Cora Latz and Etta Perkins photographs, 1973-1998

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Creators:: Latz, Cora Perkins, Etta
Abstract:
Extent:: 1 box (0.4 linear feet)
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Preferred citation:: Cora Latz and Etta Perkins photographs. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: This collection consists of a three photo albums documenting the life Cora Latz and Etta Perkins shared together. The two met in 1972 and were together 26 years. There is an album of their commitment ceremony, one of their twenty-fifth anniversary recommitment ceremony, and one filled with miscellaneous family and travel photos. There is also a photograph of Latz and one of Perkins. At the end of their lives, Latz and Perkins lived openly together at the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco. Perkins, who converted to Judaism, was the only Black person at the home. She died in November 1998 and Latz died shortly thereafter. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007675; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000823; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007701; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_006371
Acquisition information:: Gift of Gerald Hyman in 2003.

Subjects:: Lesbians
Black people
Long-term relationships
Jews
African Americans
People of color
Lesbian couples--California--San Francisco.
Same-sex marriage--California--San Francisco.
Interracial marriage--California--San Francisco.
African-Americans
African Americans
Jewish people
photograph albums

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society.

Preferred citation:: Cora Latz and Etta Perkins photographs. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US