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Archives of Sexuality and Gender - Gale

Archives of Sexuality and Gender, the largest historical collection available in support the knowledge of gender studies and sexuality education, enables academic scholars to make new connections in LGBTQ history and activism, cultural studies, psychology, health, political science, policy studies, gender history, and other related disciplines of research, including gender studies research.

Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives

The biggest repository of historical materials about LGBTIQ experience in Australia. The Archives was established in 1978.

Digital Transgender Archive

An online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. Based in Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University, the DTA is an international collaboration among more than sixty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections.

Dr. Madeline Davis LGBTQ Archive of Western New York [ca. 1920-2018]

From the Buffalo State E.H. Butler Library, Archives & Special Collections.

Gala - Archive

Gala is a centre for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) culture and education in South Africa. Our mission is to act as a catalyst for the production, preservation and dissemination of knowledge on the history, culture and contemporary experiences of LGBTIQ people.

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives

Focused primarily on the Midwest, Gerber/Hart has grown to become one of the larger independent LGBTQ libraries and archives, containing a 27,000 volume circulating library, 600 periodicals, 700 newsletters, 150 archive collections (980 linear feet), 1,700 linear feet of Special Collections items, and four exhibition venues. Located in Chicago, Illinois.

GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives

The Dr. John P. De Cecco Archives & Special Collections of the GLBT Historical Society are among the largest and most extensive holdings in the world of materials pertaining to LGBTQ people, occupying more than 3,500 linear feet of storage. Broadly speaking, our over 900 collections include personal papers, organizational records, periodicals, oral histories, photographs, audiovisual recordings, ephemera, artifacts and works of art. Located in San Francisco, California.

Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, Inc.

A large collection of artifacts and stories, from the 1950's to the present, focusing on the Texas Gulf Coast area. GCAM facilitates education and research for all interested in learning about the GLBTQ community. Located in Houston, Texas.

Invisible Histories Project

Designed to be a repository for the preservation of the history of LGBTQ life first in the state of Alabama and then the entire Southeast, including Mississippi and Georgia.

LaBudde Special Collections, University of Missouri-Kansas City

LaBudde Special Collections is made up of manuscript materials that focus on music, especially Kansas City Jazz, women’s and gender studies, and popular culture. LaBudde also includes rare books with a strong focus on Western Americana, especially Kansas and Missouri, music, and more. It is home to the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA).

Lesbian Herstory Archives

The Lesbian Herstory Archives exists to gather and preserve records of Lesbian lives and activities. Located in Brooklyn, New York.

LGBTQ Religious Archives Network

An innovative venture in preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) religious movements around the world. Located in Chicago, Illinois.

Library of Congress - LGBTQ+ Studies: A Resource Guide

This guide offers an introduction to the impressive LGBTQ+ collections of the Library of Congress. The Library collects at the research level in the area of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) studies. Library holdings are particularly strong in LGBTQ+ politics, history, literature and the performing arts.

London School of Economics and Political Science - LGBT collections

The collection contains primary source material mainly relating to gay and lesbian rights. The collection is particularly strong for campaigning from the late 1950s to the 1990s. LSE Library’s main LGBT collection is called the Hall-Carpenter Archives in honour of Radclyffe Hall and Edward Carpenter.

Minnesota Historical Society - LGBTQ Resources (Wayback Machine)

New York Public Library - LGBTQ Initiative

Northeastern University Library - Archives & Special Collections

Located in Boston, Massachusetts. Special Collections preserves the history of Boston’s social movements, including civil and political rights, immigrant rights, homelessness, and urban and environmental justice. The records document the history of Boston’s African American, Chinese, LGBTQ, Latino and other communities, as well as Boston’s public infrastructure, neighborhoods, and natural environments.

Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project

The Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project (NWGLHMP, or The History Project), founded in 1994, is an organization which researches, interprets and communicates the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the Pacific Northwest for the purposes of study, education and enjoyment. Located in Seattle, Washington.

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries is the largest repository of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) materials in the world. Located in Los Angeles, California.

OutHistory: It's About Time

An online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. Based in Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University, the DTA is an international collaboration among more than sixty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections.