Cecilia, 1990
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
description: Phone message left by Cecilia from Routledge publishers. In the message she gives feedback on a chapter of the Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community manuscript and discusses the next steps in the publishing process.
creator: Phone Message: Cecilia
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: eng
type: Sound Physical Object Phone Message
identifier: SPW 523

Sara Brown, 1978
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbianism
description: Sara Brown discusses her experiences with her previous female partners. She talks about her childhood and the influence that her family and Catholic School had on her life as she was growing up. She also discusses the difficulty she has had in coming out to her parents in later life.
creator: Interviewee: Sara Brown
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 520

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, November 27, 1987 (Tape 1)
subject: Bars, Police, Sexuality
description: Barbara Grier discusses her personal experiences with developing her identity. She describes lesbian nightlife and particular lesbians frequented in her youth.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW169 - SPW173
format: VHS tape [Original Format]
format: Preservation: Grier_Barbara_tape1of4_1987nov27_access.mp4. Access: Martin_Lyon_tape1of4_1987may09.avi [Digital Format]
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: Tallahassee, Flordia

Boston, November 14, 1981
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
description: Side A: Opens with an unnamed woman singing with guitar playing in a live venue. Continues to go through the concert with intermittent breaks to speak about songs. Side B: Blank
creator: Unknown
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Conference Proceedings
identifier: SPW 539

MAD Boston
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
description: Proceedings from the MAD Conference in Boston
creator: unknown
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: eng
type: Sound Physical Object Conference Proceedings

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, May 9, 1987 (Tape 3)
description: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon discuss DOB's National Conventions. They are interviewed by Manuela Soares.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW187 - SPW190
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: San Francisco, California

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, and Nina Kaiser, May 12, 1987 (Tape 4)
subject: Lesbians, Lesbians-Identity
description: Both Del Martin and Nina Kaiser discuss the end of DOB in 1970. Del also touches upon her name and Nina Kaiser touches upon her first lesbian relationship at 19, her involvement with the Navy and her involvement with the National Organization for Women. They are interviewed by Sara Yager.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yager
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW184
language: English
type: Video; Oral History

Carole Morton Interview, October 21, 1988
subject: Lesbian Mothers
subject: Marriage
subject: Homophile Movement
description: Carole Morton discusses her discovery of Daughters of Bilitis and her activism on behalf of lesbian mothers.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW174 - SPW175
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: San Francisco, CA

Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Interview, 1988
subject: (Tape 1) Lesbians, Books, Bias Incidents, Activism, Butch and Femme, Police Harassment, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
subject: (Tape 2) Communities, Organizing, History, Homophile movement, FBI harassment, Conferences, The Ladder
subject: (Tape 3) Organizing, Conferences, Feminists, Homophobia, Gay Civil Rights, Publications, Exhibits
description: Barbara Gittings talks about her life and her history with the Daughters of Bilitis. She served as the National Corresponding Secretary for DOB and helped run the NYC chapter when she was living in Philadelphia. Despite that, she frequently criticizes DOB positions and found herself to be more radical in her approach to activism. She speaks about concerns of being infiltrated by the FBI, and heists of the publication "The Ladder". The interview closes with Gittings speaking about organizing for conferences and workshops, including creating exhibits for the 1971 American Psychiatry Conference in San Francisco.
creator: Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin [interviewees]
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: February 20, 1998
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald [still photographer], Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger [videographer]
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
identifier: DV-37 DV37_Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin_tape2of3_1988feb20
identifier: DV-38 DV38_Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin_tape3of3_1988feb20
coverage: Philadelphia, PA

Judith Schwarz and Joan Nestle Interview, November 14, 1992
subject: Lesbian Studies, Bars, Mailing Lists, Abortion
description: The interview begins with Judith Schwarz and her recollections of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and how she knew of women who were hesitant to join Daughters of Bilitis, as they simply wanted to meet women at the bar, and feared their names appearing with labels publicly. She also discusses how women were hesitant to receive mail from Daughters of Bilitis for the same reason. She also talks about her first woman lover, and the circumstances that led to that. Accompanied by an edited version where Judith Schwarz talks about the significance of DOB, the secrecy of membership, new member experience, social events, and harassment. Joan Nestle talks about the perception of the DOB as a threat during the McCarthy Era, the complexity of the organization, and her own perceptions of DOB.
creator: Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Judith Schwarz & Joan Nestle [interviewees]
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 11/14/1992
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald [still photographer], Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger [videographer]
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW182
format: Original: VHS tape
format: Digital: Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
identifier: DV25_Joan Nestle & JudithSchwarz_tape1of2_pulledquotes_1992nov14

Pat Helin and Barbara Deming Interview, May 10, 1987
subject: AIDS, Bars, Coming out, Consciousness Raising, Consciousness Raising Groups, Homophile Movement, Gay Men, Rural Lesbians, Small Towns, Unions, Politics: Republican, Marriage, Feminism, Mothers
description: Pat Helin and Barbara Deming discuss their childhood in Iowa, relationships with their familes, their involvement with the Daughters of Bilitis in San Francisco and their friendship with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. On tape 2, they elaborate on their early days in San Francisco, Pat’s previous marriage, political affiliations, jobs, dancing in gay bars, and why they ultimately left the DOB.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
contributor: 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.
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
rights: Photo by Morgan Gwenwald
language: English
type: Video Recording; Oral history
coverage: San Francisco, CA

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, November 27, 1987 (Tape 4)
subject: books, Contracts: Books, Distributors, Publications, Publishers, Presses
description: Barbara Grier proceeds with her conversation, discussing her insights and personal contributions to early lesbian literature and publishing, especially in her endeavors with Naiad Press in 1973.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original: VHS tape Preservation: .avi Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, November 27, 1987 (Tape 3)
description: Barbara Grier discusses her time involved with the Daughters of Bilitis as a contributor, poetry and fiction editor, and eventual editor-in-chief of The Ladder. She is interviewed by Manuela Soares.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original: VHS tape
format: Preservation: .avi
format: Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video
coverage: Tallahassee, FL

