LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Resources: Rare Books and Archival Collections

Augustana Collections

The Rare Books collection include artists' books by queer artists, including Cheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry, and Benjamin Rinehart. Special Collections also has a growing list of historical editions by LGBTQ+ authors.

Lorraine Hansberry
A raisin in the sun: a drama in three acts
Call Number: Rare Books PS3515.A515 R3 1959
Publication Date: 1959

Oscar Wilde
Salomé: a tragedy in one act
Call Number: Rare Books PR5820 .S2 1920
Publication Date: 1920

Langston Hughes
Simple speaks his mind
Call Number: Rare Books PS3515.U274 S53 1950
Publication Date: 1950

Cheri Gaulke and Sue Maberry
Offerings at the crossroads
Call Number: Rare Books N7433.4.G38 O44 2005
Publication Date: 2005

Marriage Matters
Call Number: Rare Books N7433.4.G38 M37 2005
Publication Date: 2005

Benjamin Rinehart
The boys & Bubs. Daddy & Papa
Call Number: Rare Books N7433.4R557 D33 2016
Publication Date: 2016

The boys & Bubs. The wig master
Call Number: Rare Books N7433.4R557 W55 2016
Publication Date: 2016

Special Collections consists of over 400 collections. Each collection can range from one small box to over 100 boxes. The majority of the manuscript collections are related to either Augustana history, local history, or both. Use ArchivesSpace to search across the finding aids or collections.

Augustana PRISM Alliance records: The Augustana PRISM Alliance provided support and guidance to Augustana College students of all sexualities and genders. The group also worked to educate the campus community about issues faced by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. The Augustana PRISM Alliance records, 2004-2009 and undated, consists of one faculty advisor's binder with the group's constitution, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.

Augustana College Department of Women’s and Gender Studies records: Includes ephemera, correspondence, and papers collected by the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. Founded in 1985, the program uses an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates the offerings of many different departments at the College— English, History, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology— to explore issues of gender, power, and sexuality.

National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records: The Quad Cities chapter of the National Organization for Women (QC NOW) began in August 1970 with a few women who organized a teach-in on women's rights. The teach-in was well attended, and a small group of the women began holding regular meetings at the Omega House in Rock Island. The collection includes content regarding the local chapter, as well as the state, regional, and national NOW organizations.

Vertical files are created and maintained by Special Collections staff to document people, organizations, events, and other subjects. They largely consist of clippings and ephemeral items like programs, newsletters, and announcements. However, some files may include original manuscripts, archival records, or photographs. Search our growing list for more content.

Augustana College – LGBT Issues
Quad Cities – LGBTQ+
Augustana College - Lighthouse (Augustana's Lesbian and Gay Organization)
Augustana College - Prism: Augustana's Gay/Straight Alliance
Augustana College - Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)

Other Archives & Special Collections

The Center Archives Digitized Collections
The Center Archives are the institutional respository of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), "a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers" that empowers them "to lead healthy, successful lives." This links to the collections and exhibits they have made available online.
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More information about The Center can be found on their website here: https://gaycenter.org/
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Digital collections from the only art museum in the world dedicated to exhibiting and preserving artwork about the LGBTQ experience.
Library of Congress LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive
"The LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive collects and preserves online content which documents LGBTQ+ history, scholarship, and culture in the United States and around the world. Sites include domestic and international non-profit organizations, journalism and news external link, creative works and expressions, historical records, and more. Collection priorities include primary sources, first-hand accounts, coverage of significant events, and essential artifacts of cultural memory."
Library of Congress LGBTQIA+ Studies Resource Guide
"The collections of the Library of Congress tell the rich and diverse story of LGBTQ+ life in America and around the world. This research guide serves as an introduction into the excellent collection of LGBTQ+ resources available at the Library of Congress"
Library of Congress LGBTQ Pride Month Resources
The Library of Congress compiled this list of research guides and archives collections centered on LGBTQ topics, people, and organizations.
National Archives: LGBTQIA+ Issues in Records
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) "engages, educates, and inspires multiple audiences to discover and explore the records of the American people" in their efforts to "document the experience of the full range of our diverse society." This links to NARA's LGBTQIA+ records and collections.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries
The ONE Archives "is the largest repository of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) materials in the world."

