Object Details
Summary
This collection contains a variety of periodicals, photographs, correspondence, business and advertising ephemera (corporate and non-profit, personal), organizational records and ephemera, created by, for, and in reaction to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.
Scope and Contents
The Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection contains periodicals, ephemera, posters, postcards, advertisements, photographs, organizational records, publications, correspondence, and other materials related to all aspects of the LGBT community and the civil rights issues pertaining thereto. The collection was created by the Archives Center to bring together materials specifically pertaining to the LGBT community. This collection contains material from communities and individuals throughout the United States. The collection is currently strongest in periodicals, newspapers and ephemera and very strong in material from California and New York. The collection continues to add new items and the researcher would be wise to take a broad view in targeting their research topics in the collection.
sova.nmah.ac.1146
Collector
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Donor
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Creator
Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.
Donor
Rohrbaugh, Richard
Title
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby
Donor
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)
American Federation of Teachers
Department of Defense, Comprehensive Review Working Group
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
San Diego LGBT Pride
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Smith College
University of Connecticut
William Way Community Center
Biren, Joan E.
Bushnell, Megan
Davidson, James, Dr.
Dietrich, Joe
Exline, Gregory
Florence, Laura
Huebner, David
Jain, Shawn
Karazsia, Amy
Karazsia, William G.
Other
Larson, Gordon P., 1910-1988 -- 20th century
Donor
Lombardi, Angela
Lynch, Patsy
Names
McWaine, Dwayne, Dr.
Donor
Meinke, Mark
Nitz, Ryan
Reichard, Bradley
Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)
Ros, Silvia
Sabatino, Michael
Shannon, Michael A.
Sheets, Justin
Snodgrass, Adam
Voorheis, Robert
Place
Canada -- Description and Travel
Germany -- description and travel
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Washington, D.C. -- history
Los Angeles (Calif.)
New York, New York
Topic
Lesbianism
Women's music
Political activists
Sexual orientation
Transgender people -- Identity
Lesbian and gay experience
Gay activists
Homosexuality
HIV and AIDS
Feminism
Bisexuality
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Gay Pride
Rodeos -- United States
Provenance
This collection was assembled by the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, beginning in 2004.
Collector
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Donor
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Creator
Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.
Donor
Rohrbaugh, Richard
Title
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby
Donor
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)
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Accruals
The Archives Center continues to add to this collection.
Addendums and gifts were received from: Dr. James P. Davidson; ONE Archive, Los Angeles, California (2019, 2023); the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries; Service Members Legal Defense Network, and Department of Defense Comprehensive Review Working Group; Joan E. Biren (2010); Joseph Dietrich, Bradley Reichard, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. (2011, 2014, 2020, 2021); Archives of Philadelphia, William Way LGBT Community Center (2012); Joyce Cheney (2012); Patsy Lynch, Rainbow History Community Pioneers (2012-2014); Leah Kelley (2012); Gregory Exline (2013); the Sean O. Strub addendum was collected from Sean O. Strub, publisher and executive editor of POZ Magazine from Katherine Ott, curator, Division of Medicine and Science (2013); Silvia Ros (2013-2014); David Heubner (2014); Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (2014); KoMut Entertainment, Max Mutchnik and David Kohan, Will & Grace (2014); Christopher D.A. Ragonese (2014); Antonio Ruffini (2014); Heritage of Pride, Inc.(2014); Peter J. Howell (2014); John T. Bender (2014); Steven Mayers (2014); Richard Rohrbaugh (2015); Donald Fenton (2015); Michael Guest (2015); ABC Family, Jori Arancio (The Fosters, 2015); Jerame Davis, Pride at Work (2015); Dee Mosbacher (2015); Nancy Gray, executor for the Leonard P. Hirsch estate (2015); Victoria Kathleen Hall (2015); John Coppola (2015); Christopher Aguilar Garcia (2016); Berea College, Berea, Kentucky (2016); Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorhies (2016, 2017); Jim Holbrook (2016); William J. Shepherd, Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) (2016); Daan G. Erikson (2016); Christina Dean (2016, 2017); George Bowman (2017); Adele "Del" Brown (2017); Laurie Ryan (2017); The Mattachine Society (2017); Walter Hanclosky (2018); Robin Tyler (2018); Robert B. Connelly, Jr. (2017, 2018); Larissa Stenzel (2018); Daniel M. DiLandro (2019); Kenneth W. Clubb (2019); Lynn Witt and Sherry Thomas (2019); Steve Pieters (2019); Troy Perry (2019); Greg Louganis (2020); Joan Juster (2020); Paul Detwiler (2020); Harry G. Heiss (2020); Suzanne Freed (2020); Jude Flynn (2021); Robert Witeck (2021); Crown Media, Family Networks (2021); Kyle Ruempler (2021); Alexander Slater (2021); Bruce Woolley, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley/Out Alliance (2021); G. Yvonne Harris and Myra L. Cones (2022); Eric Gangloff (2023); Dexter Fox (2023); Meryl Hooker (2023); Sherilyn Thomas and Lynn Witt (2023); International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA)(2024).
