Research Guides: SWG305: Queer Histories and Cultures: LGBTQ Collections

LGBTQ History Projects & Collections

Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940 [Gale] This link opens in a new window
Primary source collection on social, political, health & legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities internationally: covers the gay rights movement, activism, the HIV/AIDS crisis, etc.

Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony (Canada)
"The Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony was founded in 2010. We digitize and make available online oral histories and testimony of same-sex and same-gender attracted women, inclusive of Two Spirit, queer, bisexual, and lesbian women, transmen, and others."
Documentary on Dyke TV - To provoke, Incite, and Organize
A first hand account from the founders and producers of DYKE TV, a community television program that lasted from1993-2005. The records of DYKE TV are available in Smith's Special Collections.
Jen Jack Gieseking's Public History Projects
Data visualizations, bibliographies, public archiving projects on queer and trans history.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
See Diana Davies Photographs, or do a search for "lesbian" to see other digital collections
UCLA: Mazer Lesbian Archives - Oral Histories

Filmakers Library Online [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new window Award-winning documentaries on race & gender studies, human rights, globalization, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, politics, history, psychology, education, arts, literature, etc.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window Streaming educational & feature films across all disciplines, with films from the BBC, California Newsreel, Criterion, PBS & many others. Create a free Kanopy account on campus, then connect to a Kanopy app and watch on your mobile device or smart TV. See Kanopy Help.

LGBTQ Cinema Collection (Kanopy) A subset of Kanopy's vast collection of streaming films focused on LGBTQ Cinema

Media Education Foundation documentaries This link opens in a new window Streaming documentary films on the social, political & cultural impact of American mass media.

Barnard Center for Research on Women: Videos This video archive includes documentation of events on feminism, gender, sexuality, scholarship and activism. There are also several interviews with notable queer and trans activists. Use tags such a s GENDER to search for relevant videos.
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Also see: The Queer Dreams and Nonprofit Blues Conference: http://bcrw.barnard.edu/queerdreams/video-and-audio/
Lesbian Herstory Archives: Audio Visual Collections The Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn, NY is home to the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians and their communities.
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For more info, see: http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/using.html