Southern Lesbian-Feminist Activist Herstory Project, 2001-2020

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Summary

Creator:
Norman, Rose, Mushroom, Merril, 1942-, York, Beth, Esrig, Barbara, and Ester, Barbara
Abstract:
One hundred thirty digital oral history interviews documenting lesbian feminist activism in the South focused on the period 1968-1994.
Extent:
24 Gigabytes (246 digital audio files, 69 digital text files, 850 image files, 442 textual image files (PDF).)
0.3 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.10066

Background

Scope and content:

One hundred thirty digital oral history interviews created by Charlene Ball, Kate Ellison, Barbara Esrig, Barbara Ester, Merril Mushroom, and Rose Norman, documenting lesbian feminist activism in the South focused on the period 1968-1994. The interviews were created in 2001-2020, and are accompanied by digital notes and/or transcripts, which often contain photographs.

Biographical / historical:

The Southern Lesbian-Feminist Activist Herstory Project came into existence in 2009 around efforts at WomonWrites, an annual conference of lesbian writers, to document the lives and experiences of lesbian activists in the American South in the last decades of the 20th century. Many of the interviews were excerpted for use in special issues of Sinister Wisdom.

Acquisition information:
The Southern Lesbian-Feminist Activist Herstory Project interviews were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library as a gift from 2013-2023.
Processing information:

Processed by Craig Breaden, August 2017, May 2019, and May 2023. Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0200, 2021-0021, and 2023-0017.

Accession 2021-0021 added by Tracy M. Jackson, January 2023.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Lesbian activists
Lesbians -- United States
Lesbians -- Southern States
Format:
Oral histories (document genre)
Audiovisual materials
Places:
Southern States -- History

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Access note. Interviews were recorded in digital formats, and access MP3s were made of all interviews containing audio. A portion of the interviews are streaming from the Duke Digital Repository and may be accessed through this guide. Many interviews are accompanied by other digital materials, including original audio files, images, notes, and transcripts, which are open to use and may be requested through this guide. Contact Research Services for further information.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Citations, Permissions and Copyright page of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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[Identification of item], Southern Lesbian-Feminist Activist Herstory Project Oral Histories, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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