http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C118 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_completes_clir-supported_project_with_glbt_historical_soc/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_completes_clir-supported_project_with_glbt_historical_soc/ ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries recently completed Out West: The LGBTQ Community Archives Cataloging Project, an ambitious collaboration with San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Support from the Council on Library and Information Resources enabled archivists at ONE and GLBTHS to make available 111 previously hidden collections tracing LGBTQ history--and daily life--in California communities. Keep reading for more details and images of unique items uncovered through the Out West project. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2015-04-30T23:32:35+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ What happens when collecting becomes more than a hobby? In an ongoing partnership among KCETLink, USC Libraries and the libraries’ LA as Subject partners, KCETLink’s Emmy Award-winning arts and culture series Artbound presents “Monomania L.A.” The one-hour episode profiles five LA as Subject collectors and their monomaniacal obsession with a particular aspect of Los Angeles history. It premieres at 8 p.m. March 17 on KCET in Southern California and at 8 p.m. March 23 on Link TV nationally. Keep reading to learn more about "Monomania L.A." Collections, ONE Archives, Special Collections, L.A. as Subject, Academic Subjects, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, Gender Studies, History, Political Science & Public Policy 2015-03-13T19:45:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/225_one_archives_collections_cataloged_through_nhprc_grant/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/225_one_archives_collections_cataloged_through_nhprc_grant/ Archivists at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries recently completed an ambitious 2-year cataloging project. Thanks to generous support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), they processed 225 archival collections on many facets of U.S. LGBTQ life from the 1940s to the present. The collections document the work of early activists and visual artists as well as the daily lives of ordinary people who broke new ground for LGBTQ communities throughout the U.S. Keep reading for more details about the project and photos from the newly processed collections. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2015-03-04T17:35:29+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_processed_collections_at_one_archives/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_processed_collections_at_one_archives/ Researchers can now access thousands of historical records and photographs from previously untouched collections thanks to a recent NHPRC grant to the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Newly processed collections include the records of the Christopher Street West LGBTQ pride organization, the photographs of Miles Everitt, who strongly influenced the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, and photographs, invitations, and other materials from the 2006 wedding of Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang. Keep reading for photographs and more project updates. Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2014-04-29T19:21:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_clir_grant_update/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_clir_grant_update/ ONE Archives at the USC Libraries and the GLBT Historical Society are continuing to process collections as part of the CLIR-funded project, Out West: The LGBTQ Community Archive Cataloging Project. Keep reading for an update from ONE archivist Kyle Morgan about the latest collections uncovered by this 2-year project. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2014-04-07T23:09:32+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/grammy_foundation_helps_to_preserve_voices_of_early_lgbtq_activists/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/grammy_foundation_helps_to_preserve_voices_of_early_lgbtq_activists/ Thanks to a grant from the GRAMMY Foundation, the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries have digitized a number of early recordings of LGBTQ activists from the 1950s and 1960s. Many are now available via the USC Digital Library. Keep reading for a recording of pioneering psychiatrist Blanche Baker speaking at the ONE Inc. Midwinter Institute in 1955. Baker broke with her colleagues in American Psychiatry Association who considered homosexuality to be a mental illness until 1973. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies, Psychology 2014-02-03T18:53:18+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/nhprc-supported_project_sheds_light_on_early_lgbtq_activists/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/nhprc-supported_project_sheds_light_on_early_lgbtq_activists/ In the past year, archivists at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries cataloged 95 collections that document the lives of many pioneering figures in the struggle for LGBTQ equality. Thanks to the NHPRC-supported project, researchers can now access a number of previously hidden archival collections, including A Different Light Bookstore Records, the Antonio Reyes Papers, the Esther Herbert Papers and Photographs, Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE), and the Molly McKay & Davina Kotulski Scrapbooks. Keep reading for more details and photographs from the newly processed collections. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2013-10-30T17:33:55+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibit_highlights_women_of_the_world/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibit_highlights_women_of_the_world/ Nine travel narratives written by women and from the USC Libraries' Special Collections are now on display on the second floor of Doheny Memorial Library. Titled Women of the World: A Travel Perspective, the exhibit features nine rare books published between 1789 and 1889. Stop by the Special Collections display case on Doheny Library's second floor to see the exhibit. Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-10-02T00:02:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/59_lgbt_collections_available_thanks_to_nhprc_grant/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/59_lgbt_collections_available_thanks_to_nhprc_grant/ The ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives recently processed 59 collections as part of a project that received a $133,577 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The project includes many diverse collections that document the beginnings of the LGBT civil rights movement in the United States and the daily lives of prominent artists, activists, and writers. The newly processed collections include photographs dating to 1850 and the records of organizations such as the Lambda Literary Foundation and LGBT running clubs. Another highlight is the papers of intersex activist Lynn Edward Harris. Keep reading for a complete list of the newly processed collections. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2013-04-26T16:53:55+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/clir_supports_one_archives_collaborative_project_with_glbt_historical_/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/clir_supports_one_archives_collaborative_project_with_glbt_historical_/ The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) recently awarded $203,200 to Out West: The LGBTQ Community Archive Cataloging Project, a collaborative effort to process rare archival materials held by the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives and the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco. Included in the project are 111 archival collections featuring a wealth of rare materials, ranging from the suit worn by Harvey Milk when he was assassinated to early gay and lesbian wedding photos, matchbooks from 1950s gay bars, and memorabilia from José Sarria’s 1961 campaign for San Francisco city supervisor. Keep reading for photos and details about the project. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2013-03-29T16:00:26+00:00