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, November 27, 1987 (Tape 2)
description: Barbara Grier discusses her time involved with the Daughters of Bilitis as a contributor, poetry and fiction editor, and eventual editor-in-chief of The Ladder. She is interviewed by Manuela Soares.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original: VHS tape
format: Preservation: .avi
format: Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video
type: Oral history
coverage: Tallahassee, FL

Edythe D. Eyde aka Lisa Ben Interview, October 25, 1988
subject: Lesbians, Coming Out, Music, Bars, Lesbian Publishing, Literature
description: Edith Eyde talks about her life growing up in rural southern California, moving to Los Angelos and discovering the lesbian culture there. She discusses publishing Vice Versa, one of the first lesbian magazines, and her music career. On the second tape, she continues to discuss her experiences in California, interacting with others who were vested in the same interests surrounding lesbian culture, and being proactive in literature and the arts.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
rights: All Rights Reserved by the Lesbian Herstory Archives and the DOB Video Project creators Morgan Gwenwald & Manuela Soares
relation: Cassette SPW198
relation: Cassette SPW199
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: California, US

Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden Interview, April 1, 1989
subject: Journalists, Music, bars, Relationships, Anger, Humor, Housing, Animals
description: The interview begins with Lois Johnson, who discusses when she realized that she was a lesbian, which caused her to move out to California and take a job in journalism. It was there that she met a woman who eventually became her lover, and they used to play music together. Sheri Barden talks about her social life after she met Lois Johnson, though she did like to party with her landlord, who was also a lesbian, though these social affairs pretty much came to an end when her relationship began with Lois. On tape 2, Lois Johnson discusses expressing herself emotionally, and how she repressed her anger initially, unlike Sheri, who would often explode, leading to a lot of crying in the early part of their relationship. However, she continues to believe in love and commitment, and credits Sheri for having a great sense of humor. Sheri Barden also talks about her businesses, including a bed and breakfast that houses many lesbians. The two then reminisce on what they have in common, including their love of cats.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original: VHS tape
format: Digital: Preservation: .avi Access: .mp4
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: Boston, Massachusetts

LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, May 9, 1987 (Tape 2)
description: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon discuss changing attitudes of mental health care professionals towards lesbianism, contemporary support networks for lesbians. They are interviewed by Manuela Soares.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
type: Video; Oral history
coverage: San Francisco, California

Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz (aka Sten Russell and Helen Sanders) Interview, May 15, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3)
subject: Military, Name changing, Relationships
description: Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz discuss personal experiences about living as a lesbian in the late 1930's and early 1940's, Sandoz choosing to remain off camera for the interview. Featuring anecdotes of when they realized they were lesbians, career choices, and the story of their relationship.
creator: Manuela Soares
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
contributor: 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.
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
rights: Photograph by Morgan Gwenwald
format: VHS tape [Original Format]
format: Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4 [Digital Format]
language: English
type: Video Recording; Oral History
coverage: San Francisco, California

Charlie, January 7, 1989
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians--Family relationships
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Gay bars
description: Charlie talks about her life as a lesbian after twice being married to men. She discusses having two long committed lesbian relationships and the differing dynamics between her and those partners as a reflection of her age and comfort with herself. Charlie identifies as a Femme, and the Butch / Femme dynamic is explored. There is also discussion of her mother’s reaction to her lifestyle and the not somewhat non-forthcoming dynamic with her daughter. Note: To listen to this recording, please contact the Lesbian Herstory Archives to make an appointment.
creator: Liz Kennedy, Interviewer
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #506

Cheryl, October 4, 1978 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: In the first few minutes of this tape Cheryl and the interviewer have a casual conversation discussing topics as, a gay computer dating services and gays in the service Later in the tape Cheryl discusses how her relationships fall into patterns. From there she list characteristic she is attractive to in a partner.
creator: Interviewee: Cheryl
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routle
format: mpeg wav
language: English
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview

Lou, October 21, 1981 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Families
subject: Lesbians & Motherhood
subject: Lesbians of Color
subject: Police Harassment
subject: Songs
subject: Music
description: Lou discusses her experience raising children as a lesbian woman, discussing at length her love of children, and wanting them to have a better life then she did. She also discusses her experience with police harassment as both a black women, and a lesbian. Side B includes songs about lesbians, their lives and realities, and their relationships with children and their families.
creator: Interviewee: Lou
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php)
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbian couples
subject: Butch and femme (Lesbian culture)
subject: Lesbian community
description: Bonnie discusses rules of conduct within the lesbian community, including domestic violence, beginning and ending relationships, identifying as butch or femme, and domestic roles. Other topics include prostitution with women and men, bisexuality, definitions of lesbianism, types of relationships, and her rules of attraction.
creator: Interviewer: Madeline Davis
creator: Interviewee: Bonnie
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Physical Object
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 505

Andy, April 20, 1982 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Butch and femme (Lesbian culture)
description: Andy further discusses how she came to construct her butch image. She recalls getting into fights with men and having to give up good jobs because she refused to give up her queer image and identity. She discusses her clash with a teacher when she was in school in the 1950s. She describes her relationship with a prostitute and other close relationships. On side B she talks about breaking into the butch scene and coming out. Andy talks about gay bars and places queer women were welcome or not. She discusses fashion and explains why they wore their t-shirts backward.
creator: Andy (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 1982-04-20
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape WAV MP3
language: English
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 499

