LGBTQ ephemera collection, 1964-2010s
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Summary
- Creator:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
- Abstract:
- The LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) Ephemera Collection consists of pamphlets, flyers, t-shirts, and other items that document the activism, celebration, education, harassment, survival, and daily life of the LGBTQ community in the United States. Also included are materials related to AIDS awareness, activism, and prevention. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10183
Background
- Scope and content:
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The LGBTQ Ephemera Collection includes posters, pamphlets, newsletters, t-shirts, and other items from a range of organizations and events. Materials document the activism, celebration, education, harassment, survival, and daily life of the LGBTQ community in the United States. Also included are materials related to AIDS awareness, activism, and prevention. Most items are foldered individually.
- Acquisition information:
- The LGBTQ Ephemera Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as purchases from Bolerium Books from 2012-2023, from Queer Antiquarian Books in 2021, from Brooke Palmieri in 2019, from Linda Lacy in 2024, and from Tomberg Rare Books in 2025.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Zoe Willingham, November 2014; Laurin Penland, June 2021; Tracy M. Jackson, November 2021, January 2023; Leah Tams, March 2024, February 2025, September 2025.
Accessions described in this finding aid: 2012-0110, 2016-0226, 2016-0306, 2018-0064, 2019-0089, 2021-0036, 2021-0087, 2021-0092, 2022-0052, 2022-0123, 2023-0200, 2024-0091, 2025-0034.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged in the order in which they were received.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], LGBTQ Ephemera Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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