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Seeking Stories of Queer California : A Hidden Histories Online Exhibit
Main Menu
Introduction
Galleries
A guide to each of the online galleries in this digital exhibit, grouped by topic or theme.
Arts
Asian & AAPI LGBTQ+ people
Bisexual People
Black LGBTQ+ People
Communities
Defying Expectations
Gay men
HIV/AIDS
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ Activism
LGBTQ+ Discrimination
LGBTQ+ Life in California
Marriage and Families
Politics
Pride
Religion and Spirituality
Transgender People
The Soul of Lilith, 1892
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Grosset and Dunlap, New York. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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Beth McDonald
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Cover for Gravedigger by Joseph Hansen, 1982
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Kathy Staico Schorr, artist, cover for Gravedigger (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982) by Joseph Hansen, Box 68(7), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.
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Rope, 1947-1948
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A poster for the movie Rope by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart, and a letter from the Production Code Administration regarding implications of homosexuality in the movie. Poster: Poster collection. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
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Tan Suit Ensemble by James Galanos, 1962
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Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bloomingdale ASU FIDM Museum Collection 77.116.10A-D Note: Drawing by Antonio appeared in “America’s Mr. G,” WWD Aug 29, 1962. Ensemble worn by Betsy Bloomingdale
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Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
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Historical Society of Long Beach Collection. Given by Melissa Etheridge to Ellen Ward, whose bar The Que Sera was an important LGBTQ+ friendly space that gave Etheridge a standing weekly gig.
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The Soul of Lilith, 1892
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Grosset and Dunlap, New York. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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Finocchio's: House of the Fabulous Female Impressonators, undated
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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.
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Queerios, 2015
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Artist: Dalila Paola Mendez. A new non-gmo cereal has made it's debut at all stores! Each serving is guaranteed to create fabulousness in your life! A delicious Non-GMO corn cereal with a whole lot of flavor! Part of the exhibit "At the Heart of It: LGBT Representation at Self Help Graphics", curated by Ruben Esparza.
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Excerpt from Sketchbook 11, Morris Scott Dollens, undated
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Morris Scott Dollens papers, Collection #MS 196, Box 3
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Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
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© Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016. Aguilar Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Christopher Isherwood, typescript second draft of A Single Man, 1963
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CI 1133, Christopher Isherwood Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Don Bachardy, portrait of Stephen Spender, June 21, 1976
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Folder 48, Don Bachardy portrait drawings, 1959-2001, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Pandora's Box, 1929
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Photo (left ) of Louise Brooks, center, wearing wedding dress, dancing with Alice Roberts, in a scene from Pandora's Box. Clipping (right)from Variety magazine reviewing the film, dated December 11, 1929. From the Core Collection, Production Files.
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William Haines, rendering of living room of the Sidney and Frances Brody residence, Beverly Hills, circa 1952
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Oversized Folder 1, William Haines Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
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Oversized Folder 6, Florence Yoch Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Gown by Gilbert Adrian, 1948
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Gift of Bob Diamond ASU FIDM Museum Collection 2006.883.1
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Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
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Box 1, Eloise Klein Healy Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Writing
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"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe,” said the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Poets, novelists, playwrights, and creative writers of all kinds have been interpreting the world around them through writing for millennia. LGBTQ+ authors use their writing to ask questions about themselves and their world, to reveal themselves or hide themselves, to connect with other members of the community, and to understand what they believe.
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Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
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Cover for Gravedigger by Joseph Hansen, 1982
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Kathy Staico Schorr, artist, cover for Gravedigger (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982) by Joseph Hansen, Box 68(7), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.
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My "Little Bit" , 1919
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Written by Marie Corelli, published George H. Doran Company, New York. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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Joseph Hansen, letter to the Los Angeles Times editor, 1984
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Box 59(14), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.
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Joseph Hansen, “Why I wrote Early Graves,” circa 1987
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Box 8(12), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.
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Letter from Marie Corelli to unknown recipient, undated
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A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism
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The Gay Times, interview with Joseph Hansen titled “Simple Lessons,” January 1987
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Box 72(17), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.
