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Saint Louis LGBT History Project

San Francisco Bay Area Gay and Lesbian Serials: A Guide to the Microfilm Collection

The University of California, Berkeley digital collection.

San Francisco Public Library - James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

The James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center is the gateway to the Library’s broader collections documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and allies’ history and culture, with a special emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco Public Library Digital Collections

Historical photos, Sanborn maps, LGBTQ collections, military, books, and more.

Stonewall National Museum & Archives

Located at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Stonewall National Museum and Archives (SNMA) is one of the largest gay archives and libraries in the United States, now almost 50 years old.

The ArQuives

The ArQuives was established to aid in the recovery and preservation of our histories. Its mandate is to acquire, preserve, organize, and give public access to information and materials in any medium, by and about LGBTQ2+ people, primarily produced in or concerning Canada and to maintain a research library, international research files, and an international collection of LGBTQ2+ periodicals. Located in Ontario, Canada.

The Center - LGBTQ National History Archives

Located in New York, New York.

The Dallas Way

Founded in 2011, The Dallas Way has led the effort to gather and preserve the untold and under-told stories of the Rainbow Community of Dallas, through the collection and preservation of historical archives, the capturing of video and audio recordings of personal oral histories of individuals, the collecting and publishing of the written stories of Dallas-area LGBTQ organizations and members of the LGBTQ community, and the public speaking presentations of personal stories as told by individuals from within the LGBTQ community and by the many dedicated allies of our community.

The National Archives (UK) - Blog Post Tags: LGBTQ+

The National Archives (UK) research guide: Sexuality and gender identity history

Records in The National Archives (UK) give a valuable insight into how government interacted with and viewed LGBTQ+ communities in the past.

The Resource Center LGBT Collection: 50 Years of LGBT History

From the University of North Texas Libraries.

University of California Irvine - Special Collections - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community

Special Collections and Archives at the UC Irvine Libraries is working with individuals in Orange County LGBT communities to collect records that document their organizations, lives, interests, concerns, and activities.

University of Minnesota Libraries - The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

The largest LGBTQ-specific archival repository in the upper Midwest, holding approximately 3,500 linear feet of material—including books, periodicals, grey literature, personal and organizational records, zines and pamphlets, artifacts and ephemera, and audiovisual materials. Although national and international in scope (featuring materials in approximately 58 languages), the Tretter's holdings are especially strong in materials documenting the history of LGBTQ people, organizations, and communities in the Upper Midwest, especially the Twin Cities area.