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Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance 

Archives, ca. 1972-1994 

From the holdings of the 

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library 

Duke University 

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Archives, ca. 1972-1994 

Part I: Administrative Files 

Part II: Subject Files 

Part III: Archives 

From the holdings of the 

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Duke University 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Collection Overview………………………………………………………….…………. v 

ALFA/Lesbian Timeline……………………………………………………………….. vii 

Introduction to the Collection…………………………………………………………… xv 

Editorial Note……………….…….....………………………………………………… xxii 

Reel Index……………………………………………………………………………… xxiv 

Acknowledgments…………………………………………………………………….. xxix 


Part I: Administrative Files …….……………………………………………… 1 

Part II: Subject Files ………………………………………………………… 8 

Part III: Archives …………………………………………………………… 27

COLLECTION OVERVIEW 

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY 

The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) was founded in 1972 by a group of radical 

lesbians, many socialist and all feminist, who broke away from Atlanta's Women's Liberation 

Center and the Gay Liberation movement because they felt that neither had adequately addressed 

issues of concern to women as lesbians and lesbians as women. ALFA initially worked to fill a 

social void for and to offer a political voice to Atlanta lesbians, publicizing its efforts through a 

self-produced monthly newsletter, the Atalanta. Over the years, as the political and cultural 

climate changed and lesbians created new avenues through which to pursue their interests, ALFA 

struggled to find a clear and unique sense of purpose; this historically telling struggle is welldocumented 

by ALFA itself, in minutes and mailings to its membership. In spite of its eventual 

decision to disband, ALFA remains known as one of the oldest lesbian feminist organizations in 

the United States, and a pioneer in the fight for lesbian, gay, and women's rights. 

One of the activities of ALFA--deeply concerned from the outset with the preservation of lesbian 

herstory --was to build and maintain the Southern Feminist Library and Archives (SFLA). The 

library and archives, which provided a material link between ALFA and other progressive 

movements and organizations throughout the world, included the archival records of ALFA and 

several other southern feminist groups; a massive collection of feminist, lesbian, and activist 

periodicals; and a circulating library of feminist and gay and lesbian books. ALFA disbanded in 

1994 after over 20 years of Southern feminist activism. 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE 

When ALFA disbanded in 1994, the archival collections and the bulk of the periodicals 

collection were transferred to Duke's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. 

The book collection and the remaining periodicals stayed in Atlanta, with books relating to 

feminist theory going to Emory University and the rest to a community library. The ALFA 

Archives and Periodicals Collections that were transferred to Duke are an incredibly rich source 

of information about feminist and lesbian activism and communities, especially in the Southeast, 

from the early 1970s to the mid 1990s. 

The ALFA Archives includes the organizational records of ALFA as well as other southern 

radical women's groups such as Lucina's Music/Orchid Productions; Radio Free Georgia 

(WRFG) women's programming; the womonwrites conference for lesbian writers and publishers; 

the Southern Women's Music festival; the Atlanta Socialist-Feminist Women's Union; and Dykes 

for the Second American Revolution (DAR II). The extensive subject files, which are a part of 

ALFA's archives, document scores of other feminist, lesbian, and activist organizations and 

events as well as provide information on a broad range of feminist and lesbian issues. Of 

particular note are ALFA's _Theory/Analysis (Women) files, as well as their collection of 

publications by KNOW, Inc.; using these primary materials, researchers can get a good sense of 

the issues that gave rise to the women's liberation movement and to ALFA in the late 1960s and 

early 1970s. 

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The ALFA Periodicals Collection contains literally hundreds of grassroots newsletters and 

journals, many of which are now ephemeral and not in any library. This extensive library of 

feminist, lesbian and gay, and activist periodicals is more fully described in a separate guide. 

PROCESSING NOTE 

For the most part, the original order of the ALFA Archives was maintained after being 

transferred to Duke. Several boxes, which had been in storage and never fully processed by 

ALFA, were organized upon arrival at the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections 

Library. Minor rearrangement and consolidation of some of the ALFA records and subject files 

helped to reduce confusion and highlight areas of strength. 

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ALFA AND RELATED LESBIAN COMMUNITY TIMELINE 

 

ALFA prepared the following timeline cataloging the events and milestones of the 

organization and related lesbian community through June 1984, at which time the 

organization apparently ceased updating the timeline. The remainder of the timeline was 

prepared by Ian Lekus, who wrote the Introduction to the Collection, and is based on the 

ALFA organization files and ALFA’s Atalanta newsletter. 

 

1969 Great Speckled Bird’s Women’s Caucus forms 

1970 Atlanta Women’s Liberation forms 

1971 Gay Liberation Front forms and Womansong Theatre performs in Atlanta 

Dec. 1971 “Sleeping Beauty: A Lesbian Fairy Tale” printed by Sojourner Truth Press (a 

woman’s press collective) 

June 23, 1972 First ALFA meeting 

Nov. 1972 First ALFA fundraiser (talent show) at the Twelfth Gate 

Feb. 1973 Open House with MCC women 

March 1973 Gay Conference in Atlanta; dance at GLF building on Pine Street 

June 1973 First ALFA participation in Gay Pride March 

July 1973 WRFG show “Lesbian Woman” begins; hosted by ALFA member 

ALFA Pickets the Journal and Constitution in protest of their refusal to print info 

on ALFA events 

Aug. 1973 Scarlet, the ALFA Steering Committee, is set up 

Sept. 1973 First ALFA newsletter printed 

Oct. 1973 Last ALFA meeting at 1190 Mansfield Ave, the Original ALFA House 

Jan. 1974 First open lesbian participation in ERA Coalition and March 

Feb. 1974 First 2 ALFA Rap Groups established 

Susan B. Anthony Celebration, Rita Mae Brown reads from her new novel, 

Rubyfruit Jungle 

June 1974 ALFA sponsors Gay 90’s Carnival during Gay Pride Week 

July 1974 The first “out” lesbian softball team in the Atlanta City League, the ALFA 

Omegas, play their first league game 

Sept. 1974 Housewarming at the 2nd, and current, ALFA house 

Margaret Mead interviewed for ALFA newsletter 

Fall1974 ALFA Poetry Group begins 

Dec. 31, 1974 First performance of Red Dyke Theatre 

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Jan. 1975 ALFA sponsors fundraiser (Woman’s Dance) for ERA coalition at Ball 

Recreation Center 

ALFA woman speaks at ERA Rally 

Feb. 1975 Maria Isabel, one of “The Three Marias,” interviewed for ALFA newsletter 

June 1977 Pokey Anderson (ALFA member in Houston, TX.) elected National 

Co-chair of the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) 

Atlanta’s Gay Pride Association attempts to form the Atlanta Gay Rights 

Association 

July 1977 Boogiewimmin created 

Charis expands and opens new Women’s Section 

Aug. 1977 Dykes Together, a lesbian AA group, forms 

Oct. 1977 Benefit for Vicki Gabriner’s legal fight at the Sweet Gum Head 

March 1978 Meg Christian and Teresa Trull in concert (Lucina’s) 

National Lesbian Organization founding Conference in Los Angeles 

Mid 1978 Article by 2 ALFA women appears in “Our Right To Love,” a book 

produced by NGTF women 

April 1978 ALFA women active in planning the Southeast Conference Of Lesbians And Gay 

Men out of which emerges the Southeast Lesbian Network and the initial planning 

for a Lesbian Writer’s Conference 

May 1978 “Lesbian Region” column in ALFA newsletter starts 

June 1978 Anita Bryant speaks at the Southern Baptist national Convention and ALFA 

women join pickets at the World Congress Center 

July 1978 First Antioch Intern placed with ALFA 

Piano donated to the ALFA house 

Sweet Honey & The Rock concert (Lucina’s) 

High Museum vetoes showing The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago 

Sept. 1978 Southeast Conference To Build The Matriarchy held at the Pagoda 

Oct. 1978 ALFA house painted and redecorated 

Feminist Chorus practices at the ALFA house 

Nov. 1978 ALFA Intern speaks at a Press Conference with representatives of First Tuesday 

and ACLU celebrating the defeat of the Briggs Initiative in California 

Alix Dobkin concert (Lucina’s) 

Council On Battered Women opens shelter 

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Jan. 1979 First in a series of Community Sketches appears in the ALFA newsletter 

Feb. 1979 Library Committee starts organization of Archives 

Atlanta Gay Center starts functioning 

March 1979 Feminist writers Judith Mcdaniel and Maureen Brady of 

Spinsters Ink speak at the ALFA house 

April 1979 Margie Adam concert (Lucina’s) 

Aug. 1981 ALFA member, Margo George, receives the Gama “Humanitarian 

Award” for 1981 

The Chamberpot performs at ALFA’s birthday party 

Nov. 1981 Southern Feminist Library & Archives is incorporated 

Matrix Music and Orchid Productions forms out of Lucina’s 

Dec. 1981 Committee to Make ALFA House Barrier Free (Aka—the Ramp Committee) 

forms 

Jan. 1982 Women’s radio group forms, instigated by ALFA women working at WRFG 

Feb. 1982 5 week Sign Language Class starts at ALFA house 

March 1982 Lesbian Family Support Group forms 

April 1982 ALFA decides to start a House Fund for eventual down-payment on 

permanent house 

May 1982 Ramp built—ALFA is wheelchair accessible!! 

First open meeting of Sisters, a support group for Black lesbians 

June 1982 ALFA-10 t-shirts printed 

Aug.1982 ALFA Benefit Night (special showing) at Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party at the 

FOX Theatre 

Celebration of ALFA’s 10th Birthday - first public performance of the 

Atlanta Women’s Chorus and last (?) performance by Moral 

Hazard (sob!) 

