TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Vanguard Street Sweep (1) | An image of the Vanguard Street Sweep protest, an action by the LGBTQ youth group Vanguard. The protest reclaimed the streets of the Tenderloin from police officers who would "sweep" for trans people, queer people, and sex workers. By physically sweeping the streets, Vanguard argued that Tenderloin residents should define what their community needed, and that what they needed was a clean and safe place to live, free of harassment. |
1966 | |
Blank survey | A survey intended to be distributed to youth with LGBTQ+ parents. |
1990 to 1999 | |
COLAGE newsletters and press releases | Newsletters and press releases from COLAGE. |
1994 to 1996 | |
COLAGE press releases | 1990 to 1999 | ||
Play produced by COLAGE members | The script and related materials for a play put on by members of COLAGE. |
1994 | |
Mailings and publicity materials (1) | Mailings and publicity materials from COLAGE. |
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Mailings and publicity materials (2) | Mailings and publicity materials from COLAGE. |
1993 to 1996 | |
Mailings and publicity materials (3) | Mailings, publicity materials, and creative materials (such as comics and a handbound book) produced by COLAGE. |
1995 | |
Newsletters and related materials | COLAGE newsletters, interviews and related materials, and the text of an amateur picture book about having lesbian and gay parents. |
1992 to 1996 | |
Media file | A file of press releases and contacts from COLAGE's media director. |
1995 | |
Crowd of people (1) | A crowd of people at an outdoor event, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Crowd of people (2) | A crowd of people at an outdoor event, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Three people with bench | Three people, possibly members of Vanguard, from the same roll of film as the 1966 Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Bill Beardemphl and Johnny DeLeon | Photograph of Bill Beardemphl with his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon, circa 1960s. |
1960 to 1970 | |
COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) 2001-04 | This collection contains records of the ancestry, emergence, and activities of the organization, COLAGE from 1982 to 2000. The bulk of the collection is from 1990 to 1996. The content of the collection focuses on the organization's newsletters, annual conferences, and advocacy work on issues related to custody and adoption rights of gay and lesbian parents. The collection includes newsletters, conference and other events papers, membership surveys, member manuscripts, issues papers including court case transcripts, and operational papers documenting the evolution of the organization. |
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Member questionnaires | Questionnaires with testimony from the children of queer parents, collected by COLAGE in support of the Virginia custody case of lesbian mother Sharon Bottoms. |
1993 | |
Marriage and adoption subject files | Subject files on marriage equality and adoption. |
1996 | |
COLAGE Kids Club Fun Pages (1) | The COLAGE Kids Club Fun Pages, an undated standalone publication. |
2000 | |
COLAGE Kids Club Fun Pages (2) | The COLAGE Kids Club Fun Pages, an undated standalone publication. |
2000 | |
COLAGE ephemera file | The complete ephemera file for COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere). |
1990 to 2010 | |
Brochures and communications | Brochures and communications materials from COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere). |
1990 to 1999 | |
Children at 1978 Pride | Children and others at 1978 San Francisco Pride. |
1978 | |
Janet MacHarg and companion performing, circa 1995 | Photograph of Janet MacHarg and a companion performing. The companion in this photograph is presumed to be MacHarg's lifelong partner Evie. |
1995 | |
Separation by Janet MacHarg | Poem called Separation written by Janet MacHarg to her lifelong partner, Evie. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Janet MacHarg with companion, circa 1950 | Photograph of Janet MacHarg playing guitar with a companion. The companion in this photograph is presumed to be MacHarg's lifelong partner Evie. |
1950 | |
Barshay Jessica 2003-04 | Jessica Barshay (1940-1998) was a psychotherapist who lived with multiple disabilities, including asthma, Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS), and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). Barshay was a lesbian feminist and identified strongly with both Jewish and Buddhist faiths. The collection includes correspondence, journals, subject files, newsletters, medical records, and professional papers. |
1957 to 1998 | |
Cora Latz and Etta Perkins vow renewal | Cora Latz, Etta Perkins, and their officiant at their 1998 vow renewal at the Jewish Home for the Aged. |
1998 | |
Cora Latz and Etta Perkins' vow renewal chuppah | The rainbow chuppah at Cora Latz and Etta Perkins' 1998 vow renewal at the Jewish Home for the Aged. |
1998 | |
Etta Perkins obituary | An obituary for Etta Perkins, singer, Black Jewish lesbian, and long-term partner of Cora Latz. |
1998 | |
Animation/Bakersfield Gay Student Union | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes (1999-52). Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. The physical tape is labeled "Animation." It features a clip of animation and a Bakersfield Gay Student Union meeting.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1973 | |
Bakersfield Edit 1 | Documentary about Bakersfield college students who are fighting for the formation of a Gay Student Union on the Bakersfield College campus. Includes interviews with people who are opposed to these efforts.
From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1973 | Media/glbths_1999-52_021_am.avi |