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Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections Main Menu Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections Welcome 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 Institutions L.A. as Subject member institutions from across Southern California have joined with ONE and LAAS to collaborate on this project. Topical Guide Collections from participating institutions organized based on the subject or topic of the materials.

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library Special Collections Punk Archive

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The UCLA Library Special Collections Punk Archive contains collections, memorabilia and other items related to punk music and culture in Los Angeles and Hollywood.

LGBTQ+ topics and themes represented in the collections held by the UCLA Punk Archive include Arts and Gay men.

Featured Collections

American Hotel (The) & Al's Bar Project records, 1976-2004

The American Hotel and Al's Bar Project was a grassroots creative complex on the corner of Hewitt Street and Traction Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Conceptual artist Marc Kreisel designed the project as a work of functional sculpture to circulate money and creative support back into the community. This collection consists of flyers, posters, photographs, correspondence, scripts, Rolodexes, calendars, theater programs, press releases, financial records, and bar memorabilia such as the cash can, the jukebox records, the beer taps, t-shirts, signs, and a microphone.

Filter (Karen) photographs, 1979-1985

Karen Filter is a photographer who documented the Los Angeles punk scene. Materials consist of 22 black and white silver gelatin prints and three resin-coated prints. These images capture performers and scene makers across Los Angeles and provide documentation of historic venues such as Hong Kong Cafe, New Wave Theater, Whisky-a-Go-Go, and Club 88.

Griffin (S.A.) collection of underground poetry, Scott Wannberg, & The Carma Bums, circa 1950-2015

S.A. Griffin is a poet, performance artist, publisher, and actor with deep roots in the Los Angeles poetry and punk scenes beginning in the 1980s. This collection contains monographs, serials, manuscripts, correspondence, ephemera, audiovisual material, artwork, and memorabilia. This collection also includes the papers of fellow poet Scott Wannberg.

Heavy Metal Music material collection, 1964-2016

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that began to emerge in the late 1960s. Many subgenres fall within metal music, including glam metal, thrash metal, and death metal. In Los Angeles, the Sunset Strip area of West Hollywood was home to a vibrant heavy metal scene, particularly in the 1980s. This collection consists of published works, archival material, and ephemera related to heavy metal music and fan culture.

Lens (Jenny) photographs

This collection is currently unprocessed, please contact the archive for more information.

Romeo (Darby) collection of zines, 1987-2013

The collection consists of privately printed and distributed arts and literary magazines.

Sedillo (Victor) photographs, 1979-1980

Victor Sedillo documented the early Los Angeles punk scene of the late 1970s, with an emphasis on San Pedro, Wilmington, and Long Beach. This collection includes black and white images of performances, bands, fans, and venues across Los Angeles.

Contact the UCLA Punk Archive

For more information about the UCLA Punk Archive's LGTBQ+ collections and holdings, including citation and copyright information, please contact Kelly Besser.

✉ Email: kellybesser@library.ucla.edu
☎ Call: 310-206-2753

The UCLA Punk Archive is an L.A. as Subject member. For more information about L.A. as Subject, visit their website here.

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1. ASU FIDM Museum
2. California State University, Northridge (CSUN) University Library
3. Gerth Archives & Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
4. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens
5. Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) Media Archive
6. The Claremont Colleges Special Collections & Archives
7. Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
8. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College
9. University of California, Riverside (UCR) Special Collections & University Archives
10. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences
11. Santa Monica History Museum
12. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library Special Collections Punk Archive
13. Historical Society of Long Beach
14. University of California, Irvine (UCI) Special Collections & Archives
15. The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS)
16. Ensembles by Gianni Versace, 1994
17. J. Warren Kerrigan residence, circa 1920s A postcard printed by Western Publishing & Novelty Co., of the home of J. Warren Kerrigan in Hollywood, California, ca. 1920s. An image of a single storied home on a raised foundation with a large front porch, awnings over most window, large front lawn, shrubs and flowers around the home, and an archway covered in flowers at the front of the driveway. The top is labeled "Residence of J. Warren Kerrigan, Hollywood, Calif." With wear, the object is in good condition overall.
18. Jacket by Bill Whitten, 1970-75
19. Cover of Future Imperfect, 2010
20. Book Cover: Ballet by Cecil Beaton, 1951
21. Ramon Novarro, circa 1920s
22. Remembrance (for Teddy and Arnie), Joey Terrill, 2008
23. LXS Guía, Cynthia Velasquez, 2018
24. Turnabout Theatre Souvenir Program, circa 1950
25. Bronstein Bathers
26. Making Love, call sheet, 14 April 1981
27. Old Love Stories, 1986
28. Excerpt from Sketchbook 11, Morris Scott Dollens, undated
29. Arthur Jasmine (L) and Earl Schenck (R) in Salome, 1922
30. Rendering of living room of the Sidney and Frances Brody residence, Beverly Hills, circa 1952
31. Clark Library vestibule ceiling, 1925
32. Queer Space reader, UCLA, 1992
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1. California Historical Society
2. Gerth Archives & Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
3. The Claremont Colleges Special Collections & Archives
4. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences
5. The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS)
6. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library Special Collections Punk Archive
7. University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library
8. Finocchio's: House of the Fabulous Female Impressonators, undated A postcard of Finocchio's, that was a nightclub and bar in San Francisco. It shows five female impersonators standing in the back and five sitting in the front. The steps are a black and white checkered pattern and the background appears to be the stage. From left to right, starting in the back, a performer is wearing a bright pink robe with light pink feather lining, a silver patterned dress, silver shoes, and bright pink long earrings. Next the performer is wearing a pink and gold robe with a high collar, a pink dress, and a pink wig. The center performer is wearing a bright pink dress with a black belt. Next the performer is wearing a black and silver waistcoat with bright pink harem pants. At the end of the back row is a performer in a dark purple robe and dress, with peacock feathers and a peacock feather headdress. The five women in the front row are seated, all in similar 1920s flapper dancer outfits in different colors. From left to right, the first two women are turned slightly to the left and are in light purple outfits with pink feather headbands. In the center, facing forward, she is in a yellow dress with a green feather headband. Next, turned slightly to the right, she is in a dark purple dress and a dark purple feathered headband. Lastly, also turned to the right, she is in an orange dress and has an orange feathered headband.
9. Greta Garbo impersonator, undated
10. Men in drag, circa 1900s, image (front) and inscription (back)
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