April 1983 Rita Mae Brown booksigning at Charis 

June 1983 Lesbian Pride March in Little 5 Points 

June 1983 Black Women’s Health Project holds National Conference at 

Spelman 

July 1983 Jewish Lesbian Support Group forms 

Aug. 1983 First Southern Feminist Library & Archives Newsletter Printed 

Oct. 1983 ALFA women at Women’s Peace Encampment near Savannah River Plant - 

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Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) forms 

Sept. 1983 Take Back The Night march 

Oct. 1983 Kate Millett speaks at GA State University 

Nov. 1983 First performance of the Jane Doe Band at the Tower Lounge 

Nov. 1983 Atlanta City Council passes three anti-discrimination ordinances; the Atlanta 

Anti-Discrimination Project (AADP) formed by BWMT and joined by ALFA to 

address compliance with the new laws 

Jan. 1984 Fat Dykes organization meeting 

Feb. 1984 Older Lesbian Energy (OLE) starts meeting in Little 5 Points Community Center 

Feb. 1984 Lesbians For Empowerment, Action & Politics (LEAP) formed from Southeast 

Lesbian Conference planner’s meeting 

March 1984 ALFA night at Sammies 

March 1984 Robin Tyler at ALFA house 

March 1984 Evelyn Beck, editor of Nice Jewish Girls, speaks at GSU on Jew-hating, racism 

and homophobia 

May 1984 Jean Swallow & Sherry Thomas, authors of Out From Under: Sober Dykes & 

Their Friends, at Charis 

May 1984 Jewish Lesbian Writers Group forms 

May 1984 First Women’s Music & Comedy Festival held in N. Georgia 

June 1984 Premier of Out & About, gay/lesbian TV show on channel 16 

June 1984 Lesbian Softball Tournament during Lesbian & Gay Pride Week; All-Star game 

with men from Hotlanta League 

June 1984 Sonia Johnson speaks at Gay Pride rally 

July 1984 ALFA representatives and other Atlanta lesbian and gay activists meet with 

Atlanta police commissioner and chief to discuss community-police relations 

Summer 1984 250 people attend First Southeastern Lesbian/Gay Health Conference in Augusta, 

GA 

Aug. 1984 Women Against Military Madness lead discussion on Women’s Peace 

Encampment near Savannah River nuclear plant 

Oct. 1984 Lesbian Empowerment In Action And Politics (LEAP) retreat held on womenowned 

rural land near Gainesville, FL 

Nov. 1984 Party/reading/crafts festival for Charis Books & More tenth anniversary 

Dec. 1984 Evelyn Newman, staff member from National Anti-Klan Network (later the 

Center for Democratic Renewal), makes presentation at ALFA house 

Feb. 1985 Alix Dobkin performs in Atlanta 

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Apr. 1985 Lesbian comedienne and political satirist Kate Clinton performs at Dancers 

Collective 

June 1985 Reading at Charis Books & More by Rosemary Curb, co-editor of Lesbian Nuns: 

Breaking Silence 

Sept. 1985 Benefit concert by The Witt Sisters for the Southern Feminist Library and 

Archives 

Sept. 1985 Atlanta African American women make presentation at U.N. Women’s 

Conference in Nairobi, Kenya 

Nov. 1985 First ALFA costume ball 

Mar. 1986 Lesbian Herstory Archives slide show at ALFA house 

Mar. 1986 SFLA/ALFA purchases house at 64 Clay Street 

May 1986 Audre Lorde reads at Seven Stages 

June 1986 Beth York represents ALFA and Atlanta women’s community at International 

Women’s Music Festival in BeerSheva, Israel 

June 1986 U.S. Supreme Court votes 5-4 to uphold Georgia sodomy law in Bowers v. 

Hardwick. ALFA members take part in subsequent discussions and protests 

Oct. 1986 

Nov. 1986- 

ALFA/Boogiewimmin retreat at John Tanner State Park, featuring Amazon Mud 

Wrestling 

Oct. 1987 ALFA women and other local activists publicize, sponsor benefit events, and 

debate platform for second National March On Washington For Lesbian And Gay 

Rights held Oct. 11, 1987 

Feb. 1987 Feminist theologian Mary Daly reads at Emory University 

Mar. 1987 Cris Williamson and Tret Fure performance at Peachtree Playhouse 

April 1987 Fat Dykes erotica show and tell 

April 1987 Women’s Cycling Network first Southeast Conference in Atlanta 

April 1987 Atlanta March Committee sponsors Romanovsky And Phillips benefit concert for 

October March on Washington 

May 1987 ALFA helps host Atlanta March Committee’s Third National Conference Of 

March For Lesbian And Gay Rights. ALFA and Black and White Men 

Together/Atlanta co-sponsor benefit at The Bar on Peachtree 

June 1987 Karen Thompson speaks at Charis Books & More about her legal case to win 

access to her partner, Sharon Kowalski, who was severely injured and 

permanently incapacitated in 1983 car accident. Other June and July 1987 

readings at Charis include Mab Segrest & Mini Bruce Pratt, Margaret Randall & 

Gloria Anzaldúa, and bell hooks 

Aug. 1987 Atlanta Feminist Women’s Chorus holds 70+ family yard sale to support the 

chorus’ trip to the March On Washington 

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Oct. 1987 ALFA takes part in National March On Washington, civil disobedience protests at 

U.S. Supreme Court against Bowers v. Hardwick decision. 

Oct. 1987 ALFA house’s rental apartment burglarized 

Oct. 1988 Boogiewimmin produce “Family Feud”-style “Dueling Dykes” game show 

fundraising event for Southern Feminist Library And Archives 

Fall 1988 SLFA issues promissory notes to finance mortgage from ALFA house purchase 

Jan. 1989 Southeast Regional meeting held at Emory University to plan first National 

Lesbian Agenda Conference. In March, Atlanta outbids five other cities to win 

the right to host the conference. In April, Atlanta Lesbian Agenda Conference 

Committee (ALACC) forms and begins meeting at ALFA house to conduct host 

committee work 

Mar. 1989 Boogiewimmin hold “Mortgage-Busting Auction.” Promissory notes, auction, 

and gifts raise $27,600 from the lesbian community to successfully pay off 

balloon mortgage on the ALFA house 

May 1989 ALFA co-sponsors speech by Ramon Cardona, a representative of El Salvador’s 

FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional), with the Atlanta 

Committee On Latin America and numerous other local social justice 

organizations 

May 1989 Pam Martin, a leader of ALFA and Fat Dykes leader, dies at age 44, weeks after 

moving to Minnesota. Memorial services held in Atlanta, Minneapolis and at 

Southern Women’s Music And Comedy Festival, while Panther LL (gay male 

Levi/Leather club) holds fundraiser to support ALFA and to subsidize ALFA 

members’ participation in Minneapolis memorial service 

Nov. 1989 Georgia Abortion Rights Action League leads march and rally at state capitol in 

defense of reproductive rights. 

Nov.- 

Dec. 1989 Pro-Choice Coalition invites Metro Atlanta Council Of Gay And Lesbian 

Organizations (to which ALFA belongs) to join. Some gay men object to joining 

the abortion rights coalition, prompting protest from feminist members (both 

women and men) of MACGLO. The disagreement is one of several controversies 

that leads MACGLO to disband in Jan. 1991 

Winter 1989/ 

1990 Act-Up/Atlanta forms women’s committee and holds protest at state capitol 

against Georgia sodomy laws 

Feb. 1990 ALFA/Boogiewimmin and Fourth Tuesday co-sponsor Winter Madness Dance 

Mar.- 

Apr. 1990 ALFA and ALACC host ALACC’s state conference in advance of April 1991 

national conference; ALFA’s annual spring Azalea Dance timed to coincide with 

state conference 

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June 1990 Judy Grahn performs at Seven Stages Performing Arts Center 

Jan. 1991 Mab Segrest leads anti-racism workshop in lead-up to National Lesbian 

Conference 

Jan. 1991 Four ALFA members take part in an Atlanta peace vigil on eve of Persian Gulf 

War 

April 1991 National Lesbian Conference held in Atlanta, April 24-28 

June 1991 In response to decreasing participation in the organization, ALFA hosts 

community potluck dinner to discuss whether to keep the group active 

June 1991 18 Queer Nation/Atlanta protestors arrested at major demonstration against 

Cracker Barrel restaurant chain’s policies to fire lesbian and gay employees. 

ALFA members take part in ongoing Cracker Barrel protests 

June 1991 30,000 people take part in Atlanta’s largest lesbian/gay pride march to date; 

ALFA marches in between Resist/Dissent and Digging Dykes of Decatur 

Sept. 1991 To revitalize lesbian-feminist community interest in ALFA, Feminist Exchange 

committee forms and initiates Second Saturday Series on topics such as butchfemme 

politics, alternative health, and breast cancer 

Oct. 1991 Five ALFA members arrested in Orlando at nursing home owners’ lobbyist 

convention for protesting in support of the rights of people with disabilities 

Dec. 1991 ALFA co-sponsors Take Back Our Rights celebration/protest with 20 other 

community groups to mark the bicentennial of the federal Bill of Rights 

Jan. 1992 Lesbian and gay community leaders announce plans to “queer” the 1996 Olympic 

Games in Atlanta, demanding repeal of the state sodomy law, passage of a hate 

crimes law that includes sexual orientation, and local adoption of domestic partner 

legislation 

Mar. 1992 Ecofeminist activist Barbara Rose offers Women’s Bicycle Workshop at ALFA 

house 

Nov. 1992 To address limited increase in participation since June 1991 community meeting, 

12 members attend ALFA general membership to vote upon whether or not 

ALFA should shut its doors. Members agree to keep ALFA open 

Dec. 1992 ALFA member invited to join Fulton County Commission’s Gay and Lesbian 

Advisory Commission 

Jan. 1993 Sarah Schulman reads and presents video on Lesbian Avengers at Charis Books 

& More. 

Jan. 1993 ALFA takes part in pro-choice rally to mark 20 th anniversary of Roe v. Wade; 

U.S. Representatives John Lewis and Cynthia McKinney lead the march 

April 1993 Members present slide show on ALFA’s history and future to packed house at 

Charis Books & More 

Aug. 1993 Leslie Feinberg and Chrystos readings at Charis Books & More 

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Fall 1993 ALFA begins negotiations with various southern libraries to find a new home for 

its archives 

Apr. 1994 ALFA members vote to close down the organization. Archives sold to Duke 

University 

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INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLECTION 

Knowledge and Networks, Culture and Politics: 

ALFA and the Evolution of Lesbian-Feminist Organizing 

Scholarship on modern American feminism, the history of sexuality, and social justice 

organizing in the United States since the 1960s cannot be considered complete without taking 

into account the politics and culture generated by lesbian feminists. For many women alienated 

by the widespread sexism they encountered in that decade’s civil rights and antiwar movements, 

feminism offered a new way to connect the personal and the political. Feminism offered a 

theoretical foundation for an alternative social structure to one in which men determined 

political, social, economic, and cultural relations. However, any notions that a universal 

sisterhood linked all women were quickly shattered as women of color, working-class women, 

and lesbians questioned the biases and assumptions of the pioneers of what has come to be called 

Second Wave Feminism. 

For many lesbians, the emergent feminist movement quickly proved an inhospitable home. Betty 

Friedan and other leaders of the National Organization for Women warned of a “lavender 

menace” that threatened feminism and moved to silence or expel lesbians who were 

insufficiently discreet regarding their orientation. Roxanne Dunbar of the Boston-based Cell 16 

declared that feminism’s task was to get women out of bed rather than to change the sex of their 

partners. Still other feminist activists resented the accusations made by some sexist men and 

antifeminist women that all members of the feminist movement were lesbians. 

At the dawn of the 1970s, lesbian activists rose up to challenge the prejudices of their 

heterosexual sisters. One group, the Radicalesbians, issued “The Woman Identified Woman” 

paper, arguing that lesbianism was not merely a matter of sexual preference. Instead, they argued 

that relationships between women lay at the heart of creating feminist consciousness and cultural 

revolution. This philosophy posited lesbianism as a political solution to women’s oppression. In 

this view, sexual desire followed political orientation, with lesbianism being the logical 

extension of the feminist commitment to create women’s space, women’s culture, and women’s 

organizations. 

The relationships that developed through the daily labor of organizing for women’s rights and 

through consciousness-raising groups and communal living arrangements fostered intense 

personal and political intimacy among feminists. A number of women experimented with lesbian 

relationships—some briefly, others more permanently. Because those lesbian-feminists who 

joined gay liberation groups commonly found that nascent movement’s internal culture to be as 

sexist as the women’s liberation movement was homophobic, they created their own 

organizations, women’s centers, coffeehouses, publications, and other lesbian-oriented places 

and spaces. 

