Browse Collections (48 total)

The ClubHouse Collection

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Images and other resources related to The ClubHouse, 1975-1990. Opened in 1975 by Aundrea and Paulette Scott, John Eddy, Chasten Morell, and Rainey…

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Friends Radio Collection, 1973-1982, 3

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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.)

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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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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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Jack Nichols Photographs and Papers : Digital Collection, 1955-2005

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The Jack Nichols Digital Collection includes photographs and documents created by, about, or collected by Jack Nichols. The collection includes an…

Contributors: Nichols, Jack

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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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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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Historic Publications Collection

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The Historic Publications Collection combines newsletters, periodicals, newspapers, books, and other publications by, for and about the LGBTQ…

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Gay Women's Alternative, GWA-DC (Series III)

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Documents relating to the Gay Women's Alternative of DC from 1980 to 1993. includes committee reports, ephemera, newspaper clippings and program…

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Gay Liberation Front, GLF-DC (Series XVII)

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Collection includes newsletters, flyers, magazines, and fact sheets related to the formation and activities of the DC Gay Liberation Front (DC GLF),…

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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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Robert Mitchell "Judge" Coggin Collection (Series VIII)

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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

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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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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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