This collection contains a variety of periodicals, photographs, correspondence, business and advertising ephemera (corporate and non-profit, personal), organizational records and ephemera, created by, for, and in reaction to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.
Scope and Contents:
The Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection contains periodicals, ephemera, posters, postcards, advertisements, photographs, organizational records, publications, correspondence, and other materials related to all aspects of the LGBT community and the civil rights issues pertaining thereto. The collection was created by the Archives Center to bring together materials specifically pertaining to the LGBT community. This collection contains material from communities and individuals throughout the United States. The collection is currently strongest in periodicals, newspapers and ephemera and very strong in material from California and New York. The collection continues to add new items and the researcher would be wise to take a broad view in targeting their research topics in the collection.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into twenty-eight series.
Series 1: Periodicals, 1937-2023
Series 2: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations, 1965-2023, undated
Series 3: Community Life and Subject Files, 1825-2023, undated
Subseries 3.1: Photographs and Slides, 1870-2009, undated
Subseries 3.2: Ephemera and Buttons, 1969-2022, undated
Subseries 3.3: Posters and Prints, 1825-2018, undated
Subseries 3.4: Subject Files, 1958-2023, undated
Subseries 3.5: Pride, 1976-2023, undated
Subseries 3.6: HIV and AIDS, 1987-2020, undated
Subseries 3.7: Gay Games, 1982-2018
Series 4: Advertising, Business, and Publications, 1912-2023, undated
Subseries 4.1: Advertising, 1970-2018, undated
Subseries 4.2: Business, 1986-2021, undated
Subseries 4.3: Television, Theater, and Motion Pictures, 1978-2023, undated
Subseries 4.4: Bar ephemera and advertisement, 1979-2018, undated
Subseries 4.5: Publications, 1912-2023, undated
Series 5: Biren, Joan E. (JEB), 195-2018, undated
Subseries 5.1: Xerographic Copies of Photoprints, 1971-1995, undated.
Subseries 5.2: Posters and Oversize Advertisement, 1973-2018, undated
Series 6: Dietrich, Joseph A., 1992-2010
Series 7: Mattachine Society Records, 1942-1996, undated
Subseries 7.1: Correspondence, 1952-1991, undated
Subseries 7.2: Board of Directors Minutes, 1954-1974, undated
Subseries 7.4: Councils, Chapters, and Committees, 1953-1965, undated
Subseries 7.5: Conventions, 1953-1960, undated
Subseries 7.6: Publications, 1944-1996, undated
Series 8: Rainbow History Community Pioneers, 2003-2012, undated
Series 9: Strub, Sean O., addendum, 1987-2011, undated
Series 10: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB, 1990-2014, undated
Series 11: Ros, Silvia, 2009-2011
Series 12: Huebner, David, 2009-2014
Series 13: St. George, Philip, 1945-1955, undated
Series 14: Will & Grace, 1995-2006
Series 15: Barna, Joseph T. and Heritage of Pride (HOP), New York, New York, 1910-2014, undated
Subseries 15.1: Photographs, Photographic Negatives, and Slides, 1985-2010, undated
Subseries 15.2: Heritage of Pride (HOP), 1984-2014, undated
Subseries 15.3: Barna, Joseph T., 1910-2013, undated,
Series 16: Becker, John M., 1999-2014, undated
Series 17: Rohrbaugh, Richard, 1972-1986, undated
Series 18: Guest, Michael E., 2001-2009
Series 19: The Fosters, 2013
Series 20: Pride at Work, 1990-2015
Series 21: Sabatino, Michael and Voorheis, Robert, 1980-2016, undated
Subseries 21.1: Archilla, Gustavo A. and Lokkins, Elmer T., 1916-2014, undated
Series 22: Gay Officers Action League (GOAL), 1982-2016, undated
Series 23: Brown, Adele "Del" and Herizon's Bar, 1985-1991, undated
Subseries 1: Changing Herizons, and Herizons Newsletter, 1983-1991
Series 24: Universal Fellowship Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), 1957-2019, undated
Series 25: The Christmas House, Crown Media Family Networks, 2020-2021
Series 26: Cones, Myra L. and Harris, G. Yvonne, 1979-2001, undated
Series 27: Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA), 1993-2004, undated
Series 28: Hooker, Meryl, 1989-1996, undated
Historical Note:
While the quest for equal rights has been pursued by generations, it is generally acknowledged that the modern day Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights movement began in New York City in June 1969 with the Stonewall Riots. Prior to this time a number of activists, individuals, and organizations such as The Mattachine Society, Daughters of Bilitis and others, fought to bring recognition of LGBT civil rights to the forefront of American society. While the movement was primarily, and most visably, centered in New York City and San Francisco, periodicals, guide books, and ephemeral material interconnected the larger LGBT community throughout the United States. The increased visibility of the LGBT movement inspired affinity groups at odds with the LGBT community's new found visibility and quest for broader civil rights. The challenge to what was termed "traditional" values encouraged these counter-LGBT groups to define and solidfy their constituency and also become more pro-active. This collection comprises material that is generated by individuals and organizations promoting both points of view.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center
Michio and Aveline Kushi Macro-Biotics Collection (AC0619)
The Shamrock Bar: Photographs and Interviews (AC0857)
Archives Center Wedding Documentation Collection (AC1131 )
Division of Science, Medicine, and Society HIV/AIDS Reference Collection (AC1134)
John-Manuel Andriote Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco Collection (AC1184)
Joan E. Biren (JEB) Queer Film Museum Collection (AC1216)
World AIDS Institute (WAI) Collection (AC1266)
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Records (AC1282)
Helping Persons with AIDS (HPA) Records (AC1283)
DC Cowboys Dance Company Records (AC1312)
Bil Browning and Jerame Davis Papers (AC1334)
David Hadley Rockwell New York Disco Ephemera Collection (AC1342)
Leonard P. Hirsch Federal Globe Records (AC1357)
Corbett Reynolds Papers (AC1390)
Mark Segal Papers (AC1422)
The Mattachine Society of Washington "Love in Action" Collection (AC1428)
Academy of Washington Records (AC1458)
Matthew Shepard Papers (AC1463)
I'm From Driftwood Records (AC1503)
The Division of Political History holds artifacts related to gay activist Franklin Kameny and a variety of political buttons. They also hold LGBT related artifacts from Joan E. Biren (JEB).
