Browse Collections (48 total)

ACT UP DC Documents

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An artificial collection comprised of various ACT UP DC flyers, postcards, and other political ephemera.

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Barbara Gittings Papers on the Mattachine Society and Other Homophile Organizations, 1962-2001 (Series VI)

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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

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Best of Washington Social Club Materials, 22

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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…

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Black & White Men Together (Series VII)

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In the early 1980’s, a group of men formed Black and White Men Together of Washington, DC (commonly referred to with the acronyms “BWMT” and…

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Bob Summersgill Collection (Series XXI)

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Working files of Bob Summersgill, member of GLAA since 1993, as treasurer, vice president, 2000-2003 president, and treasurer. He was active in the…

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Bruce Pennington Papers (Series IV)

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Consists of personal correspondence and photographs; career resumes, diplomas, and school documents; topical files and documents including the Gay…

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Buttons, Pins, Patches, and Tokens: RHP Ephemera Collection (Series XXII)

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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
Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett Collection
Robert Coggin Collection
Bruce Pennington Collection
Jerry L. Wnuck (2021)
Tanner Wray and Karl Debus-Lopez
Unknown Donors

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Carl Rizzi , Mame Dennis, and The Academy of Washington Collection 6

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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

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Cinema Follies Collection

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37 L St. SE - The Cinema Follies opened in 1975 in a former auto repair building as a cinema showing X-rated gay films. The club was managed by Bill…

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Community Newsletters Collection (Series X)

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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-]

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Community Pioneers Collections, 30

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This collection contains contemporary photographs of community pioneers.

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David Aiken Papers (Series II)

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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

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Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett Collection (Series XXVII)

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"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

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ENLACE : Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Latino Lesbian and Gay Coalition Records, 1991-1993, 14

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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

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Eva Freund Papers (Series XXIII)

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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

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