Abstract

Judy Custer (1947-2008) was a physical therapist in Cañon City, living in Guffey, Colorado where there was a growing lesbian community. The bulk of the collection is letters Judy received from friends and family. Other materials in the collection are personal photographs, buttons and patches from Judy’s time in the Girl Scouts, and clippings featuring Judy.

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...