Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ CollectionsMain MenuHidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ CollectionsWelcome to Hidden Histories!Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections!What is Hidden Histories?A partnership between ONE Archives at USC and L.A. as Subject, Hidden Histories' goal is to create a centralized resource of LGBTQ+ archival material for researchers and community members.Participating InstitutionsL.A. as Subject member institutions from across Southern California have joined with ONE and LAAS to collaborate on this project.Topical GuideCollections from participating institutions organized based on the subject or topic of the materials.
Gay men
12023-10-30T10:37:41-07:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55a4181410plain2024-03-29T10:06:11-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Men who self-identify as gay and belong to gay communities. Predominately used to describe men who are exclusively or primarily romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men. While "gay" is often used as an identifier by people of all genders, this term specifically refers to gay men.
This definition is from Homosaurus v3. For more information about the indexing term "gay men," view the Homosaurus entry here.
1media/CSUN logo copy 2.png2023-11-15T13:17:36-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN) University Library40plain2024-04-05T10:55:44-07:0034.24019696905333, -118.52931800505796Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/CSPG red logo copy.pngmedia/CSPG red logo copy.png2023-11-10T11:35:42-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aCenter for the Study of Political Graphics35plain2024-04-11T11:16:17-07:0034.01112160514007, -118.4149172823111Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Huntington logo copy.png2023-11-17T14:21:57-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens35plain2024-04-05T12:14:28-07:0034.129240556518305, -118.11451347622794Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/SCI-Arc media archive logo - SCI-Arc SMA.png2024-01-25T14:52:20-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aSouthern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) Media Archive34plain2024-04-05T12:20:53-07:0034.04387507358017, -118.23284766312716Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/SHGA logo copy.png2023-11-14T10:33:42-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aSelf Help Graphics & Art31plain2024-04-19T13:29:05-07:0034.04773167216016, -118.2265701050686Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/lapl logo copy.png2023-11-16T14:22:38-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aLos Angeles Public Library Photo Collection28plain2024-04-05T12:16:16-07:0034.050780856395185, -118.25491906210003Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/AMPAS logo copy.png2023-11-10T14:28:29-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aMargaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences26plain2024-04-05T12:16:43-07:0034.06073900299823, -118.37667850506782Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/SMPL logo copy.png2023-11-09T14:39:15-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aSanta Monica Public Library23plain2024-04-05T12:20:02-07:0034.01872821896058, -118.49338060507021Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Homestead logo copy.png2023-11-14T11:49:10-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aWorkman & Temple Family Homestead Museum23plain2024-04-05T12:23:41-07:0034.019464932163594, -117.96466054739773Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Outwords_logo low res-square copy - Tom Bliss.pngmedia/Outwords_logo low res-square copy - Tom Bliss.png2024-03-12T14:33:54-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS)21plain2024-04-23T15:21:16-07:0034.116576325876395, -118.2622397327896Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/smhm logo copy.png2023-11-10T10:55:37-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aSanta Monica History Museum21plain2024-04-05T12:18:08-07:0034.01925991040148, -118.49309120507016Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/HSLB logo copy.png2023-11-15T10:55:22-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aHistorical Society of Long Beach20plain2024-04-18T11:55:32-07:0033.83405910040032, -118.18483680508031Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Library_Wordmark_1-0_Navy_RGB.jpg2023-11-15T14:25:54-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library18plain2024-04-05T12:22:52-07:0034.41378094313386, -119.8455262338844Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/UCI Libraries Logo - Krystal L Tribbett.png2024-01-26T10:58:29-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aUniversity of California, Irvine (UCI) Special Collections & Archives15plain2024-04-05T12:21:17-07:0033.647947387982654, -117.84112987620988Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Gernreich portrait - Christina Johnson_thumb.jpg2023-11-06T11:57:23-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aRudi Gernreich in His Office, 19694Photograph of Rudi Gernreich in His Office, 1969. FIDM Museum Purchase. G2018.5.95. ASU FIDM Museum Collection.media/Gernreich portrait - Christina Johnson.jpgplain2024-03-29T16:17:10-07:00ASU FIDM MuseumFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted (This Rights Statement can be used only for copyrighted Items for which the organization making the Item available is the rights-holder or has been explicitly authorized by the rights-holder(s) to allow third parties to use their Work(s) for non-commercial purposes without obtaining permission first.)Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/cams_kilgore_Data_Boy_116_thumb.jpg2024-03-18T13:15:32-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Data Boy, Issue 116: Acme Beer, 9 April 19753Collection: Ray N. Kilgore LGBTQ ephemera collectionmedia/cams_kilgore_Data_Boy_116.jpgplain2024-03-29T14:40:33-07:00California History Section, California State LibraryFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Data Boy Instant Press, West Hollywood, CABeth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/WAClark_Bx_11_Fld_5_H_Post_Portrait_thumb.jpg2024-03-28T14:31:40-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Portrait of Harrison Post, 19203: Consuelo Kanaga, Portrait of Harrison Post, 1920; Pre-1934 Clark Institutional Archives, Box 11/Folder 5, UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Librarymedia/WAClark_Bx_11_Fld_5_H_Post_Portrait.jpgplain2024-03-29T16:17:37-07:00William Andrews Clark Memorial LibraryPost, Harrison, Photographs—California—20th century, Gay men—California—20th centuryFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Consuelo KanagaJennifer Bastian, UCLA20121011135653Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Homestead LAAS Hidden Histories - Ramon Novarro_thumb.jpg2023-11-14T11:29:24-08:00Ani Bennett-Fradkinbea891b1967b8f7e799c5b31ec050238ed1dc55aRamon Novarro, circa 1920s3A real photo postcard of film actor Ramon Novarro, late 1920s. The unused card, made in England, shows Novarro in a studio portrait. There is space on the back for a message and address. With little evidence of wear or damage, the condition is good.media/Homestead LAAS Hidden Histories - Ramon Novarro.jpgplain2024-03-29T16:21:26-07:00Homestead MuseumFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/4_OUTWORDS_Mason-Funk_Dick-Leitsch_Aug2016 - Tom Bliss_thumb.jpeg2024-03-12T14:28:04-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Mason Funk and Dick Leitsch, August 8, 20162Mason Funk, OUTWORDS founder, with Dick Leitsch, former president of the Mattachine Society of New York, who shares a folder of personal archival photos after being interviewed at his home in New York City, New York, on August 8, 2016.media/4_OUTWORDS_Mason-Funk_Dick-Leitsch_Aug2016 - Tom Bliss.jpegplain2024-03-29T16:04:31-07:00The Outwords ArchiveFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/WAClark_Bx_12_f_9_WACjr_portrait_thumb.jpg2024-03-28T14:55:10-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 19252Murillo Studios, Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1925; Pre-1934 Clark Institutional Archives, Box 12/Folder 9, UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Librarymedia/WAClark_Bx_12_f_9_WACjr_portrait.jpgplain2024-03-29T16:19:00-07:00William Andrews Clark Memorial LibraryClark, William Andrews, Jr., 1877-1934, subject Photographs—California—20th century Gay men—California—20th century Book collectors -- California -- 20th centuryFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Murillo StudiosBeth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0