Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Santa Cruz County LGBTQ Collection |
Object Name |
Collection |
Collection |
Santa Cruz County LGBTQ Collection |
Catalog Number |
2014H.022 |
Date |
1953-2019 |
Description |
The LGBTQ+ community’s story is part of a larger, shared Santa Cruz County history. It is a history that must be preserved. In 2013 the Diversity Center created the LGBTQ Trailblazers History Project to honor the people and organizations that created this community. They pushed for changes in law and practice, facing many obstacles along the way. In 2016, the Diversity Center collaborated with the MAH to protect and catalog documents from local LGBTQ history in its archives, and to videotape interviews with community trailblazers. This exhibition includes some of the MAH’s LGBTQ archives and the oral history interviews. This collection contains |
Level of description |
Collection |
Extent |
X Cartons, X Documents boxes, X flat boxes |
Access Conditions |
The collection is open for research with no restrictions under the condition of the museum’s access policy. Appointments can be made by emailing archives@santacruzmah.org |
Copyright |
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives at MAH. Researchers may be responsible for obtaining copyright permission to use material not produced by museum personnel. |
Search Terms |
LGBTQ History LGBTQIA+ LGBTQ Community Lesbian Gay Transgender Bisexual Queer Culture Politics Gender Sexuality Diversity Center Trailblazers Pride |
Child Records |
A/V Events Publications Organizations and Associations People Clippings Oral History Scrapbooks, Albums, Slideshows Textiles Souvenirs Clippings |
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