism and Politics Series comprises correspondence, clippings, organizational records and other papers documenting
Córdova's numerous activities in the gay and lesbian and feminist movements, including, but not limited to, organizing national
lesbian conferences, serving on the boards of several organizations, and political campaigning. The Writings Series comprises
manuscripts, notes, clippings and correspondence related to Córdova's published and unpublished works, including two unpublished
memoirs,
The Apostles and
Anicha. The Personal Papers Series consists of diaries, correspondence, date books, student papers, real estate records, financial
records and other papers documenting Córdova's life from her time in a convent (1966-1967,) to her health complications, to
her relationships with her family, friends and former lovers. The Scrapbooks and Photographs Series consists of material collected
throughout Córdova's life, including her childhood in Germany (1948-1954.) The Posters Series includes a poster for "An Evening
of Women's Music with Cris Williamson, Margie Adam, Meg Christian, Holly Near," and posters for Robin Tyler and Jill Johnston.
The Memorabilia Series comprises buttons, t-shirts and other material from Córdova's activities in politics and the gay and
lesbian movement. The final Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, and Computer Files Series comprises audiocassettes, videocassettes
(VHS), and floppy disks (5 1/4 in.) containing manuscripts, personal diary entries, and other writings.
Separated Material
Multiple issues of
Community Yellow Pages,
Square Peg and
Lesbian News were separated from the Jeanne Córdova Collection and entered into ONE Archives' periodicals database.
The following have been separated to the ONE periodical collection:
Curve, Vol. 13, No. 1 (February 2003).
Curve, Vol. 14, No. 8 (December 2004).
Deneuve, Vol. 1, No. 4 (November/December 1991).
Deneuve, Vol. 4, No. 4 (August 1994).
Deneuve, Vol. 5, No. 1 (February 1995).
Dyke, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 1975-76).
Fugitive Information, No. 2 (1989).
Globe, Vol. 43, No. 36 (September 3, 1996).
Lavender Woman, August 1973.
Lesbian Connection, Vol. 31, Iss. 1 (July/August 2008).
Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter #11 (January 1990).
Lesbian News, Vol. 33, No. 6 (January 2008).
Lesbian News, Vol. 33, No. 7 (February 2008).
Lesbian News, Vol. 33, No. 2 (September 2007).
Off Our Backs, Vol. 7, No. 1 (February 1977).
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change newsletter, Vol. 19, Iss. 2 (June 2009).
The Second Wave, Vol. 4, No. 4 (1976).
The Seeker, West Bay MCC, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 1973).
Speaking for Ourselves, Lesbian and Gay Elected and Appointed Officials and Candidates, Vol. 1, No. 1 (January-February 1990).
Update, Iss. 57 (May 15, 1981).
The following have been separated to the audiovisual collection:
Margie Adam, Another Place (Pleiades Records, 1993), 1 audiocassette.
Margie Adam, Songwriter, (undated), 1 audiocassette.
Meg Christian, I Know You Know (Olivia Records, 1974), 1 audiocassette.
Meg Christian, I Know You Know (Olivia Records, 1974), 1 record.
Sue Fink, Big Promise (Ladyslipper Records, 1985), 1 audiocassette.
Girls in the Nose, Origin of the World (Girls in the Nose, 1992), 1 audiocassette.
Eloise Klein Healy, Some From Ten Poems 1975-1985 (Eloise Klein Healy, 1985), 1 audiocassette.
Lavender Jane Loves Women (1975), 1 record.
Marilyn T. Unrapped: Womanrap Poetry (Marilyn T., 1987), 1 audiocassette.
Holly Near, Fire in the Rain (Redwood Records, undated), 1 audiocassette.
Holly Near, Hang in There (Redwood Records, 1973), 1 audiocassette.
Phranc, I Enjoy Being a Girl (Island Records, Inc., 1989), 1 audiocassette.
Billy Tipton, Hi fi on Piano (Tops, 1958?), 1 phonograph record.
Two Nice Girls, 2 Nice Girls (Rough Trade Records, Inc., 1989), 1 audiocassette.
Lesbians and Other Women, by Lily Pond, 1975 calendar, has been separated to the calendar collection.
The following have been separated to the ONE Library:
Baker, Nikki, The Lavender House Murder, Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, Inc., 1993 (signed).
Lustig, Harold L., 4 Steps to Financial Security for Lesbian and Gay Couples, New York: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1999.
Middlebrook, Diane Wood, Suits Me: The Double Life of Bill Tipton, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Sommers, Robbi, Uncertain Companions, Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, Inc., 1992.
Separated Materials
The following folders have been separated due to physical damage:
"Freeing Ourselves," by members of Women Mobilized For Change, 1973
ACT-UP / LA, 1990
Feminist Women's Health Center Report, circa 1974
Big Mama Rag, 1974
New Directions for Women in New Jersey, 1974
On the Way! Anchorage Women's Liberation Movement, 1974
Plexus, 1976
The Second Wave, 1973
Handwritten Notes, Date unknown
When We Were Outlaws; Idaho, 1980
Cordova Crier, circa 1980-2000
Existence and Location of Copies
A portion of this collection has been digitized and is available through the "LGBT Thought and Culture" collection of Alexander
Street Press at the following link (login required): http://search.alexanderstreet.com/gltc/browse/archive-collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Feminism
Feminists
Gay activists -- United States -- California
Gay liberation movement -- California -- Los Angeles
Homosexuality -- Periodicals
Homosexuality -- Political aspects
Homosexuality -- Religious aspects
Lesbian authors -- United States -- 20th century
Lesbian feminism -- Archival resources
Lesbians -- Civil rights
Daughters of Bilitis
Córdova, Jeanne
Publishing Series 1.
1971-2000
Series Scope and Content
This series contains records from three of the publications Córdova founded and served as editor. It is divided into three
subseries: (1.1)
The Lesbian Tide, (1.2)
Community Yellow Pages and (1.3)
Square Peg Magazine.
Existence and Location of Copies
A portion of this series has been digitized and is available through the "LGBT Thought and Culture" collection of Alexander
Street Press at the following link (login required): http://search.alexanderstreet.com/gltc/browse/archive-collection
The Lesbian Tide
Subseries 1.1.
1971-1988
Subseries Scope and Content
This subseries comprises minutes, correspondence, financial records, distribution and subscription information, advertising
accounts, editorial material, clippings, notes, form letters and other material from
The Lesbian Tide, a news magazine Córdova founded in 1971. The producers of
The Lesbian Tide were known as the Tide Collective, and the publication was distributed until 1980.
