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Dublin Core
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, 1987
Description
An account of the resource
Barbara Grier was born on November 4, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. Her affiliation with the Daughters of Bilitis began in 1957, when she started to subscribe to The Ladder. Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons.
Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005.
Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL.
Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier.
Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com.
Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org.
Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.
Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York.
Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html.
Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html.
San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701.
Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com.
Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com.
Technical Video Recording
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Data Rate
16 bit/32 kHz
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Frame Rate*
29:97
Resolution
AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240
Date Digitized
2014-10-22
Duration*
02:03:07
File Size
414 MB
Dublin Core
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Title
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Barbara Grier, Tape 5 of 7, November 27, 1987
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archive
Rights
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement <br /></a> Photograph by: Morgan Gwenwald
Type
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Video Recording, Oral History
Subject
The topic of the resource
Activism, AIDS, Books, Coming Out, Feminism, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Gender, Images, The Ladder, Lesbiana, Lesbians of Color, Publications, Racism
Description
An account of the resource
The majority of this video depicts Barbara and her partner, Donna McBride, going through photo albums and images of Barbara’s childhood, her family, and then her later years with Donna. Some topics that come up include Helen Bennett, Barbara’s relationship before Donna, and Naiad Press. The last 30 minutes or so of the video focus on Barbara as she discusses The Ladder and the various women who contributed to it and how publications helped shape social change for the gay and lesbian movement.
Date
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1987-11-27
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Lauren Allshouse, Kim Loconto, Rachel Smiley, and Sara White.
Language
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English
Identifier
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Grier_Barbara_Tape(5)_1987Nov27
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Tallahassee, Florida
Activism
AIDS
Barbara Grier
Books
Coming Out
Donna McBride
Feminism
Gender
Helen Bennett
Images
Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
Lesbiana
Lesbians of Color
Publications
Racism
The Ladder
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312
Height
236
Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
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Dublin Core
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Kay O'Hara & Gerrie Morrison, 1988
Description
An account of the resource
<strong>Kay O'Hara</strong><br />Raised in Chicago, Kay realized she was lesbian during her school years, around 1953. While being forced to hide her orientation, both she and her lover experienced severe harassment, both from Kay’s ex-husband, and her lover’s family. Threatened with imprisonment and admittance into a psychiatric hospital, Kay and her partner fled Chicago to San Francisco, thanks to the kindness of friends and a savvy attorney by the name of Pearl Hart, who was responsible for giving Kay her first copy of The Ladder. Kay encountered the Daughters of Bilitis about five months after her move to San Francisco, where she found one of the first ‘Gab & Java’ meetups in 1958. That same year, she met her life partner, Gerrie, although the two weren’t a couple until they re-met in 1971. Kay remained involved in the DOB until about 1960, when she moved to the Bay Area and re-entered school. Post-degree, she began to teach at the community college, and although she remained very interested in politics and being politically active, her career wasn’t one to safely allow her involvement. <strong><br /><br />Gerrie Morrison<br /></strong> Gerrie grew up in a very religiously dominated community in Utah, the middle of five children. While her mother always joked that “she had 2 ½ girls, and 2 ½ boys,” Gerrie knew from an early age that she wasn’t ever going to be interested in boys romantically, but it wasn’t until she finished school entirely that she entered her first relationship. Post graduate school, she was working in a hospital where she encountered a lesbian patient who, due to personal strife, committed suicide. While calling to console the deceased’s roommate, she was introduced to the Daughters of Bilitis’ ‘Gab & Java’ meet-ups. She continued to work in the health profession, and like her partner, Kay, remained interested in politics and politically activism, though she was unable to fully participate due to her career.
Technical Video Recording
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Date Digitized
2014-03-10
Duration*
01:29:57
File Size
.AVI: 20.11 GB, .MP4: 293 MB
Data Rate
16 bit/32 kHz
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Frame Rate*
29.97
Resolution
.AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240
Dublin Core
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Title
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Kay O'Hara and Gerrie Morrison, Tape 2 of 2, October 20, 1988
Description
An account of the resource
Kay O'Hara and Gerrie Morrison are interviewed in 1988. They comment on a series of slides and photographs of members of DOB.
Creator
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Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Kay O'Hara and Gerrie Morrison
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1988-10-20
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger.
Rights
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Language
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en
Type
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Video Recording, Oral History
Identifier
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Physical: MV-50, Digital: ohara_morrison_tape2of2_19881020
Spatial Coverage
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Suisun, CA
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Fashion
Friendship
Gerrie Morrison
Images
Kay O'Hara
The Ladder