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Pat Gargaetas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GARG

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