Lesbian Herstory Archives

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lesbian_Herstory_Archives

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archives
gptkbp:access	open to all
gptkbp:affiliation	LGBTQ community
gptkbp:archiveType	community archive
gptkbp:borough	gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkbp:city	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focus	women's history LGBTQ history lesbian history
gptkbp:formerPosition	gptkb:Upper_West_Side,_Manhattan
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Deb_Edel gptkb:Flavia_Rando gptkb:Joan_Nestle gptkb:Julia_Stanley gptkb:Mabel_Hampton gptkb:Pamela_Oline
gptkbp:foundedIn	1974
gptkbp:hasExhibit	yes
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lesbian Herstory Archives
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mission	make lesbian history accessible preserve lesbian history
gptkbp:movedTo	1993
gptkbp:nonProfitStatus	non-profit
gptkbp:notableCollection	gptkb:Joan_Nestle_Papers gptkb:Mabel_Hampton_Collection books manuscripts oral histories photographs periodicals ephemera
gptkbp:notableEvent	featured in documentaries hosted Dyke March organizing meetings subject of academic research
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:preservedIn	physical and digital archiving
gptkbp:runsThrough	volunteers
gptkbp:significance	one of the world's largest collections of materials by and about lesbians
gptkbp:subjectArea	LGBTQ rights feminism women's studies lesbian culture
gptkbp:website	https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Diana_Davies
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5