Lesbian Studies
This section includes literature by lesbian authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of lesbian political and social organizations. Many items that are relevant to the broader LGBTQ+ movement will also be found listed in the Gay studies section.
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A/P The Newsletter: vol. 10, #9, September 1992; Camp radford revisited
West Hollywood: A/PLG - Asian/Pacific Lesbians & Gays, Inc., 1992. 8p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, reports, event calendar, services and resources, very good newsletter on light yellow stock. More
Cat.No: 230199
Abolafia & Mann present the Exotic Erotic Ball; 10th anniversary program guide, Halloween, Saturday, October 28, 1989. Concourse Exhibition Center ... San Francisco
San Francisco: Abolafia & Mann, 1989. Magazine. 36p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated program, color and b&w photos, art, ads, worn stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 85936
The Ache Series Continues "...but then, she's Betty Carter" [handbill]
Berkeley: Ache/La Pena Cultural Center, 1991. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only very good on yellow stock. Handbill publicizing the Ache film series showing of Michelle Parkerson's 1980 53 minute film, a portrait of the legendary jazz vocalist at La Pena on Wednesday, May 29th, 1991. More
Cat.No: 237339
ACLU CRC fifth annual human rights award; fight for freedom, October 4, 1981
Los Angeles: Gay Rights Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California, 1981. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, photos, program, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 19894
ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Fourth Annual Human Rights Award Dinner September 3, 1980
Los Angeles: ACLU, 1980. [12p] 8.25x10.75 inches, bios, photos, ads, very good program booklet in stapled yellow wraps with program card laid-in. Honoring Peggy Stevenson & Joel Wachs. Charles Nelson Reilly was the Emcee. More
Cat.No: 232919
ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Human Rights Award Dinner July 22, 1984
Los Angeles: ACLU, 1984. [24p] 8.25x10.75 inches, bios, photos, ads, very good program booklet in stapled gray wraps with card listing Friends of Human Rights laid-in. Honoring Ramona Ripston, Congressman Henry A. Waxman, Don Anderson & Fred Okrand. More
Cat.No: 232918
ACLU of Northern California Gay Rights Chapter [brochures]
San Francisco: ACLU/GRC, [1970S-1990S?]. Four 3.5x8.5 inch brochures of various pagination and on various color stock, very good. No dates on most of these brochures but one is clearly from 1977 as it provides a membership application for 1977. More
Cat.No: 242826
After Amsterdam: sexual orientation and the European Union, a guide
Brussels: IGLA-Europe, September 1999. [76p] 5.5x8 inches, very good first edition booklet in stapled wraps. The pages are slightly misnumbered. More
Cat.No: 119682
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 2, #12 April 1970 (misnumbered as vol. 11)
New York: Dance Magazine, 1970. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, lightly-worn, otherwise a very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Jane Forth in Warhol's "Trash" also Liza Minelli onstage in DC. The numbering..... More
Cat.No: 189929
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 3, #3 July 1970 (misnumbered as vol. 12)
New York: Dance Magazine, 1970. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, lightly-worn, otherwise a very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Zoe Caldwell as "Colette" etc. The numbering of the volumes is illogical in..... More
Cat.No: 189933
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 5, #6, October 1972
New York: Dance Magazine, 1972. Magazine. 86p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Joseph Hardy, Dory Previn, Marjoe Gortner, Frederic Forrest, David Bowie(cover shot).The numbering of the volumes is illogical in the..... More
Cat.No: 187088
AIDS...and lesbians [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Six-panel brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, photos on front, drawn illustrations of safe-sex methods inside, resources on rear panel, very good folded brochure on slick pink and white stock. More
Cat.No: 224562
AIDS...and lesbians [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Six-panel brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, photos on front, drawn illustrations of safe-sex methods inside, resources on rear panel, very good folded brochure on slick pink and white stock. More
Cat.No: 225499
Ain't I a woman/¿No soy una mujer? vol. 4, no. 2, May 1974
