Gay culture

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This collection consists of the records of the AIDS Remembrance Garden in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1989 and 2004. The records are comprised of administrative and founding documents, site plans, cost estimates, photographs, VHS cassettes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, grant proposals, fundraising documents, and the Book of Life manuscript.

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Consists of 8 disc records of the earliest out gay musicians such as, Chris Robinson, Lavender Country, Meg Christian, Michael Cohen, Paul Wagner, and Steven Grossman. The collection also includes two photographs both of Bruce Jewell. Jewell, founder and host of Green Thursday (radio program on WCMF) and host of Lesbian Nation radio program.

Abstract This collection consists of the records of Dignity-Integrity Rochester, a religious organization based in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1975 and 2025. The records are comprised of administrative records, personnel papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, event flyers, schedules, bulletins, liturgies, photographs, membership records, conference proceedings, meeting minutes, newsletters, homilies, scrapbooks, CDs, audiocassettes, realia, ephemera, published materials...

Abstract This collection consists of the papers of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, a Rochester based organization supporting the LGBTQ community. The materials date between 1954 and 2014, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1975 and 1993. The materials consist of personal papers that people in the LGBTQ community donated to the Gay Alliance. The materials consist of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, published materials, such as brochures, flyers,...

Abstract This collection consists of ephemera collected by Rochester Custom Leathers and the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The Rochester Custom Leathers materials date between 1991 and 2007, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1991 and 1997. The Rochester Custom Leathers materials consist of t-shirts, awards, trophies, and thank you letters. The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley materials consist of t-shirts, ephemera, realia, and other ephemera. These materials date between 1971 and...

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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.

Abstract This collection consists of the papers of Joan Giuffre, regarding the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in 1977. The materials are dated between 1977 and 2000, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1977 and 1978. The materials consist of brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, programs, and other publications from the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. Additional materials reflect gay life and culture in Rochester, N. Y., from the late 1970s to late...

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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.

Content Description This collection consists of papers collected or created by Michael Robertson, former President of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The materials date from 1971 to 2014. The papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, reference articles, administrative documents for the GAGV, ephemera, and and oversized scrapbook. The materials document Robertson's role as President of the GAGV and as a member of the University of Rochester's Gay Student Alliance (GSA). They also...

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This collection consists of the papers of Ralph Carter, a gay and civil rights activist in Rochester, New York. The papers date from 1984 to 2009, with the bulk from 2001 to 2009. The materials include personal and organizational papers, books, serials, pamphlets, photographs and VHS tapes.

Abstract Robert (Bob) Dardano (Jr.) was active in several gay and lesbian civil rights organizations in Rochester, NY in the 1980s, including the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and in writing and publishing The Empty Closet magazine. Dardano also contributed volunteer efforts to the first political campaign of Rochester City Councilman Tim Mains in 1985. This collection consists of personal papers collected or created by Dardano in the course of these activities,...

Content Description This collection contains the personal papers of Sharon Rosenblum, a Rochester area professional, business woman, gardener, softball player, and member of the local lesbian community. The materials date between 1950 and 2019. The majority of the materials relate to her childhood, education, career, and her involvement in gardening, softball, and the lesbian community. The materials consist of documents, newspaper articles collected and authored by Rosenblum, photographs, slides, scrapbooks,...

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This collection consists of event programs, photographs and papers related to gay and women's cultural groups, especially choirs, collected by Susan David of Rochester, N. Y., between 1983 and 1998.

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The Tom Privitere collection consists of ephemera assembled by gay rights activist and labor leader Tom Privitere. The material dates from 1992 to 2006, and consists of posters, clothing, pins and a certificate.

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Unique Fair is an artist born and based in Rochester, New York, He holds a BFA and MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he is an adjunct professor of art. His work has been collected by the Memorial Art Gallery, The Cary Collection, and The Mercer Gallery. This collection consists of sketchbooks, a paint study, fliers and ephemera.