Homophile Movement Publications Collection
Content Description
11 non-concurrent issues of The Ladder Magazine, A Lesbian Review. Published by the Daughters of Bilitis in Los Angeles, CA. 8 non-concurrent issues of the Mattachine Review, published by the Mattachine Society in San Francisco, CA.
Dates
- 1960 - 1968
Creator
- Mattachine Society (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance. Please email QC.archives@qc.cuny.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproductions may be provided to users to support research and scholarship. However, collection use is subject to all copyright laws. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Biographical / Historical
"Homophile" is a term that was used in the 20th century (until 1969) to mean a person with the preference or attraction to a person of the same sex; it is used to emphasize love rather than sex for same sex. Many homophiles saw the word homosexual as a medicalized term emphasizing sex (Myers, 2013). Two of the most prominent homophile organizations included the Mattachine Society (advocating for gay men and lesbians) and the Daughters of Bilitis (primarily advocating for and catering to lesbians).
Extent
19 Volumes
.38 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Curated sets of issues of homophile (pre-Stonewall LGBTQ+) advocacy and community publications the Mattachine Review and The Ladder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by Queens College Special Collections and Archives from Max Rambod Rare books in 2023 (the Ladder) and 2024 (Mattachine Review).
Bibliography
Creator
- Mattachine Society (Publisher, Organization)
- Daughters of Bilitis (Organization)
- Title
- Homophile Movement Publications Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Colban-Waldron
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Invoice, Mattachine Review
- Invoice, Ladder
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
