Abstract Christy Amschler (1970-2017) was a lesbian, a feminist, dedicated artist, astrologer, and photographer. She received formal training in painting and drawing, before going on to continue her education in women’s spirituality, religion, and philosophy. These materials include many of her drawings, photography, 35mm photo slides of her finished paintings, and papers from her academic pursuits of painting and spirituality; as well as personal photographs of her family and friends, journals, and...

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Janice Baker is a feminist lesbian mixed media artist living and working in California, Oregon and Washington. The collection contains Baker’s photography, mostly from the early 1980s, capturing the women’s movement at public events and intimate gatherings.

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Gay Block (b. 1942) is a celebrated photographer whose portrait photography is recognized all over the world. The collection includes DVDs of her published works, and an unpublished draft edition as well as a signed published edition of her photography book, Bertha Alyce: Mother exPosed.

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Jeannette Bronson is a leader, mentor, archivist and organizer for United Lesbians of African Heritage (ULOAH) and Black Lesbians United (BLU). This collection includes newsletters, brochures, event flyers, programs, and ephemera from both organizations.

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Marie Cartier (b. 1965) is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, activist and facilitator. She also has a first degree black belt in karate. She currently teaches at the University of California Irvine in the Film Department, and at CSU Northridge in the Women's Studies Department. The materials include student projects from her Queer Studies class at CSUN, her dissertations and research, LGBT and feminist materials, and resources and research on abuse.

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Barbara Faye Dillworth was an active participant in the Lesbian community and wrote poetry and theatrical productions. Her collection consists of her plays, poetry, and music.

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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.

Abstract Diane F. Germain is a lesbian, a psychiatric social worker, and cartoonist with ties to activist and lesbian separatist communities in Vermont, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Not wanting any pieces of lesbian history to end up in a dumpster, she wrote down everything and saved and cataloged her own documents, as well as those given to her by other lesbians. This bulk of the collection represents an overview of life in the lesbian community in Southern California from the 1980s-1990s as well as...

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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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Patricia (Pat) A. Lamis (1947-2023) was an interior designer, writer, and lesbian community organizer in Long Beach, California. The bulk of the collection contains newsletters, publications, and photographs related to Womynz Brunch Bunch, Orange County / Long Beach Blade Magazine, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Long Beach. Other materials in the collection are personal photographs, correspondence, and professional work from her desktop publishing company, Lamis Ink.