Debra, February 20, 1980 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Lesbians Conduct of life
subject: Lesbians--Employment
subject: Lesbians--Family relationships
subject: Lesbians--Social life and customs
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians and sports
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States
subject: Lesbianism--Social aspects
subject: Lesbianism--United States--History
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbians--Romantic Relationships
subject: Gay bars
subject: Lesbians of Color
description: Discusses her child, a son. He was the product of her one-day marriage. She kept him for about 8 months and then her brother and his wife took him and raised him. He would spend the summers with her until he was 12 and then he lived with her and spent the summers with her brother and his wife. Believes lesbians make better mothers because they know more. She didn’t want her son to go into gay life because she felt it would be difficult for him, she doesn’t believe that gay men relationships last. She believes you can teach someone not to be gay. They talk about gay men and lesbian relationships and social interactions. She would call upon her gay male friends to be her date to events that she needed a date, also sometimes family events. They talk about marriages between a gay man and gay woman. Debra says that she knew quite a few couples who had done that to put up a front, but that those relationships always worked out well. Debra also talks about marriage between two women. She never wanted to get married but knew women who did. They also discuss alcoholism and drugs among the gay community. On the second tape, Debra further discusses fights in the lesbian community. Madeline asks if she knew any lesbians who played sports in the 1940s and 1950s. Debra believes lesbians played sports but cannot definitely say so.
creator: Debra (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW498_Debra_A SPW498_Debra_B
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 1980-02-20
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students.
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape two of a two tape series recorded in 1980. Preceded by SPW497.
format: Original = Cassette Tape MP3 WAV
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Liz Kennedy, 1980 (Tape 2; no Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
description: This tape is part of a roundtable discussion between different researchers working on aspects of lesbian social history. Liz Kennedy discusses the early stages of work on the Buffalo lesbian community and how the project was changing from strictly an oral history and becoming a book. She also talks about how the interview format and questions have changed as a result of the earlier attempts and how they were surprised by some of what they were beginning to learn.
creator: Liz Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Physical Object
identifier: SPW #508

Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 4)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Interracial dating
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbianism--Social aspects
subject: Lesbians--Family relationships
subject: Lesbians--Social life and customs
description: Lou and Jane discuss what life is like as an interracial lesbian couple. They discuss how white "studs" feel threatened by black "studs", feeling they will steal their women. Alcoholism is briefly discussed. They also discuss having to tell lies to their family to prevent them from knowing about their sexuality. On Side B- Jane begins with her experience as Fem lesbian, and her difficulty with what that means to her. She talks about her difficulty with coming "out", and then is interrupted by one of their children. Lou discusses her relationship with her Fem partner (Jane), as someone who self-identifies as a Butch. She discusses her choices in life, and her commitment to her relationship, her partner, and her family. She also talks about her disillusionment with the future, and her lack of hope for change. Lou references Jane's feelings, and her hope for Jane to recognize what it means to be a Fem.
creator: Lou+Jane (Interviewees) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 1981-11-08
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW516, SPW517, SPW518
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview

Judy, November 25, [year unknown]
subject: Lesbians--United States—Interviews, Lesbians--United States—History, Relationships, Childhood, Coming out, Lesbian Bars, Work.
description: Judy shares detailed aspects of her life as a gay woman in the 1940s; she talks about the first time she felt attracted to another girl at age nine, and what it felt like when she came out in 1944. The interview brings to light the array of conflicts and fears she experienced growing up at the heart of a devout Italian family in Buffalo, and the difficulties faced as a young woman living in New York City at the end of World War II. Some of the topics discussed include working conditions, relationships, gay and lesbian bar scenes, popular music, butch and femme, and clothing styles.
creator: Judy (interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students.
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape WAV MP3
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 501 [Tape 1 in a series of Judy’s interviews, followed by SPW502 (tape 2) and SPW503 (tape 3).]

DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Lesbians--Conduct of life
subject: Lesbians--Social life and customs
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States
subject: Lesbianism--Social aspects
subject: Lesbianism--United States--History
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Gay bars
description: DJ discusses her early experiences with women as a teenager, her feelings of being a tomboy, and her coming-out experience. She discusses her experiences in the bar scene in Buffalo in the 1950s, and describes ways in which women would interact with each other, but publicly and privately. DJ also discusses roles in relationships, particularly the butch and the femme.
creator: DJ (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW513_DJ_A SPW513_DJ_B
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 1980-01-06
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW512. Followed by SPW514.
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview

Judy, January 6, [year unknown]
subject: Butch and Femme, Social aspects, Identity, Social life and customs, Relationships, Aging, Desire, Friendship, Gender identity,
description: Judy talks about her relationships with three different women and the role they each played in the relationship. She talks about gender identities and one relationship with a woman who wanted to be a man and had very mixed gender roles. She talks about not being able to talk about her relationships with her mother, yet comparing her relationship to that of her mother and father. She speaks about losing sexual interest in her partner and moving from an intimate relationship to just a friendship.
creator: Judy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: english

Debra, February 20, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Lesbians Conduct of Life
subject: Lesbians--Employment
subject: Lesbians--Family Relationships
subject: Lesbians--Social Life and Customs
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th Century
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social Conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States
subject: Lesbianism--Social Aspects
subject: Lesbianism--United States-- History
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Gay Bars
subject: Discrimination
subject: Religion
subject: Lesbians--Romantic Relationships
subject: Interracial Couples
subject: Lesbians of Color
subject: Gay Men
subject: Hair
subject: Fashion
description: Debra discusses her experiences as a lesbian. She talks about her first lesbian relationship when she was 12, how she was married for one day, how her mother knew something was different about her, and how her sister figured out she was a lesbian because she was only married for one day. She talks about her relationships with women, how she never openly acknowledged that she was gay but if she was asked she wouldn’t deny it. They discuss monogamy, she was mostly faithful, but she also talks about jealous partners and how when one is accused of things, one might as well and go ahead and do it. She doesn’t believe that a lesbian relationship is any different than a straight relationship. They discuss bars and areas in Buffalo that she would frequent: Moon Glow bar, Pearls bar, Ralph Martins, Ryan’s Hotel, Little Harlem. They also discuss dating rituals, fashion, and relationship/ courting roles.
creator: Debra (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW497_Debra_A SPW497_Debra_B
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape one of a two tape series recorded in 1980. Succeeded by SPW498.
format: Original = Cassette Tape MP3 WAV
language: English
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview

