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Lesbian writings

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Lisa Ben papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2015-019
Abstract The collection comprises manuscripts, sheet music, lyrics, poetry, correspondence, personal papers, photographs, sound recordings, musical instruments, and realia, 1905-2015, from lesbian writer Lisa Ben (anagram for "lesbian"), pseudonym for Edythe Eyde. The materials in the collection document Ben's creative writing; her correspondence with family and friends; her employment as a secretary for Hollywood studios; her genealogy and family relationships; and her hobbies in science...
Dates: 1905-2015

Cleve Boutell papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2013-114
Abstract

Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, news clippings and other materials from lesbian writer Cleve Marie Boutell (1918-2011). The bulk of the collection is drafts of fictional works by Cleve Boutell. There is also correspondence with her lesbian sister Hortense "Bo" Boutell (1913-2006), a lieutenant colonel and the first female logistician in the United States Army.

Dates: 1949 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2007

Clothespin Fever Press records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2013-092
Abstract

Photographs, event records, financial records, bankruptcy records, published books, catalogs, periodicals, postcards, clippings, correspondence, contracts, ephemera, book reviews, flyers, conference records, distribution records, and other administrative records of Clothespin Fever Press (CFP), 1981-2012. CFP was established in 1986 to publish "books that reflected the lesbian viewpoint, had literary and artistic merit and were written by a lesbian."

Dates: 1981 - 2012

Sallie M. Fiske Papers and Photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2010-005
Abstract Collection includes documents, correspondence, financial records, photographs, negatives and slides pertaining to the life and career of lesbian journalist, Sallie Fiske, 1929-2004. The majority of the records document her involvement as publisher and editor-in-chief of the West Hollywood Paper, including original manuscripts by Fiske, photographs, negatives, contact sheets, financial records, contact and circulation lists, and records related to the...
Dates: 1958-2004; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1986

Jesse Ford papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Coll2014-095
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, a public testimony manuscript, and a flyer, 1974-1975, from lesbian activist Jesse Ford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ford was one of the founders of Amazon Country, a Philadelphia public radio program devoted to women's music and lesbian culture.

Dates: 1974 - 1975

Esther Herbert and Marvyl Doyle Papers and Photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 4.
Identifier: Coll2013-030
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, audiocassettes, manuscripts, professional papers, and other materials, 1921-2011, from lesbian speech pathologist and veteran, Esther Herbert, and her partner, Marvyl Doyle. The correspondence contains letters between Herbert and Doyle written between 1944 and 1996 with the bulk of the letters being exchanged during World War 2 while they were stationed separately in the Women's Army Corps. Also included is an extensive collection of photographs documenting their...
Dates: 1921 - 2011

Ivy Theatre Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2013-059
Abstract

Press material, theater production files, contracts, correspondence, clippings, financial records, photographs, a promotional videocassette (VHS) and other material, 1996-2006, from the Ivy Theatre, a lesbian theatre founded in 1998 in Los Angeles and named in honor of lesbian feminist activist, Ivy Bottini. Marian Jones served as artistic director.

Dates: 1996 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1998 - 2000

Mendelsohn (Jill) photographs and collection on Elsa Gidlow

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2013-078
Abstract

Photographs and Elsa Gidlow's correspondence and writings, bulk 1973-1986, collected by Jill Mendelsohn. Included are photographs of Gidlow, as well as lesbian writer Rita Mae Brown, lesbian musicians Meg Christian and Margie Adams, and the San Diego Women's Music Festival in 1974.

Dates: circa 1970-2011, bulk 1973-1986; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1986

ONE Archives gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender manuscripts collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2012-175
Abstract

Unpublished fiction and nonfiction manuscripts; dissertations and theses; photocopied articles and chapters from published books; government reports, manuals and guidelines; independently-researched reports, manuals and guidelines; bibliographies; surveys; conference papers and proceedings; and other material created by or about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals or agencies, circa 1837-2015.

Dates: circa 1837-2015; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Steven Reigns papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2013-099
Abstract

Writings and poetry, clippings, flyers, CDs, DVDs, a calendar and material about the lesbian writer Sapphire, bulk 2000-2010, from gay writer and poet Steven Reigns. The collection documents Reigns' writing career and also includes Reigns' research and annotated bibliography on the African American lesbian writer Sapphire.

Dates: 1978 - 2011; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2010