Libraries and Archives
- Archives
Gaie du Québec
- The Quebec Gay Archives (Archives Gaies du Québec)
seeks to acquire, conserve and maintain all types of documents, including
manuscripts, printed materials, visual, audio and others which relate
to the history of the lesbian and gay community in Quebec.
- Canadian
Lesbian and Gay Archives
- Founded in 1973, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
incorporated in 1980 and gained collects and maintains information and
materials relating to the gay and lesbian movement in Canada and elsewhere,
and makes its holdings available to the public for the purpose of education
and research.
- Gerber/Hart
Library and Archives
- "Founded in Chicago in 1981, Gerber/Hart Library
is the Midwest's largest gay, lesbian and bisexual circulating library,
archives and resource center. In addition to its collections, Gerber/Hart
is a vital community resource offering a wide range of cultural and
educational programs aimed at the goal of dispelling homophobia through
knowledge."
- Homodok (Amsterdam)
- A major European collection of materials relating
to gay and lesbian history.
- James
C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center (San Francisco Public Library)
- "The James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center
is a research center devoted to the documentation of lesbian and gay
history and culture by collecting, preserving and providing material
on all aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered experience."
- June L Mazer Lesbian Archives
- "The June L Mazer Lesbian Archives is dedicated
exclusively to preserving lesbian history and is committed to gathering
and preserving materials by and about lesbians of all classes, ethnicities,
races and experiences. Included are personal letters and scrapbooks,
lesbian artwork, manuscripts, books, records, newspapers, magazines,
photographs, videotapes, flyers, papers of lesbian organizations, private
papers, and even clothing, such as softball uniforms from the 1940's
and 50's."
- Lesbian
Herstory Archives
- "The Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world's
largest collection of lesbian material including books and periodicals.
Thousands of lesbians have donated personal collections of letters,
diaries, and photographs to LHA; others have contributed clippings for
LHA's subject files, donated unpublished writings and school papers,
or offered lesbian artifacts such as t-shirts, buttons, art objects,
taped television shows, and oral histories."
- Miller, Alan V.
Directory of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Archives
and Libraries. [Toronto, Ont., Canada] : The Association, 1987.
SML, Starr Main Reference Room Z675 L48 +M55 1987 (LC)
- This directory is the result of a survey by the International
Association of Lesbian and Gay Archives. Information for each library
or archives includes name, address, telephone; history; nature of organization
and membership; description of physical space; material types collected:
papers of organizations; personal papers; audio tapes, erotica, etc.;
and size of collections and finding aids; collection policy; special
projects; accessibility; staff type and number; financial support; publications;
affiliations; and security provisions. Concludes with an index personal
names, titles, organizations, general subjects collected, and location
of archive.
- ONE
Institute International Gay and Lesbian Archives
- "The ONE Institute is an independent educational
institution which houses the world's largest research library on Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered heritage and concerns. Formed in
1952, it is the oldest ongoing Gay/Lesbian organization in the Western
Hemisphere.
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