Over the next twenty years or so, a “Lesbian Nation” evolved, a political and cultural 

phenomenon that nurtured women-oriented cultural expression and worked to combat various 

forms of oppression. Naiad Press and Diana Press were just two of the many publishers 

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spearheading an explosion in feminist publishing, while women-focused newsletters appeared 

and vanished across the country on what seemed like an almost daily basis. Women’s music 

helped create a national sense of lesbian-feminist community through extensive networks of 

highly popular performers and festivals. Women also dedicated themselves to reimagining the 

divine, often by exploring ancient matriarchal and earth-centered religions. 

What lesbian-feminism did and did not comprise remained an open question; in fact, that tension 

became a defining quality of the movement, especially as notions of lesbian culture and politics 

grew increasingly diverse through the 1980s and into the early 1990s. While some lesbians 

questioned whether to work on issues such as childcare and domestic violence (which some 

interpreted to be the domain of heterosexual women) or AIDS (often seen as the province of gay 

men), others committed themselves to an all-inclusive, coalition-driven approach to social 

justice. In some instances, this multipronged attack could lead to contradictory results. So where 

some lesbian-feminists strongly denounced pornography for denigrating and exploiting women, 

others argued just as vigorously for the freedom of sexual expression. 

Confronting Invisibility and Oppression in “The City Too Busy To Hate” 

The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) archives illustrate how these dynamics evolved 

in Atlanta. ALFA grew out of the progressive community active in the Little Five Points 

neighborhood near the Emory University campus. White flight to Atlanta’s suburbs helped create 

a neighborhood where recent college graduates and community members more dedicated to 

political organizing than to professional careers could afford to live. By 1971, Little Five Points 

was home to a visible lesbian-feminist community, and women in the neighborhood held the first 

meeting of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance in June 1972. Vicki Gabriner, commenting on 

the Atlanta Women’s Liberation in which she had been involved, noted that that group “was too 

straight,” while the Georgia “Gay Liberation Front was too male.” Lorraine Fontana, a former 

VISTA volunteer in inner-city Atlanta and a writer for the local countercultural-political 

newspaper, The Great Speckled Bird, explained that “we need to organize ourselves; we need not 

to have to fight with these notions of sexism. We want a women’s-only space—a place where 

women who come from other neighborhoods or outside of Atlanta … can come to just be with 

other lesbians.” 1 

ALFA members created such women’s spaces in Little Five Points, first renting a house on 

Mansfield Avenue and then on McLendon Avenue. In 1986, after years of fundraising, ALFA 

purchased a house on Clay Street, which members renovated and made wheelchair-accessible. It 

was used for political, social, and educational meetings and housed the Southern Feminist 

Library and Archives. ALFA proclaimed itself a “lesbian-feminist organization open to all 

lesbians,” whose concerns included the entire spectrum of lesbian-feminist issues. That agenda 

included liberating women, ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, and eliminating 

oppression derived from racism, anti-Semitism, economic inequality, and physical disability or 

appearance. It advocated an end to militarism, as well as the responsible, non-exploitative use of 

the world’s living and non-living resources (see box/folder 1.2) 

Throughout its history, ALFA served as a public repository of social, economic, political, and 

cultural information for the women’s and gay communities. Photographs and programs mark 

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ALFA as a constant fixture in Atlanta’s annual gay and lesbian pride marches. Its newsletter, 

Atalanta, ran from 1973 until the organization ceased operations in 1994. Atalanta kept the 

community abreast of the latest local, regional, national, and international news. It printed 

activities calendars and meeting reports, provided action alerts for readers to get involved with 

various social justice causes, advertised the latest conferences, and reviewed all the latest 

releases in feminist and lesbian literature. The run of Atalanta is invaluable not only to scholars 

of local feminist and lesbian/gay studies but also to researchers examining how local activists 

work within national networks of cultural and political exchange. 

Scholars are just beginning to synthesize the trends in women’s and gay/lesbian histories since 

the early 1970s. In support of this research the ALFA papers open an invaluable and 

unprecedented window on this period, allowing researchers to track the political and cultural 

evolution of these communities over these decades just as ALFA’s membership shifted away 

from the women who cut their political teeth in the overlapping liberation movements of the 

1960s and early 1970s. Looking backward from the first decade of the twenty-first century, we 

see that the collection reveals how issues currently receiving extensive attention (e.g., lesbian 

and gay parenting, media representation of homosexuality) drew the attention of movement 

activists three decades earlier. One example of this can be found in a mid-1970s ALFA pamphlet 

that while explaining why lesbians should support the proposed Equal Rights Amendment also 

noted how ERA opponents had tried to frighten Americans by warning that the amendment 

would lead to homosexual marriage [box/folder 1.19]. 

Think Nationally, Act Locally and Regionally 

While the ALFA Archives are invaluable to scholars writing national accounts of U.S. social 

movements since the 1960s, it is virtually unthinkable to write feminist or lesbian/gay histories 

of the post-Stonewall American South without using this collection. The Archives clearly show 

that ALFA members understood themselves to be situated within regional and national networks 

connecting diverse progressive social movements as well as urban and rural communities. ALFA 

and Atlanta more broadly served as a nexus in this web, as shown by the extensive institutional 

correspondence ALFA received from national feminist and gay organizations. Simultaneously, 

the correspondence files document how women from across the South—Durham, North 

Carolina; Tallahassee, Florida; Birmingham, Alabama; Columbia, South Carolina; and many 

smaller cities and towns across Georgia—hoped that ALFA could help address their concerns. 

ALFA volunteers made sure to preserve correspondence, news clippings, press releases, 

brochures, buttons, and other materials related to the work of other Atlanta activists involved in 

social justice organizing pertaining to its mission. The subject files are a particularly rich 

resource for scholars interested in community theatre and choruses, sexual assault and domestic 

violence, women’s health, and race and labor politics. Numerous files pertain to local groups 

connected to national movements, including NOW, Gay Liberation Front, Queer Nation, and the 

Metropolitan Community Church. In some cases, the files record how ALFA worked with other 

groups, such as Georgians for the Equal Rights Amendment and the local chapter of Black and 

White Men Together (BWMT). In the latter example, the ALFA and BWMT collaborated to 

document racial discrimination in lesbian and gay bars in Atlanta, and the files include a speech 

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made by lesbian-feminist writer Adrienne Rich before the 1982 annual convention of Black and 

White Men Together [box/folder 15.32]. 

In creating its Southern Feminist Library and Archives, ALFA organizers prioritized collecting 

women’s books, periodicals, and personal papers (with particular emphases on lesbians and on 

the gay South), along with materials from Atlanta-area radical and progressive groups with 

whom lesbian-feminists were likely to create coalitions. The subject files reflect this approach as 

well: seminal documents from the early years of the modern feminist movement from authors 

such as Marge Piercy and Ellen Willis stand alongside “Female Liberation: A Joint Statement by 

Six Female Liberation Groups in Chapel Hill and Durham, N.C.” [box/folder 13.1] 

Conferences, festivals, and Pride events afforded lesbians and gay men from across the South 

and beyond opportunities to meet, discuss issues of common concern, listen to featured speakers 

and performers, and eat, dance, and relax together. In 1975, ALFA sponsored the Great 

Southeast Lesbian Conference, bringing in speakers such as Dorothy Allison, Charlotte Bunch, 

and Elena Nachman, and holding workshops on class, spirituality, sexuality, relationships, 

publishing, and health. ALFA members also took part in lesbian and gay health conferences in 

Athens, Georgia, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The 

Archives also include position papers, programs, and other materials from the Southeastern Gay 

and Lesbian Conferences held across the region from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. 

Archiving a Movement 

“The struggle of humanity against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting,” Milan 

Kundera wrote in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. For the women of ALFA, this principle 

lay at the heart of their activism. Collecting, preserving, and disseminating women’s knowledge 

was central to ALFA members’ mission to work for social justice, share their experiences, and 

heal both themselves and the world at large. The most visible form of this activism was the 

creation of the Southern Feminist Library and Archives, which included much of the ALFA 

Archives and ALFA Periodicals Collections now at the Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, 

and Special Collections Library. 

Unlike some pioneers of modern feminism, ALFA members did not distinguish themselves by 

writing renowned theoretical essays or by staging dramatic protests that have become lodged in 

our collective memory of the movement. But over the course of two decades of organizing, in 

Atlanta and in coalition with other local, regional, and national organizations, ALFA’s 

volunteers created one of the most important archives of the modern feminist movement. 

The microfilm edition of the Archives will provide invaluable source materials to scholars 

interested in feminism, lesbian and gay studies, social movements and community activism, and 

cultural politics and production. Historians, sociologists, and political scientists will be able to 

make extensive use of the Archives, as will scholars from programs in women, gender, and 

sexuality studies, cultural studies, and library and information science. The Archives are as 

rewarding for undergraduate and graduate students and for junior scholars researching honors’ 

and masters’ theses, dissertations, and first monographs as they are for senior scholars writing 

synthetic works in these fields. Given the commitment of ALFA activists to documenting their 

own history, the collection will also prove valuable to anyone involved in creating and 

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maintaining a community history archive, including the myriad of gay/lesbian and feminist local 

history groups across North America and beyond. 

Cultural Politics, Cultural Communities 

The politics of cultural organizing are deeply represented in the archives. Programs, festival 

guides, and correspondence document how Atlanta-area women regularly traveled north for the 

annual Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. Simultaneously, extensive promotional materials, 

clippings, business records, and photographs document participation in and production of the 

Southern Women’s Music and Comedy Festival in the mountains of rural northeastern Georgia. 

Atlanta was a favored destination for feminist singers and all-women bands, performance artists, 

comediennes, photographers, and other artists, with many of those events sponsored by ALFA 

and organized by Lucina’s Music (a feminist music production company hosted by ALFA) and 

its successor, Orchid Productions. The collection contains information on a range of American 

and Canadian artists and performers, including Holly Near, Meg Christian, Ferron, Kate Clinton, 

Tee Corinne, Judy Chicago, Joan E. Biren (JEB), Alix Dobkin, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and 

Cris Williamson. A run of catalogs from Ladyslipper Music, the Durham, North Carolina-based 

music distributor, is among the many catalogs collected by ALFA members, illustrating the 

abundance of work by feminist and other progressive musicians and filmmakers over thirty 

years. 

The ALFA Archives offer ample opportunity for scholars to explore the intersections between 

political and cultural organizing. ALFA supported WomanSong Theater and Red Dyke Theater 

and sponsored the first “out lesbian” softball teams in the local women’s leagues, the Omegas 

and the Amazons. Organizers of the Womonwrites lesbian writers’ conference met at the ALFA 

house to plan the event. Scholars of the politics of tourism will discover the brochures and other 

advertisements for women-only and gay/lesbian-specific resorts and excursions. Feminist 

performers demonstrated how the arts, political protest, and humor need not be mutually 

exclusive: the subject files [box/folder 10.13] document the play, “Ladies Against Women,” 

staged by the Berkeley-based Plutonium Players. This theatre troupe toured North America, 

raising money for reproductive rights, civil liberties groups, organized labor, and the anti-nuclear 

energy movement. In their satires, the Players urged support for “the Rights of America’s 

Unconceived,” “the National Association for the Advancement of Rich People,” and “Another 

Mother for World Domination,” the latter being a group of women who purportedly held bake 

sales on behalf of the Pentagon. 

