Vivian Escalante Papers

Collection

Identifier: ESCA

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Vivian Escalante's collection consists of organizational and promotional material from the Los Angeles Dyke Marches ranging from 1997 to 2008. Material includes posters, flyers, graphics, finanical transactions, legal permits, and correspondences between organizers. Additionally, Escalante saved organizational material from her events with the Women Moto-cyclists of Southern California. Miscellaneous publications and ephemera, such as issues of Diva Magazine and Dyke March and motorcyclist t-shirts.

Dates

Creation: 1995-2008

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 Note

Vivian Escalante is a lesbian activist based in Los Angeles. Escalante established the West Hollywood chapter of Dykes on Bikes in 1994, coordinated the Los Angeles Dyke Marches from 1998 to 2008, and created the first organization for Women Moto-cyclists of Southern California. Escalante also founded Dapper Dyke, an initiative promoting and educating masculine women and men on queer vintage fashion. Escalante received the L.A.C.E award given by the Lesbian and Bisexual Women Active in Community Empowerment.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Activist, motorcyclist, and Dapper Dyke Vivian Escalante's collection consists of her organizational material for the Los Angeles Dyke Marches and Women Moto-cyclists of Southern California. Additional material includes zines, flyers, and physical ephemera.

Arrangement

I. Dyke Marches II. Women Motorcyclists III. Other Publications and Ephemera

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Vivian Escalante donated the collection in 2019.

Related Materials

Materials for this collection are also located at the USC ONE Archives. The link to the finding aid is https://https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:%2F13030%2Fc83x8b0x