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Cover and Dedication from The Treasure of Heaven, 1906
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Dodd, Mead, & Company, New York. Dedication reads: "To Bertha, A faithful friend is better than gold." Bertha Vyer was Corelli's lifetime partner and companion. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
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"In the South it's said that we don't have crazy people--we just have eccentrics. This book is full of eccentrics, their voices, and their lives. I loved it.'--Tee Corinne, author of Dreams of the Woman who loved Sex." Red, blue, and pink text on white background. The center of the poster contains a blue drawing of a pair of cowboy boots.
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Lesbian Writers series, 1991
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The Soul of Lilith, 1892
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Grosset and Dunlap, New York. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
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ZA 2980, Zoë Akins Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Flier advertising A Different Light bookstore's 1989 Gay Writer Series events
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Collection: Gregg Araki papers
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Cover of Future Imperfect, 2010
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Cover art for Kirk/Spock "novel"; K/S Star Trek fan fiction collection; MS 320; Box 17, Folder 9
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Old Love Story, 1986
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Illustration by Larry R. Collins from Old Love Story by Allen Ginsberg. First ed. New York: Lospecchio Press, 1986.
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The World Book of Naders, undated
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Family Genealogy, George Nader papers; MS 401; Box 5, Folder 18
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Jody Scott letter to Oprah Winfrey, draft, December 21, 1999
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First page of draft letter from Jody Scott to Oprah Winfrey; Jody Scott papers; MS 408; Box 4
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Christopher Isherwood, typescript second draft of A Single Man, 1963
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CI 1133, Christopher Isherwood Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Newspaper clipping from photograph album showing Christopher Isherwood and W.H. Auden, ca. 1930s
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CI 3116, Christopher Isherwood Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Christopher Isherwood, typescript outline for the unrealized book of a musical based on Isherwood's Good-bye to Berlin and John van Druten's I Am a Camera, 1959
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CI 1064, Christopher Isherwood Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
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Box 1, Eloise Klein Healy Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
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ZA 7265, Zoë Akins Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Beth McDonald
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Religion and Spirituality
Beth McDonald
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Beth McDonald
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Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
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A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism
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Kenneth Anger, undated
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Portrait of short filmmaker, actor, and writer Kenneth Anger. Collection: Michael Childers photographs
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Letter from Marie Corelli to unknown recipient, undated
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A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism
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Cover and Dedication from The Treasure of Heaven, 1906
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Dodd, Mead, & Company, New York. Dedication reads: "To Bertha, A faithful friend is better than gold." Bertha Vyer was Corelli's lifetime partner and companion. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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The Soul of Lilith, 1892
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Written by Marie Corelli, published by Grosset and Dunlap, New York. A prolific author, Corelli's works were largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism.
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A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
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Harley Shapiro Papers, Coll2022-004, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
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Beth Chayim Chadashim at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade, 1979
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Church leaders at the March on Washinton, 1987
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Reverends Troy Perry and Freda Smith (right) and other church leaders at the March on Washington. October 11, 1987.
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I Lied, 2021
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Artist: Alex Donis. I Lied is the culmination of an unfinished work that began in the mid-1990s after completing a single lithography poster of the same image. The edition depicts the Virgin Mary in her iconic contemplative stare and delicate hand gestures but with the words, I Lied subtly placed before the sacred heart. Through these simple words, the artist forces the viewer to see Mary beyond her divinity, but her humanness. A human with faults who perhaps may have lied to protect her loved ones, or to hide a secret or a painful truth. However, the criticism here heavily lies on the religious institutions who through the prevalent imagery, authority, and doctrine, have exploited and harmed many with minimal accountability. Part of the exhibit "At the Heart of It: LGBT Representation at Self Help Graphics", curated by Ruben Esparza.
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Sister Karen Boccalero, circa 1990
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SKB-SHG, Artist: Miguel Angel Reyes. Karen Boccalero was an American nun, fine artist, and founder and former director of Self-Help Graphics & Art. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art Collection 3:18.
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Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, circa 1954
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Typed excerpts from Curtis Harrington's diaries, dated from February to June 1954, and a photograph from Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome. Collection: Curtis Harrington papers.
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Concern magazine, Vol. 1, Nr. 1, 1966
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Periodicals Collection
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The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
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Circulating Periodicals collection
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Every 10th Jesus is a Queer, circa 1990
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Holy Homophobia!, 1990
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A poster depicting a drawing of the Reverend Jesse Helms on top of an art palette with rainbow paint. The text reads Holy Homophobia!
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