Box 1, Folder 1
Lesbian Tide Ownership Contract
1978
Box 1, Folder 2
The Tide Collective
1972 - 1973
Box 1, Folder 4
Covers of
Lesbian Tide
1971 - 1980
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence
1971 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 6
Minutes of the Meeting of the Tide Collective
September 28, 1972
Box 9, Folder 1 - 2
Tide Collective Minutes and Policies
1974 - 1976
Box 1, Folder 7
Publisher's Notes & Minutes
1979
Financial Records
1972 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 9
[Advertising] Accounts
1973
Box 1, Folder 10
Fiscal Reports
1976 - 1978
Box 1, Folder 11
Accounts and Invoices
1979 - 1980
Distribution Lists
1972 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 12
Distribution and Subscription
1972 - 1979
Box 1, Folder 13
Master Sub List
1976 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 14
General Production Material
Date unknown
Box 9, Folder 3
Photographs for Tide Publications
Date unknown
Box 1, Folder 17
Lesbian Tide Clippings
1973 - 1976
Box 1, Folder 18
Last Will and Testament of Jeanne Córdova
1974
Box 1, Folder 19
Advertising Accounts and Form Letters
1975 - 1980
Box 9, Folder 4
Lesbian Tide Suspends Publication Notes
February 1975
Box 9, Folder 5
Lesbian Tide Seminar
1976
Box 1, Folder 20
Everywoman's Almanac 1978 with Tide Images
1978
Box 22, Folder 1
Administrative Records and Clippings
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 22
Project Expansion Proposal
1979
Box 1, Folder 23
Survey Questions, "Roles"
1979
Box 1, Folder 24
Guide to Back Issues Index
circa 1979
Box 1, Folder 25
"Lesbian Roots" Book Project
1988
Box 1, Folder 26
Miscellaneous
1972 - 1974
Community Yellow Pages
Subseries 1.2.
1981-2000
Subseries Scope and Content
This subseries comprises contracts, financial records, photographs, clippings, production information, correspondence and
other papers from the
Community Yellow Pages, the United States' largest gay and lesbian business directory, which Córdova founded in 1981. In 1999, Córdova sold the
Community Yellow Pages to
Frontiers Magazine.
Box 1, Folder 28
Congratulations!
1981 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 29
Christopher Street West Gay Pride Parade and Booth
1983
Physical Description: negatives + 1 photograph : col.
Box 1, Folder 30
"Call Gay" Project
circa 1983
Box 1, Folder 32
Printers Contacts
1994 - 1998
Box 1, Folder 33
ADP Payroll Services
1997 - 1998
Box 1, Folder 34
Bank Statements
1995 - 1998
Box 1, Folder 36
Community Yellow Pages
1990
Box 1, Folder 38
Randy [Randall Espenshied]
1993 - 1997
Box 1, Folder 39
Production Timeline
1994 - 1999
Box 1, Folder 40
Restaurant Guide for Gay LA
1995
Box 22, Folder 2
Correspondence, Clippings, and Resource Material
1995-1996
Box 25
Community Yellow Pages
1997, 1999
Box 1, Folder 42
Ellen Script: "Gay Yellow Pages"
1997
Box 1, Folder 43
Commission Worksheet
1998
Box 1, Folder 44
Gay Yellow Pages Wars
1998
Box 1, Folder 46
Database & Procedures Manual
January 1999
Box 1, Folder 47
General Correspondence
1996-1999
Community Yellow Pages Sale
1994 - 1999
Box 1, Folder 48
Memoranda - Abbitt & Córdova
1994 - 1999
Box 1, Folder 49
Frontiers - Previous Drafts of Sale Agreement
1998 - 1999
Box 1, Folder 50
Community Yellow Pages Sold to
Frontiers
1998 - 1999
Square Peg Magazine
Subseries 1.3.
1988-1995
Subseries Scope and Content
This subseries comprises production notebooks, correspondence, form letters, photographs, page proofs, and other editorial
material from
Square Peg Magazine, which Córdova founded and published from 1992 to 1994. Some materials in this subseries were created by Córdova's partner,
Lynn Ballen, who served as Associate Editor.
Box 1, Folder 52
The Square Peg, a Magazine of Lesbian & Gay Spirit, Vol 1, No 1
circa 1991
Box 1, Folder 53
Square Peg Magazine
1992 - 1993
Box 1, Folder 55
Production Notebook (Lynn Ballen)
1992 - 1993
Box 1, Folder 56
Business Cards and Name Tags
Date unknown
Box 1, Folder 57
Contact Info: Writers, Photographer, Activists
1992 - 1994
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence
1992 - 1993
Box 22, Folder 4
Dyan Garza
circa 1992-1993
Box 25, Folder 1
Editorial Content
1992-1993
Box 2, Folder 2
Editorial Ideas from Jeanne
1992 - 1994
Box 2, Folder 3
Form Letters and Leaflets
1992
Box 12, Folder 2
Illustrations
Date unknown
Box 12, Folder 3
Page Proofs, Paste-ups, Negatives and Color Separations
1992
Box 33, Folder 1-5
Photographs and Other Editorial Content
circa 1991-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of unidentified individuals in Halloween costumes, publicity photographs from Paris is Burning, photographs
by David Stoltz, publicity photographs of Tim Miller, negatives and contact sheets of various unidentified models, drawings,
Urvashi Vaid, publicity stills of Candace Bergen as Murphy Brown, and headshots and publicity stills from a variety of films
and individuals.
Activism and Politics Series 2.
1965-2011
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises correspondence, minutes, clippings, manuscripts, notes, speeches, periodicals, pamphlets and other papers
documenting Córdova's activism in the gay and lesbian and feminist movements beginning in 1970. These materials document her
experiences in events and organizations, such as the National Lesbian Conference at UCLA, the International Women's Year Conference,
the Stonewall Democratic Club, the 1980 Democratic National Convention, the National Lesbian Feminist Organization, the No
on LaRouche campaign, the Connexxus Women's Business Alliance, ONE Institute and International Gay & Lesbian Archives, and
numerous other activities.