Historical Note
While the quest for equal rights has been pursued by generations, it is generally acknowledged that the modern day Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights movement began in New York City in June 1969 with the Stonewall Riots. Prior to this time a number of activists, individuals, and organizations such as The Mattachine Society, Daughters of Bilitis and others, fought to bring recognition of LGBT civil rights to the forefront of American society. While the movement was primarily, and most visably, centered in New York City and San Francisco, periodicals, guide books, and ephemeral material interconnected the larger LGBT community throughout the United States. The increased visibility of the LGBT movement inspired affinity groups at odds with the LGBT community's new found visibility and quest for broader civil rights. The challenge to what was termed "traditional" values encouraged these counter-LGBT groups to define and solidfy their constituency and also become more pro-active. This collection comprises material that is generated by individuals and organizations promoting both points of view.
Extent
73 Cubic feet (219 boxes, 22 map-folders, 29 film reels)
Date
1825-2025, undated
bulk 1960-2024
Custodial History
The Sean O. Strub addendum was collected by Katherine Ott, curator, Division of Medicine and Science and transferred to the Archives Center in 2013.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1146
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Passports
Postcards
Photographs
Posters
Videocassettes
Advertising
Dvds
Songbooks
Periodicals
Citation
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
The collection is divided into twenty-eight series.
Series 1: Periodicals, 1937-2023
Series 2: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations, 1965-2023, undated
Series 3: Community Life and Subject Files, 1825-2023, undated
Subseries 3.1: Photographs and Slides, 1870-2009, undated
Subseries 3.2: Ephemera and Buttons, 1969-2022, undated
Subseries 3.3: Posters and Prints, 1825-2018, undated
Subseries 3.4: Subject Files, 1958-2023, undated
Subseries 3.5: Pride, 1976-2023, undated
Subseries 3.6: HIV and AIDS, 1987-2020, undated
Subseries 3.7: Gay Games, 1982-2018
Series 4: Advertising, Business, and Publications, 1912-2023, undated
Subseries 4.1: Advertising, 1970-2018, undated
Subseries 4.2: Business, 1986-2021, undated
Subseries 4.3: Television, Theater, and Motion Pictures, 1978-2023, undated
Subseries 4.4: Bar ephemera and advertisement, 1979-2018, undated
Subseries 4.5: Publications, 1912-2023, undated
Series 5: Biren, Joan E. (JEB), 195-2018, undated
Subseries 5.1: Xerographic Copies of Photoprints, 1971-1995, undated.
Subseries 5.2: Posters and Oversize Advertisement, 1973-2018, undated
Series 6: Dietrich, Joseph A., 1992-2010
Series 7: Mattachine Society Records, 1942-1996, undated
Subseries 7.1: Correspondence, 1952-1991, undated
Subseries 7.2: Board of Directors Minutes, 1954-1974, undated
Subseries 7.3: Organizational Information, 1942-1993, undated
Subseries 7.4: Councils, Chapters, and Committees, 1953-1965, undated
Subseries 7.5: Conventions, 1953-1960, undated
Subseries 7.6: Publications, 1944-1996, undated
Series 8: Rainbow History Community Pioneers, 2003-2012, undated
Series 9: Strub, Sean O., addendum, 1987-2011, undated
Series 10: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB, 1990-2014, undated
Series 11: Ros, Silvia, 2009-2011
Series 12: Huebner, David, 2009-2014
Series 13: St. George, Philip, 1945-1955, undated
Series 14: Will & Grace, 1995-2006
Series 15: Barna, Joseph T. and Heritage of Pride (HOP), New York, New York, 1910-2014, undated
Subseries 15.1: Photographs, Photographic Negatives, and Slides, 1985-2010, undated
Subseries 15.2: Heritage of Pride (HOP), 1984-2014, undated
Subseries 15.3: Barna, Joseph T., 1910-2013, undated,
Series 16: Becker, John M., 1999-2014, undated
Series 17: Rohrbaugh, Richard, 1972-1986, undated
Series 18: Guest, Michael E., 2001-2009
Series 19: The Fosters, 2013
Series 20: Pride at Work, 1990-2015
Series 21: Sabatino, Michael and Voorheis, Robert, 1980-2016, undated
Subseries 21.1: Archilla, Gustavo A. and Lokkins, Elmer T., 1916-2014, undated
Series 22: Gay Officers Action League (GOAL), 1982-2016, undated
Series 23: Brown, Adele "Del" and Herizon's Bar, 1985-1991, undated
Subseries 1: Changing Herizons, and Herizons Newsletter, 1983-1991
Series 24: Universal Fellowship Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), 1957-2019, undated
Series 25: The Christmas House, Crown Media Family Networks, 2020-2021
Series 26: Cones, Myra L. and Harris, G. Yvonne, 1979-2001, undated
Series 27: Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA), 1993-2004, undated
Series 28: Hooker, Meryl, 1989-1996, undated
Processing Information
Processed by Susan B. Strange, archivist, 2004-2008. Processed by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., archivist, 2009-2023; assisted by Jennifer Berger, Kendra Ciccone, Erin Molloy (Biren, Lynch, and Mattachine Addendums), Erin Walsh, Katarina Walther, Theresa Worden, Lily Stowe-Ackerman, Ryan Komitor, Amelia Dolbeare, Sara Kunkemueller, Geoff Kelly interns; supervised by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Passports
Postcards
Photographs -- 2000-2010
Posters
Videocassettes
Advertising
DVDs
Photographs -- 20th century
Songbooks
Periodicals
Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
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Record ID
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