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Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ Collection
The Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ collection is comprised of approximately 1300 objects in various formats, including: photographs, newsletters, periodicals, ledgers, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, flyers, mailers, posters, cassettes, VHS tapes, and oral history recordings documenting the history of the LGBTQ Community in Santa Cruz County.
Dan Dickmeyer Collection
The Dan Dickmeyer Collection contains materials gathered by Dickmeyer, a Santa Cruz resident since 1972. It documents his political and community activism, focusing on environmental issues and the LGBTQ+ community. The collection includes locally published newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, magazines, and ephemera, reflecting his work as a co-founder of the Lesbian and Gay Men's Union at Cabrillo College, as well as his personal interests and education.
MAH Photographs Collection
The MAH Photographs Collection consists primarily of photographs of various people, places, and events related to Santa Cruz County History. The collection has material from the 19th to 21st century and includes sections comprising images of business and industry, cities and towns, institutions, government, natural science, sites and structures, fine arts, events, ethnic groups, education, sports, and biography.
Tips for Searching
Keyword Search
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Random Images
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