[Iowa City]: NSUM Collective/AIAW Collective, 1974. Newspaper. 10p. folded tabloid newspaper with two inserts, a single-sheet list of corrections on the San Francisco Trayfes article and a 8p. folded insert of poems, texts in English and Spanish, toning, slightly brittle otherwise very good on newsprint. Midwestern feminist/lesbian newspaper with a...... More
Cat.No: 187700
Ain't I a woman? [three issues]
Iowa City: Iowa City Women's Liberation Front, 1970. Newspaper. Three issues of the tabloid format publication, subtitled "a midwest newspaper of women's liberation." Issues present are vol. 1 nos. 6, 9, and 10. No. 6 has a cover montage on the theme of "Free our sisters," featuring an Angela Davis..... More
Cat.No: 236008
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The Alexander Hamilton Post 448 Newsletter [formerly Post Intelligencer] (20 issue broken run)
San Francisco: Alexander Hamilton Veteran's Association, 2002-2005. Twenty issues, various pagination, 8.x115 inches, folded sheets with some photos and illustrations, a broken run of the veteran's association newsletter, fold-creases for mailing, address labels. Broken run of issues from vol. 19, no. 12, December, 2002 - vol. 22, no. 7, July..... More
Cat.No: 237461
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club Second Annual Awards Dinner Thursday, September 6, 1979, Sheraton Palace, Garden Court, San Francisco
San Francisco: Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club, 1979. Magazine. [28p] 8.5x11 inches, program for the awards event, ads, memorials, biographical sketches, very good booklet/magazine in stapled glossy red, white & blue wraps decorated with donkey silhouettes. This second awards dinner was in honor of Wallace Albertson, Phyllis Lyon and..... More
Cat.No: 236326
Alice Reports Newsletter & Issues Report: [broken run of 42 issues]
San Francisco: Alice B. Toklas Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club, 1975-1991. Thirty-seven issues of Alice Reports Newslette, various pagination and formats, five numbers of Issues Report all single 8.5x11 inch sheets, news, reports, events, opinions, services and resources, photos, light wear and mailing addresses/stamps etc., some ink notations, some addressed to Phyllis..... More
Cat.No: 236790
The Alternative: Kansas City's favorite weekly gay & lesbian magazine vol 4 #1, Oct. 15, 1998
Kansas City, MO: Chris Medley and Juberkat, Inc., 1998. Magazine. 64p., includes covers, 8x10.5 inches, photos, cartoons, illustrations, ads, listings, resources, news, editorials etc., very good magazine-format weekly on newsprint. Cover story/enrollment announcement for AIDSVAX vaccine through Kansas City AIDS Research Consortium. More
Cat.No: 213032
The Alternative: serving men and women of our community regardless of their sexual orientation; vol. 3, May issue; serving all of Stanislaus County
[Modesto?]: The Alternative, 1979. Five 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides and stapled upper-left corner, news, services, resources, events, three page "Notice" concerning the Owl Empire (part of the Court system). Address for Lambda Association and a cancelled stamp on rear. More
Cat.No: 220682
The Alyson Almanac: 1994-95 edition, the fact book of the gay and lesbian community
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. Paperback. 350p., very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 136288
The Alyson Almanac: a treasury of information for the gay and lesbian community
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1989. Paperback. 208p., vignette b&w illustrations in the text, first edition trade-size glossy wraps; a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 178926
Amazon [four issues]
Milwaukee: Amazon Collective, 1972-74. Four issues of the feminist newsletter; 5, 8, 16 and 24 pages respectively; issues present are vol. 1 nos. 2, 4, and 7, and vol. 2 no. 7. The first three are 8.5x11 inches, the latter 7x8.5 inches. Earliest issue has minor pen marks, otherwise very..... More
Cat.No: 245119
And Castro for All Newsletter February 2005; Badlands and Civil Rights
San Francisco: And Castro for All Foundation, 2005. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, newsletter with articles and events, list of members and donors, heavy wear and crinkling to top edge. The Foundation was formed to create a greater diversity in the district beyond gay men and seeking to..... More
Cat.No: 235824
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And Castro for All [newsletter] September 2004; IsBadlandsBad to Natali: Times Up!
San Francisco: And Castro for All Foundation, 2004. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, newsletter with articles and events, list of members and donors, very good. The Foundation was formed to create a greater diversity in the district beyond gay men and seeking to include women, transpeople & people..... More
Cat.No: 235823
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