Existence and Location of Copies
A portion of this series has been digitized and is available through the "LGBT Thought and Culture" collection of Alexander
Street Press at the following link (login required): http://search.alexanderstreet.com/gltc/browse/archive-collection
Box 2, Folder 6
Women's Rights Day
circa 1970
Box 2, Folder 7
President Notebook [Los Angeles Daughters of Bilitis]
1971 - 1972
Box 2, Folder 8
Socialist Workers' Party; Socialism
1972 - 1973
National Lesbian Conference
1972 - 1973
Box 2, Folder 9
Personal Diary of a Mad Organizer on her way to first nervous breakdown due National Lesbian Conference, UCLA
1972 - 1973
Box 2, Folder 10
Personal Diary and Lesbian Conference; First Nervous Breakdown as Adult; Margie Adam - Santa Barbara
1973
Box 2, Folder 11
Interview with
Playboy, Fallout from National Lesbian Conference
1973
Box 2, Folder 12
"The Fourth Demand" (Speech given to Wonaac sponsored Abortion Victory Rally), Los Angeles
February 13, 1973
Box 2, Folder 13
Letter to the Editor (Mr. St. John)
March 1973
Box 9, Folder 9
UCLA: The Lesbian Experience
1974
Box 2, Folder 15
"Evolution of the Collective Structure; or, Towards Attaining Power"
August 1975
Box 2, Folder 17
Pat Califia Workshop on S&M (sadomasochism) at My Health Conference
1976
Box 2, Folder 18
Show and Tell Productions Catalogue
1976 - 1977
International Women's Year Conference
1977
Box 2, Folder 20
Proposal for the New Alliance for Gay Equality (New AGE), Los Angeles
June 27, 1977
Box 9, Folder 12 - 14
National Lesbian Feminist Organization
1978 - 1980
California Democratic Council
1979 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 22
Stonewall Democratic Club and California Democratic Council
1979 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 23
California Democratic Council 28th Annual Convention Program
March 1980
Democratic National Convention
1980
Box 2, Folder 27 - 28
Democratic Party and Gays; 1980 Convention
1980
Box 2, Folder 29
Southern California Women for Understanding Christmas Lot
1980
Box 9, Folder 15
Jeanne Córdova Promotional Services
1980 - 1982
Box 9, Folder 16
C of C [Event Planning Notes]
1981
Box 2, Folder 30 - 32
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Press Association
1981 - 1985
Box 2, Folder 33
Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
1982
Box 2, Folder 34
Ginny Foat Defense Fund
1982 - 1983
Box 9, Folder 17
Val Terrigno Indicted, West Hollywood
1984 - 1986
Box 2, Folder 36
Dead Brothers - Bob White, David Goodstein
1985
Box 2, Folder 37
Brothers for Sisters
1986
Box 2, Folder 38
No on LaRouche (Proposition 64)
1986
Box 2, Folder 39
The Channel: New Age Gay and Lesbian Living
1987
Box 2, Folder 40
Speeches
circa 1987 - 1993
Box 2, Folder 41
Connexxus Women's Business Alliance
1990
Box 2, Folder 42
The Alliance / Connexxus Board of Directors -
Lesbian News Article
1990
Box 2, Folder 43
Suing the
Lesbian News
1990
Box 2, Folder 44
Lambda Literary Awards
1990 - 1999
Box 2, Folder 45
Handwritten Notes "Lift the Ban"
circa 1993
June Mazer Lesbian Collection
1995 - 1996
Box 2, Folder 46
International Gay & Lesbian Archives and June Mazer Collection
1995
ONE Institute and International Gay and Lesbian Archives
1995 - 2003
Box 2, Folder 49
IRS; Bylaws; Minutes
1995 - 1997
Box 3, Folder 1-7
1st Annual Iggy Awards
1996
Box 3, Folder 9
Queer Frontiers: Fifth Annual National Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Graduate Student Conference Program
March 23 - 26, 1995
Box 22, Folder 5
1996 General Election, gay and lesbian press releases
1996
Genderplay in Lesbian Culture Exhibit
2009
Box 29
Genderplay exhibit image panels
2009
Box 30
Genderplay exhibit image panels and donation boxes
2009
Item 34-49
Genderplay exhibit panels
2009
Physical Description: 16 oversize foamcore boards.
Box 28
Genderplay exhibit text panels and display material
2009
Box 22, Folder 12-27
Butch Voice Los Angeles (BVLA)
2010
Box 22, Folder 13-16
Administrative records, publicity, and manuscripts
2010
Box 22, Folder 17
Femme 2010 conference program
2010
Box 22, Folder 22
Invincible: Butch Fashion Show
2010
Item BAN157-BAN158
Butch Voices banners
2010
Box 3, Folder 21
California Committee for Sexual Law Reform
1973
Box 3, Folder 22
Lesbian Civil Wars
1975 - 1993
Box 31
Periodical covers and flyers (framed)
1979-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes covers from Community Yellow Pages, Frontiers, and flyers from Connexxus Women's Center.
Box 9, Folder 21
Ain't I A Woman
1972 - 1973
Box 3, Folder 27
Center for Women's Studies & Services Newsletter
1973
Box 3, Folder 28
The Circle, Wellington, New Zealand
1973
Box 3, Folder 29
Cries from Cassandra
1973
Box 3, Folder 30
Do It NOW, Monthly Newsletter of the National Organization for Women
1972 - 1973
Box 3, Folder 31
Echo of Sappho
1972 - 1973
Box 9, Folder 26
Her-self: Community Women's Newspaper
1974
Box 9, Folder 27
Issues in Radical Therapy
1975
Box 12, Folder 7
Lesbian News page layout with photographs
1987
Box 9, Folder 31
Marin Women's Newsletter
1973 - 1974
Box 9, Folder 33
Pandora: A Washington Women's News Journal
1974
Box 9, Folder 34
Ten Percent: UCLA's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Magazine
June 1990
Box 25
Crimes Without Victims
1965
Box 12
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
1968
Box 3, Folder 12
Directory of Homosexual Organizations and Publications
1973
Box 3, Folder 57
Three Marias, signed book jacket
1975
Box 25
The Rape Victim, by Elaine Hilberman, M.D.
1976
Box 25, Folder 2
Women's Rights Handbook
1976
Box 25
The Good Housekeeping
Woman's Almanac
1977
Box 3, Folder 13
Gay Movement Papers
1979 - 1993
Box 3, Folder 20
Women's Yellow Pages
1984
Box 12, Folder 6
Remarkable Women Calendar
1988
Box 3, Folder 17
Sweeney, Terry Manuscripts
1990
Box 3, Folder 16
"Our Lady of Lost Angels" Manuscript, by Hannah Bleier
April 1999
Box 3, Folder 19
The Walls of Heaven Manuscript, by Michael Ventura
1999
Box 3, Folder 15
Insurgent Muse Chapter Manuscript, by Terry Wolverton
circa 2001
Box 3, Folder 11
"Born a Woman"
Date unknown
Box 3, Folder 18
"Toward a Female Liberation Movement," by Beverly Jones & Judith Brown
Date unknown
Box 22, Folder 6
Writings by Lesbian Separatists
1978
Writings Series 3.