Changers and the Changed 

Befitting its roots in the antiwar and civil rights movements of the 1960s, ALFA’s mission 

statement committed the lesbian-feminist organization to addressing a broad spectrum of social 

justice issues, including the arms race and the threat of war, racism, environmental destruction, 

economic oppression, and discrimination against disabled persons. ALFA’s own records, the 

subject files collected by its volunteers, and those donated by members and sister organizations 

afford scholars a rich vein of evidence of how intertwined the lesbian-feminist movement was 

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with other social movements from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Alongside the Plutonium 

Players, women from ALFA took part in the feminist peace encampments at the Savannah River 

Plant in Barnwell, South Carolina, one of the two U.S. facilities producing plutonium and tritium 

for nuclear weapons in the early and mid-1980s. Research reports, workshop brochures, maps, 

and other materials detail the military and ecological issues monitored by Women Against 

Military Madness. 

The ALFA Archives provide abundant materials for researchers examining the relationship 

between gender, sexuality, and the state, addressing such issues as women’s legal rights, work 

and welfare, law enforcement, the military, and conditions in jails and prisons. ALFA received 

letters from women serving in the armed forces: for example, one officer stationed in West 

Germany in the 1970s mailed in her membership dues along with an order for Rita Mae Brown’s 

Rubyfruit Jungle and Sarah Aldridge’s The Latecomer [box/folder 3.2]. Correspondence arrived 

from women in state and federal prisons across the Southeast and even from Ohio and Iowa. The 

subject files document ALFA’s concern for how prison life was shaped by issues of race, class, 

gender, and sexual orientation, including materials from Aid to Imprisoned Mothers, letters from 

the African National Prison Solidarity Committee, information advertising the Women in 

Southern Prisons conference, and a press release from Lambda Legal Defense Fund [box/folder 

16.12] addressing the difficulties some federal prisoners faced receiving women’s or gay 

periodicals. 

While some feminist scholars have drawn firm distinctions between radical politics and cultural 

politics, the lives of ALFA members demonstrate how fluid that boundary could be. Files 

pertaining to ALFA pioneer Vicki Gabriner illustrate this dynamic. The Brooklyn-born Gabriner 

came to Atlanta after spending the 1960s working for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. 

After coming out as a lesbian, she joined other ALFA members in lobbying the Georgia state 

legislature to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The FBI arrested Gabriner in 1973 for an 

infraction related to her work as a member of the Weathermen (a revolutionary group spun off 

from Students for a Democratic Society, the main white student movement of the 1960s) while 

she resided in an ALFA home. Subsequent files include newspaper clippings and other updates 

of the progress on her case, as well as fundraising letters and advertisements for benefit concerts 

held to defray her legal costs. 

While Gabriner engaged in this legal battle during the mid-1970s, she played on ALFA’s softball 

team and wrote to WomenSports magazine urging improvement of their coverage of lesbians 

[box/folder 13.15]. The media files record her active participation in the coalition ALFA formed 

with area gay men to lobby for greater coverage and more positive representations of the lesbian 

and gay community in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution—and the hostile resistance from the 

newspapers’ management [box/folder 2.21]. Gabriner also wrote on occasion for the gay press, 

helping create an alternative media and give voice to issues rarely if ever covered by mainstream 

journalists. One such article is her 1979 interview with Susan Freundlich published in Gay 

Community News discussing connections between the women’s and deaf communities, 

addressing topics such as Freundlich’s work providing sign language interpretation at women’s 

music concerts [box/folder 14.5]. 

Over the last third of the twentieth century, the United States and the international community 

witnessed epochal transformations in the politics and culture of gender and sexuality. Those 

shifts are as fundamental as silicon to the networks that tie us together in a global knowledge 

economy, but their histories can be ephemeral as the electrons that run through the fiber-optics 

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cables crisscrossing the planet. The microfilm edition of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance 

Archives preserves an invaluable cross-section of those developments and will be essential to 

scholars writing these histories for generations to come. 

--Ian Lekus, Duke University 

1. James T. Sears, Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones: Queering Space in the Stonewall South 

(New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2000), p. 110. Historical material on the Atlanta 

lesbian-feminist community drawn from Sears’s work and from Saralyn Chesnut and Amanda C. 

Gable, “‘Women Ran It’: Charis Books and More and Atlanta’s Lesbian-Feminist Community, 

1971-1981,” in John Howard (ed.), Carryin’ On in the Lesbian and Gay South (New York: New 

York University Press, 1997), pp. 241-284. Both works draw upon the ALFA Archives for 

original source material. 

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EDITORIAL NOTE 

Documents from the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives, ca. 1972-1994, from the 

holdings of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, will 

be published in four parts. This collection guide contains a detailed description of the first three 

parts, as well as a full introduction to it. A collection guide to the fourth part, Atlanta Lesbian 

Feminist Alliance Periodical Collection, which describes that collection in detail, will also be 

published with the microfilm edition of that portion of the collection. 

FORMAT 

This guide lists materials in the order in which they appear on the reels. Materials are arranged 

on reels according to box and then folder number. The archives are divided into three parts: 

Administrative Files, Subject Files, and Archives. Part 1, Administrative Files, contains materials 

pertaining to the daily workings of ALFA. Part 2, Subject Files, consists of (1) material sent to 

ALFA by local, regional, national, and international women’s, lesbian, and gay organizations 

and (2) papers, newspaper and journal clippings on issues affecting women, lesbians, and gays. 

Part 3, Archives, consists of the archives of other lesbian and feminist groups in the Southeast, 

which were acquired by ALFA’s Southern Feminist Library and Archives. 

SELECTION PROCESS 

The selection of materials for the microform edition of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance, ca. 

1972-1994 collection was based on several criteria: 

Relevancy 

Selected materials represent the history and development of the Atlanta Lesbian 

Feminist Alliance. Selections emphasize ALFA’s importance to and involvement in the 

gay and lesbian rights movement, the women’s movement, and women’s political 

activism. Materials that did not have as their primary focus one of these aspects were 

generally, although not always, excluded from publication. 

Research Need 

Certain materials have not been microfilmed largely because of their relatively low 

priority with respect to research needs. Examples of such materials include ledger 

books, telephone logs, bank deposit slips, and postal forms. 

Format 

Such artifacts as audiocassettes, t-shirts, and so forth that are technically part of the 

collection obviously do not fall within the purview of this microfilm collection. 

Privacy 

Some materials could not be microfilmed for reasons of confidentiality. In the interest 

of protecting the privacy of individuals, a concerted effort was made to exclude records 

that contained people’s home addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

personal financial information. 

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RECORDING UNFILMED MATERIALS 

Description entries for all unmicrofilmed folders appear in this collection guide. The entry is 

marked Not Microfilmed. These materials are, however, available to researchers who use the 

collection on site at the Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Library at Duke 

University. 

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Description 

Administrative Files: General Files, File 

lists for library files 

Administrative Files: General Files, 

Grants- Sources/Application Forms 

Administrative Files: General Files, 

Other ALFA Birthday Celebrations 

Administrative Files: Committees, 

Media Correspondence: Radio, TV 

Stations 

Administrative Files: Correspondence 

To ALFA, 1973-1974 Groups 


To ALFA, 1981 Individuals 


To ALFA, 1986 Rosemary Curb 

Administrative Files: Indexing Project, 

Subject Authenticity List 

Administrative Files: Atalanta (ALFA 

Newsletter), 1973-1994 (22 Folders), 

1975 



1980 



1983 



1987 



1992 

Administrative Files: ALFA Meeting 

Minutes, 1982 

Subject Files: Local Women's Groups, 

Africana Women's Center 


Atlanta Nine to Five 


Southeast Women's Activities 

REEL INDEX 

START Description 

END 

Box Folder Reel 

1 1 1 Administrative Files: General 

Files, Grants- Reference info 

1 17 2 Administrative Files: General 

Files, 110th birthday bash 

1 31 3 Administrative Files: 

Committees, Bird's Coverage 

of ALFA and Lesbian 

Activities 


Correspondence To ALFA, 

1973-1974 Individuals 



1980 Groups 



1986 Individuals 

3 22 7 Administrative Files: Indexing 

Project, Periodicals 

4 5 8 Administrative Files: Atalanta 

(ALFA Newsletter), 1973- 

1994 (22 Folders), 1974 



1994 (22 Folders), 1979 



1994 (22 Folders), 1982 



1994 (22 Folders), 1986 



1994 (22 Folders), 1991 

6 20 13 Administrative Files: ALFA 

Meeting Minutes, 1981 

7 11 14 Administrative Files: ALFA 

Meeting Minutes, 1994 

8 1 15 Subject Files: Local Women's 

Groups, Connections (Lesbian 

Task Force of NOW Atlanta) 

8 21 16 Subject Files: Local Women's 

Groups, Georgia Women's 

Groups, Misc. 

8 44 17 Subject Files: Local Non- 

Woman/Non-Gay, Labor, 

Union struggles 

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Box Folder Reel 

1 16 1 

1 30 2 

2 21 3 

3 3 4 

3 10 5 

3 21 6 

4 4 7 

6 2 8 

6 7 9 

6 10 10 

6 14 11 

6 19 12 

7 10 13 

7 23 14 

8 20 15 

8 43 16 

8 57 17

Description START Description 

END 

Subject Files: Local Non-Woman/Non- 

Gay, Civil Rights, Anti-Klan 

Subject Files: Regional Women's Group 

(See 'Local Women's Groups' For 

Organizations In the Southeast), Eastern 

Women's Events and Activities 

Subject Files: National Women's 

Groups, First National Lesbian 

Conference, 24-28 April 1991 

Subject Files: National Women's 

Groups, Women's Bureau- U.S. Dept. of 

Labor 

Subject Files: Third World Women's 

Groups, In Other Countries 

Subject Files: Third World Women's 

Groups, Third World Women and 

'Justice' 

Subject Files: Film And Video, Other 

Film Catalogs--Non-Gay, Non-Woman 

Subject Files: Archives And Collections, 

Archives - Lesbian and Gay 

Subject Files: Resorts, Cultural Resorts 

(Lesbian): Pagoda 

Subject Files: Literature, Bibliographies 

And Reading Lists, Children's Literature 

Subject Files: Publishers, Gay and 

Lesbian, Homosexuality - catalogs, etc. 

Box Folder Reel Box Folder Reel 

8 58 18 Subject Files: Regional 

Women's Group (See 'Local 

Women's Groups' For 

Organizations In the 

Southeast), Eastern Women's 

Groups 

9 1 18 

9 2 19 Subject Files: National 

Women's Groups, National 

Lesbian Conference (pre- 

1991) 

9 16 19 

9 17 20 Subject Files: National 

Women's Groups, National 

Women and Govt. Lobbies 

9 24 20 

9 25 21 Subject Files: Third World 

Women's Groups, In US 

9 36 21 

9 37 22 Subject Files: Third World 

Women's Groups, Black 

Lesbians: An Annotated 

Bibliography 

10 4 23 Subject Files: Film And 

Video, Other Film Catalogs - 

Non-Gay, Non-Women 

10 11 24 Subject Files: Archives And 

Collections, American Library 

Association Gay Task Force 

10 16 25 Subject Files: Resorts, 

Cultural Resorts (Gay and 

Lesbian) 

10 26 26 Subject Files: Literature, 

Bibliographies And Reading 

Lists, Book Reviews, Movies 

Reviews, TV 

11 11 27 Subject Files: Literature, 

Bibliographies And Reading 

Lists, Authors 

11 19 28 Subject Files: Publishers, 

Women Publishers and 

Presses 


Reprinted articles and papers. 


