LGBT Collection
ACTUP/Maine Archives
Records of a Maine group which focused on AIDS issues. In addition to organizational papers, the Archives holds books, photos, promotional materials, correspondence and publications, plus a significant number of publications/papers from ACT-UP chapters in the US and abroad. 1984-1994 3.5 ft.
ACTUP/Portland Archives LG MS 9
Administrative files, programs/activities, and resource materials from this Maine group and its affiliates, which focused on AIDS issues in the early 1990s. 1984-1996 3.5 ft.
AM CHOFSHI Archives
Records of a social group for LGBT Jews and their families and friends in Maine. 1988-2002 4 ft.
William D. Barry and Frances W. Peabody Papers LG MS 2
Donated by well-known, published local historian Bill Barry and early Maine AIDS activist Frannie Peabody, The Papers contain research materials gathered for the writing of the book, "The AIDS Project : a history." They include correspondence, clippings, photographs, publications, research notes, drafts, and documents from Maine’s largest AIDS service organization. 1974-1997 4.5 ft.
David P. Becker Papers
Papers documenting this Portland philanthropist’s work in the LGBT community, primarily carried out in the Northeast. 11 ft.
Alan Bernstein Collection
Gay newsletters and conference notices, primarily from the United States, gathered by one who was among the earliest gay men to come out in Maine. 2000s 0.5 ft.
Cruikshank Feminist-Lesbian Publications Collection LG MS 6
Donated by Margaret Cruikshank, an early scholar in the field of Lesbian studies, the Collection contains almost a full run of The Furies, an important 1970s publication in the field, as well as other scattered issues of feminist-lesbian publications from the 1970s. 1970s 0.5 ft.
Margaret Cruikshank Papers
These Papers contain documentation of Cruikshank’s "Intro to LGBT Studies" class, as well as her own research materials. 1970s-2004 1 ft.
George Daniell Artwork
Watercolor and photograph by a Maine artist who focused on the Gay community. 1993
Annette Dragon Papers
Papers donated by Ms. Dragon, co-founder of the radical gay monthly, Apex, and photographer of the Maine LGBT community in the 1990s. Included are office files from Apex, materials she collected on the Maine and national Lesbian and Gay communities, and a collection of 109 photos and other materials from Dragon’s photography shows. 1990s 7.25 ft.
Diane Elze Papers
Elze was an activist in the LGBT community in the Portland area in the 1980s and 1990s. Among other activities, she was a founding member of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance, worked on the AIDS Project, and founded the LGBT youth group, Outright. She also edited several LGBT and women’s newsletters. The Papers contain publications & newsletters, materials from events such as the Maine L & G Film Festival, newspaper clippings, materials from various Maine LGBT organizations, materials on Charlie Howard, and files on gay topics and organizations in Maine. 1970s-2000 3 ft.
Susan Farnsworth Papers
Working papers, publications, and other materials gathered by this LGBT activist and former state legislator. 1970s-1990s 0.25 ft.
David Garrity Papers
Gay and lesbian local publications and clippings from the 1990s, gathered by a former president of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance. 1990s 8 ft.
GLSEN - Southern Maine Banner
Banner of the Southern Maine chapter of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. 1995/1996 1 ft.
Sturgis Haskins Papers LG MS 7
Haskins was a co-founder in 1973 of the Wilde-Stein Club, the first openly Gay student organization at the University of Maine in Orono, and in 1974 was Chair of the first Maine Gay Symposium. The Papers contain material documenting Haskins’ personal life, pamphlets, correspondence, memorabilia, and information on organizations in which Haskins was interested, and clippings covering topics relating to the Gay and Lesbian communities and homosexuality. There are significant runs of Esplanade, Fag Rag, Gay Community News, and Mainely Gay. 1966-1999 8 ft.
Sturgis Haskins Papers Addendum
Consists of 26 looseleaf scrapbooks with a variety of print, manuscript and graphic material documenting LGBT life and organizations in Maine, and 2 linear ft. of boxed material containing variety of print materials. 6 ft.
John Holverson Papers
Former director of the Portland Museum of Art, Holverson was a health care activist and AIDS volunteer in Portland from the 1970s onward, and Head of Prevention Education at The AIDS Project from 1994-1999. The Papers contain his working papers and materials from various LGBT & AIDS-related organizations, including the Community Planning Group, Maine Speakout, Maine Gay Men's Chorus, Harbor Masters, and the AIDS Project. 1987-2002 9.5 ft.
