LGBT Materials in the New York Public Library

Dublin Core

Title

LGBT Materials in the New York Public Library

Publisher

The New York Public Library

Description

A collection of LGBT materials from the New York Public Library, largely related to activism between 1940 and the present. Artifacts include several hundred sketches by Emilio Sanchez, photographs of various activist demonstrations in New York and Washington, D.C., and the records of groups such as the Mattachine Society, the Gay Activists Alliance, and ACT UP New York.

Subject

ACT-UP
Gay Activists Alliance
Gay Liberation Front
Daughters of Bilitis
Barbara Gittings
Kay Tobin Lahusen
Emilio Sanchez
Mattachine Society
National Organization for Women
Vietnam War
AIDS epidemic
Lavender Scare
Second Wave Feminism
Gay Pride Day
Transgender
transsexual
cross-dressing
Intersex
intersexual
intersexed
hermaphrodite
Homosexuality
homosexual
lesbian
gay
queer
bisexual
bisexuality
asexual
celibacy
celibate
asexuality
Celebrations
Pride
activism
Health
Disease
addiction
recovery
HIV
AIDS
LGBT politics
rights
citizenship

Date

1940s
WWII
1950s
Postwar
Baby Boom
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Mid-20th Century
Late 20th Century
21st Century

Type

Letters
Photographs
Magazines
Newsletters
Advertising
Flyer
Postcard
Pamphlet
Ephemera
Drawing
Doodle
Sketch
Newspapers
Clippings
Media coverage

Identifier

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Coverage

New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Atlanta
Washington D.C.
Northeast
New York
California

Website Item Type Metadata

Date Accessed

6/22/2016

Source Institution Type

Professional institution or organization

Geolocation