Reprinted articles and papers. 

Subject Files: Publishers, Women 

Publishers and Presses 

Subject Files: Publishers, Reprinted 

articles and papers. 

Subject Files: Publishers, Naiad Press 12 8 31 Subject Files: Merchandise, 

Catalogs for feminist and/or 

lesbian/gay posters, buttons, 

T-Shirts, jewelry, calendars 

Subject Files: Merchandise, Catalogs for 12 13 32 Subject Files: Music, 

feminist and/or lesbian/gay posters, 

Michigan Womyn's Music 

buttons, T-Shirts, jewelry, calendars 

Festival 

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10 3 22 

10 10 23 

10 15 24 

10 25 25 

11 10 26 

11 18 27 

11 22 28 

12 4 29 

12 7 30 

12 12 31 

12 18 32


END 

Subject Files: Music, Misc. Music 

Festivals 

Subject Files: Theory/Analysis 

(Women), Women's Movement - Theory 

and Origins 


(Women), Socialist Feminism 


(Women), Lesbianism - Our Ideology - 

Development 

Subject Files: Regional And National 

Women's Issues, Children 


Women's Issues, Education and Women 


Women's Issues, F.B.I./Grand Jury 

Abuse 


Women's Issues, Women's History 

(Herstory) 


Women's Issues, Women and the Land 

(women's land trusts) 


Women's Issues, Rape and Violence to 

Women 


Women's Issues, Women and Studies 

(Academe) 


Women's Issues, Work: Pro-ERA 

Subject Files: Gay Groups (Atlanta And 

Southeast Region), Atlanta Pride 

Celebrations (LGT - 

Lesbian/Gay/Transperson) 

Subject Files: Gay Groups - Southeast 

Regional, Southeastern Gay Coalition 

(later called the Southeast Conference 

for Lesbians and Gay Men) 

Subject Files: Gay Groups - Regional 

(Except Southeast) And National, 

Directories of Gay Organizations 


12 19 33 Subject Files: Theory/Analysis 

(Women), Analysis of the 

Women's Movement 

13 3 33 


(Women), Consumerism and 

Women 

13 12 34 


(Women), Lesbianism - Our 

Ideology - Development 

13 18 35 

13 19 36 Subject Files: Regional And 

National Women's Issues, 

Childbirth 

13 30 36 



Ecology and Women 

14 6 37 


National Women's Issues, the 

Nuclear Family and Women 

14 10 38 



Lesbian Health Concerns 

14 14 39 


National Women's Issues, Law 

(includes People's College 

Law) 

14 22 40 



Racism 

15 1 41 



Women and Sports 

15 13 42 



Work: US. Women's Bureau, 

Labor 

15 21 43 

15 22 44 Subject Files: Gay Groups 

(Atlanta And Southeast 

Region), Atlanta Gay 

Center/Atlanta Gay Coalition 

15 27 44 

15 28 45 Subject Files: Gay Groups - 

Southeast Regional, 

Southeastern Arts, Media and 

Education Project (SAME) 

16 2 45 

16 3 46 Subject Files: Gay Groups - 

Regional (Except Southeast) 

And National, Sexism and 

Racism 

16 10 46 

16 11 47 Subject Files: Gay Theory, 

Coming Out and Parents 

16 23 47 

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END 


Subject Files: Gay Theory, 

16 24 48 Subject Files: Gay Theory, 16 32 48 

Discrimination Against and Oppression 

International Lesbian/Gay 

of Gays, Incidents of 

Freedom Day, 1984 

Subject Files: Gay Theory, Gays and 16 33 49 Subject Files: Gay Theory, 16 38 49 

Justice/Legal 

Men's Liberation 

Subject Files: Gay Theory, Gays and 16 39 50 Personal Files of Margo 20 3 50 

Mental Health 

George, ALFA 

Personal Files of Margo George, ALFA 20 4 51 Personal Files of Margo 20 12 51 

Outreach 

George, Cuba Festival 

Committee 1978 - Reprint 

article in "Atalanta" 

Personal Files of Margo George, DAR 20 13 52 Personal Files of Margo 20 26 52 

II (Dykes for the Second American 

Revolution) and Early Women's Union 

George, Klan 

Personal Files of Margo George, Latin 20 27 53 Personal Files of Margo 20 40 53 

America 

George, Lesbian Network 

Personal Files of Margo George, 21 1 54 Personal Files of Margo 21 5 54 

National March on Washington for 

Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1979 (Local) 

George, Military-Industrial 

Personal Files of Margo George, New 21 6 55 Personal Files of Margo 21 11 55 

American Movement (NAM) 

George, Publicity 

Personal Files of Margo George, Rape 21 12 56 Personal Files of Margo 

George, WRFG Radio Station 

21 29 56 

Archives of Other Feminist 

22 1 57 Archives of Other Feminist 22 29 57 

Organizations: Atlanta Socialist - 

Organizations: Atlanta 

Feminist Union, Red cloth notebook 

Socialist -Feminist Union, 

w/hand-painted cover, 'AWU' plus anhk 

Dialogue, 1:9, April 

symbol: contains flyers for Atlanta 

Women's Union events 

1982[New Orleans] 




Organizations: Atlanta 

Feminist Union, Fair Measure: 

Socialist -Feminist Union, 

Newsletter of Southerners for Economic 

Resources for Community 

Justice, 6:1, Fall 1983 

Change: "Gonna Rise Again! 

Economic Organizing for 

Hard Times," 1976 (3 copies) 




Organizations: Orchid 

Feminist Union, School of Labor and 

Productions/Lucina's Music, 

Industrial Relations and the Libraries, 

Michigan State University: "Women in 

American Labor History, 1825-1935: An 

Annotated Bibliography" by Martha 

Jane Soltow, Carolyn Forché, and 

Murray Massre 

Kay Gardner 





Productions/Lucina's Music, Gayle 


Marie 

Production Companies/Notes 




Organizations: WRFG Files, 

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END 


Publicity/Public Relations 


Organizations: WRFG Files, Arts 


Organizations: WRFG Files, ERA and 

Equal Rights 


Organizations: WRFG Files, Lesbian 

Issues (Atlanta Lesbian Feminist 

Alliance Newsletters) 


Organizations: WRFG Files, Politics 


Organizations: WRFG Files, WRFG 

Women's Forum 


Organizations: WRFG Files, HerSay: A 

Women's News Service: 11/21/1988- 

03/20/1989 


Arts and Women 

25 2 62 Archives of Other Feminist 


ERA, Georgia 



Labor 



Political Feminism, and 

Women and the Military 



WRFG Women's Forum 



HerSay: A Women's News 

Service: 07/25/1988- 

11/14/1988 


Organizations: Southern 

Women's Music And Comedy 

Festival [See Also Box 7], 

Southern Women's Music and 

Comedy Festival, 1988 

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25 16 62 

25 27 63 

25 35 64 

29 1 65 

29 11 66 

29 33 67

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

The project would not have been possible without assistance from many individuals. Primary 

Source Media wishes to thank Nathalie Duval, who first recognized the value of this collection; 

Amy Leigh, Assistant Director of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s Studies at Duke 

University, for her commitment to making these historical resources widely available and for 

overseeing the preparation of materials by student aides for filming; Linda McCurdy, Director of 

Research Services at the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke, for 

her assistance in supervising the scanning of the collection; Ian Lekus, a Ph.D. candidate at Duke 

University who provided insight into the collection for the staff of Primary Source Media, wrote 

the introduction to the collection, and updated the ALFA timeline; the host of student aides at 

Duke for their diligent preparation of materials for scanning; the staff of the Rare Book, 

Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke for their assistance and cooperation, which 

made examination of the materials go smoothly; Barbara Rader, who served as Primary Source 

Media’s editorial manager of the project; Barbara Pandaru, who keyed the finding aid, the first 

step in the creation of the collection guide; the PSM manufacturing staff, including JoAnn Lebel, 

Colleen Mullin, Susan Schaaf, and the staff of Active Data Services and Image Graphics. 

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Box Folder Folder Name 

Administrative Files 

General Files 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 001 File lists for library files 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 002 Foremothers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 003 ALFA Members Past and Present 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 004 Elizabeth (Betty) Irwin Burdette, 1919-1988 

Notes: Press clippings on individual members. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 005 Vicki Gabriner, 1942- 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 006 Pamela Jo Martin, 1945-1989 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 007 Activities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 008 Activity flyers 

Notes: Announcements of progressive events sent to ALFA; correspondence from ALFA 

regarding fundraising projects; newsletters, benefit announcements, press releases, 

all in no chronological order. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 009 Great SE Lesbian Conference 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 010 Take Back our Rights [12/15/91] 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 011 ALFA Cat Show 

Notes: See also photographs in Box 19. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 012 Potluck Dinner Discussion, 1/85: 'Is ALFA a feminist organization?' 

Notes: Audio cassette and revised "Statement of Being" resulting from discussion. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 013 Raffle ticket originals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 014 Book collection and review assignments 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 016 Grants- Reference info 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 017 Grants- Sources/Application Forms 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 018 Grants- Fundraising 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 019 Herstory of ALFA 

Notes: Includes ALFA lesbian timeline. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 021 Incorporation: "An initial study for the ALFA to determine the feasibility of incorporation 

as a non-profit" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 022 Originals of forms 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 023 Post Office 

1


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 025 Questionnaires sent to ALFA from other organizations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 027 ALFA Resource List for Volunteers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 028 1973 ALFA Survey 

Notes: Sent to members and/or affiliates in order to establish stronger direction. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 030 110th birthday bash 

Notes: See also Box 19 and oversize folders for photographs. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 031 Other ALFA Birthday Celebrations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

1 032 ALFA Lesbian Timeline 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


Committees 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 001 Misc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 002 Boogiewimmin (social committee) (1 folder, which also contains 1 red divided notebook) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 003 Boogiewimmin- Misc. Social Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 004 Boogiewimmin- Birthday 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 005 Boogiewimmin- Azalea Dance 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 007 Fund for Southern Communities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 010 House renovations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 011 Speaker's Bureau 

Notes: Questions for ALFA speakers. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 012 Speaker's Bureau Packet 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 013 Library 

Notes: See also SFLA files, Box 5. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 014 Library Directory Listings of ALFA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 015 Library Mail Answered and Waiting for Reply 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 016 Library Newsletter 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 017 Library Reading List 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 018 Media 

Notes: See also "Media" subject files, Box 11. 

2


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 019 Media Resource Addresses 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 020 Media How-to's 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 021 Bird's Coverage of ALFA and Lesbian Activities 

Notes: The Great Speckled Bird is/was a weekly publication of the Atlanta Cooperative 

News Project. Folder comprises mostly clippings and a couple of complete issues. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 023 Media Correspondence: Radio, TV Stations 

Notes: Comprises letters from ALFA, mostly protesting depictions of lesbians and gays in 

film and television. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 024 ALFA ( Journal/Constitution ) 

Notes: Includes originals and copies of correspondence from ALFA, to the two Atlanta 

newspapers, protesting the lack of coverage of ALFA events and gay/lesbian issues 

in particular; correspondence to ALFA, from the two newspapers in response. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 025 New Member Packet 

Notes: Includes house and key rules, description of ALFA library and archive and a list of 

committees. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 026 'Old' New Member Packet 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 027 Originals for Prospective Member Packet 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 028 Atalanta Women's Directory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 030 Membership Forms 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 031 Pledge Forms, Blank 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 036 Newsletter ( Atalanta ) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 037 Artwork 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 038 Return to Artist 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 039 Checklist 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 040 Covers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 041 Leftover Stuff 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 042 Production 

3



Staff Person/Intern 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 046 Staff Person 82-3 

Notes: Details duties of the outreach coordinator. See also Box 2 folder for Outreach 

Coordinator. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 047 'Staff Program to Date December 6, 1981' 

Notes: Lists accomplishments to date and planning for different committees, such as 

Speaker's Bureau, Jewish Cultural workshop, and New Members workshop. 