Jessen GLBT/Women’s Newsletter & Media Collection
Six newsletter titles; plus newspaper clippings, fact sheets, and articles - all covering LGBT and women’s issues in Maine and nationally. 1970s-2000 0.5 ft.
Rita Kissen T-Shirts
6 t-shirts documenting LGBT events in Maine, donated by a retired, long-time member of the USM education faculty, whose scholarship centered on gay and lesbian teachers and diversity in the classroom. 1 ft.
Robert Lebel Papers
Publications and artifacts related to Maine's LGBT community, particularly the struggle to retain an anti- discrimination law passed by the Lewiston City Council. 6 ft.
Mitzi Lichtman Papers
Materials gathered and donated by a long-time LGBT activist and coalition-builder in the Midcoast region and statewide. The Papers contain photocopies of newspaper articles and records of Maine Won't Discriminate, Common Circle for Human Rights, Maine Coalition for Equal Rights, and other civil rights groups and campaigns, particularly from the midcoast region of Maine, dating from the 1990s. 1990s 0.5 ft.
Lanier Lumbert T-Shirts
T-shirts promoting local legislative campaigns in Portland and Lewiston. ca. 2001 0.25 ft.
Maine Health Foundation Archives
Administrative files of an organization formed to address "the special health concerns of Maine's Gay & Lesbian Community through preventative health education and financial support." 1984-1992 1 ft.
Maine Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance Archives
Organizational records of the body which preceded Equality Maine. 6 ft.
Maine Lesbian Feminist Archives LG MS 5
Issues of the Maine Lesbian Feminist Newsletter published during the late 1970s-early 1980s, as well as records of the group that published it. 1970s-1980s 0.25 ft.
Maine Rural Network Archives
The Maine Rural Network’s mission was to promote visibility and security for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people living in rural Maine, and to work for social, educational and economic justice for all Maine people by creating a statewide network connecting local groups. The group disbanded in 2002. The Archive contains the records of the group, as well as computer files, videos, and oral history cassettes from the "Rural Lives Project." 1994-2002 2 ft.
Maine Speak Out Project Archives
The records of an organization which functioned as a speaker’s bureau and fundraising assistant for the LGBT community in Maine. Records include media guides, informational pamphlets, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, agendas, newsletters, and videos. 1995-2001 16.5 ft.
Maine Won't Discriminate Archives
Print and audiovisual material created by the organization seeking to pass LGBT civil rights legislation in Maine . 4 ft.
Michael Martin Papers
Print materials collected by this AIDS activist, primarily about the AIDS epidemic and treatment, including The AIDS Project in Maine. 1 ft.
Dale McCormick Papers
McCormick is a former State Senator and former State Treasurer. The Papers contain records and newspaper articles documenting McCormick’s political career and her LGBT and AIDS activism in Maine. 1970s-1990s 6 ft.
Mountain Valley Men Archives
Organizational records of this New England gay social group. 1989-2000 0.5 ft.
Albert Nickerson Collection
43 signed works by John Preston and other Maine authors, David Sedaris, Dale McCormick, and Armistead Maupin, as well as copies of Our Paper, Apex and other Maine LGBT publications, Karen Geraghty’s Mayoral Inauguration program & invitation, obituary & funeral program for John Preston, Armistead Maupin lecture flyer & ticket stub, 1 each desk & wall calendars, and an audio CD of a David Sedaris performance. The Collection was created by a long-time Portland businessman and LGBT activist. 3.5 ft.
Northern Lambda Nord Archives
Organizational records, promotional materials, photo albums and artifacts of one of the earliest gay and lesbian groups in the state. The group was located in Aroostook County, with members in Maine and New Brunswick . 1977-2002 26 ft.
Christopher O'Connor Collection LG MS 4
Documents about anti-Gay graffiti in University of Southern Maine's Portland Hall in the fall of 1999. Includes newspaper clippings, brochures, and a letter to the USM community from O'Connor, resident director of the dormitory. 1999 0.25 ft.
Our Paper Photograph Archives
Photographs used in the publication Our Paper: a voice for lesbians and gay males in Maine. 1 ft.
Betsy Parsons Collection
Collection consists of signs used in a Nov. 5, 2005 rally, organized by the Unitarian Universalist Church in favor of LGBT civil rights legislation, as well as printed material from the Maine Won't Discriminate campaign. 2005 2 ft.