1972-2011
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises manuscripts, notes, clippings and correspondence related to Córdova's published and unpublished writings.
Included are articles and manuscripts from her job as editor and columnist for the
Los Angeles Free Press and works contributed to numerous periodicals and anthologies, such as
Lesbian Nuns: Breaking the Silence,
The Advocate,
Icon, and others. Also included are materials from Córdova's published books (
Sexism: It's a Nasty Affair,
Kicking the Habit: A Lesbian Nun Story, and
When We Were Outlaws) as well as unpublished books, including a fictional portrait of lesbian feminism (
Your Mother, Your Sister, Your Lover), and two unfinished memoirs (
Anicha and
The Apostles.)
Existence and Location of Copies
A portion of this series has been digitized and is available through the "LGBT Thought and Culture" collection of Alexander
Street Press at the following link (login required): http://search.alexanderstreet.com/gltc/browse/archive-collection
Box 3, Folder 46
Dykes Manifesto
December 1972
Los Angeles Free Press
1972 - 1974
Box 3, Folder 47 - 48
Articles by Jeanne Córdova
1972 - 1974
Box 9, Folder 37
Manuscripts
circa 1972 - 1974
Box 3, Folder 49
Feature Columns as written for
LA Free Press, including "Sexism: It's a Nasty Affair"
1973 - 1974
Box 9, Folder 38
"Ode to a Burnt Out Star"
1973
Box 3, Folder 51
"Portrait of Sexism as an Evil Thing" Manuscript
1973
Box 3, Folder 52
Publishers - Correspondence
1973 - 1974
Box 3, Folder 53
Rejection Letters
1973 - 1974
Box 3, Folder 54
Bio - Jai Hinojosa
circa 1973
Box 3, Folder 55
"Harrison & Tyler; Wonder Women of Comedy" Manuscript
circa 1973
Box 3, Folder 56
"Reborn or Re-cycled"
circa 1973
Box 4, Folder 1-5
Your Mother, Your Sister, Your Lover Manuscripts and Notes
circa 1973 - 1977
Box 9, Folder 39
Your Mother, Your Sister, Your Lover
circa 1973 - 1977
Box 6, Folder 6
Published Articles
1974 - 2000
Box 4, Folder 8
Draft I (Unpublished)
March - June 1974
Box 10, Folder 1 - 2
Manuscripts and Notes
circa 1974
Sexism: It's a Nasty Affair
1974
Box 31
Jeanne Cordova, author of Sexism: It's a Nasty Affair poster
circa 1974
Box 22, Folder 28-29
Three Women Come to Feminism manuscript and notes
1974
Box 4, Folder 6
"What's a Woman To Do?"
1974
Box 4, Folder 9
"Feminist Journalism: The Advocacy of Sisterhood"
1975
Box 4, Folder 10 - 11
Butch - Femme Writings
1986 - 1991
Box 4, Folder 12
"The Lesbian Handbook"
circa 1986
Lesbian History Book
circa 1986 - 1990
Box 4, Folder 13
Book: Lesbian Movement
circa 1986
Box 4, Folder 14
Lesbian History Book Notes
circa 1986
Box 4, Folder 15
"Lesbian Movement" Manuscripts and Notes
circa 1990
Box 10, Folder 3
Lesbian Nuns: Breaking the Silence; [Lesbian Path]
1985 - 1986
Box 10, Folder 4
Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence
1985 - 1988
Box 4, Folder 21
Notebook: "Dynamic Relationships"
1984
Box 4, Folder 22
Notebook #1
1986 - 1988
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Box 4, Folder 23
Notebook #2
1986 - 1988
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Box 4, Folder 25 - 29
Manuscripts and Notes
circa 1986 - 1990
Box 4, Folder 30 - 31
"The Beginnings" Manuscript
1987
Box 5, Folder 3
Post-Dina Breakdown; Patricia Kelly; Tomasino Spiritual Guides
August - September 1987
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Box 5, Folder 4
Notebook: "Dina - Patricia"
1987
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Box 5, Folder 5
Notebook: "Dina & Patricia"
September - October 1987
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Box 5, Folder 6
Notebook: "Angus"
1987
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Box 5, Folder 7
Notebook: "SOMI"
October 1987
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Box 5, Folder 8
Sedona: Sacred Earth, by Nicholas R. Mann
1989
Box 5, Folder 9
Doyle, Judith - Correspondence and Articles
1990
Box 5, Folder 10
Notebook: "Therapy; Sedona"
1992 - 1993
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Box 5, Folder 11
Notebook: "Dina's Poems"
1992 - 1993
Kicking the Habit
1985 - 1990
Box 4, Folder 16
Out of the Habit Manuscript
1987
Box 22, Folder 30-31
Kicking the Habit original manuscript
circa 1985-1990
Box 4, Folder 17 - 18
Manuscript, 2nd Draft, Summer 1989
1989
Box 4, Folder 20
Correspondence, Reviews and Clippings
1990
Box 5, Folder 12
Notebook: "Solo Estacy [sic]"
1986 - 1987
Box 5, Folder 13
Notebook: "The Final Chapter"
April - May 1988
Box 5, Folder 14
Notebook: "Book I; 12 of Me"
May - June 1989
Box 5, Folder 15
Notebook: "Book II; Original Sin & the Apostles"
June - December 1989
Box 5, Folder 16
Notebook: "Book III; The Apostles"
February - May 1990
Box 5, Folder 19
Dissociation: Progress in the Dissociative Disorders, Vol. 1, No. 2
June 1988
Box 5, Folder 20
Multiplicity and R. Sommers
1990
Box 5, Folder 21
Multiplicity Therapy
1990
Box 5, Folder 23
Becoming One: A Story of Triumph Over Multiple Personality Disorder, by Sarah E. Olson
1997
Box 5, Folder 25 - 27
Feedback Questionnaires
1998
Box 25, Folder 3
Edward-William Publishing Company agreement
1989
Box 5, Folder 28
"Not Necessarily the Lesbian News"
1990 - 1991
Box 5, Folder 29 - 30
1995 Writings:
Icon, "Nice Girls Don't Slug,"
Advocate Features
1995
Box 6, Folder 1
Icon Articles
1995 - 1996
Box 6, Folder 3
Writings and Correspondence
1996
Box 6, Folder 4
Articles; Stories About Kohan
1998 - 2003
When We Were Outlaws
circa 2011
Box 22, Folder 32-48
When We Were Outlaws research, notes, and manuscripts
1970-2011
Box 23, Folder 1-33
When We Were Outlaws research, notes, and manuscripts
1973-2009
Box 25, Folder 4
Symbionese Liberation Army, Emily Harris
2001-2002
Box 23, Folder 34-41
When We Were Outlaws annotated drafts
2008-2009
Box 24, Folder 1-6
When We Were Outlaws annotated drafts
2006-2009
Box 6, Folder 7
Untitled Manuscripts
circa 1973 - 1985
Personal Papers Series 4.