Cheryl, October 4, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Education, higher, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Coming out (Sexual orientation)--United States, Adultery, Monogamous relationships, Non-monogamous relationships
description: Side A: Cheryl discusses her experiences and the stereotypes that were associated with lesbians in college when she first first came out. Side B: Cheryl discusses her relationships, including sexual relationships and partnerships. She shares her experiences and opinions about affairs, and monogamous and non-monogamous relationships. Generational differences within the lesbian community are also discussed.
creator: Interviewee: Cheryl Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #521

DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals, Lesbian bars, Discrimination in employment, Lesbians in literature
description: Side A: DJ continues her interview from tape SPW513. She finishes discussing her romantic relationships then moves on to discuss gay literature, specifically The Well of Loneliness. The topic of workplace discrimination is mentioned. DJ discusses relationships in the community through the venue of gay and straight bars. Relationships between straight men, lesbians, and bisexual women are discussed as well as race relations. Side B: DJ covers the topic of prostitution in the lesbian community. She speaks about the choice some lesbians make to marry men and have kids.
creator: Interviewee: DJ, Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #513

Andy, March 30, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--United States—Interviews, Lesbians--United States—History, Lesbian Bars, Work, Relationships, Lesbians –African American, Butch-femme, Childhood, Coming out.
description: Andy discusses the history of gay rights in Buffalo, New York, and describes how it feels like to be open about her sexual identity. She shares some of her childhood and early adulthood experiences in the 1950s and 60s –her first relationships and confronting the risk of losing her job. Other topics discussed include the gay and lesbian bar scene, raids, prostitution, butch and femme roles, and Andy’s experience within the African American gay community.
creator: Andy (interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape WAV MP3
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 500

Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Sex change
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Sexualtiy
description: The interviewee discusses the time she considered getting a sex change. She talks about religion. At the end she talks about getting respect. There is significant distortion at the end of the tape. Lou and Jane discuss their sexual relationship and further aspects of female sexuality.
creator: Lou (Interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= cassette tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Andy, April 28, 1982 (Tape 4)
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: At the start of the interview, Andy talks about the first time someone asked her about sex. She talks about her experience going with hookers. She discusses butches and femmes and argues that femmes aren't "true" lesbians.
creator: Andy (Interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Psychology
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbianism
description: DJ discusses the time she went to the hospital and was diagnosed as a homosexual. She remembers that the doctor suggested she try going out with a man to determine the extent of her feelings toward women. She also recalls that the doctor told her she must learn to live with society and to control her emotions in public.
creator: DJ (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Followed by SPW513
format: Original= Cassette Tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Parents
subject: Lesbian bars
description: Bonnie discusses the lesbian community in which she came out and lived during the 1960s. She describes the difference of experience for butch and femme lesbians in public during this time, the roles butches and femmes play within relationships, and the social expectations involved. Other topics include Bonnie's lesbian mother, alcoholism, lesbian bars, Bonnie becoming actively gay at Catholic school, her way of flirting, and monogamy and infidelity within the lesbian community.
creator: Interviewee: Bonnie
creator: Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 504

Judy, February 5, [year unknown]
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbian Bars
subject: Anniversaries
subject: Birthdays
subject: Same-sex marriage
subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
subject: Drugs
subject: Drinking of alcoholic beverages
subject: Mental health
subject: Psychotherapy patients
subject: Religion
subject: Work
subject: Friendship
subject: Families
subject: Lesbians--Single
subject: Entertainers
description: Judy describes her experiences over the past thirty years up to the point of the interview. Topics discussed include cheating (“playing around”), polygamous lesbian relationships, fights in bars, holiday celebrations, friendship, same-sex marriage, religion, drinking, drugs, crime, mental health and treatment of lesbian women, the commonality of lesbian women seeking psychiatric treatment, the working environment for lesbian women, living alone, families of lesbian women, and one case of a lesbian woman raising a son. Judy believes that lesbian women should not raise children and has an extensive discussion about her reasoning. She ends the interview by discussing movie stars and entertainers that were popular among the lesbian community in the 1930s and 1940s.
creator: Judy
creator: Elizabeth Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 503

