"A Geneaology of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, 1974-2014" by Rachel F. Corbman
Rachel F. Corbman
EliScholar – A Digital Platform for Scholarly Publishing at Yale3/20/2014·Read paper
Abstract
This paper traces the collection development of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, a community based repository founded in 1974. I argue that the collection grew organically as a reflection of a dialogue between an evolving cohort of volunteer archivists and a community of donors. Primarily focusing on the first five years, this paper pinpoints key early decisions made by volunteer archivists. Specifically, I examine the Archives’ early collecting priorities and the introduction of the special collections in 1978. These decisions, I argue, laid the foundation for the Lesbian Herstory Archives and continue to shape it today, forty years later.
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