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Lambda Literary Foundation Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2012-119

Scope and Content

The Lambda Literary Foundation Records, 1986-2009, comprises administrative, publication, event, membership, and fundraising records of the Lambda Literary Foundation. Administrative records include correspondence, bylaws, licensing contracts, reports, payment records, and payroll records. Publication records include subscription forms, copy, and editorial copy of the Lambda Book Report, James White Review, and Lambda Rising Book Report. Event records include brochures, memoranda, and information related to the annual Lambda Literary Awards. Membership and fundraising records include advertisement copy, membership subscriptions forms, and correspondence. Photographs of the Lambda Literary Awards are also included. Many items are created by or addressed to Jim Marks, former Executive Director of the organization.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986-2010

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. Access restrictions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Administrative History

The Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) traces its beginnings to 1987 with the publication of the first issue of the Lambda Book Report, a review periodical of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature. The periodical was published by L. Page (Deacon) Maccubbin, owner of Lambda Rising Bookstore in Washington, D.C. The Lambda Literary Awards program, an annual ceremony celebrating excellence in LGBT literature, was established in 1989. The Lambda Literary Foundation was incorporated in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to officially host the Awards and the Lambda Book Report. Jim Marks was the LLF's first Executive Director. The LLF was founded to nurture, celebrate, and preserve LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.

Source: "A History of the Lambda Literary Foundation," Lambda Literary, http://www.lambdaliterary.org/lambda-literary-foundation/llf-history/ (last accessed October 25, 2012).

Extent

9 Linear Feet (9 archive boxes.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Lambda Literary Foundation Records, 1986-2010, includes correspondence, bylaws, licensing contracts, reports, financial records, publication subscription forms, copy, event brochures, memoranda, advertisement copy, news clippings, and photographs. The Lambda Literary Foundation is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literary organization, incorporated in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Administrative records

Series 2. Publication records

Series 3. Lambda Literary Awards records

Series 4. Membership and fundraising records

Series 5. Lambda Literary Awards photographs

Acquisition Information

Donated by Tony Valenzuela, January 29, 2010.

Separated Materials

The following items have been separated from the collection and cataloged into ONE collection of LGBTQ periodicals:

Black Lines, Vol. 4, No. 10, November 1999 (Chicago)

En La Vida: voces de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, y transgeneros latinos, No. 41, November 1999

Gab: Predictably Unsavory, November 11-16, 1999 (Week 46)

Gay Chicago Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 37, September 16, 1999

Gay Chicago Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 45, November 11, 1999

Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization, (Spring 2004)

Nightlines Weekly: Quintessentially Queer, No.503, November 10, 1999

Out Lines: The Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Trans Community, November 10, 1999 (Chicago)

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jay Chang, November 2012.

Title
Finding aid to the Lambda Literary Foundation records, 1986-2010
Status
Completed
Author
Jay Chang
Date
(c) 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.
Sponsor
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and Wells Fargo.

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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