Mabel Hampton
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement

Windsor, July 17, 1980
subject: Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Relationships; Coming Out
description: Windsor talks about what it was like coming out and her relationships, the death of her partner and how that affected her. She also talks about the changes in gay community and what it was like being single or in love.
creator: Windsor (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown Interviewer
source: SPW543_WINDSOR_A
source: SPW543_WINDSOR_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Anita, undated (Tape 2)
subject: Bars, Butch and Femme, Interracial couples, Lesbians of color, Mothers, Stereotypes of lesbians, Relationships
description: Anita talks about being in an interracial relationship with a white woman, and the roles of butch and femme.
creator: Anita (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW530_ANITA_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW529.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Anita, November 16, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Relationships
description: Anita talks about her first encounters with a relationship with a woman. She then speaks about the difficulties of raising her child. She also talks about the roles of Butch and Femme.
creator: Anita (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW529_ANITA_A
source: SPW529_ANITA_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW530.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Relationships
description: Shane talks about the different lives she led during her youth. These different roles included working a job at Goodwill, dating and living with hookers on the weekends, and studying to become a Methodist minister as a man. She then talks about her current career as a trucker.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown (Interviewer)
source: SPW528_SHANE_A
source: SPW528_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526 and SPW527.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 2)
subject: Breaking the law, Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Jail
description: Shane talks about running away from home with two girls after her father forced her to leave home. She then lived as a man in New Orleans under an assumed identity. She was arrested and held for 72 hours on suspicion of robbery. She recalls the people she met during her stay in jail.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown (Interviewer)
source: SPW527_SHANE_A
source: SPW527_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526. Followed by SPW528.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 1)
subject: Breaking the law, Family, Gay bars, Hustlers (Prostitutes), Lesbian bars, Lesbian high school students, Lesbian teenagers, Lesbians--Italian American, Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Pittsburgh (Pa.), Secrets--Family
description: Shane talks about getting into trouble during her teenage years and how her father kept sending her to all-girls schools thinking it would straighten her out. She speaks about gay bars in Buffalo and Pittsburgh. She tells a story about running away from home to pursue a relationship, ending up involved with hustlers and begging her father to help her stay out of jail. She talks about moving back to Buffalo, getting a job, and how things have changed.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
source: SPW526_SHANE_A
source: SPW526_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 1 of a 3 tape series. Followed by SPW527 and SPW528..
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Portia, September 24, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian Bars, Lesbian and Gay Experience, Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Lesbianism, Lesbians Abuse of, Lesbians--United States--History, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview, Lesbian couples, Lesbian physical education teachers, Lesbian teenagers
description: The gay movement has taken the lesbian community out of the bars or the "gay underworld," as compared to when she came out in the late 1960s, about 10 years prior to the interview. Portia, age 26, is not out at her job, but is known as a feminist and civil rights activist; her sister is openly homosexual. She talks about her early sexual experiences with girls and how she never felt guilty or different, but felt guilty with boys because of her Catholic upbringing. Her father beat Portia after she went out with her lover, and then she moved out of home at 18. She attended university and discusses her relationships and friendships in college, as well as her relationship with her first lover, who is still her partner, and their infidelities.
creator: Portia (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW494_PORTIA_A
source: SPW494_PORTIA_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Marge, June 4, 1980
subject: Lesbian bars, Gay bars, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview, Bartenders--New York (State)--New York--Biography, Lesbian Herstory Archives
description: Marge speaks of the bars in Buffalo, NY in the 1950s, specifically Bingo's, Chesterfield, Dugan's, Mardi Gras, and Carousel, which had more of an established lesbian clientele. She tells how Carousel changed from a lesbian to gay crowd in the late 1950s and eventually closed because of allowing "careless" behavior. She felt patrons of gay bars in the 1950s were more respectful than at the time of the interview in 1980. Marge was arrested for serving a minor female, which she felt was an attempt to close the bar where she worked. The tape cuts off at the end of the second side.
creator: Marge (Interviewee)
creator: Aubra (Interviewer)
source: SPW492_MARGE_A
source: SPW492_MARGE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Bobbie, June 30, 1984 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian-Butch and Femme, Lesbian-Bar, GenderLesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview, Body Image, Families, Relationships, Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism, Prostitution, Jail, Friendship, Lesbian-Older Lesbians, Lesbian-Celibate, United States-Lesbian-Children, United States-Prostitution, Prison, Counseling, Lesbian-Church, Gender; United States-Poetry, Lesbian-Sexuality
description: Bobbie speaks on the nature of her various relationships, including patterns of sex and cohabitation, being confused about her significant other identifying as a man in public, she addresses the existence of her children, using men after prison to live and make money, attending gay reorientation church, her sexual practices, and the subject of the "Untouchable".
creator: Bobbie (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW491_BOBBIE_A
source: SPW491_BOBBIE_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW490.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Bobbie, June 30, 1984 (Tape 1)
subject: -general; -Lesbian Herstory Archives; Lesbian and Gay: General Information; Women; Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Body Image; Families; relationships; Abusive Relationships; A
description: She thinks people have the wrong opinion of lesbians, she says she feels alone in the bars, role playing was important that someone should be the more aggressive person in a relationship, talks about how she needs a butch in a relationship, thought of herself as a femme although she didn't dress feminine, describes a "dyke person", bar atmosphere and how she went to a bar every night to hit on the bartender, how much she enjoyed the bar scenes, prostitution, story about how she was abducted and raped by 3 men, about how she was in an abusive relationship, spending time in a correctional facility, sexual relationships while in jail
creator: Bobbie (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW490_BOBBIE_A
source: SPW490_BOBBIE_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW491.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Carol, October 17, 1978
subject: Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview,
description: Bad sound quality. Discusses that she doesn't think of her community of a lesbian community, though she can contribute to the lesbian community. Says she now stays away from gay bar communities because she is a teacher. Discusses running into students at bars, relationships, family.
creator: Carol (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW489_CAROL_A
source: SPW489_CAROL_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, September 23, 1979
subject: Prostitution, Identity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Oral history interview
description: Talks about dating a prostitute, lesbian prostitutes, lesbians and butches having sex with men, lesbian pregnancy, clothing styles,
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW488_BUFF_A
source: SPW488_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, October, 1978
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Tattooed people--United States--Social conditions.
description: Talks about community tattoos, race, being butch, the challanges of identity and expectations. Touches on past sexual abuse by her father, gender roles, identity, learning about gay life and her discovery process, friendship, clothing and identity, her marriage to a gay man, her suicide attempt.
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
source: SPW487_BUFF_A
source: SPW487_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW477 and SPW478.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, December 27, 1979
subject: Religion, Christianity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Military, Army, Identity
description: Buff discusses the impact of the Metropolitan Community church on her life and the gay-rights movement. Mentions activities in Tucson, AZ. She stresses that current lesbians should know that there is more to life than the bars, but that in her time in Buffalo she didn't feel there were places for community outside of them. Mentions her time in the army, realizing she was homosexual, and coming out. Discusses her time in the army, lesbians in the military, being in Seattle and Germany with the military just after the Korean war. She talks about the differences in gay identity and self identity in the past compared to now.
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
source: SPW486_BUFF_A
source: SPW486_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Reggie, September 21, 1980
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Families
description: Discusses growing up in Buffalo, when she realized she was first gay at a young age, and going to clubs
creator: Reggie (Interviewee)
creator: Aubra (Interviewer)
source: SPW484_REGGIE_A
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Elaine, June 28, 1982 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Families; relationships; Abusive Relationships; Working; Gangs; Jail
description: Discussion on early childhood, being Canadian but growing up on an Indian Reservation near Syracuse. Also discusses being the head of a black gang, her relationship with her mother and abusive stepfather, and the jail time she spent for his murder, finding work (while hiding she was gay) and relationships.
creator: Elaine (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW480_ELAINE_A
source: SPW480_ELAINE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceeded by SPW479.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Elaine, April 17, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: Discussion centers on bars in Buffalo in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, in particular Bingo
creator: Elaine (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW479_ELAINE_A
source: SPW479_ELAINE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW480.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Enit, October 3, 1978 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview
description: Enit discusses how her perception of Lesbian oppression has changed over time. She also talks about acceptance in the work place and how professionals view Lesbians. Enit explains that her personal interests have changed with age and that her hobby is dance. She finishes by discussing her interactions with straight women and the support she gets from her Lesbian friends.
creator: Enit (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW478_ENIT_A
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW477. Followed by SPW487.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Enit, October 3, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview
description: Enit discusses facing her sexuality at the age of 12 and coming out to her family despite her frustration at their lack of acceptance. She goes on to discuss her social life and dating in Buffalo, NY, noting how she used to meet women at bars but that her social activities have changed with age. She discusses her participation in the Erie Picnics held for gay men and women in Pennsylvania. She is 47 at the time of the interview.
creator: Enit (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW477_ENIT_A
source: SPW477_ENIT_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 3 tape series. Followed by SPW478 and SPW487.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 3 of 4)
subject: Minorities--Civil rights [sh98005421] Sexism [sh85120678] Racism--United States [sh2008110339] Labor movement--United States--History--20th century [sh2009128353] Lesbian community [sh95005870] Gay community [sh91003435]
description: March on Washington on October 14, 1979, which dealt with the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community. Participants included Audre Lorde (who can be heard on side A about 80% through), Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, Ted Weiss, Gotham, Tom Robinson, Howard Wallace, Kate Millet, and Flo Kennedy. Key topics included civil and human rights, the labor movement, racism, sexism, and love. Short technical glitches occur on Side A.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1160_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1160_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1160_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1160_B.wav
publisher: Pacifica Program Service
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1159
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 4 of 4)
subject: National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979 [sh93005113] Gay rights [sh94009215] Civil rights [sh99004998]
description: Rally mediated by Audre Lorde given at the March on Washington on October 1979. Speech topics include rights of LGBT prisoners, parents, immigrants, and atheists.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1161_A.mp3
publisher: Pacifica Program Service
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1160
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Speeches, poem readings, and musical performances.