Frances W. Peabody Papers
Best known in Maine and nationally for her exceptional leadership in the AIDS epidemic, Frannie Peabody also gave significant service on historic preservation, child welfare, and gay rights issues. She was a founder of Portland ’s The AIDS Project and of the Frannie Peabody Center (formerly Peabody House), as well as of Greater Portland Landmarks. The Papers contain her personal papers, including her work with The AIDS Project and bereavement counseling. 1981-1999 8 ft.
Bob Poirier Papers
Videos, in Beta and Mini-Digital Video Cassette formats, made by a film-maker in the LGBT community in Maine , to document events and legislation of interest. A few are dated 1997 and 1998, most are not dated. 1990s 1 ft.
Prevention Works Harm Reduction Services Archives
This organization began as the Androscoggin Valley AIDS Coalition, became the AIDS Coalition of Lewiston- Auburn , then became Prevention Works Harm Reduction Services before merging with the Coastal AIDS Network. The Archives contains business files, a framed text, and a wooden sign. 2 ft.
Erica Rand Papers
Papers contain a mixture of Rand's working papers as a Lewiston-Auburn College faculty member and printed material regarding the LGBT community in Lewiston-Auburn and Portland. 0.5 ft.
Lois Reckitt Papers
Lois Reckitt was Vice President of NOW, a long-time feminist, and an LGBT activist in Maine and nationally. The Papers contain correspondence, writings, newsletters, clippings, and other papers she gathered between the 1970s and 2002. 1970s-2002 1.5 ft.
Referendum 6 Collection LG MS 1
Material documenting the 2000 State election referendum against discrimination based on sexual orientation. 2000 2.25 ft.
Penny Rich Papers
Records and artifacts documenting the Maine Lesbian Gay Film Festival and Women's Community Project of Portland . 1980s-1990s 7 ft.
Eugene Rochow Papers LG MS 10
Eugene Rochow was a member of the Board of the Matlovich Society, a Portland-based organization that provided an educational and cultural forum for the local gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community during the 1990s. The Papers contain records of the Society between 1991 and 1996, retained by Rochow after the Society disbanded in 1999, and various local LGBT publications. 1991-1996 4.25 ft.
Michael Rossetti Papers
Michael Rossetti was chiefly responsible for creating and running Southern Maine Pride, and was the grandmaster at the 2006 Pride festival. The Papers contain records and artifacts documenting Southern Maine Pride and other Gay and Lesbian events from the 1980s to 2000. 1980s-2000 4 ft.
Marty Sabol Papers
Donated by Bangor LGBT activist and founding member of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance, the Papers contain a poster for the play, "Oklahomo," and the guest book of the Maine Gay Symposium, covering approximately 10 years of meetings. 2 ft.
Howard Solomon Collection
Posters from various political campaigns, t-shirts, banner of Casco Gay Men, file of Abromson scholarship applications, other materials relating to the LGBT community. 3 ft.
South Portland Citizens for Justice Archives LG MS 8
In 1998 the South Portland Citizens for Justice campaigned in support of the proposed Human Rights Ordinance, which was on the ballot in the November 3, 1998 election. The Archives contains newspaper articles (clippings and entire issues) that relate to the 1998 Human Rights Ordinance. Also included are items from the South Portland Citizens for Justice organization, such as correspondence, publications, posters, stickers, and press packets. 1998 2.5 ft.
Dan Stevens Papers
Papers, newsletters and campaign materials of the group Maine Won't Discriminate, donated by a former member of the Board of the Maine Rural Network. 1993-2002 1 ft.
Jean Stickney Posters LG MS 3
A collection of colored posters advertising events of interest to the Gay and Lesbian communities. Many of these events were held in the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine. Wild Iris Productions, Jean Stickney’s business, organized these events. 1980s-1990s 2 ft.
Transsupport Archives
Transsupport is a non-profit, educational, non-sexual peer support group for Cross-dressers, Transsexuals, their families, friends and significant others. The Archives contains organizational papers and newsletters from between 1994 and 1998, plus one issue of vol. 1 of the newsletter, dated 1989. 1989, 1994-1998 0.5 ft.
USM Lesbian and Gay Oral History Project Collection
Collection of twelve interviews done in the Summer of 1999 with members of the gay community who werepolitically active in Maine in the 1970's. 1999 1 ft.
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