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Seeking Stories of Queer California: A Hidden Histories Online Exhibit

Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997

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Contents of this tag:
1. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
2. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
3. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
4. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
5. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
6. 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.
7. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
8. The Killing of Sister George
9. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
10. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
11. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
12. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
13. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
14. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
16. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
17. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
18. 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.
19. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
20. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
21. Pandora's Box, 1929
22. Home, circa 1982
23. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
24. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
25. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
26. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
28. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
29. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
30. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
31. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
32. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
34. The Word is Out, 1977
35. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
36. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
37. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
38. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
39. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
40. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
42. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
43. Thirteen Women, 1932
44. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
45. 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.
46. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
47. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
48. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
49. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
Contents of this tag:
1. Matlovich for Supervisor, undated
2. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
3. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
4. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
5. They Lie We Die, circa 1991
7. Lambda Democratic Club T-shirts, circa 1990
8. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
9. President Bill Clinton and Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo, May 20, 1994. Inscription reads, “To Mayor Abdo, Best Wishes, Bill Clinton.” Clinton gave the keynote address at UCLA's 75th anniversary celebration. Air Force One landed at the San Bernardino Airport on the morning of May 20th, where Clinton met with local officials. Marine One then flew the presidential team to Santa Monica Municipal Airport, where Abdo greeted Clinton. Clinton then traveled via motorcade to UCLA. Photo courtesy of Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives, Judy Abdo Photo Album Collection.
11. Allied Against AIDS, 2014.
12. Gregg Araki Project 10 letter, circa 1988-1994