Correspondence To ALFA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 001 1970s 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 002 1973-1974 

Notes: Each year or group of years is subdivided into two categories: correspondence from 

individuals; correspondence from groups. There is also a file containing the letters of 

an individual named Rosemary Curb in the Individual section of 1986. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 003 1973-1974 Individuals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 004 1973-1974 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 005 1975-1976 Individuals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 006 1975-1976 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 007 1977-1979 Individuals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 008 1977-1979 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 009 1980 Individuals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 010 1980 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 012 1981 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 014 1982 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 016 1983 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 018 1984 Groups 

4


____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 020 1985 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 022 1986 Rosemary Curb 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 023 1986 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 025 1987 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 027 1988 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 029 1989 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 031 1990 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 033 1991 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 035 1992 Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

3 036 1993-1994 Correspondence 


Indexing Project 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 001 Lesbian Indexing Project 

__________________________________________________________ 

4 002 How To & Subject List 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 003 Correspondence with Claire 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 004 Periodicals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 005 Subject Authenticity List 

5



Periodicals/Subscriptions 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 006 Subscription correspondence from ALFA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 007 Exchange agreements 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 008 Exchange requests 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

4 009 Inventory (1 red spiral notebook) 


Southern Feminist Library & Archives (SFLA) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

5 001 Board of Directors 

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5 002 Correspondence to SFLA re: fundraising 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

5 003 Fundraising 

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5 004 Grant submitted to the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

5 005 House 

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5 006 Legal Documents (bylaws and incorporation) 

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5 007 Newsletter 

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5 008 Posters 

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5 009 Statement of Purpose 

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5 010 Stationery 

Notes: (This folder/box was not microfilmed.) 


Atalanta (ALFA Newsletter), 1973-1994 

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6 000 ATALANTA (ALFA Newsletter), 1973-1994 (22 folders) 

Notes: [not an actual folder- left as placeholder] (This folder/box was not microfilmed.) 

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6 001 1973 

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6 002 1974 

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6 003 1975 

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6 004 1976 

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6 005 1977 

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6 006 1978 

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6 007 1979 

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6 008 1980 

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6 009 1981 

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6 010 1982 

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6 011 1983 

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6 012 1984 

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6 013 1985 

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6 014 1986 

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6 015 1987 

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6 016 1988 

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6 017 1989 

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6 018 1990 

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6 019 1991 

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6 020 1992 

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6 021 1993 

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6 022 1994 


Alfa Meeting Minutes 

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7 001 October- December, 1972 

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7 002 1973 

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7 003 1974 

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7 004 1975 

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7 005 1976 

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7 006 1977 

Notes: No January. 

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7 007 1978 

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7 008 1979 

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7 009 1980 

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7 010 1981 

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7 011 1982 

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7 012 1983 

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7 013 1984 

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7 014 1985 

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7 015 1986 

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7 016 1987 

Notes: No October. 

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7 017 1988 

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7 018 1989 

Notes: No January. 

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7 019 1990 

Notes: No November. 

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7 020 1991 

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7 021 1992 

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7 022 1993 

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7 023 1994 

Notes: Includes last newsletter. 

Subject Files 

Local Women's Groups 

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8 001 Africana Women's Center 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 002 Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 003 Amazons Softball 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 004 Atlanta Center for Feminist Studies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 005 Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

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8 006 Atlanta Lesbian Agenda Conference (1/90) 

Notes: See also "National Lesbian Conference" files in Box 9. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 007 Atlanta Women's Art Collective, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 008 Atlanta Women's Coffeehouse and Granny May Productions 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 009 Atlanta Women's Liberation Group 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 010 Task Force on Battered Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 011 Feminist Women's Health Center 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 012 GERA (Georgians for the Equal Rights Amendment) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 013 HEART (Health, Education and Art) Women's Center of Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 014 Karuna Atlanta Women's Counseling Collective 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 015 LEAP (Lesbians for Empowerment, Action and Politics) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 016 Lucina's Music 

Notes: See also Box 24. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 017 Matrix Music 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 018 National Black Women's Health Project 

Notes: Headquartered in Atlanta. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 019 NOW Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 020 Connections (Lesbian Task Force of NOW Atlanta) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 021 Atlanta Nine to Five 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 022 Orchid Productions 

Notes: See also Boxes 23-24. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 023 Red Dyke Theater 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 024 Sisters 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 025 SE Lesbian Network 

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8 026 SE Women's Studies Association 

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8 027 Spelman: Women's Research and Resource Center 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 028 Womansong Theater 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 029 Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 030 Women of Wisdom (WOW) 

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8 031 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom 

Notes: See also "International Women"s Groups," Box 9. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 032 Women's Studies Association, Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 033 YWCA Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 034 Atlanta Lesbian Bars 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 035 Atlanta Lesbian Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 036 Atlanta Lesbian Theater Groups 

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8 037 Atlanta Lesbian Readings 

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8 038 Atlanta Lesbian Women's Writers 

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8 039 Atlanta Women's Activities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 040 Atlanta Women's Groups 

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8 041 Atlanta Women's Theater 

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8 042 Georgia Lesbians 

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8 043 Georgia Women's Groups, Misc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 044 Southeast Women's Activities 

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8 045 Southeast Women's Events 

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8 046 Southeast Women's Groups 

Subject Files 

Local Women's Issues 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 047 Abortion/Reproductive Rights 

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8 048 ERA 

Notes: See also "GERA" file under Local Women's Groups. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 049 Women's Spirituality and Creativity 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 050 Women in Higher Education 

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8 051 Women in History 

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8 052 Rape 

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8 053 Self-Defense 

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8 054 Peace Movement 

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8 055 Women and Work 

Subject Files 

Local Non-Woman/Non-Gay 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 056 Little 5 Points Groups and Activities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 057 Labor, Union struggles 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 058 Civil Rights, Anti-Klan 

Notes: Includes 1982 Special Report, "The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and 

Violence," published by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and "A Non-Violent 

Action Manual," by William Moyer, published by New Society Press, 1977. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 059 Police Brutality (black community) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 060 Anti-nuke and Georgia Power 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 061 Third World Countries' Struggles (South America) 

Notes: This file pertains only to Atlantans’ efforts on behalf of third world countries. See 

also "Third World Women's Groups" files. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 062 Prisons 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 063 Political Parties (Socialist, Communist) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 064 Nixon and Ford 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

8 065 Local non-gay and non-women events misc. 

Subject Files 

Regional Women's Group (See 'Local Women's Groups' For Organizations In 

the Southeast) 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 001 Eastern Women's Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 002 Eastern Women's Events and Activities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 003 Lesbian Feminist Liberation (NYC) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 004 Eastern Lesbian Groups and Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 005 Midwest Women's Groups 

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9 006 Midwest Women's Events and Activities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 007 Midwest Lesbian Groups and Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 008 West Women's Groups and Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 009 West Women's Activities and Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 010 West Lesbian groups and Events 

Subject Files 

National Women's Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 011 Evangelical Women's Caucus 

Notes: Includes manifesto and book list. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 012 Directories, Lists, Etc. of Women's Groups in the US 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 013 International Women's Day 1992 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 014 Mormons for ERA 

Notes: Sonia Johnson. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 015 National Conference on Socialist -Feminism, Antioch College, 1975 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 016 National Lesbian Conference (pre-1991) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 017 First National Lesbian Conference, 24-28 April 1991 

Notes: Includes press clippings, program, handouts from independent panels, including that 

of Queer Nation/NY and the history of the conference. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 018 National Lesbian Feminist Organization 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 019 National Lesbian Happenings 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 020 NOW 

Notes: See also NOW Atlanta. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 021 National Women's Conferences 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 022 National Women's Events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 023 National Women's Groups (Other) 

Notes: Includes "An Analysis of Sacaris, Inc.," by the August 7th Survival Community, a 

radical offshoot of Sacaris, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; "Womanhood in 

America, 1776-1976," a publication of the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 024 National Women and Govt. Lobbies 

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9 025 Women's Bureau- U.S. Dept. of Labor 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 026 Women's Bureau- U.S. Dept. of Labor 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 027 National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 028 NWPC Conference, 6/29/85, Atlanta 

Notes: Includes material about the dance that ALFA and WOW cosponsored. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 029 Women's Motorcycle Foundation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 030 Women Against Pornography 

Subject Files 

International Women's Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 031 Canada Women's movements 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 032 Europe 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 033 ILIS (International Lesbian Information Service) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 034 Women in Other Countries 

Notes: Includes information on the 3rd ILIS conference in Lichtaart, Belgium, December 30, 

1981 to January 3, 1982; the 5th conference In Paris, April 1 to April 4, 1983; and 

the 8th conference In Geneva, March 28 to March 31, 1986. 

Subject Files 

Third World Women's Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 035 Atlanta Groups, Activities, etc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 036 In US 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

9 037 In Other Countries 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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10 001 Black Women and Women's Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 002 Black Lesbians 

Notes: Includes biographical fact sheet about Pat Parker; photocopies of photographs of 

black lesbians, with handwritten information about each; and a photocopy of the 

74-page "Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 003 Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography 

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10 004 Third World Women and 'Justice' 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 005 Dessie X. Woods 

Notes: An African-American woman convicted on February 12, 1976 of manslaughter and 

robbery and sentenced to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Ronnie Horne, 

an armed white rapist. File contains information about case and defense fund. (See 

also "Third World Women and Justice.") 

Subject Files 

Film And Video 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 006 Film and Video Information 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 007 Lesbian/Gay Film Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 008 Lesbian/Gay Film Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 009 Third World Film Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 010 Other Film Catalogs - Non-Gay, Non-Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 011 Other Film Catalogs--Non-Gay, Non-Woman 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 012 Women's Film Catalogs 

Subject Files 

Theater 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 013 Feminist Theater, Arts, Etc. 

