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The Coalition of Older Lesbians (C.O.O.L.) was an independent community group of the Community Outreach and Education Project of the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center in West Hollywood, CA, focused on visibility, welfare, and community development for older lesbians. This collection consists of the documents from Lesbian Visibility Week from 1993-2000 as well as other corespondence, meeting notes, flyers, and documents from other events.

Abstract Margaret (Peg) Cruikshank (b. 1940) is a lesbian historian, gerontologist, and activist known for her work in the lesbian feminist movement and advocating for older lesbians. She’s published three major anthologies on lesbians: The Lesbian Path (1980, Angel Press; 1982, self-published; 1985, Grey Fox Press); Lesbian Studies (1982, The Feminist Press) and New Lesbian Writing (Grey Fox Press,...

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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.

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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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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.

Abstract Lillian Faderman is an internationally-known literary scholar and historian of lesbian history. The collection contains book reviews, publicity, chapter drafts, layouts, photos, and proposals relating to Lillian Faderman’s books: Surpassing the Love of Men (1981); Scotch Verdict (1983); Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers (1991); Chloe Plus Olivia (1994); ...

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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.

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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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.