Voices of Women Writing Conference, April 30, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: African American feminists [sh2004002861] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbianism [sh85076157] Lesbians [sh85076160] Sexism [sh85120678] Sex discrimination [sh85120591] Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Literatures [sh2003003668]
description: Ms Holly makes assorted announcements then introduces Audre Lorde. She reads three poems: "For Each of You" "Poem for Women in Rage" "Sister, Morning is a Time for Miracles". Side B: Continuation of poem from Side A: "Sister, Morning is a Time for Miracles" Then reads: "After Images" Final Poem of reading: "On My Way to San Francisco I Pass Over You and the Verazano Bridge"
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1167_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1167_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1167_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1167_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of 6.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry Readings

Voices of Women Writing Conference, April and May, 1982 (Tape 2)
description: Audre Lorde is on the panel. Lorde speaks on side A after other panelists introduce themselves an on side B. This is the recording of a Community Workshop panel, mostly discussing obstacles to women writing, specifically, black womens literature. The recordings are fairly audible aside from some inaudible speakers who are not close enough to the recording device.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1168_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1168_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1168_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1168_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of 6. Preceded by SPW 1167
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Speaking at convention

The Personal or the Political - I / Conference on Feminist Theory, September 29, 1979
subject: African American feminists [sh2004002861] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbianism [sh85076157] Feminism [sh85047741]
description: In addition to Audre Lorde, Linda Gordon, Manuela Prairie, Jessica Benjamin, Bonnie Johnston, Camille Bristow, and Susan McHenry participated in the panel. The recording includes a question and answer session between panelists and audience members. The topics discussed include racism, feminism, class oppression, individualism, sexuality, community, and sisterhood.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1155_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1155_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1155_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1155_B.wav
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 1 of 2.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Lillian / Fashion]
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian couples [sh85076154] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083]
description: Mabel Hampton discusses, with Joan Nestle, gender identity, attraction, men, and marriage. Mabel Hampton also discusses nicknames she shared with Lillian Foster, including "Little Bear" and "Big Bear." They look at photographs and reminisce about Coney Island, buying new clothes, and Nestle's preparation of slideshows for the LHA. The second half of the recording covers a few takes of stories surrounding Mabel's time living with Joan and Deb after an apartment fire, Mabel and Lillian's nicknames for each other, and the meaning of Mabel's fashion choices.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw64_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw63_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw64_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw63_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English -
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbianism [sh85076157] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Death [sh85036085]
description: Pam Hicks and Morgan Gwenwald chat with Mabel Hampton over breakfast about mundane topics, including lost keys and colors. The three get in a car and try to find the cemetery where Mabel has purchased a plot to be buried in. They locate the cemetery, but it is closed to visitors, so they proceed on to see if they can find where she purchased the tombstone.
source: spw1149_B.mp3 http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1149_B.mp3 spw1149_B.wav http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1149_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of 2. Preceded by SPW 1148
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbianism [sh85076157] Dreams [sh85039483] Bereavement [sh85013296] Lesbian couples [sh85076154]
description: Morgan Gwenwald visited Mabel Hampton at Pam Hicks' place. Over breakfast, they talked about the dreams Mabel had been having lately, how people thought about her. Morgan made plans to visit Lillian's cemetery with Mabel together and listened to a tape that Mary gave Mabel.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1148_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1148_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1148_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1148_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of 2.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton talks about Lillian and more, January, 1988 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian couples [sh85076154] World War, 1939-1945 [sh85148273] Lesbian community [sh95005870] Childhood and youth [sh99004940]
description: Mabel discusses meeting Lillian Foster, her wife, Lillian's childhood, and their life together in the community as well as various events they were a part of against the backdrop of World War II.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1147_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1147_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [1920s / World War II]
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Prisons [sh85106996] Prisoners--Recreation [sh85106961] World War, 1939-1945 [sh85148273]
description: Side A: Mabel Hampton describes meeting other lesbians and associating with other women "in the life". Also discussed is her experience during the 1920s of being set up and sentenced to serve three years for a fabricated prostitution charge at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Side B: Mabel's WWII era activities, including being an Air Raid Warden in Harlem, and meeting married women who ""came out"" during their husband's absence due to the war."
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1146_A.mp3 Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1146_B.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1146_A.wav Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1146_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Life Stories, November 20, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859] Literatures [sh2003003668]
description: Mabel discusses the importance of lesbian writing and how she considers being a lesbian to be the most important aspect in shaping her life. She goes on to give a description of her childhood. She also describes the the girl with whom she had her first lesbian experience.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1133_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1133_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1133_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1133_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Femininity]
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel talks about Lilian Foster, her partner, that she has never dated any man, and is a feminine type of lady who likes to dress up.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw61_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw61_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859]
description: Side A: Some discussion of when Mabel first heard the word lesbian, her experiences as a dancer. Side B: Mable describes her experiences caring for children, finding freedom as a child, running away from her aunt and uncle to New Jersey to live with the White family, and her spirituality.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1988 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Maps [sh2009125702] Same-sex marriage [sh92003901] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083] Race [sh85110232] African American lesbians [sh85001859]
description: Mabel discusses her early life as a lesbian in the Village between the two world wars, including the rooming house where she lived and the parties she attended. She describes how women dressed, what they ate at the parties, what they did at the parties, including dancing, the records they listened to, and the general social life of these parties. She describes the interracial relations between white and black lesbians. She also discusses the language lesbians used to describe themselves at the time, including "bulldaggers", "lady lovers", and "butches". She also tells the story of a large lesbian marriage ceremony in Central Park West, officated by a gay minister named Rev. Monroe and how the couple managed to get an offical marriage certificate. She also discusses gay life in Harlem and the New York City drag balls.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, November 28, 1986 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbianism, Lesbian community, Nineteen twenties, Harlem Renaissance, Dance, African American lesbians
description: Mabel talks about her life at theater Lafayette on Coney Island in the 20s. She also talks about the dress code of her and her friends; also the language describing lesbians back in the 1920s.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1144_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1144_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 (Tape 4)
subject: African American lesbians, Prisons, Race discrimination, Rape, Families, Work
description: Mabel describes her life after being released from Bedford Hills, relationships with women in the early 20th century, economic and working situation, and more details about her family history (including the murder of her mother, the death of her father, Mabel's rape by her uncle).
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1141
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 (Tape 3)
subject: Arrest (Police methods), Prisons, Race discrimination, African Americans, African American lesbians, Lesbianism, Race
description: Mabel describes her 1923 arrest (at age 18) and term at Bedford Hills Prison, and the period shortly thereafter.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1142_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1142_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1142_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1142_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1142
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Adultery, Lesbians--Sexual behavior
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her relationships during her twenties, including how and why she chose her sexual partners and her relationships with married women. She relates a story about being caught with her partner's husband and hiding under the bed.
creator: Mabel Hampton
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw54_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw54_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Statement of Purpose; Visitor Feedback / Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Mission statements
description: Oral history recording that documents the history and legacy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Members of LHA recite the LHA Statement of Purpose from 1974. This is followed by the reading of quotes (with multiple, unidentified readers) from appreciative visitors to LHA.
