Christy Amschler’s personal papers include her journals, notes on her health, affirmations, gratitudes, as well as clippings of art and articles that stemmed from her life devoted to art, astrology, spirituality, and feminism. This also includes a large amount of personal photographs from time spent with family, friends, and her partner.

Christy’s academic papers consist of extensive class notes from her college coursework, as well as notes from professional development meetings geared towards artists and creative business owners. This series also covers academic correspondence from programs and grants she applied to, her academic writing ranging from high school to higher education, and her CV and work samples.

Reference books and media are materials that influenced Christy’s life and art, such as books, clippings, and photos of other art.

Christy’s artwork consists of photography prints, drawings, sketchbooks, photos, and 35mm slides of Christy’s paintings and reference artwork.

Content Warning: Among the reference materials there is a VHS tape depicting cultural appropriation of indigenous beliefs that may be harmful and racist in nature. The processing archivists chose to include this content as it marks the social context of appropriation in fields of wellness and holistic medicine, which impacted Christy Amschler’s life and work as a white woman. There is a second content warning in the box contents list next to the item. The Mazer welcomes an ongoing dialog with our community about generative ways to process and describe materials that contain or reflect systemic violence. We encourage you to contact the Mazer if other harmful content is found in this collection and/or to further this dialog. You can reach us at contact@mazerlesbianarchives.org.