This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Please enable Javascript and reload the page.

Seeking Stories of Queer California: A Hidden Histories Online Exhibit

First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978

This page has tags:

Contents of this tag:
1. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
2. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
3. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
4. The Killing of Sister George
5. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
6. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
7. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
8. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
9. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
10. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
12. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
13. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
14. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010. Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
15. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
16. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
17. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
18. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
19. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
21. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
22. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
23. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
24. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
26. The Word is Out, 1977
27. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
28. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
29. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
30. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
31. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
32. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
34. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
35. Thirteen Women, 1932
36. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
37. Hey Young Lesbians, undated All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
38. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
39. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
40. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
41. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
42. Home, circa 1982
43. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
44. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
45. Pandora's Box, 1929
46. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
47. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
48. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
49. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
Contents of this tag:
1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. Couple dancing at Studio One, undated
3. Gay Dating Service Head, 1982
4. The Golden Bull, 2023
5. LGBT Center sign - Sin comunidad, no hay liberación, undated
6. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010. Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
7. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
8. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
9. Membership card to the 1350 Club, 1981
10. Oedipus Motorcycle Club members outside The Golden Bull Steakhouse in Santa Monica, 1991
11. Poster for the Stud Bar, circa 1978
12. ShoreBar, formerly the S.S. Friendship, 2023
13. Hey Young Lesbians, undated All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
14. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
15. Highways Bar, 2023
16. The Beverly Cinema Club broadside, circa 1972
17. Matchbook from Details: a place to Dine and Dance, undated
18. Crystal Beach Bathhouse, 1943
19. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
20. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
21. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
22. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
23. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
24. The Center News, 1986
25. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
26. Outcast, circa 1978
27. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995