1950-2010
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises diaries, correspondence, datebooks, poems, clippings, student papers, real estate records, financial
records, photographs and other papers documenting various aspects of Córdova's life, including education, health, awards and
achievements, travels and her relationships with family, friends and former lovers. Included in this series are poetry and
personal notes related to her experience in the convent ("Wanderings"); materials from Cordova's time living in Todos Santos,
Mexico; papers documenting her relationship with Lynn Harris Ballen.
Box 6, Folder 8
Biographical Information and Resumé
1983 - 2008
Box 6, Folder 9
Articles About Jeanne Córdova
circa 1960 - 1999
Box 6, Folder 10
Awards and Certificates of Achievement
1981 - 1991
Box 8, Folder 34
Birthday Celebrations
1992, undated
Box 31
Birthday wishes and autographs from guests
1994
Box 24, Folder 7
Childhood in Germany
circa 1950-1965
Box 8, Folder 35
Notebook: Compilation of Songs
circa 1960 - 1969
Box 13
Wanderings #1
1963 - 1966
Box 13
Wanderings #2
1964 - 1966
Córdova Family
1967 - 2010
Box 24, Folder 8-10
Cordova Family, General
1967-2009
Box 6, Folder 11
Córdova Crier Newsletter
1976 - 1985
Box 24, Folder 12-18
Cordova Annual Report
1990-1996
Box 6, Folder 12
Córdova Family Annual Report
1990 - 1991
Box 6, Folder 13
Correspondence
1981 - 1999
Box 24, Folder 20-22
Correspondence, Cordova Family
1978-1998
Box 6, Folder 14
Correspondence, Declan
1987 - 1999
Box 24, Folder 23
Correspondence, Declan
1990-1993
Box 24, Folder 25
Correspondence, mom
1984-1985
Box 24, Folder 26
Correspondence, Vincent
1985-1994
Box 24, Folder 19
Frederick Cordova, Jr.
2010
Correspondence
1958 - 2008
Box 6, Folder 16 - 17
Fox, Frank (Francis)
1974
Box 10, Folder 5
Stroke Letters
1975 - 1979
Box 6, Folder 18
Gahan, Frog, Ann Dozi, Sally Stewart
December 1975 - May 1976
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Box 6, Folder 19
Gahan Kelly; Pody Molina and Sharon McDonald
1976
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Box 6, Folder 20
Sally Anderson
1978 - 1981
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Box 6, Folder 21
Sharon McDonald, Jan Stone, J. Hunter
1981
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Box 6, Folder 22
Bill - Bone Marrow Letters
1996 - 1999
Box 10, Folder 6
Letters with Stuart Timmons About Jean O'Leary
2003
Box 6, Folder 33
1973 - 1977
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Box 7, Folder 1
The Story of Jai - Notebook #1; Venice
February - March 1974
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Box 7, Folder 2
The Story of Jai - Notebook #2
1974 - 1975
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Box 7, Folder 3
Tug of War Between Córdova & Jai
1975
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Box 7, Folder 4
1975
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Box 7, Folder 5
Gahan Kelly; Sharon McDonald
July 1976
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Box 10, Folder 7
1979 - 1983
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Box 7, Folder 6
1980 Journal: S. McDonald; Community Yellow Pages; J. Hunter
1980
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Box 7, Folder 7
1980
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Box 7, Folder 8
August - September 1980
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Box 7, Folder 9
1980 - 1987
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Box 7, Folder 10 - 12
1980 - 1992
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Box 7, Folder 13
Bill Burns Seminar
1981
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Box 7, Folder 14
Bill Burns Seminar; Transcript - The Second Half
1981
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Box 7, Folder 15
Birth of Jaye
1981
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Box 7, Folder 16
Break-up City
1981
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Box 7, Folder 17
1981
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Box 7, Folder 18
Meditations
March 1981
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Box 7, Folder 19
Vacation - Southwest
May 1982
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Box 7, Folder 20
Health
February - November 1983
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Box 7, Folder 21
December 1983 - July 1986
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Box 7, Folder 22
The Baby
1985
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Box 7, Folder 23
Mastery in Faith
1985
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Box 7, Folder 24
1985 - 1986
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Box 7, Folder 25
Journal I
July - December 1986
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Box 7, Folder 26
Sedona
April - May 1987
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Box 7, Folder 27
June - July 1987
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Box 7, Folder 28
Many SOM Treatments; Dina; Patricia; Angus
November 1987 - January 1988
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Box 7, Folder 29 - 30
Vision Quest
1988
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Box 7, Folder 31
October 1988
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Box 7, Folder 32
Return from Sedona; Sally
August 1989
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Box 7, Folder 33
Europe, Summer 1991
1991
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Box 8, Folder 1
1993
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Box 8, Folder 2
Personal Diary plus T.W. Writer's Class
1997 - 2001
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Box 8, Folder 3
The Girl, Notebook #2
March - May 2001
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Box 8, Folder 4
2007
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Box 8, Folder 36
Handwritten Notes
Date unknown
Box 8, Folder 37
Income Tax Return
1977
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Box 8, Folder 38
Payments - Medical
1983
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Graduate School Work
1970 - 1972
Box 8, Folder 39
"The First Interview," by Jeanne Córdova; S.W. Methods; Dr. Brockman
1970
Box 8, Folder 40
"Description and Illustration of Psychosocial Diagnosis," by Jeanne Córdova, Methods S.W.; Fall UCLA
1970
Box 8, Folder 41
"An Illustration of Role Differentiation and Cohesion in a Group Setting," by Jeanne Córdova; Small Groups; Dr. Miranda
1970
Box 8, Folder 42
"The Juvenile Court System"
March 1970
Box 8, Folder 44
"The Organization of the Los Angeles Lesbian Community," UCLA School of Social Work Master's Thesis, by Jeanne Córdova
1972
Box 11, Folder 6
Illustration: "Women are of many colors"
Date unknown
Interpersonal Relationships
circa 1972 - 2001
Box 8, Folder 5
Gehrke, Barbara
circa 1972 - 1985
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Box 10, Folder 8
Love Affair with Annie Dozi
1974 - 1975
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Box 10, Folder 9
Stewart, Sally
1975
