Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History

National Research Collections

• The National Archive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History: Collections from the 1940s through the present founded and housed by the The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center in New York City.
• Lavender Legacies: Guide to Sources in North America: A guide to archival collections in North America from the Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists.
• Gay and Lesbian Collections at the New York Public Library: Collections include organizational records, personal papers, periodicals, audiovisual materials, books, and ephemera.
• The Lesbian Herstory Archives: The collection is international in scope and includes print and non-print materials, audio-visual materials, and ephemera that deal with lesbians and lesbian lives.
• Cornell University Human Sexuality Collection: The collection includes the papers of Robert Lynch, James M. Foster, and Brian McNaught; numerous organizational records including The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association, the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychologists; the video archives of Phil Zwickler; and the papers of Heather Findlay, publisher of Girlfriends magazine and H. Lynn Womack, publisher of the Guild Press and affiliated gay-oriented mail order enterprises. There are lesbian periodical titles from Dorothy Feola and George Fisher and the papers of lesbian author Valerie Taylor.
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History Archives Center: The Archives Center houses several collections related to gay artists. The collections can be searched through the on-line catalog, SIRIS.

Local, State, and Regional Research Collections

• Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University: Houses several collections including the North Carolina Lesbian and Gay Health Project Records, Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance, Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Modern Language Association, Front Page Records, Bobbye S. Ortiz Records, and more.
• Central Connecticut State University Gender Equity Collections: Includes the John Loughery Collection, Pattee Lesbiana Collection, and the records of the G.W. Henry Foundation. The University also has a selection of newsletters, newspapers, periodicals and books related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender subjects.
• Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest: Housed at the Oregon Historical Society, the collections focus on gay and lesbian communities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
• Gerber Hart Library: The Gerber Hart Library collects and provides access to archival collections regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities particularly in Chicago and the Midwest region of the United States.
• GLBT Historical Society: Maintains collections of primary source material about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history primarily in Northern California.
• Princeton University Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Alliance: A social and political organization for Princeton University students. The collection spans the years 1972 to 1995.

Bibliographies

• Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources: A guide to electronic resources related to legal issues and policy regarding homosexuality.
• Internet Public Library: Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Resources: Electronic resources compiled by the Internet Public Library
• Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection: Annotated bibliography of works from throughout the 20th century available at the Duke University Libraries.
• Resources for Women's Studies: A guide to electronic resources prepared by the University at Albany Libraries. It includes a section of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) resources.

Journals

• Gay and Lesbian Literature. UAlbany Main Library REF PN 56 H57 G36 1994 v.1-2
• The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review.
• Journal of Lesbian Studies. Available electronically or in the University Libraries at Per HQ 75 J69
• Law & Sexuality: a Review of Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues.
• Out. UAlbany Main Library Per HQ 75 O97
• Out look. UAlbany Main Library Per HQ 75 O87X
• GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies.

Indexes & Databases

• America: History and Life: A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises over 450,000 bibliographic entries. Available to University at Albany students and faculty only.
• Gender Watch: a full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports. Available to University at Albany students and faculty only.
• ZNet's Gender Watch: A collection of articles, essays, internal and external links relating to gender, sexuality, sexism, feminism, queer politics and struggles.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Started in 1994 this database is available through the web. It focuses on humanities disciplines. It can be searched by keyword or through a directory of topics.

Exhibits

• Artifacts & Disclosures: Michigan's LGBT Heritage: A virtual exploration of the real lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trangender people from over 100 years of Michigan history.
• Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945: From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Out at the Library: Celebrating the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center: This exhibit from the San Francisco Public Library celebrates the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Library's James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center by highlighting its collection and offering a rare look into what an archives is and how it ensures the legacy of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
• Stonewall and Beyond: Lesbian and Gay Culture: "The online edition of a Columbia University Libraries exhibition held from May 25 to September 17, 1994 in conjunction with the international celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots."
• We Raise Our Voices: Celebrating Activism for Equality and Pride in Boston's African American, Feminist, Gay and Lesbian, and Latino Communities: The Gay & Lesbian Pride & Politics segment of the exhibit explores how Boston-area gays and lesbians defined and empowered themselves and fought for positive social change. Representative documents from the Northeastern Archives and Special Collections have been selected to highlight gay and lesbian struggles for political equality and recognition, the expression and celebration of gay and lesbian identities, and the forging of supportive communities.