source: Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw55_A.wav Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw55_A.mp3
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Lesbian Herstory Archive Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Mildred]
subject: African American lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses Coney Island, and her relationships with women, including Mildred Mitchell.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [The Twenties and Life With Lillian]
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian couples, Lesbian community
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel Hampton reminisces about her life in the early 1920s. Mabel talks about going to Coney Island, cabarets, and various parties around New York City where women could meet other women. She discusses her friends and relationships with particular emphasis on Lillian Foster.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw62_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw62_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw62_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw62_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Singing and Talking
subject: Lesbianism, Rape, Lesbian couples
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel sings and talks about her life with Lillian Foster, and stories from her youth. Side B: She describes her life in Jersey City, Coney Island and the rape by her uncle. She also talks about the pitfalls of falling in love, and being a working woman at 80 years old.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw59_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw59_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw59_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw59_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coming out / Lillian]
subject: Lesbianism, African American lesbians, Sexually abused children
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel talks about her childhood; coming out with a woman she met at Coney Island; her relationship with Lillian Foster; the LHA and her respect for Joan Nestle and Deborah Edel.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw58_1A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw58_1A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw58_1B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw58_1B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Youth]
subject: Lesbian couples, African American lesbians, Lesbian community
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Mabel tells stories of different women she dated and how she met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner from 1932-1978. She also talks about friends and jobs she had in her youth.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986
subject: Child abuse, Rape, Marriage, Prostitution
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes running away from home and the New Jersey family who cared for her, while they sought Mabel's family. Mabel falsified her personal information in order to avoid reuniting with her abusive uncle in New York. Mabel speaks of her early 20s, her interaction within the underground gay and lesbian community. She begins explaining her 1923 arrest at Bedford Hills Prison and how she was setup by her friend's husband for prostitution. Side A = 9:38 minutes
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1141_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1141_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1141_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1141_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton July, 1986
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her early life in South Carolina and New York.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1140_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1140_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1140_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1140_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 4 Tape Series, followed by SPW1141
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Parties / 1930s]
subject: Lesbianism, Harlem Renaissance, Minority lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses "slumming party" where she first met A'Lelia Walker, and what it was like being gay during the 1930s.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Gay Language and Culture]
subject: African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses the language and culture of being gay in her time.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1139_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1139_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1139_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1139_B.wav
date: 1987
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel at 85 (Tape 1)
subject: Performance, African American lesbians
description: Interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her life with Lillian Foster, the lesbian movement, and performing and singing.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Marriage / Jealousy]
subject: Same-sex marriage, Lesbian couples, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses lesbian marriage in the 1930s and 1940s, including stories of women getting married and where the ceremonies were. She tells stories about women she knew who had husbands and families, jealousy among women, and passion. She talks about her own experiences with passion and jealousy, including her crushes and relationships. She discusses her first relationship with a white woman, women she had crushes on, women she felt threatened by, her relationship with Lillian, and an experience at a "party house" in Bedford Hills. At the end of the tape there is a discussion about Lillian's tombstone and what to put on it.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Books / Working at the Lesbian Herstory Archive / Documentary]
subject: Women--Sexual behavior, Rape, Lesbian erotic literature, Childhood and youth, African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Conversations between Joan and Mabel about a book Mabel enjoyed, working at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, a documentary film in the making, and Mabel's early life and sexuality.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Journey to New York
subject: Rural youth, Gay rights, Race, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes her early childhood and rural upbringing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She details her journey from Winston-Salem to New York City to live with her aunt. Mabel continues her story with her development into a young lesbian woman and the issues concerning lesbianism in the North versus the South. She speaks about her lifestyle and her no-regrets stance on her life. Her connection with her childhood is vivid and candid and is described in detail.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1135_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1135_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1135_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1135_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Early Childhood]
subject: Rural youth, African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes her early childhood and rural upbringing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the early 1900s. Notable facts include her mother's death (possibly by poisoning) not long after Mabel's birth, and that Mabel was very small (perhaps premature) at birth. Mabel also discusses a range of subjects including a description of and anecdotes about her early caretaker, life on a farm/agricultural setting, and memories of going to church.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1134_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1134_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1134_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1134_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Stories of Performing / Singing]
subject: African American lesbians--Identity, Popular music, Lesbian couples
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses meeting her partner Lillian Foster in 1932, whom she was with for 40 years until her passing in 1979. Mabel also mentions highlights of her professional career including performing at the World's Fair (perhaps 1939 World's Fair in New York), Carnegie Hall and Coney Island. Mabel also recounts a story involving an incident with a classmate in her youth. The tape finishes with a rendition of "My Buddy", sung by an unidentified vocalist and pianist
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw56_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw56_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Married Women / Singing]
subject: Lesbian community, Fashion, Popular music, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses relationships she had with married women. She also discusses what she wore when she was in her early 20s and about her feelings about the openness of lesbians today. Side B: Mabel sings two songs- "My Buddy" and "Come to Me".
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw53_A.mp3
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [New Jersey / Singing]
subject: African American lesbians, Popular music, Rape, Childhood and youth, Adultery
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel tells the story of her arrival in New Jersey, and how she found the people who first took her there. Side B: Mabel sings the American popular song, "My Buddy", and also explains how she left her uncle in New York and went to New Jersey. She talks in detail about the first couple days that she spent in a home in Jersey City, and her reticence to discuss details about her origins with the people that took her in. Additional discussion includes a description of the first time she was kissed by a woman, and why she didn't pursue relationships with married women.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw49_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw49_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw49_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw49_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton for Feminary / Mabel Hampton; Joan Nestle, 1979 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian culture, Lesbian community, Race relations
description: Oral history interview for Feminary: A Lesbian-Feminist Journal for the South. Joan Nestle interviews Mabel Hampton at 77. Mabel describes her childhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her train journey to New York City, the city vs. the country, meeting lesbians and her views on race, sisterhood and the fight for lesbian rights.
creator: Joan Nestle (Interviewer)
creator: Mable Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw47_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw47_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw47_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw47_B.wav
publisher: Feminary
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel's Parties / Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian community, Parties, Lesbian couples
description: Oral History interview dated . Side A: Mabel talks about the parties she attended, the atmosphere, the people she met and the music she listened to. She also speaks in detail about romantic relationships with specific women and her first love from Coney Island. Her love of classical music is also discussed, which began when she started her first job.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw50_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw50_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw50_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw50_B.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV

