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The Tess Ayers collection consists of copies of her book The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings, reviews of the book, a proposal for the book, and fan mail.

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The collection consists of personal papers from filmmaker Rosser Goodman and material from the Film Fatale film screenings across Los Angeles including the PALMS bar and Outfest, which she helped organize.

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Betty Jetter was a lesbian activist and community member. She was a part of the Califia Community, National Organization for Women (NOW), ERA and other local organizing groups. Her collection includes photographs, letters, military life information, and unpublished works.

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Mary Lucey and Nancy MacNeil were dedicated activists fighting for the rights and fair treatment of women with HIV and AIDS. They were most active within ACT UP/LA (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power/Los Angeles) and were two of the founders of Women Alive Coalition, an organization offering support and services for women with AIDS. The bulk of the collection consists of papers and photographs related to ACT UP/LA and clippings reporting on HIV/AIDS and ACT UP.

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Christy Modita Engels and Safire Rose Collection consists of LA Women’s Community Chorus materials, newsprint featuring articles about Christy and Safire, a famous poem by Safire Rose, programs from the National Conference on Women and the Law, and feminist periodicals and materials.

Abstract Sharon Raphael and Mina Kay Meyer were advocates for old lesbians and organizers with the Gay Rights Movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s-2000s. Sharon worked as a sociology professor at CSUDH for 40 years specializing in gerontology and LGBTQ aging and Mina Meyer wrote the first social science thesis on lesbian aging, “The Older Lesbian.” They co-founded the first LGBT synagogue in Los Angeles, CA, Beth Chayim Chadashim, the AIDS Hospice Committee, and the National Association of Lesbian...

Abstract Juanita Sanchez was a celebrated poet who organized writing spaces for other women and the elderly community in Albuquerque. The Juanita Sanchez Collection houses Sanchez’s personal journals spanning over 40 years, a published essay by Sanchez featured in the anthology HardHatted Women: Life on the Job, and photographs of Sanchez. Sanchez (1948-2014) was raised and spent a majority of her life in and around the rural areas of Sun Valley and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sanchez wrote about her...