The Division of Medical and Science holds objects donated from Dr. Renee Richards, Sean O. Strub, and Leonard Hirsch.
The Division of Entertainment and the Arts holds objects donated by The Fosters, Will & Grace, and The Christmas House.
Provenance:
This collection was assembled by the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, beginning in 2004.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Asch 78s dubs 1. Union Boys with Woody Guthrie "Sally Don't You Grieve" 2. Union Boys with Josh White "Freedom Road" 3. Union Boys with Tom Glazer ""I'm Gonna Put My Name Down" 4. Union Boys "G.I. Joe and the CIO" 5. Union Boys with Tom Glazer "Social Worker's Talking Blues" 6. Union Boys with Josh White "Hold On" 7. Union Boys with Tom Glazer "Hold the Fort" 8. Union Boys with Burl Ives "We Will Not Be Moved" 9. Union Boys with Pete Seeger "UAW-CIO" 10. Union Boys with Tom Glazer "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar" 11. Union Boys with Josh White "Jim Crow" 12. ACT-2408-101 Champion Jack Dupree "Once I Had a Girl" (Solo 78) 13. ACT-2408-202 Champion Jack Dupree "Once I Had a Girl" 14. ACT-3122-101 Champion Jack Dupree "Fine Brown Frame" 15. ACT-3122-102 Champion Jack Dupree "A Woman is Not to Trust" 16. ACT-3948 Josh White "Betty and Dupree" 17. ACT-3950 Josh White "Betty and Dupree" 18. Asch 550-2B Champion Jack Dupree "Too Evil to Cry" 19. Solo 10-014 Champion Jack Dupree "Black Woman" 20. Solo 10-014 Champion Jack Dupree "I Once Had a Girl" BBC Radio Program- Children's Hour with Woody Guthrie 7 July 1944 includes 21. Woody Guthrie "Wabash Cannonball" 22. Woody Guthrie "900 Miles" 23. Woody Guthrie "Stagger Lee" 24. Woody Guthrie "Pretty Boy Floyd" 25. All Things Considered - NPR Broadcast with Jim (Vincent) Longhi about Merchant Marine Service with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston in 1944.
Track Information:
101 Sally Don't You Grieve / Union Boys, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
102 Freedom Road / Union Boys, Josh White. Guitar.
103 I'm Gonna Put My Name Down (C.I.O. War Relief Song) / Union Boys, Tom Glazer. Guitar.
104 G.I. Joe and the C.I.O (We've Got a Plan) / Union Boys, Tom Glazer. Guitar.
105 Social Worker's Talking Blues / Union Boys, Tom Glazer. Guitar.
106 Hold On / Union Boys, Josh White. Guitar.
107 Hold the Fort / Union Boys, Tom Glazer. Guitar.
108 We Shall Not Be Moved / Union Boys, Burl Ives. Guitar.
109 U.A.W.-C.I.O / Union Boys, Pete Seeger. Guitar.
110 A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Anymore / Union Boys, Tom Glazer. Guitar.
111 Jim Crow / Union Boys, Josh White. Guitar.
112 Once I Had a Girl (ACT-2408) / Champion Jack Dupree. Piano.
114 Fine Brown Frame (ACT-3122) / Champion Jack Dupree, Brownie McGhee. Piano.
115 Woman is Not to Trust, A (ACT-3122) / Champion Jack Dupree, Brownie McGhee. Piano.
116 Betty and Dupree (ACT-3948) / Josh White. Guitar.
117 Betty and Dupree (ACT-3950) / Josh White. Guitar.
118 Too Evil to Cry / Champion Jack Dupree. Piano.
119 Black Woman / Champion Jack Dupree. Piano.
120 Once I Had a Girl / Champion Jack Dupree. Piano.
121 Wabash Cannonball / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
122 900 Miles / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
123 Stagger Lee / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
124 Pretty Boy Floyd / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
125 Jim Longhi's Story About Experiences on the Sea Porpoise with Woody and Cisco / Jim Longhi.
Local Numbers:
FP-CDR-0046
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: London (England), England, New York, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
