Pat Gargaetas Collection
Scope and Contents
Pat Gargaetas's art and photography includes hundreds of prints and negatives of women's portraits, some of which have been framed or published as photobooks. Other artwork featured are watercolors, drawings, and graphics.
Gargaetas's personal papers are made up of her master's thesis in anthropology at California State University, Sacramento and the questionnaires and interviews she conducted. Some of the interviews are preserved on tapes. Additionally, there are poems written by Gargaetas on feminism and spirituality and documents pertaining to legal and financial matters.
Gargaetas kept numerous articles on spirituality, astrology, academia, and presidential elections. There are also news clippngs, guides, and posters from music festivals, performances, and community events.
Physical epherema consist of a collection of books and anthologies relating to women, lesbianism, poetry, and music. Additionally, Gargaetas saved clothing and buttons that feature lesbian and feminist slogans.
Dates
- Creation: 1972
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the collection. The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or heir for permission to publish where the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives do not hold the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
In progress
Extent
5.975 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Patricia (Pat) Gargaetas was a photographer who lived in California. The bulk of this collection includes prints and negatives of Gargaetas's photography, featuring primarily portraits of women from the 1970s. Other materials include personal documents, poems written by Gargaetas, interview transcripts and questionnaires for her master's thesis, articles and clippings, books on lesbianism, buttons, clothes, and various ephemera.
Arrangement
I. Art and Photography 1. Prints 2. Negatives 3. Books 4. Other Artworks II. Personal Papers III. Clippings and Publications IV. Physical Ephemera
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Mazer in June 2025 from Pat Gargaetas's personal home address. The donor is unknown.
- Title
- Pat Gargaetas Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Angel Hu
- Date
- July 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives Repository