GLBT Historical Society
GLBT Historical Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 777-5455
- Email: reference@glbthistory.org
- Website: http://www.glbthistory.org/
Founded in 1985, the GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history, culture and arts in all their diversity. The Dr. John P. De Cecco Archives & Special Collections of the GLBT Historical Society are among the largest and most extensive holdings in the world of materials pertaining to LGBTQ people and organizations. Broadly speaking, the over 900 discrete collections fall into four main areas: archives, periodicals, oral histories, and arts & artifacts.
Collections at this institution
Lyon-Martin House oral histories, 2023-52
Oral history recordings and supplemental material for the Lyon-Martin House Oral History Project. Interviewees include: Kendra Mon, Pauline Shulman, Diane McCarney, Kate Kendell, Marcia Gallo, and Margie Adam. Located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, the Lyon-Martin House is the former home of lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020) and Del Martin (1921-2008). In 2021, the City of San Francisco designated the Lyon-Martin House a City Landmark in recognition of its association, through Lyon and Martin, with the lesbian rights, homophile, and marriage equality movements. The oral history project documents the narrators’ memories of the Lyon-Martin House as a social …
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
12 Items
MacHarg (Janet) Papers, 2003-41
Janet “Janny” MacHarg was a political songwriter, cabaret performer, writer, and feminist activist, known as the “Tallulah Bankhead of San Francisco.” Contents include photographs, sheet music, writings, publications, correspondence, drawings, notes, audio cassette tapes, costumes, and other ephemera.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
29 Items
Marin County AIDS Advisory Commission Records, 2006-08
This collection contains records produced by the Marin County AIDS Advisory Commission (MAAC) and documents one aspect of the county’s official response to AIDS. The collection includes organizational records, correspondence and memos, meeting agendas and minutes for various committees, reports, subject files, and ephemera and clippings. Of particular interest are the records produced by the Marin County AIDS Task Force, which was formed in 1985. There are also records related to the Marin County HIV Care Consortium and the Marin AIDS Project.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
36 Items
Moran (Camille) Papers, 2000-43
Camille Moran is a transgender poet and painter, as well as an activist who works against psychiatric abuse of queer and trans youth. This collection includes draft testimony, poetry, a series of satirical notes about her decision to transition, and other writing by Moran, as well as a number of articles she wrote or collected.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
3 Items
Richards (Mary) Audiotapes, 2002-34
Mary Richards was a freelance writer for the Bay Area Reporter, an LGBTQ newspaper, for twelve years in the 1980s and 1990s. This collection contains audiotape recordings of interviews Richards conducted with LGBTQ people on a wide range of topics.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
398 Items
Rochman (Sue) Papers, 2005-13
Sue Rochman is a freelance health journalist from the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in oncology and HIV. She is a contributing editor for Mamm, editor-at-large for HIVPlus, medical editor for SusanLoveMD.com and has been a regular contributor to the Advocate, Training & Conditioning, GayHealth.com and numerous other publications. These files contain the research and notes of journalist Sue Rochman on HIV/AIDS and prison populations. Materials include correspondence from prisoners and prison activists, published articles, reports by government agencies and non-profit organizations, and handwritten notes from interviews, conversations, and readings. Most pertain to prisons in New York, California, Florida,Texas, Missouri, …
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
3 Items
Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Interviews, 2022-96
The Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) is a club in the Rossmoor senior community in Walnut Creek, California. The club was founded in 2009 by Carol Morton with a mission of providing social activities for Rossmoor residents who identify as lesbian, bisexual, or transgender women. This collection contains 24 interviews with RLSC members about their life stories, as well as an introductory panel discussion.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
25 Items
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Records, 2009-01
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is the world’s first openly gay men’s chorus. The collection is arranged into seven series including: Administrative Records; Membership and Production Materials; Publicity and Awards; Photographs; Audiovisual Materials; Textiles and Memorabilia; and SFGMC Scans and Electronic Records.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
47 Items
San Francisco LGBT General Subjects Ephemera Collection, GLBT-EPH
The ephemera collection consists of a wide range of material, such as pamphlets, event programs, invitations, etc., related to LGBTQ communities in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Included in this digital collection are selections of ephemera related to HIV/AIDS. Collection ID: SUB EPH
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
48 Items
Sanchez (Maria) Papers, 2006-19
This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Maria Sanchez, a popular DJ active in San Francisco bathhouse and disco communities. Contents include ¼” audio tape, photographs, zines, and other ephemera.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
11 Items