Browse Collections (46 total)
The ClubHouse Collection
Images and other resources related to The ClubHouse, 1975-1990. Opened in 1975 by Aundrea and Paulette Scott, John Eddy, Chasten Morell, and Rainey…
Friends Radio Collection, 1973-1982, 3
The Friends Radio tape collection at Rainbow History covers nine years (1973 to 1982) of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer activism and…
Contributors: Pennington, Bruce C., 1947-2003, Aiken, David L. (David Lewis), 1945-1986, Stonewall Nation Media Collective (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
David Aiken Papers (Series II)
The collection includes many drafts of articles he had written on the issues confronting the LGBT community of the time. They are rough drafts, with…
Contributors: Aiken, David L. (David Lewis), 1945-1986
Carl Rizzi , Mame Dennis, and The Academy of Washington Collection 6
The year 1961 saw the creation of two of Washington's first organized LGBT groups, the Mattachine Society of Washington and the Oscars. The Academy…
Contributors: Rizzi, Carl
Jack Nichols Photographs and Papers : Digital Collection, 1955-2005
The Jack Nichols Digital Collection includes photographs and documents created by, about, or collected by Jack Nichols. The collection includes an…
Contributors: Nichols, Jack
ACT UP DC Documents
Assorted ACT UP DC flyers, postcards, and other political ephemera. Most items are undated.
Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett Collection (Series XXVII)
"I feel really satisfied, really happy that I've been able to spend 30 years of my life doing something that has made a difference to so many people…
Contributors:
Maccubin, Deacon
Bennett, Jim
Historic Publications Collection
The Historic Publications Collection combines newsletters, periodicals, newspapers, books, and other publications by, for and about the LGBTQ…
Gay Women's Alternative, GWA-DC (Series III)
Documents relating to the Gay Women's Alternative of DC from 1980 to 1993. includes committee reports, ephemera, newspaper clippings and program…
Gay Liberation Front, GLF-DC (Series XVII)
Collection includes newsletters, flyers, magazines, and fact sheets related to the formation and activities of the DC Gay Liberation Front (DC GLF),…
Buttons, Pins, Patches, and Tokens: RHP Ephemera Collection (Series XXII)
This is a collection of loose items collected from several different donors. Primarily composed of buttons with political messages, it also includes…
Contributors:
Rainbow History Project
Robert Coggin. Series VI.
Mindy Daniels. Series XVI.
Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett. Series XXVII.
Karen Pearson Brown.
Bruce Pennington. Series IV.
Catherine Tuerk. 2013. Series XXX.
Tanner Wray and Karl Debus-Lopez. 2023
Jerry L. Wnuck, Estate. 2021.
Michelle Zavos. 2015.
Unknown Donors
Robert Mitchell "Judge" Coggin Collection (Series VIII)
Robert Coggin founded and led the Suburban Maryland Gay Alliance (SMGA) in 1981 to advocate for gay issues in Montgomery County, MD. In the end of…
Contributors: Robert Mitchell "Judge" Coggin, Suburban Maryland Gay Alliance, Suburban Maryland Lesbian/Gay Alliance, Maryland Lesbian/Gay Alliance
Barbara Gittings Papers on the Mattachine Society and Other Homophile Organizations, 1962-2001 (Series VI)
Includes copies of outgoing correspondence, news clippings, legal proceedings, ephemeral publications, flyers, press releases, and other documents…
Contributors: Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007, Tobin Lahusen, Katherine "Kay," 1930-2021
ENLACE : Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Latino Lesbian and Gay Coalition Records, 1991-1993, 14
The 1987 March on Washington brought Latino lesbians and gays together from around the country and inspired new local, regional, and national…
Contributors: Gomez, Letitia. Owner
Gertrude Stein Democratic Club Records
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club is the voice of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Democrats in the District of Columbia. Established in…
Eva Freund Papers (Series XXIII)
Eva Freund arrived in Washington, DC in 1961, briefly hung out at the lesbian club Rendezvous (1 block over from the Gayety), and became an early…
Contributors: Freund, Eva
Bruce Pennington Papers (Series IV)
Consists of personal correspondence and photographs; career resumes, diplomas, and school documents; topical files and documents including the Gay…
Best of Washington Social Club Materials, 22
In 1974, Bob Lomax and a small group of friends turned a local house party into a city-wide organization presenting events for the African-American…
Gay Fairfax Cable Access Television Programs 24
This collection contains records, broadcasts and other materials from cable access broadcasting in Fairfax, Virginia. Including the shows "Gay Fairfax…
Contributors:
Horton, Bill
Claypoole, Michael
Pearson Brown, Karen
Ponton, Jean
Community Newsletters Collection (Series X)
Includes newsletters collected from various sources related to the activities of many community organizations. Fliers, advertisements, brochures and…
Contributors: The Gay Community Center of Washington DC [1980s], The Gay and Lesbian Archive Project [1980s-1990], The Eaton-Kesinger Research Service [1990-2013], Rainbow History Project [2014-]
Ourstory: Pride in the DMV Collection, 26
In May 1972, Washington, DC's GLBT community celebrated its first Pride. The previous two years, gays and lesbians had gone to New York City to…
Contributors: Dardano, Robert. Photographer
Rainbow History Project Panel Discussions and Public Recordings
Since 2001, the Rainbow History Project hosts public panels and group discussions on a wide variety of historical topics. Each of these sessions is…
Contributors: Rainbow History Project, Various narrators per recording
Wayson Jones Collections, 1990-1994, 28
Articles from BLK magazine relating to the African American gay experience in Washington, D.C. and flyers and a postcard advertising performances by…
Contributors: Jones, Wayson. Collector