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William Way LGBT Community Center periodicals collection
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Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The periodicals collection includes LGBT-related newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, reviews, comics and other serially-published texts from 1940-present. The collection strives to be comprehensive in coverage of the Philadelphia-area, but includes publications from across the United States and abroad. Subjects covered include activism, athletics, culture, entertainment, gender, health, history, law, literature, news, recreation, religion, politics, pornography, race, sexuality, social services, student life, and more.
Periodicals are arranged alphabetically on this finding aid. Physically, they are divided by format and filed alphabetically by title, with the exception of newsletters, which are filed alphabetically mainly by parent organization. Not included in this finding aid are the archives' serial travel guides.
- Publisher
- John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center
- Finding Aid Author
- John F. Anderies, based on Periodical Holdings index created by Bob Skiba, and appended by George C. Dube.
- Finding Aid Date
- 2015