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Box 10, Folder 10
Correspondence
1975 - 1979
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Box 8, Folder 6
Gahan Kelly & Jeanne Córdova Sexual Therapy Diary
1975
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McDonald, Sharon
1975 - 1981
Box 8, Folder 7
Sharon McDonald Letters
1975 - 1977
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Box 8, Folder 8
Poems
1976 - 1981
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Box 8, Folder 9
Better Poems and Cards of Sharon & Hysteria McDonald
1976 - 1979
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Box 8, Folder 10
Jeanne Córdova and Sharon McDonald Wedding
1978
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Box 8, Folder 11-12
Correspondence
1975 - 1981
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Box 10, Folder 1
Correspondence
1975 - 1981
Box 8, Folder 13
Letters to CK - Friendship
1981
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Box 8, Folder 14
Letters To and From Christi Kissell
1981
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Box 8, Folder 15
Jeanne - The Second Half, Fall 1981
1981
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Box 8, Folder 16
November - Making Jeanne Happy Month
1981
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Box 8, Folder 17
November Space Letters To and About Christi Kissell
1981
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Box 8, Folder 18 - 20
General
1981
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Box 8, Folder 21
Sally, The Axblade
1983
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Box 8, Folder 22
Boaz, Sharon
1983
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Box 8, Folder 23
Terrigno, Valerie
1983
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Box 11, Folder 2
Personal Diary Vol. #1
1984 - 1985
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Box 11, Folder 3
Personal Diary Vol. #2
1984 - 1985
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Box 8, Folder 24
Correspondence
1984 - 1985
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Box 11, Folder 4
Correspondence
1984 - 1985
Box 8, Folder 25
Break-up with Liza Letters
1984
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Azelton, Joyce
1985 - 1986
Box 11, Folder 5
Correspondence
1985 - 1986
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Box 8, Folder 26
Correspondence
1985 - 1986
Box 8, Folder 27
Diary
January - March 1985
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Box 8, Folder 28
Joyce Split-up
April - May 1986
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Bachelor, Dina
1986 - 2001
Box 8, Folder 29
J and D, Summer 1986
1986
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Box 8, Folder 30
Awakening
1987
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Box 8, Folder 31 - 33
Correspondence
1986 - 2001
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Ballen, Lynn Harris
1989-2001
Box 12, Folder 4
Correspondence
1989 - 1997
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Box 24, Folder 31
Jeanne Cordova and Lynn Harris Ballen, Ritual of Partnering
1995
Box 8, Folder 46
Canyon Escrow - Mexico
1997
Box 11, Folder 8
Sale of V.D.M. Escrow
February 2000
Todos Santos, Mexico
1996-2007
Box 25, Folder 6
Fideicomiso, Todos Santos
1996
Box 24, Folder 35
The Elephant Tree; Spirit of Todos Santos
1996-2002
Box 24, Folder 36
The Elephant Tree guestbook
2001
Box 24, Folder 40
Mexico writings
1997-2007
Box 24, Folder 33-34
Todos Santos documents
1997-2007
Box 24, Folder 28
Sallie Fiske correspondence from Mexico
1999-2002
Box 24, Folder 30
Journal, Todos Santos
2000
Box 31
Pedro Almodovar
Motorcycle Diaries screening poster, Todos Santos
circa 2004
Box 24, Folder 39
Todos Santos phone book and brochure
2004-2005
Box 11, Folder 9
Miscellaneous
1973 - 2008
Scrapbooks and Photographs Series 5.
1948-1998
Cordova (Jeanne) photographs, sample
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises eight scrapbook volumes as well as other photographs collected throughout Córdova's life from her childhood
in Germany in the late 1940s through the 1990s. The scrapbooks contain photographs, negatives, contact sheets, clippings,
and other printed material documenting her personal life as well as major events in the history of the gay and lesbian liberation
movement.
Note: Nine additional scrapbook volumes are forthcoming: (Vol. #2) Lesbian & Gay Leaders; (Vol. #6) Organizations, Campaigns
& Highlights; (Vol. #10) Los Angeles Free Press Writings; (Vol. #11) Writings, Essays, Journalism, Articles; (Vol. #12) Ex-Lovers
& Friends of Córdova; (Vol. #14) Córdova Family; (Vol. #15) My Mexico Experience; (Vol. #16) Last Spouse & Wedding, Lynn H.
Ballen, 1989-present; (Vol. #17) Current Politics.
Photographs, digitized
1969-1993
Sample of photographs from Jeanne Cordova: 1969-1993
Scrapbook Volumes
1949 - 1997
Physical Description: 8 scrapbooks.
Box 18
Vol. #1 - Movement Group Shots: West Coast Women's Music and Comedy Festival; Feminist Marches; 1993 March on Washington
1970 - 1993
Physical Description: 55 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 19
Vol. #3 - Childhood and Solo Photos
1949 - 1997
Physical Description: 64 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 19
Vol. #4 - Publications; Books; Anthologies
1976 - 1996
Physical Description: 48 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 20
Vol. #5 - Lesbian and Feminist Conferences
1971 - 1977
Physical Description: 39 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 13, Folder 3
Vol. #7 - International Women's Year Conference, Houston, Texas
1977
Physical Description: Clippings.
Box 13, Folder 4
Vol. #8 - Founding Convention of the National Lesbian Feminist Organization
August 1978
Physical Description: Clippings + 1 photograph : b&w.
Box 17, Folder 1 - 2
Vol. #9 - Democratic National Convention; Lesbian and Gay Caucus
1980
Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 17, Folder 3
Vol. #13 - Ex-lovers, First Spouse Sharon McDonald
1976 - 1982
Physical Description: 45 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 21
Lesbian Tide Scrapbook Vol. #4 - Notable Women
1972-1980
Physical Description: 98 images, including photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, and clippings : b&W.
Scope and Contents note
Images of well-known political activists, muscians, authors, etc. including Bella Abzug, Margie Adam, Gloria Allred, Sirani
Avendis, Maya Angelou, Coretta Scott King, Ivy Bottini, Rita Mae Brown, Betty Brooks, Jeanne Cordova, Susan McGrievey, Kate
Millet, and Ellie Smeal among others.
Box 27
Pictures of Jeanne Robert, Baby Photograph Album
1948-1949
Box 32
Cordova Childhood Scrapbook
1948-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs, correspondence, and other personal documents related to Cordova's childhood in Germany
and California, her elementary and high school education, and extracurricular activities.
Box 17, Folder 21
Childhood Photographs
circa 1949-1960
Physical Description: 4 photographs: b&w.
