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Jinx Beers was founder of Lesbian News and lifelong lesbian activist throughout Southern California. This collection represents administrative activities of Lesbian News as well as the writing and publication of Beers's memoir and various stories and articles.

Abstract Alta Fly (b. 1930) is a lesbian feminist, artist, and activist born in Hugo, Oklahoma. Before retiring to Tuscon, Arizona, she was active in the San Francisco Bay Area for 50 years (approx. late 1940s through late 1980s). The Alta Fly papers consists of film and photographs, personal letters, and physical ephemera which includes collected poetry, pamphlets, books, and other publications relating to lesbian feminism, environmentalism, social justice, and spirituality.Some...

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Donna Groman is a judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She has devoted her career to representing children, young adults, parents, and LGBTQ people. The collection contains t-shirts and ephemera from pride related events.

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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.

Abstract Nancy (Bunny) MacCulloch was a lifelong activist and community partner, serving as an active participant and board member of several organizations including the Southern California Women for Understanding, Connexxus, and the West Coast Lesbian Collections. She and her partner June Mazer maintained the June L. Mazer Archives until her death. She was also an accomplished film editor and avid film collector. This collection includes personal correspondence, materials from her editing companies,...

Abstract Vaughan Rachel is an artist, photographer and feminist organizer. Vaughan was a founding member of the Pasadena Women's Political Caucus and a member of XX, a Feminist Women's Artist Collective in Los Angeles. The collection is comprised of original artist books and photographs by Vaughan Rachel, production materials and photographs from the documentary “Visible Lives - Vintage Voices,” and personal and professional correspondences from Jill Johnston (May 17, 1929 – September 18, 2010), a...