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LGBT calendars, 1971-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
.4 linear feet ((3 document boxes, 2 flat boxes))
Abstract:
Decorative calendars have a long and varied history. Those marketed to the LGBT community began to flourish in the 1970s with the advent of the gay liberation movement. The LGBT calendar collection contains various sorts of historic calendars with an LGBT theme including those aimed at gay men which feature nude or nearly nude male models, and those that celebrate or commemorate other aspects the LGBT community.

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About Your Sexuality Kit, 1975-1983 (inclusive) 1983 (bulk)

Extent:
.7 cubic feet
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The About Your Sexuality Kit is a sexual health and education guide created by Dr. deryck calderwood designed for individuals age 12 to 14. The course is structured around leaders' guides that detail sex education topics through lectures and activities with audiovisual components and supplemental resources such as books and pamphlets.

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"Labyrinth" records, 1983-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear feet
Abstract:
Labyrinth was a feminist newspaper published from 1984 to 2000. The Labyrinth records, 1983-1995, are comprised of administrative records, financial records, and correspondence.

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James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers, 1918-1985 (inclusive) 1944-1985 (bulk)

Extent:
5 linear feet
Abstract:
Dr. Rafael A. Suarez and James T. Caulfield, known as "The Philamigos," traveled throughout South America in the 1950s-1980s, operated a learning center in Philadelphia, and were prominent members of the Philadelphia LGBT community. The James T. Caulfield and Rafael A. Suarez papers, 1918-1985, extensively document their works, including the Philamigos Institute of Learning, their travels abroad, and Caulfield's experience as a gay soldier during World War II. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, over a dozen 16-mm films, and stamps/correspondence regarding philately.

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William Way LGBT Community Center records, 1972-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
38.75 linear feet
Abstract:
Since the 1970s the William Way Community Center and its predecessors, the Gay Community Center of Philadelphia and Penguin Place, have provided encouragement, support, and advocacy for the well-being and acceptance of sexual and gender minorities through service, recreational, educational, and cultural programming. The William Way LGBT Community Center records, 1972-2012, are comprised of the institutional records of the center, including administrative and financial records, and some photographs, ephemera, and newsletters.

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Joan Fleischmann collection on East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO), Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO), and others, 1963-1994 (inclusive) 1963-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet ((1 document box, 1 oversized folder))
Abstract:
Joan Fleischmann was a homophile and gay liberation activist from late 1950s through the 1990s. The collection contains primarily organizational records collected over several decades by Fleischmann. These organizations include the East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO), the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO), the Daughter of Bilitis (New York), the Mattachine Society of New York, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Lesbian and Gay Caucus, as well as Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) (Mountville and Reading, Pennsylvania) and Dignity (Philadelphia).

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William Way LGBT Community Center ephemera files, 1972-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
47 linear feet
Abstract:
The William Way LGBT Community Center ephemera files, 1972-2012, consists of flyers, newsletters, advertisements, posters, and other ephemera from LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) organizations, events, businesses, community groups, etc.

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Nancy Levine women's music record albums, 1963-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet ((3 record album boxes))
Abstract:
Women's music—sometimes defined as music by women, for women, and about women—formed alongside the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. The Nancy Levine women's music record albums are comprised of 83 record albums featuring female soloists and ensembles from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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Harry R. Eberlin photographs, circa 1972-1980

Extent:
0.1 linear feet
Abstract:
Harry R. Eberlin was a prolific photographer who began documenting Philadelphia's lesbian and gay community in the early 1970s. Eberlin contributed photographs to several Philadelphia gay publications, including The Gay Alternative and the Philadelphia Gay News. In the mid 1970s, he was active in such organizations as the Gay Media Project. The Harry R. Eberlin photographs include approximately 100 images of lesbian and gay public events in Philadelphia circa 1972 - circa 1980. These images focus largely on events sponsored by the Gay Community Center of Philadelphia and on public pickets, parades and parties. Most of the images are contact-print sheets made from 35mm black and white negatives, although there are some enlargements.

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