Box 17, Folder 4
Childhood Photographs in Germany
June 1952
Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w.
Box 17, Folder 5
Photo Album: High School & Camp Fire Girls
1962 - 1966
Physical Description: 29 photographs : col.
Box 33, Folder 6-8
Cordova Family Photographs, Correspondence, and Documents
1967-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white and color negatives and photographs of various members in Cordova's extended family. These folders
also include correspondence and other documents.
Box 13, Folder 5
Photo Album: Graduation from UCLA; first great love, lover, Gayle Griest, before the movement
1969 - 1970
Physical Description: 54 photographs : b&w , col.
Sharon McDonald
1975 - 1980
Box 17, Folder 6 - 7
Sharon McDonald
1975 - 1979
Physical Description: 86 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 17, Folder 8
Sharon McDonald; "R.I.P. Butch Femme 1940 - ?"
circa 1975 - 1980
Physical Description: 1 contact sheet.
Box 17, Folder 9
Jeanne Córdova and Sharon McDonald Wedding Photos
October 8, 1978
Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w , col.
Box 17, Folder 10
Sharon McDonald Photographs and Correspondence
circa 1978
Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w.
Box 17, Folder 11
Photo Album: Córdova with Gahan Kelly in Utah & Colorado Trip
1976
Physical Description: 38 photographs : col.
Box 17, Folder 12
Córdova Family Photographs
1977
Physical Description: 3 photographs : col.
Box 32
Lesbian Tide Negatives and Contact Sheets
circa 1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white negatives and contact sheets of the Lesbian Tide offices and staff, the National Lesbian Feminist
Organization, the 1979 March on Washington, and a Long Beach gay demonstration.
Box 17, Folder 13
Lesbian Tide. Katie O'Brien
1979
Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w.
Box 32
Lesbian and Gay Caucus, Democratic National Convention
1980
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs, negatives, and contact sheets of Jeanne Cordova attending the Democratic National Convention
in Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Box 17, Folder 14
Jeanne Córdova
circa 1980 - 1995
Physical Description: 2 photographs : col.
Box 17, Folder 22
Butch/femme with Jeanne Cordova and Joyce Azelton
1985
Box 17, Folder 15
A Butch Femme Photo Study of Patricia Kelly and Robin Hill, Los Angeles
1986
Physical Description: 37 photographs : col.
Box 17, Folder 16
Photo Album: Sally Stewart
1989 - 1990
Physical Description: 62 photographs : col.
Box 27
Jeanne Cordova and Lynn Harris Ballen Wedding Photograph Album
1995
Box 17, Folder 17
Kathy Najimy at the Comedy Store, 1st Annual Iggy Awards
1996
Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.
Box 17, Folder 18
Dinner Parties
1996 - 1998
Physical Description: 3 photographs : col.
Box 32
Todos Santos, Mexico
1996-2006
Scope and Contents
Includes color photographs of Cordova, Lynn Harris Ballen, and unidentified friends in Todos Santos.
Box 32
Jeanne's 50th Birthday with Cordova Family at Oak Knoll
1998
Scope and Contents
Includes color photographs of Jeanne Cordova, Lynn Harris Ballen, and various unidentified family members.
Box 32
Cordova Home in Todos Santos, Mexico
1999-2004
Scope and Contents
Includes color photographs of Jeanne Cordova, Lynn Harris Ballen, and their home in Todos Santos.
Box 17, Folder 19
Ivy Bottini, New York City
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.
Box 17, Folder 20
Vacations with Friends
Date unknown
Physical Description: 20 negatives.
Box 12, Folder 5
Unidentified Women
Date unknown
Physical Description: 4 photographs : col.
Box 33, Folder 9
Unidentified Women
Date unknown
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs of nude women embracing; topless women on a rowboat in a lake; and two women in a unknown
body of water.
Posters Series 6.
1970-1986
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises eight posters, four of which are mounted on cardboard, 1970-1986.
Box 31
An Evening of Women's Music with Cris Williamson, Margie Adam, Meg Christian, Holly Near
1970
Box 31
The Kiss, drawing by Noreen Scully
circa 1976
Box 31
Lesbian Conference photo collage, newspaper centerfold from
Goodbye to All That
circa 1973
Box 31
Leslie at a No on 6 (California Proposition 6 Briggs Initiative) rally
1978
Box 31
Margie Adam in Los Angeles Concert
March 1973
Map-case 8, drawer 5
John is your son, your brother, your friend, and maybe you. And John has AIDS. He doesn't want to go away. He want to go home.
Say no the the madness. Vote NO against LaRouche
1986
Memorabilia Series 7.
1977-2010
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises memorabilia, including buttons, ribbons, t-shirts and other material. Notably, this series includes
promotional t-shirts from the
Community Yellow Pages, buttons from various gay and lesbian organizations and events, as well as Córdova's delegate ribbons and buttons from the
1980 Democratic National Convention.
Buttons
circa 1977 - 2000
Box 15
[Pink triangle]
Date unknown
Box 15
Aspirin Fights HIV
Date unknown
Box 15
Bene Gesserit
Date unknown
Box 15
Bill & Hillary Clinton; People First
circa 1992
Box 15
Brothers for Sisters
1986
Box 15
Dandelion Warrior Survivor
Date unknown
Box 15
Don't ask. Don't tell. Don't pursue. Don't Think So
Date unknown
Box 15
don't keep a good woman waiting
Date unknown
Box 15
Graduate of the Thelma & Louise Finishing School
circa 1991
Box 15
I Believe Anita Hill; Women's Political Alliance
1991
Box 15
I Like Dykes
Date unknown
Box 15
I realized that all the trouble I ever had about you came from some smallness or fear in myself
Date unknown
Box 15
I Was There. One in a million! March on Washington
April 25, 1993
Box 15
I'm Out in America; Viking Studio Books
Date unknown
Box 15
I'm Rush Limbaugh's Homosexual, Liberal, Democratic Lover
Date unknown
Box 15
Jean O'Leary, March Forth
Date unknown
Box 15
Just Say Know
Date unknown
Box 15
Lesbian & Gay Caucus; 1980 Democratic National Convention Member
1980
Box 15
Lipstick Lesbian
Date unknown
Box 15
More Deviation Less Population
Date unknown
Box 15
National Coming Out Day
October 11, 1988
Physical Description: 2 buttons.
Box 15
Only My Mother Thinks I'm Straight
Date unknown
Box 15
Pro-Choice; Pro-Clinton
circa 1992
Box 15
Project 10; "…with liberty and justice for all"
Date unknown
Box 15
Queer Eyes; Queer-ize
Date unknown
Box 15
Remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty?