Joan Nestle / Mabel Hampton [undated]
subject: African Americans, Childhood and youth, Feminism, African American lesbians, Civil rights
description: Oral history recording of Joan Nestle. Side A: Joan Nestle speaks about lesbian self-expression and the importance of language to identity. She goes on to talk about her early life and how she was motivated to take a stand against the oppression she saw around her in society, specifically oppression against women and lesbians. Side B: Mabel Hampton takes over as the main speaker and recounts her life story, beginning when she was only one month old. Mabel discusses her early years, including the crucial transition from living with her grandmother to living with her aunt, and how she eventually decided to run away to Jersey City.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw46_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw46_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw46_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw46_B.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral history

Mabel Hampton, Lillian Foster, 1976 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian couples, Rape, Dance
description: Audio cassette. Oral History Interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her first girlfriend, a white woman she met while working at a girl's school. She also discusses her three year relationship with a married woman she worked for as a domestic worker, whom she considers her first love. In addition, she discusses her life as a dancer and her trips to a private lesbian club, frequented by notable women. She then relates how she was briefly abducted, attacked and robbed, and how she escaped and how her friends sought revenge on her attackers.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1132_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1132_A.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Conflicts in the Black Lesbian Community, Brooklyn NY, organized by the Committee on the Visibility of the Other Black Woman (Tape 2 of 3)
subject: Lesbians, Minority lesbians, African American lesbians, African American lesbians--Identity, Classism, Ageism
description: Event organized by the Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman. Audre Lorde moderates community discussion and dialogue including issues of identity, cross cultural conflicts, classism, and ageism. She also introduces panelists' presentations. Her most sustained comments are on Tape 2, as she introduces the panel on identity.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1163_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1163_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1163_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1163_B.wav
publisher: Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW1162. Followed by SPW1164
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: community discussion

Conflicts in the Black Lesbian Community, Brooklyn NY, organized by the Committee on the Visibility of the Other Black Woman (Tape 3 of 3)
subject: Lesbianism, Lesbians, Minority lesbians, African American lesbians, Gender identity
description: Audre Lorde moderates community discussion and dialogue including issues of identity, cross cultural conflicts, classism, & ageism. She also introduces panelists.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1164_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1164_A.wav
publisher: Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW1162 and SPW1163.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: community discussion