Joe, April 18, 1979 (Tape 1)
Item
Title
Joe, April 18, 1979 (Tape 1)
Subject
Lesbian bars
Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbian community
Identity, lesbians--United States--interview
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Lesbianism
Description
Side A: Joe talks about the social atmosphere in the 1920s through the 1940s. He talks about Service Clubs and Music Circles as vehicles for social interaction but claims not to know of any exclusively gay or lesbian social groups. He also talks about the one gay bar in town in the 1930s and '40s and calls it "middle class at best."
Side B: Joe talks about social clubs (all men's clubs) and how gay society functioned within these clubs. He also talked about sports and gay women at the time.
Side B: Joe talks about social clubs (all men's clubs) and how gay society functioned within these clubs. He also talked about sports and gay women at the time.
Creator
Madeline Davis
Joe
Publisher
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
1979-04-18
Contributor
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
Is Format Of
tape cassette "SPW443 Joe"
Extent
Side A: 30:18
Side B: 18:20
Side B: 18:20
Medium
mpeg
wav
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Oral History Interview
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Citation
Madeline Davis and Joe, “Joe, April 18, 1979 (Tape 1),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed October 31, 2025, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1.