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Coll. 038: Community Guides and Yellow Pages Collection
Since 1974, various groups have published guides for Boston and New England’s queer communities. These guides include information about area activities, lodging, vacation spots, entertainment venues, bars, health care organizations, a variety of…
Mattachine Society: If You Are Arrested...
A 1960s pamphlet published by the Mattachine Society.
ACT UP/Boston Poster
ACT UP/Boston call to action, circa 1987.
National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, 1987
Pamphlet for the second National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, October 14, 1987.
Coll. 029: SpeakOut Records
SpeakOut’s roots trace back to 1972, when the Daughters of Bilitis and the Homophile Union of Boston joined forces to create the Gay Speakers Bureau. Since then, the organization has evolved and expanded to reflect the rich diversity of the GLBT…
Coll. 003: Bay Windows publication
The Boston-based weekly Bay Windows was first printed and distributed in 1983. The History Project has an incomplete run dating from March 1983-December 2022.
To view this collection in person, email: info@historyproject.org.
To view this collection in person, email: info@historyproject.org.
B.I.T.C.H. 1991 [Boston Invitation Tournament on Columbus Holiday]
Program booklet for B.I.T.C.H. 1991 [Boston Invitation Tournament on Columbus Holiday].
The Beantown Bowling League began in 1986. The group held weekly Tuesday night bowling and participated in a wide array of tournaments across the United…
The Beantown Bowling League began in 1986. The group held weekly Tuesday night bowling and participated in a wide array of tournaments across the United…
Interview with Lois Johnson, 2016
Interview with Lois Johnson for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Judith Sullivan and Sarah Boyer. Part 1 was likely recorded sometime in 2016. Parts 2, 3, and 4 were recorded in one interview session on January…
Interview with Sarah Boyer, 2019
Interview with Sarah Boyer for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson.
Interview with Joanne B., 2019
Interview with Joanne B. for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Barbara Webber, circa 2016
Interview with Barbara Webber for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Jamie Redgrave and Sarah Boyer.
Wedding Ceremony
We just got married a couple of years ago. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Kim Crawford and Executive Minister Beth Robbins at Arlington Street Church on October 26, 2022. It was just the four of us and Greta. Pictured, left to right: Greta the…
Interview with Jzach Sullivan, 2020
Interview with Jzach Sullivan for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Karen Sontag, 2019
Interview with Karen Sontag for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Ann Maguire, 2020
Interview with Ann Maguire for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Suzanne Laurelle, 2020
Interview with Suzanne Laurelle for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Loraine Sumner, 2019
Interview with Loraine Sumner for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Kristine Thurston, 2019
Interview with Kristine Thurston for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Jean Ko Stewart, 2015
Interview with Jean Ko Stewart for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Renee Shapiro and Mimi Rhys, 2018
Interview with Renee Shapiro and Mimi Rhys for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Tracy Powers, 2017
Interview with Tracy Powers for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Mary Leno, 2019
Interview with Mary Leno for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden, 2018
Interview with Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Donna Dimock, 2019
Interview with Donna Dimock for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Devra and Jeri, 2019
Interview with Devra and Jeri for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro. The interviewees chose not to use their full names in the interview.
Interview with Laura Catanzaro, 2019
Interview with Laura Catanzaro for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Sheila Ardery, 2019
Interview with Sheila Ardery for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
In line for our marriage license and photo with Mayor Menino
On the first day we could go to Boston City Hall and get a marriage license we waited in line. Inga was pregnant with our twin daughters. We had a ceremony on May 23rd and the girls were born on June 9, 2004.
Interview with Mary Mumford, 2018
Interview with Mary Mumford for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Love Is All You Need, 1970
A flyer from Boston's first Pride activities, then called Christopher Street Liberation commemoration events. 1970.
sunday 26 april, THE GAY LIBERATION DANCE & catfishblack!
A poster for a Student Homophile League Gay Liberation Dance at Harvard University. sunday 26 april, THE GAY LIBERATION DANCE & catfishblack!
"A dance for humanity: gay, start- we are all One. Come together. Go to Harvard Free U. in Lawrence Hall,…
"A dance for humanity: gay, start- we are all One. Come together. Go to Harvard Free U. in Lawrence Hall,…
HUB Back to School Dance at the Arlington Street Church
Poster for the Homophile Union of Boston (HUB) Back to School Dance at the Arlington Street Church. Friday September 29, 1972. "Dance to the Music of The Sundance Band, Addmission [sic] $1.50 per person"
GAY DANCE
Poster for Student Homophile League Gay Dance, Arlington Street Church. 1972
student homophile league, GAY DANCE, friday june 2 at the oddfellows hall, CENTRAL SQ. CAMBRIDGE
Poster created for a Student Homophile League Dance at the Oddfellows Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Circa 1970.
New Words Bookstore Clippings from Gay Community News
Scanned clippings from Gay Community News, 1974, about New Words Bookstore.
New Words opened in April 1974 at 419 Washington Street in Somerville and then moved to 186 Hampshire Street in Cambridge in 1976.
Founded by Rita Arditti, Gilda…
New Words opened in April 1974 at 419 Washington Street in Somerville and then moved to 186 Hampshire Street in Cambridge in 1976.
Founded by Rita Arditti, Gilda…
Lavender Vision, Volume 1, Issue 1
Cover of the inaugural issue of Lavender Vision for the Lesbian Community, published in 1970, as part of Cambridge-based Media Collective. Ultimately two issues were published between 1970 and 1971. Both are digitized and available freely via JSTOR.
Boston Playwrights Theatre members
Seven actors from the Boston Playwrights Theatre sit on a house stoop, posing theatrically.
Three women at New Words celebrating "Cuentos: Stories by Latinas"
Originally captioned "Vivian Carlo, Lillian Gonzalez and Mili Roca (left to right): a feminist answer to traditional salsa. The women performed at New Words bookstore in celebration of "Cuentos: Stories by Latinas" published by Kitchen Table Women of…
Marge Ragona of the Metropolitan Community Church Rhode Island
Reverend Marge Ragona, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Providence, Rhode Island.
Marge Ragona of the Metropolitan Community Church of Rhode Island speaking in front of an audience
Reverend Marge Ragona, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Providence, Rhode Island.
Marge Ragona of the Metropolitan Community Church of Rhode Island speaking at a podium
Reverend Marge Ragona, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Providence, Rhode Island.
Marge Ragona of the Metropolitan Community Church of Rhode Island standing at a podium
Reverend Marge Ragona, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Providence, Rhode Island.
Members of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition standing in front of the Mobile Mammographic Unit
Two men and two women smile while standing in front of a vehicle parked at a CVS with the words "Mobile Mammographic Unit" painted on the side.
Promotional photograph of the band Libana, Inc. posed in a garden with their instruments
12 women of the band Libana, Inc. pose outdoors in a garden with their various musical instruments.
