GLBT Historical Society

GLBT Historical Society

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society is an archive of material relating to the history of LGBT people in the United States, with a focus on material relating to the LGBT communities of San Francisco. Referred to as the "queer Smithsonian",cite news
last = Marech
first = Rona
title = Treasure trove of gay and lesbian artifacts: 'Queer Smithsonian' in S.F. celebrates its 20th anniversary
work = San Francisco Chronicle
page = A-1
date = 2005-01-29
url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/29/MNG7QB2LGF1.DTL&type=gaylesbian
accessdate = 2008-08-01] the Society opened in 1985.

The Society is located at 657 Mission Street in San Francisco. It houses one of the largest collections of LGBT artifacts in the United States, including some 200 boxes of material donated by early lesbian activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. In 2006, the Society created its own YouTube channel for the purpose of disseminating historical film and video footage. [cite news
title = GLBT Historical Society offers archival footage on YouTube
work = The Advocate
date = 2006-06-20
url = http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid32743.asp
accessdate = 2008-08-01]

ee also

* Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

Notes

External links

* [http://www.glbthistory.org/ GLBT Historical Society official site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=glbthistory The Society on YouTube] (WARNING: sound)


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