Subject Files 

Archives And Collections 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 014 Straight Archives/Gay Subgroups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 015 American Library Association Gay Task Force 

Notes: See also Box 16, under "Gay Groups (Regional and National)." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 016 Archives - Lesbian and Gay 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 017 Lesbian Herstory Archives 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 018 Third World Women's Archives 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 019 Women's History Research Center 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 020 Atlanta Ad Hoc Committee for the Preservation of Atlanta's Lesbian and Gay History 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 021 National Council for Research on Women 

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10 022 Women's Libraries and Collections 

Subject Files 

Resorts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 023 Women's Tours and Trips 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 024 Women's Yellow Pages - Massachusetts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 025 Cultural Resorts (Gay and Lesbian) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 026 Cultural Resorts (Lesbian): Pagoda 

Subject Files 

Grants 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

10 027 Granting Sources 


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10 028 Grant Writing 

Subject Files 

Media 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 001 Photography 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 002 Tips in Dealing with the Media 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 003 NGTF (National Gay Task Force) Media 

Notes: Press Releases; see also Box 16, under "Gay Groups (Regional and National)." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 004 Radio and Cable TV: Women and Gay 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 005 Misc. Journal/Constitution articles concerning women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 006 Atlanta Journal/Constitution Coverage - General 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 007 Women and The Media - Advertising 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 008 Women's Forums, Dialogues, and Speeches 

Subject Files 

Literature, Bibliographies And Reading Lists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 009 Black Women's Bibliographies and Reading Lists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 010 Book Reviews, Movies Reviews, TV 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 011 Children's Literature 

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11 012 Lesbian/Gay Bibliographies and Reading Lists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 013 Other Bibliographies (progressive movements) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 014 Poetry 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 015 Sexuality Bibliographies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 016 Women Bibliographies and Reading Lists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 017 Women and Writers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 018 Authors 

Subject Files 

Publishers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 019 Gay and Lesbian, Homosexuality - catalogs, etc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 020 Lesbian/Feminist Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 021 Women Publishers and Presses 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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11 024 Diana Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

11 025 The Feminist Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 001 Know News, 1973-1976 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 002 Misc Flyers 

Notes: Includes a list of women's rights organizations, presses, newsletters, and special 

publications. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 003 Catalogs and Price Lists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 004 Reprinted articles and papers. 

Notes: Box 12, folders 4 through 7, include over 100 items, includes classics such as Pat 

Mainardi's "The Politics of Housework," Jo Freeman's "Origins of the Women’s 

Liberation Movement," Kathi Roche's "The Secretary: Capitalism’s House Nigger," 

Anne Koedt's "The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm," and "Woman-Identified Woman," 

by the Radicalesbians. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


Notes: See note to Box 12, Folder 4. 

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12 008 Naiad Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 009 Non-Women/Gay-specific 

Subject Files 

Bookstores 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 010 Women's and Gay Bookstores 

Subject Files 

Merchandise 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 011 Catalogs for feminist and/or lesbian/gay posters, buttons, T-Shirts, jewelry, calendars 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 


Subject Files 

Music 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 014 Music Catalogs, Misc. 

Notes: See also Boxes 22-24, Orchid Productions/Lucina"s Music. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 015 Lady Slipper Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 016 Lady Slipper Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 017 Olivia Records 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 018 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 019 Misc. Music Festivals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 020 Music References 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 021 Music and Songs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

12 022 Southern Women's Music and Comedy Festival 


Subject Files 

Theory/Analysis (Women) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 001 Early Women's liberation and 'The Movement' 

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13 002 Women's Liberation Movement 

Notes: Donated by Donna J. Brogan (then Donna Brogan Ruhl), older sister of Linda L. 

Brogan (1944-1983), both early feminists in Chapel Hill/Durham Women's 

Liberation Movement, ca. 1968-1974. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 003 Analysis of the Women's Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 004 Women's Movement - Theory and Origins 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 005 Women's Theory and Origins: Second Sex Conference, 1969 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 006 Radical Feminism - Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 007 Bisexuality 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 008 Biology 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 009 Feminism and Class 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 010 Feminism and Marxism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 011 Imperialism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 012 Consumerism and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 013 Socialist Feminism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 014 Right Wing 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 015 Lesbianism and Art: Theory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 016 Lesbian Battering 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 017 Lesbian Herstory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 018 Lesbianism - Our Ideology - Development 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 019 Lesbianism - Our Ideology - Development 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 020 Political Strategies 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 021 Lesbian Mothers and Other Gay Parents 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 022 Lesbian Separatism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 023 Lesbian Women's Studies 

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Subject Files 

Regional And National Women's Issues 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 024 African-American Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 025 Abortion 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 026 Anti-Semitism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 027 Women and Adolescence/Menarche 

Notes: "'Lesson I Bleed': Female Rites of Passage in Adrienne Kennedy's Plays," paper by 

Rosemary Curb, English Dept., Rollins College 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 028 Women and the Arts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 029 Chemical Dependencies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

13 030 Childbirth 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 001 Children 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 002 Consciousness-Raising (women) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 003 Contraception 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 004 Cooperatives 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 005 Disabled Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 006 Ecology and Women 

Notes: Including "Anti-Nuke, The Rape of the Land." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 007 Education and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 008 Empowerment 

Notes: "Women's Empowerment: A Conceptual Framework for Feminist Therapy," 

dissertation by Susan Elizabeth Barrett, 1980. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 009 Fat and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 010 The Nuclear Family and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 011 F.B.I./Grand Jury Abuse 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 012 Government Studies on Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 013 Health Care 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 014 Lesbian Health Concerns 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 015 Women's History (Herstory) 

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14 016 Lips: Herstory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 017 Jewish Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 018 Mental Health 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 019 Mental Health: "A Radical Feminist Model of Psychological Disability" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 020 International Women's Day 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 021 Women's Pre-History and Mythology 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 022 Law (includes People's College Law) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 023 Women and the Land (women's land trusts) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 024 Women and the Military 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 025 Older Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 026 Women and the Anti-Nuclear Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 027 Peace Movement, Women and 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 028 Women in Prison, Women and the Legal System, Women and Police 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 029 Women in Politics and Law 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 030 Women and Pornography 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

14 031 Rape Task Force 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 001 Racism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 002 Rape and Violence to Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 003 Religion, Women and 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 004 Rural Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 005 Self-Defense 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 006 Self-Exam 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 007 Sexism and Women's Oppression 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 008 Women and Sexuality 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 009 (Hetero)Sexuality and Love 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 010 Spirituality and Women 

Notes: See also Religion, Box 9 

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15 011 Sterilization 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 012 Venereal Disease 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 013 Women and Sports 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 014 Women and Studies (Academe) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 015 Women's Studies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 016 Women and Welfare 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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15 019 Women and Work: Women's Businesses 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 020 Women at Work: Sex Discrimination 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 021 Work: US. Women's Bureau, Labor 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 022 Work: Pro-ERA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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15 025 Work: Anti-ERA 

Subject Files 

Gay Groups (Atlanta And Southeast Region) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 026 AID Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 027 Atlanta Gay Center/Atlanta Gay Coalition 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 028 Atlanta Pride Celebrations (LGT - Lesbian/Gay/Transperson) 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 029 Atlanta Men's Center 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 030 American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 031 Bet Haverim: A Synagogue for the Lesbian and Gay Community 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 032 Black and White Men Together 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 034 First Tuesday (Atlanta) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 035 Fourth Tuesday 

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15 036 Gay Liberation Front - Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 037 Gay Nurse's Union/Alliance 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 038 Integrity 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 039 Lesbian/Gay Police Advisory Committee 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 040 Metropolitan Atlanta Council of Gay and Lesbian Organizations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 041 Metropolitan Community Church - Atlanta and Others 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 042 Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

15 043 Miscellaneous Gay Organizations and Events in Atlanta 

Subject Files 

Gay Groups--Southeast Regional 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 001 South Carolina Gay/Lesbian Pride Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 002 Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project (SAME) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 003 Southeastern Gay Coalition (later called The Southeast Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 004 Southeast Lesbian/Gay Health Conference 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 005 Misc. Southeast Gay Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 006 Regional Gay Organizations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 007 National Gay Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 008 American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Task Force 

Notes: See also Box 10, under "Archives and Collections." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 009 Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference, 1991 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 010 Sexism and Racism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 011 Directories of Gay Organizations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 012 LAMBDA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 013 National Conference of Black Gays and Lesbians 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 014 National Gay Task Force (News about) 

Notes: Press releases. See also Box 11, under "Media." 

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Subject Files 

Gay Groups--Regional (Except Southeast) and National 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 015 National Organization for Changing Men 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 016 March on Washington, 1993 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 019 Queer Nation 

Subject Files 

International Gay Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 020 INTERNATIONAL GAY GROUPS 

Subject Files 

Gay Theory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 021 Gays and Academics/Higher Education 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 022 AIDS 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 023 Coming Out and Parents 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 024 Discrimination Against and Oppression of Gays, Incidents of 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 025 Discrimination, Gay: Support Statements Against 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 026 Gay Domestic Violence 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 027 General Education about Homosexuals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 028 Gays and Primary/Secondary Education 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 029 Effeminists 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 030 Gays and Health Care 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 031 Gay Holocaust 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 032 International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day, 1984 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 033 Gays and Justice/Legal 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 034 Gays and Legislation, Current Pro and Anti 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 035 Gay Liberation, Ideology, Relationship to the Left 

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16 036 Gay Lifestyle 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 037 Gays and Mainstream Media 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 038 Men's Liberation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 039 Gays and Mental Health 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 040 Gays in the Military 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 041 Gays and the Police 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 042 Gays in Prison 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 043 Gays and Political Office 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 044 Gays and Religion (Morality) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 045 Gays and Sports 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 046 Third World Gay Liberation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 047 Transsexuality and Transvestites 

Subject Files 

National Non-Gay/Non-Women Groups, Events, Etc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 048 National Non-Gay/Non-Women Groups, Event, Etc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

16 049 New World Communications 

Personal Files of Margo George 

Personal Files of Margo George 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 001 Africa 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 002 Aging 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 003 ALFA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 004 ALFA Outreach 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 005 Battered Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 006 Boogie Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 007 Briggs Initiative (Proposition #6, California) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 008 Capital Punishment 

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20 009 COGE (Committee on Gay Education) Emory 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 010 Cuba 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 011 Cuba Festival Committee 1978 - Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 012 Cuba Festival Committee 1978 - Reprint article in "Atalanta" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 013 DAR II (Dykes for the Second American Revolution) and Early Women's Union 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 014 Ecology 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 015 Economics 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 016 Electoral Politics 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 017 El Salvador 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 018 ERA 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 019 Fat Liberation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 021 Gay Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 022 Gay and Lesbian Struggles 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 024 Iran 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 026 Klan 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 027 Latin America 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 028 Lavender Anniversary - Gay Pride 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 029 Left 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 030 LGT Pride 1982 (Lesbian/Gay/Transperson) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 031 LGT Pride 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 032 LGT Pride 1981 - Media 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 034 LGT Pride 1981 - Reorganization Proposal 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 035 LGT Pride 1980 

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20 036 LGT Pride 1980 - Calendars 

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20 037 LGT Pride 1980 - Press Packet 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 038 LGT Pride 1980 - Proclamation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 039 LGT Pride 1980 - Publicity 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

20 040 Lesbian Network 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 001 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1979 (Local) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 002 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights 1979 (Nat'l) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 003 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights 1979 (Nat'l) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 004 Military 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 005 Military-Industrial 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 006 New American Movement (NAM) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 007 New Right 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 008 Nuclear 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 009 Pornography 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 010 Prison Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 011 Publicity 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 012 Rape 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 013 Reagan 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 014 Reproduction 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 015 Resources Organizing 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 016 Speaker's Workshop 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 017 Socialist Feminism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 018 South 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 019 Susan Saxe 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 020 Third World Groups 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 021 Underdevelopment 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 022 Wicca 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 023 Women's Groups (NOW, etc.) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 024 Women - International 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 025 Women - Miscellaneous 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 026 Women - Non-Traditional Jobs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 027 Women's Union (Atlanta) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 028 Women's Union - Action Sheets 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