ACT UP Oral History Project
"The ACT UP Oral History Project is an archive of 187 interviews with members of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York."
Black Lesbian Archives
The Black Lesbian Archives is a "hub is for Black Lesbians, allies & the LGBTQIA+ community to submit ... articles, posters, flyers, mixtapes, videos, photos, audio, publication, poetry, etc of Black Lesbians to this outlet in efforts to preserve the stories of our lives."
Digital Transgender Archive (DTA)
DTA aims to "increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world"
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
"Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart’s collections focus on the culture and history of LGBTQ peoples and additional marginalized sexual and gender minorities in Chicago and the Midwest. Open to all, Gerber/Hart serves these communities by collecting, preserving, and making accessible collection items of individuals, organizations, and businesses, as well as publicly distributed items. Additionally, Gerber/Hart provides programming and exhibitions related to items in its collections and on other topics in LGBTQ history and culture."
GLBT Historical Society
The GLBT Historical Society is "a leader in the field of LGBTQ public history" with two sites: the GLBT Historical Society Museum and the Dr. John P. De Cecco Archives and Research Center. This links to the online resources of the archives.
Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections (Indiana University)
The Kinsey Institute is one of "the premier research institute[s] on human sexuality and relationships." This resource provides research conducted by and with the Kinsey Institute as well as the Institute's archival collections.
Leather Archives & Museum
The Leather Archives & Museum is "a community archives, library, and museum of leather, kink, fetish, and BDSM history and culture" that aims to make "leather, kink, BDSM, and fetish accessible through research, preservation, education and community engagement."
Lesbian Herstory Archives
The Lesbian Herstory Archives, a grassroots community-run archives, is "home to the world’s largest collection of materials by and about Lesbians and their communities."
Lesbian Herstory Archives Audio/Visual Collections
The Lesbian Herstory Archives is a grassroots, community-run lesbian archive that dedicates themselves to "to collecting and preserving history pertaining to the lesbian community."

This collection is comprised of "digitized copies of some of the 3,000 oral herstory cassettes in the Archives’ Spoken Word Collection and 950 videotapes in the Video Collection."
LGBTQ Digital Oral History Hub
LGBTQ digital oral history is an emerging field built by dedicated activists, historians, and archivists across the web. This hub acts as a growing resource for oral histories practitioners and the public.
NYC Trans Oral History Project
The New York City Trans Oral History Project is a community archive devoted to the collection, preservation and sharing of trans histories, organized in collaboration with the New York Public Library.
Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library
The Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library "inspires and promotes understanding through collecting, preserving, and sharing the proud culture of LGBTQIA+ people of all stories, and their significant role in American society."

LCC Zine Collection
The London College of Communication (LCC) Zine Collection is an online database of zines housed in repositories throughout the United Kingdom that were digitized to "ensure that the LCC Zine Collection remained in some way accessible during the pandemic." This links to information about the LGBTQ+ subcollection.
Library of Congress Zine Web Archive
"The Library of Congress has a growing collection of zines. The Zine Web Archive was created to supplement the physical zine collection. In general, zines are: self-published, self-created, self-distributed, and non-commercial. The independent nature of these publications allows for an unprecedented freedom of expression, and as such, these materials are incredibly valuable primary source materials. Collection priorities include zines by people of color, women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ and transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and organizations. Subjects and perspectives which have been traditionally underrepresented in mainstream media (and therefore libraries) are also a high priority for collection."
Queer Zine Archive Project
The Queer Zine Archive Project aims "to preserve queer zines and make them available to other queers, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest DIY publishing and underground queer communities."
Queer Zine Library
The Queer Zine Library is "a UK based diy mobile library celebrating radical LGBTQIA+ self-publishing." This links to an index of their digitized collections.

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