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Welcome to the Lesbian Herstory Archives
The Lesbian Herstory Archives is home to the world's largest
collection of materials by and about lesbians and their communities.
Please read our History
as well as our Mission
and Statement of Purpose to learn more.
We are located at 484 14th St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn, between
8th Avenue and Prospect Park West. You can visit
the Archives anytime
we’re open, to browse through photographs or files,
read a book, watch a video, listen to a CD or LP, do research
or to volunteer.
We also arrange group
tours.
Megan Rossman recently did a wonderful short film about the Archives called Lesbian Herstory Archives: A Brief History.
Just click on the image to watch it on Vimeo.
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How to Use this Website
Take the Virtual Tour
While there is nothing like visiting the Archives in
person, through our virtual
tour you can get an introduction to the Archives,
as well as an overview of our building and collections
floor by floor.
The collections
section of the virtual tour will provide you with information
and photos from the varied parts of the Archives as
well as information on how you can start creating your
own special
collection.
Sample our Exhibits and Newsletters
We have created several exhibits
that travel around the world. One of the most popular
is "Queer
Covers," from our collection of lesbian pulp
novels.
Since 1975, the Lesbian Herstory Archives has sent
out nearly 20 newsletters
to members of our community. This section of this website
includes a digital copy of each
and every newsletter.
It is a wonderful snapshot of how the Archives, and
the lesbian community, have changed over the years.
Check out our Digital Collections
Our latest video is from the LHA Daughters of Bilitis collection in which Edith Eyde talks about her life growing up in rural southern California, moving to Los Angeles and discovering the lesbian culture there. She discusses publishing Vice Versa, one of the first lesbian magazines, and her music career. Our digital collections also include wonderful photographs and audio tapes.
Since 1975, the Lesbian Herstory Archives has sent
out nearly 20 newsletters to members of our community. This section of this website
includes a digital copy of each
and every newsletter.
It is a wonderful snapshot of how the Archives, and
the lesbian community, have changed over the years.
Contribute
The archives is a non-profit, volunteer run organization.
We rely on contributions from the lesbian communities
and our allies. Learn about how you can contribute to
the Archives, whether through financial
donations, donations
of your materials and/or donating your time by becoming
a volunteer.
We also welcome students seeking internships.
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Credits
Our website was created by the efforts of so many.
The content was first discussed and then written and
edited by the coordinating committee, with inspiration
and pointers from many other women. Saskia searched
the Archives collection to find the photographs used
on the site. All the photographs came from the Archives
collection. We can give credit to some photographers
but others are not known... help if you can! Heather
Stewart, our fabulous webmistress, pulled the presentation
together in the format you are viewing now, and Carrie
Moyer created our beautiful logo. Our thanks go out
to so many of you who have been involved with the Archives
in so many different ways - previous coordinators, interns,
volunteers, staffers, researchers, visitors, friends,
lesbians in the community and lesbians around the world.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The current Archives coordinators (in no particular order): Joan Nestle, Deb Edel, Teddy Minucci, Maxine Wolfe, Amy Beth, Saskia Scheffer, Paula Grant, Desiree Yael Vester, Shawnta Smith, Colette Montoya, Leni Goodman, Rachel Corbman, Flavia Rando, Stevie Jones, Red Washburn, Ashley Santangelo, Morgan Gwenwald , Elvis Bakaitis and Marguerite Campbell.
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