Date unknown
Box 15
Shut Up and Dance
Date unknown
Box 15
Stop LaRouche; No on 64
1986
Physical Description: 2 buttons.
Box 15
Take Pride; Lesbian Visibility
Date unknown
Box 15
The March; Pride D.C
1993
Physical Description: 2 buttons.
Box 15
The Wedding, Washington D.C
October 10, 1987
Box 15
Veteran of the Lesbian Civil Wars
Date unknown
Box 12, Folder 1
Community Yellow Pages Plastic Bag
Date unknown
Box 15
Democratic National Convention Delegate Ribbon and Button
1980
Physical Description: 1 ribbon + 2 buttons.
Box 15
Democratic National Convention Ribbon and Buttons
1980
Physical Description: 1 ribbon + 4 buttons.
Box 15
Desk Name Plate: "Jeanne Córdova Publisher"
Date unknown
Box 15
Dog Tag: Operation Lift the Ban, Human Rights Campaign Fund
circa 1992
Physical Description: 2 tags.
Box 26
D.Y.K.E. (Do You Know Enough?) The Game About Lesbian Living, Culture and Community
1986
Item 50
Dyke suitcase
Date unknown
Box 16
International Women's Year Orange Armband
1977
Box 15
One Sister's Butch is Another Sister's Femme
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 hexagonal tile.
Box 15
Ornament, designed by Norma Daniels
Date unknown
Box 26
Silver Moon Bookshop mug
Date unknown
T-shirts
circa 1981 - 2010
Box 16
Community Yellow Pages
Date unknown
Box 16
Southern California's Gay & Lesbian Telephone Book
Date unknown
Physical Description: 2 t-shirts.
Box 16
A day without human rights is like a day without sunshine!, signed by Ivy Bottini
Date unknown
Box 16
Butch Voices, design by Carr Blase
2010
Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, and Computer Files Series 8.
1981-2011
Series Scope and Content
This series comprises audiocassettes, videocassettes (VHS), and floppy disks (5 1/4 in. and 3 1/2 in.) Contents of the sound
recordings include conversations and personal anecdotes, and the computer files include diary entries, correspondence, as
well as manuscripts and notes for Córdova's books and articles.
Sound and video recordings
circa 1981 - 2011
Box 14, Folder 1
Jean; Bill Burns
September 28, 1981
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 2
JC on Estascy [sic] January 1986 (cassette label); Srf Mantra Chants & Meditations (container label)
January 1986
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 3
The First Six Months (side A); For My Book from Her Shortstop (side B)
July 1, 1986
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 4
Estasy [sic] w/Pique; Joshua (side A); Estasy [sic] - Joshua (side B)
November 14, 1987
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 5
Marla 321-4739 (cassette label); Marla Reading: Vision Quest Summer 88 (container label)
1988
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 6
Mathew - Sedona: Jenny's First Lover
March 8, 1988
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 7
Jeanne & Matthew
August 4, 1988
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 8
Old and in the Way, Estacy [sic] DB & JC (side A); Jimmy Buffet at 40 (Mandolin Song) (side B)
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 9
McDonald Estacy [sic]
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Folder 10
Sedona - Estacsy [sic] DB & JC
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access restricted to qualified researchers.
Box 14, Item 11
When We Were Outlaws, editor Terry Wolverton with Jeanne
circa 2008-2011
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette ; analog.
Box 3
Ellen, "Gay Yellow Pages" episode
1997
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Box 3
Jeanne Cordova and Lynn Harris Ballen Commitment Ceremony
1995
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Box 3
k.d. lang documentary
circa 1990-1999
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS).
Floppy disks
circa 1981 - 1990
Box 14, Folder 11
Anicha Back Up; Chapters 1 thru 8
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 12
Anicha: Sedona 1; Before Anicha; Cont. before Anicha; Tomasino 3; Toxic lady 4; Name 5; Guru 6; Questionaire 7; The Meal 8
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 13
Twelve II; June 1989
June 1989
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 14
Twelve of Me II; The Belt
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 15
Follies
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 16
Isabel
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Kicking the Habit
circa 1985 - 1990
Box 14, Folder 17
JC Manuscript; Habit Notes: Epilogue, Wolverton, Empty Head, Outline; Habit, Habit 2
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 18
JC Manuscript; Habit 3
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 19
Changes in Church, Ch. VII
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 20
Ch. 8 Friendship
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 21
Multiple Dimensions; Habit AD - Press Release
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 22
Ch. II, Holy Family - 3; Ch. IV, IHM Personality - 5; Ch. III, Tower of Babble - 2
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 23
Ch. 4 Brides of Christ - final; 6. Pies; 7. Pebbles
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 24
Master II: 8. Chastity; 6. Pies; 5. Personality; 7. Pebbles
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 25
Ch. IV: Pies - old
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 26
Ch. 5, Chastity & Me - old
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 27
Ch. 8 Chastity - Chastity 2; Ch. 9 Heretic; Ch. 10 Vatican
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 28
Ch. 6, Heretic - old; Ch. 7 Vatican
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 29
Ch. 9 Skid Row; Blinking
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 30
16. Watts; 17. Silent Piece Wood; 18. Joys; 19. Chavez - A
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 31
Ch. 19 Silent No More; Ch. 20 Peyton Place; Ch. 21 Morning After
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 32
Redbook 1984; Gay Housing; Follies Column; Living w/ Liza; Depression; Bad Health; Quitting Smoking; Leaving Politics; GLCSC
Strike History; Canyon Escrow San Diego CYP
1984
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in. + notes
Box 14, Folder 33
Redbook II; Fall 1988
1988
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 34
Redbook III; September 1987
September 1987
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 35
Redbook IV; Fall 1987
1987
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 36
Redbook V; Jan '88; Vision Quest Preparation
January 1988
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 37
Redbook VI; Fall Winter Spring '88
1988
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 38
Fall 88, Sept 88 - Redbook VII
September 1988
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 39
Redbook 10; Spring 1990
1990
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 40
Redbook - The Apostles; Summer '90; Redbook 11; RS 1-8 & Cheap Gold
1990
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 41 -
43
Mi Vida Kepner (disk 1); Daniel Alonzo, Significant Others WP 5.1, File: Column #4.692 (disk 2); Daniel Alonzo; Significant
Others WP 5.1, WP51\SGOTHERS\column #3.592 (disk 3)
Date unknown
Physical Description: 3 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in.
Box 14, Folder 44
Untitled
Date unknown
Physical Description: 1 computer disk ; 5 1/4 in.