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Lesbians

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Childhood play activities questionnaires

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-165
Abstract

Completed questionnaires of childhood play behavior as reported by adult male homosexuals and heterosexuals, and female homosexuals and heterosexuals, circa 1977. These completed questionnaires formed the basis for the study "Childhood Play Activities of Male and Female Homosexuals" by Edward A. Grellert, Michael D. Newcomb, and P.M. Bentler, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. II, No. 6, 1982.

Dates: 1977-1982

Damian Markus memorial display and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2017-019
Abstract

Photographs, clothing, affirmation writings, and a memorial program for Damian Markus, who died in 2000. The collection includes photographs of lesbian women and their families and friends. The collection also includes a program from the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House, a Los Angeles organization for women recovering from addiction.

Dates: circa 1949-2000

Mina Kay Meyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2023-005
Abstract

Mina Kay Meyer was a feminist and activist who advocated for LGBTQ+ rights and worked to improve the understanding of and care for LGBTQ+ seniors and their needs.

The Meyer Papers contain a mix of personal and professional materials including personal and family records, documents from her activism work, photographs, correspondence, papers, presentations, and ephemera.

Dates: 1898-2018

New Orleans photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-122
Abstract

Photographs of people and places in New Orleans, including the French Quarter, circa 1972.

Dates: circa 1972

Dorothy C. Putnam and Lois Mercer papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2008-038
Abstract Photographs, correspondence, typescripts, newspaper clippings, a trophy and scrapbooks relating to Dorothy C. Putnam (1895-1991) and her partner of 50 years, Lois Mercer (1894-1989), bookkeeper for ONE, Inc. The majority of the materials document Putnam's life and family from her adolescence as a horseback mail carrier in Oregon; her activities as the first licensed female chauffeur in California; her wins in economy-run driving races in the 1920s; and her service in the Women's Ambulance...
Dates: 1914-1988

Nancy Rosenblum photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2008-048
Abstract Sound recordings, photographs and related material created by Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker Nancy Rosenblum. The core of the collection is photographs and related material from Rosenblum's two photography exhibitions: "Vegetables: A Reaction to Male Violence Against Women" (1979) and "Some of My Best Friends... Portraits of Lesbians," a series of lesbian portraits photographed in Los Angeles in the 1980s and early 1990s. The collection also includes sound recordings of...
Dates: 1976-2008

Mary Whitlock photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 3.
Identifier: Coll2008-053
Abstract Photographic images, including prints, negatives, and color transparencies (slides), documenting the professional career and private life of Mary Whitlock between 1974 and 2008. The bulk of the collection consists of images taken by Whitlock in her capacity as a professional photographer, documenting the Los Angeles GLBT, in particular the lesbian, community between 1974 and approximately 1990. The collection also contains several albums documenting Whitlock's personal relationships with...
Dates: 1974 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1990