Shoulders to Stand On

This collection consists of the papers of Rochester based gay rights activists, Anne Tischer and Bess Watts. The materials date between 1984 and 2017, with a bulk of the materials dated between 2004 and 2017. The materials consist of ephemera, flyers, brochures, news articles, publications, meeting minutes, resource information, correspondence, notes, speeches, Pride at Work reports and minutes, photographs, and signs.

This collection consists of the records of BlackRose Productions, a Rochester, New York based production company. The materials date between 1987 and 1989. The materials consist of VHS tapes, photographs, production planning materials, resumes, scripts, show-related documentation, programs, and ephemera.

This collection consists of the papers collected by David Emert, Producer of the ImageOut! Film Festival and performer in the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus. The materials date between 1989 and 2013. The materials consist of programs, budgets, meeting minutes, and planning materials for the ImageOut! Film Festival, programs, photographs, and articles regarding the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus, buttons and pins, and posters.

This collection consists of materials collected by Ellen M. Yacknin in her position as legal counsel to the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley during the case of Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley v. City Assessor, City of Rochester. The materials date between 1991 and 1994. They include Yacknin's personal correspondence on the case, legal briefs and other court documents, and newspaper clippings.

This collection consists of CD-R copies of the audio files from Green Thursday, a pioneering gay radio program broadcast on WCMF in Rochester, New York, from 1972-1975. The audio files in this collection date from 1973 to 1975. Some of the recordings are of the radio show; others represent interviews and field recordings later used in the show.

Consists of slide used for the ImageOut Film Festival, Rochester, New York as pre-film advertising for advertisers, supporters, donors, and as "thank you's" to volunteers and others. See documentation for inventory.

This collections consists of Jamie and Sally S. Whitback's personal collection of ImageOut programs and ephemera. The materials date between 1993 and 2022. The collection consists of festival guides, published anthologies, ephemera, correspondence, newsletters, and news clippings.

Personal papers, event posters, ephemera, and audiovisual materials from John Altieri, a former Board President of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. Material in this collection dates between 1986 and 2019.

The John Washburn papers consist of documents, audiovisual materials, and ephemera that primarily document Washburn's experience as the public face of the AIDS epidemic in Rochester. Much of material consists of interviews, both copies of print interviews and filmed interviews on VHS tapes. Materials in the collection date from 1985 to 2019, wiith the bulk dating from 1988 and 1989.

This collection consists of serials and ephemera related to Rochester's LGBTQ+ community during the 1980s. Included are original copies of The Empty Closet newspaper to which Mr. Pakyz contributed articles and programs from early concerts by the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus. Also included are copies of the first two issues of The Empty Closet (January and February/March 1971) and historically important national publications on the AIDS Crisis.

This collection consists of materials collected by Karen Monast during the 1993 March on Washington and other pride events. The materials date between 1990 and 2014, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1991 and 1993. The materials consist of clothing, buttons, pins, photographs, stickers, and other ephemera.

This collection consists of the papers collected by Kathleen Reilly, a women's rights activist and one of the seven women dubbed the "Rochester Topfree Seven" in 1986. The materials date between 1986 and 1991. The materials consist of news articles, newspapers, newsletters, notes, photographs, brochures, legal documents, publicity, membership information and reference for C.L.A.W. (Challenging Laws and Attitudes against Women), and reference for the Topfree movement.

This collection consists of records assembled by Lynn Varricchio in her various positions with the Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS. The records date between 1962 and 2011. The records include documents, presentations, articles, operating records, business cards, digital media and ephemera.

This collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mary Lau and Cynthia Burch, a lesbian couple from Rochester, New York involved in LGBTQ+ religious and activist groups. The papers date from 1973 to 2018. They consist of periodicals, other publications, ephemera and some handwritten documents.

This collection consists of 52 pin-back buttons. All of the buttons are from Rochester, New York, with most either from LGBTQ+ organizations or in support of LGBTQ+ causes.

This collection consists of newspaper clippings and legal documents pertaining to the first same-sex couple allowed to adopt children in Monroe County, New York. The materials date between 1993 and 1996.