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Homosexuality -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Backstreet Atlanta Discotheque visual arts collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS225
Scope and Content

This collection contains snapshot photographs of staff and patrons inside the nightclub during special events and regular business hours. Included are professional publicity photographs of drag performers and entertainers that include Jimmy James, Cynthia Manley, Bubba McNeely, Jane Doe, and Gladys Knight. Also included are advertising flyers for special events.

Dates: 1982-2002, undated

Cobb Citizens Coalition records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1211
Scope and Contents This collection contains records created by the Cobb Citizens Coalition (CCC) that document the organization's efforts to remove Olympic events from Cobb County because of its anti-gay legislation. Papers include financial records, marketing and advertising ephemera, publications and research, correspondence, and event planning documentation. There are also records created by organizers, the bulk of which belonged to Elaine Hill, including meeting notes, awards, and correspondence. In...
Dates: 1980-2007, undated

Dave Hayward papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1104
Scope and Content

This collection contains programs, flyers, and clippings collected by Dave Hayward from LGBTQ events in the Atlanta area including Atlanta Pride, museum exhibits, film screenings, musical and theatrical performances, and religious meetings.

Dates: 1991-2010, undated

Jeff Askew and Guy Dobbs Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS171
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains photographic images previously owned by Jeff Askew and Guy Dobbs. The first part of the collection features images of Askew's family and friends at various social functions including holiday and costume parties, from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Photographs of Atlanta-native and actress Jane Withers, actor John Bromfield and his wife Mary Ellen Tillotson Bromfield, the Dobbs family, Billy Jones, and Dennis Machett are also included. Images from Guy Dobbs's...
Dates: 1946 - circa 1978, bulk circa 1955

Liz Throop and B. Joy Wasson papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1246
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers from Liz Throop and B. Joy Wasson's LGBTQ+ advocacy. Included are financial planning materials and insurance policies for same-sex couples. Personal items include a Valentine's Day card, B. Joy Wasson’s resume, and a drawing notebook from Throop’s freshman year of college. Of particular note are a booklet and newspaper clippings from the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987. The collection also contains hand-made protest signs and...
Dates: 1977-2013, undated

Maria Helena Dolan papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1196
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials collected by Maria Helena Dolan that document her work in LGBTQ+ and feminist organizations, her personal life, events she attended, her work at MARTA, as well her various other interests, including gardening, arts, and travel. Specific causes documented include AIDS awareness and safe sex, domestic violence, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Organizations represented include Atlanta History Center, Charis Books & More, Pride, ACLU, and Atlanta Lesbian...
Dates: 1970-2007, undated

Southern Voice records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1016
Scope and Content This collection contains editorial planning records and subject files for stories published by Southern Voice. These files include editorial planning meeting notes, story assignments, camera-ready art, and subject files on national and regional issues of crime, health, lifestyle, and politics concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender community. The camera-ready art consists of photographs and graphics used in conjunction with published...
Dates: 1982-2007 undated

Unitarian Universalist Lesbian and Gay Community newsletters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS726f
Scope and Content The newsletters in this collection document the activities and interests of members of the Unitarian Universalist Lesbian and Gay Community (UULGC). The newsletters feature calendars of events; reviews of books, plays, and movies with themes related to gay and lesbian culture; member profiles; detailed transcriptions of sermons; and speeches and discussion panels featured at events sponsored by UULGC. Many of the sponsored programs focused on issues such as employment discrimination,...
Dates: 1982-1987