Browse Collections (48 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
An artificial collection comprised of various ACT UP DC flyers, postcards, and other political ephemera.
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
Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett Collection
Robert Coggin Collection
Bruce Pennington Collection
Jerry L. Wnuck (2021)
Tanner Wray and Karl Debus-Lopez
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