Documenting rebellions: a study of four lesbian and gay archives in queer times

Abstract

"Documenting Rebellions is a study of four archives that were constituted with a common desire to preserve the memory and evidence of lesbian and gay people. They are The Lesbian Herstory Archives (New York), The ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives (Los Angeles), the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives (West Hollywood), and the ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives (Toronto). Using a narrative approach that draws from first-person accounts and archival research, each chapter tells a story about how these organizations came to exist, who has supported them over time, and how they have survived for more than forty years."--

Contents

Lesbian and Gay Archives in Queer Times -- The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives -- The ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives -- The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives -- The Lesbian Herstory Archives -- Luck is Not a Sustainability Strategy -- Flocking Together -- From Radical Archiving to Special Collections -- Conclusion: Putting the Q in Lesbian and Gay Archives.