Garber (Linda) Oral History Collection, 1984-2003

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Collection context

Summary

Title:
Linda Garber Oral History collection
Dates:
1984-2003
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Linda Garber Oral History collection. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Linda Garber collection documents lesbian history in the Central Valley and San Francisco through oral histories and the records of Old Wives’ Tales Bookstore. The bulk of the collection consists of interviews from the Central California Lesbian Oral History Project, which aimed to fill a gap in LGBT histories that focus on large cities by collecting interviews of the 1970s from lesbians in the Central Valley. There are also four floppy disks from Old Wives’ Tales feminist bookstore, circa 1992, which contain letters, newsletters, a database and a catalog; several other oral histories, including one about the Folsom Street Fair; and a recording of the 2002 “First Time in Print” panel at the San Francisco Public Library, featuring Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Don Lucas and Bob Ross. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008519; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002229

Acquisition information:
Gift of Linda Garber on May 23, 2004.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1984-2003
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research, with the following restrictions: some release forms from the Central California Lesbian Oral History Project are restricted. Two of the interviews from the project are currently restricted pending transcription. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Terms of access:

Copyright has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society.

Preferred citation:

Linda Garber Oral History collection. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455