21 029 WRFG Radio Station 

Archives of Other Feminist Organizations 

Atlanta Socialist--Feminist Union 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 001 Red cloth notebook w/hand-painted cover, 'AWU' plus anhk symbol: contains flyers for 

Atlanta Women's Union events 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 003 Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspaper clippings, 1973-1974 


Atlanta Center For Feminist Studies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 009 Programs 1984-1986 


Atlanta Socialist--Feminist Union 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 011 Correspondence, Ongoing 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 016 1-page description of AWU and its purpose 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 017 "The Atlanta Women's Directory, 1st ed., 1979" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 018 file containing copies of letter announcing dissolution of ASFU, August 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 019 file containing 'literature,' i.e., broadsides announcing events, films for rental; play scripts; 

various articles on socialism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 020 file containing 'literature,' i.e., broadsides announcing events, films for rental; play scripts; 

various articles on socialism 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 021 ASFU Slide Show on Rape 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 022 Goddard-Cambridge Program in Social Change 


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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 023 ADA For Your Information (Americans for Democratic Action): April 1982:2; June 1982:3 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 024 Blazing Star, May 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 025 Breakthrough: Political Journal of Prairie Fire Organizing Committee V.2 No. 2, Fall 1978 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 026 Citizen's Voice: Citizen's Party Newsletter, 1:2, March 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 027 Council on Battered Women Newsletter Supplement, Spring 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 028 Democratic Left, 10:3, March 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 029 Dialogue, 1:9, April 1982[New Orleans] 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 030 Fair Measure: Newsletter of Southerners for Economic Justice, 6:1, Fall 1983 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 031 Fight the Right, No. 1, May 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 032 The Freedom Socialist: Voice of Revolutionary Feminism 8:1, Fall 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 033 Haiti Alert! Friend of Haitian Refugees #2, March 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 034 In These Times, 6:12, Feb. 10-16, 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 035 Issues in Radical Therapy and Cooperative Power, Winter 1979, #28 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 036 NACLA's Latin America and Empire Report, 9:6, September 1975 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 037 Liberated Guardian: A National Liberated Publication 2:10, March 1972 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 038 Moving On: Monthly Magazine of The New American Movement, Nov. 1977 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 039 The People's Crusader 41:13, 20, July 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 040 The Prison Newsletter: The Committee for Prisoner Assistance, V. 3, Jan-Feb. 1974 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 041 The Progressive: 44:12, Dec. 1980; and 45:5, May 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 042 Seven Days: 2:7, May 5, 1978; and 2:12, August 1978 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 043 The Southern Libertarian Messenger, 7:12, April 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 044 Tricontinental: A Publication of the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of -Africa, 

Asia, and Latin America North American Edition, No. 2 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 045 Union W.A.G.E.: Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality. No. 43, Nov-Dec 1977? 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 046 URPE Newsletter of the Union for Radical Political Economics, 11:5, Sept/Oct. 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 047 White Lightning no. 27, May 1974 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 048 Workers World: 18:25, June 1976 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 049 The Christic Institute: "Nicaragua: A Look at the Reality" 1985 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 050 The Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, Cornell University, May 1970: "Twelve 

Questions on Vietnam" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 051 Foreign Languages Press, The People's Republic of China: Peking, 1972: "New Women in 

New China" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 052 "Girón: First Great Defeat of Imperialism in America" 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 053 International Socialists publication: "The American Working Class in Transition," Kim 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 054 Merit Publishers, "The Marxist Theory of the State," Ernest Mandel, 1969 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 055 New American Movement 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 056 New England Free Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 057 Resources for Community Change: "Gonna Rise Again! Economic Organizing for Hard 

Times," 1976 (3 copies) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 058 School of Labor and Industrial Relations and The Libraries, Michigan State University: 

"Women in American Labor History, 1825-1935: An Annotated Bibliography" by Martha 

Jane Soltow, Carolyn Forché, and Murray Massre 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 059 Socialist Workers (campaign literature) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 060 URPE: Union for Radical Political Economics: "Reading Lists in Radical Political 

Economics," V. 3, Winter 1977 


Dykes for the Second American Revolution (Dar Ii) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

22 061 DYKES FOR THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR II) 



Orchid Productions/Lucina's Music 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 001 Margie Adam 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 002 Advertising Information 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 003 Linda Allen 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 004 Alive 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 005 Amber Moon Productions, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 006 Berkeley Women's Music Collective 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 007 Birds of a Feather 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 008 Joan E. Biren (JEB) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 009 Black Lesbian Organizations and Issues of Concern 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 010 The Blatant Image 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 011 Nancy Brooks 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 014 Catalogs 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 015 Charis Brooks and More, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 016 Chocolate Waters 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 017 Meg Christian 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 018 Ginni Clemmens 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 019 Kate Clinton 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 020 Coffee Houses 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 021 Tee Corinne 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 022 Cultural Affairs, Dept. of, City of Atlanta 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 023 Dancers/Dance Companies 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 024 Nancy Day 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 025 The Dinner Party - Judy Chicago 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 027 Directories 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 028 Alix Dobkin 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 029 East Coast Regional Producers Network 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 030 ECA/ACES (Educational Center for the Arts) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 031 Therese Edell 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 032 The Ends of Means Committee 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 033 The Fabulous Scallion Sisters 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 034 Fallen Woman Productions 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 035 Fallopian Tubes 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 036 Fan Mail 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 037 Femme Films, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 038 Fonda Feingold 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 039 Maxine Feldman 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 040 Ferron 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 041 Debbie Fier 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 042 Film and Video (Serious Business Company) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 043 Cathy Fink 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 044 Flyer Layouts Original Photo Ready Copy 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 045 Robin Flower 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 046 Fulton County Arts Council 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 048 Kay Gardner 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 049 Gayle Marie 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 050 Mary Gemini 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 051 Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 052 Goethe Institute (Atlanta-German Cultural Center) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 053 Hall Rentals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 054 Barbara Hammer/Goddess Films 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 055 Harsuite 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 056 Hearing Impaired Organizations and Issues of Concern 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 057 Barbara Higbie 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 058 Hotel Accommodations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 059 Margaret Hults 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 060 Incorporation 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 061 Izquierda Ensemble 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 062 Laurie James 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 063 Jasmine 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 064 Jewish Lesbian Organizations and Issues of Concern 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 065 Layout and Printing Info 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 066 Lesbian/Gay/Transperson Pride Committee (Atlanta) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 067 Lights and Sound 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 068 Diane Lindsay 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 069 Lucina's Music - Dissolution of 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 070 Ruth Mackenzie 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 071 Karen Mackay 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 072 Matrix Music 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 073 Magnolia Productions 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 074 Mailing List Literature 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 075 Medusa Music 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 076 June Millington 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 077 Miscellaneous Performers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 078 Mischief 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 079 Charlie Murphy 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 080 Sharon Murphy 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 081 Music Festivals 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 082 Amina Claudine Myers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 083 Naiad Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 084 National Women's Mailing List 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 085 Holly Near 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 086 New Woman Press 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 087 Nexus, Inc. 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 088 NightRainbow 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 089 NOW 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 090 Olivia Records 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 091 Organizations, Current Newsletters, Etc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 092 Other Voices Theater 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 093 Michelle Parkerson 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 094 People's Art Action 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 095 Janice Perry (aka 'Gal') 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 096 Sue Petersen 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 097 Pici 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 098 Production Companies/Notes 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 099 Publicity/Public Relations 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 100 Forms - Printed/Xeroxed Extras 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 101 Judy Reagan 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 102 Ann Reed 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

23 103 Reel World String Band 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 002 Roadwork, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 003 Beth Scalet 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 004 Judith Schwarz 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 005 Suzanne P. Shanbaum 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 006 Linda Shear 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 007 Woody Simmons 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 008 Judy Sloan 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 009 Jan Smith 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 010 Phoebe Snow 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 011 Southern Women in the Performing Arts 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 014 Sidney Spinster 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 016 Sweet Honey in the Rock 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 017 Theatrical Performers 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 019 Linda Tillery 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 020 Adrienne Torf 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 021 Lily Tomlin 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 022 TortoiseShell Productions, Inc. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 023 Teresa Trull 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 024 Robin Tyler 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 027 Nancy Vogl 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 028 Dede Vogt 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 029 Mary Watkins 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 030 Cris Williamson 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 031 J. Wattles (aka 'Jay Goldspinner') 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 032 Laura Witzler 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 033 Cathy Winter and Betsy Rose 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 034 Elise Witt 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

24 035 Beth York 


WRFG Files 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 001 Arts and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 002 Arts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 003 Battered Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 004 Books 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 005 Breasts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 006 Childbirth 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 007 Children 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 008 Community Resources 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 009 Correspondence 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 010 Correspondence 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 011 Cultural 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 012 Day Care 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 013 Dessie Woods 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 014 Draft 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 015 Education and Child Care 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 016 ERA, Georgia 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 017 ERA and Equal Rights 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 018 ERA and Equal Rights 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 019 Families 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 020 Feminist Radio Networks (Tape Exchange) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 021 Georgia Women's Political Caucus 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 022 Health 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 023 Health and Women 

Notes: See also "Breasts." 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 024 History (Herstory) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 025 International Women's Day, 3/8/75 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 026 Intros 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 027 Labor 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 028 Lesbian Issues (Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Newsletters) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 029 Lesbian Issues (Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Newsletters) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 030 Lesbian Rights 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 031 Media 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 032 Miscellaneous 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 033 National Organization for Women (NOW) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 034 Native American 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 035 Political Feminism, and Women and the Military 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 036 Politics 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 037 Potential News 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 038 Prisons 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 039 Prostitution 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 040 Rape 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 041 Religion and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 042 Resources 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 043 Sex Discrimination 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 044 Sports 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 045 Sports and Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 046 Statistics on Women 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 047 Women for Racial and Economic Equality 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 048 Women in Other Countries 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 049 Women's News Services 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 050 Women's Resources: Community File 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 051 WRFG Record and Tape Library - Women's Listings (Musical) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 052 WRFG Women's Programming - Press Releases, Publicity 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

25 053 WRFG Program Guide 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 001 WRFG Women's Forum 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 003 WRFG Women's Forum- Women & the Law Conference 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 005 PROGRAM NOTES: "From a Woman's Perspective, #6-9" 

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____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 006 WINGS Program Notes 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 007 KPFA "The Feminization of Poverty" promo, 1984 

Notes: See Box 24 for cassette recording of this program. 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 008 File containing promotional clippings re: jazz artist Judy Roberts 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 009 HerSay: A Women's News Service: 06/1977-03/07/1988 

Notes: Correspondence from 1977 and Program Notes, March 16, 1987 to March 20, 1989 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 010 HerSay: A Women's News Service: 03/14/1988-06/27/1988 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


____________________________________________________________________________________ 



Womonwrites (Lesbian Writers And Publishers Conference) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 013 Womonwrites 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 014 Womonwrites 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 015 1979 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 016 1980 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 018 1981 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 019 1981- Materials 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 021 1982 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 022 1983 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 024 1984-5 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 025 1986 

Notes: Contains two audio cassettes: I. Womonwrites Final Circle, 1 and 2; and II. 

Womonwrites Final Circle, 3 (This folder/box was not microfilmed.) 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 026 1988 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 027 1990 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 028 1991 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 029 1992 

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Southern Women's Music And Comedy Festival 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 

29 030 Southern Women's Music and Comedy Festival, 1986 

____________________________________________________________________________________ 


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