Lesbian community -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Challenge-Metro Inc. Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3122
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of correspondence, fundraising event documents, and volunteer information relating to the St. Louis Gay & Lesbian Hotline coordinated by Challenge-Metro, Inc. of St. Louis. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic. The collection dates from 1998 to 2018, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1998 to 2004. There is a large date gap from 2005 to 2017.
Dr. Clark J. Hickman saved correspondence, some board meeting agenda and documents, fundraising...
Dates:
1998-2018; Majority of material found within 1998-2004
Betty Neeley Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3206
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of materials collected by Betty Neeley that document five friends and lesbian life in the St. Louis area from the mid-20th century to the 2010s. Items in the collection are arranged alphabetically by name and span from 1989 to 2019.
Jill Aul was presented a Women of Achievement Award in 2019. Betty Neeley attended the awards luncheon and saved the ceremony program, a commemorative bookmark, and her invitation to the awards...
Dates:
1989-2019
Betty Neeley Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1085
Scope and Contents
The Betty Neeley Photograph Collection contains four photographs collected by Neeley and related to the lesbian community in St. Louis. One photograph shows Neeley exiting the Carter Carburetor factory near Grand Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue, where she worked. The photo was taken by Charlotte Mason, Neeley's girlfriend at the time. Two photographs show Laura Moore, the first openly LGBTQ person appointed to public office in the city of St. Louis, and her longtime partner and fellow social...
Dates:
ca. 1970-2015
Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0904
Scope and Contents
The Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection documents the USO careers of Rhinehart, who played the trumpet, and Montgomery, who played the drums. The women met while performing with the USO in Guam, and they became life partners, although they kept their relationship secret for most of their lives.Photographs show snapshots of the two women and their fellow musicians on tour and performing, including Rhinehart’s bandmembers Velma Wunch, Jean Skinner, and Greta. Photographs...
Dates:
ca. 1935-ca. 1970; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
St. Louis Business Journal Business of Pride Awards Program
Collection
Identifier: A3227
Scope and Contents
The program includes the names of the honorees and the schedule for the ceremony held on June 21, 2022.
Dates:
2022 June 21
St. Louis LGBT History Project Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1052
Scope and Contents
The St. Louis LGBT History Project Photograph Collection contains posters and photographs documenting the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community from about the 1970s through 2013. Materials were collected by community historian Steven Brawley, founder of the St. Louis LGBT History Project. The collection covers a wide variety of topics, including headshots of drag queens and other performers; Pride festivals and parades; and posters advertising events sponsored by the Privacy Rights Education Project...
Dates:
1970-2013
Dotty Steele Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1016
Scope and Contents
The Dotty Steele Poster Collection contains 9 posters and 1 collage documenting performances by women authors, musicians, and comedians, particularly those associated with the LGBTQ community. Posters advertise concerts, lectures, and other performances held from the mid 1980s through the early 1990s at various venues in the St. Louis area, as well as performances in Kansas City, Kansas and Columbia, Missouri. Performers include Rita Mae Brown, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Heather Bishop, Jasmine,...
Dates:
ca. 1984-ca. 1992
Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1044
Scope and Contents
The Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection contains two albums documenting the lesbian community in St. Louis. One album, titled "Lesbian Portraits," was assembled by local activist and scholar Martha Ficklen (aka Carla Flanagan), who may also have taken many of the photographs. The album includes portraits and candid shots of lesbians from the St. Louis area, dating from approximately the 1980s through the early 2000s. The women in the album include prominent activists, academics, and community...
Dates:
1984-2001
Kayla Vaughan Image Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1137
Scope and Contents
The Kayla Vaughan Image Collection contains photographs and posters documenting Vaughan’s personal life and political activism.Photographs related to Vaughan’s involvement in lesbian and feminist circles show candid shots of Vaughan and other women, including her girlfriend, Diana Campbell. Many of the photographs were taken at 6188 Westminster, a feminist collective of students and recent graduates from Washington University. These photos include the 1st and 2nd annual Folkhera...
Dates:
1971-1982
Wired Women Dance, Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: A3159
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records for Wired Women Dance, Inc. dating from 1984 to 1999. The records are divided into two series: Administrative and Events. The Administrative Series is arranged alphabetically by topic/type of document and dates from 1983 to 1999. The Events Series is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1984 to 1999.
The ...
Dates:
1983-1999