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The LGBT Center of Central PA and the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections have partnered to document the stories and history of LGBT life and activism in the greater Central Pennsylvania region. This site contains oral histories that have been recorded for the LGBT History Project, as well as fully accessible digital versions of documents, images, and artifacts that have been donated to the project.

This is a quickly growing collection, and not all items are available through this website. Please contact Malinda Triller-Doran at archives@dickinson.edu for information about how to access all of the resources of the LGBT History Project, as well as how to donate additional materials.

Generous support to make these unique resources accessible has been provided by the Schlegel Deibler Charitable Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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Date: August 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Greater Harrisburg Area Professional Women's Group

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - August 1990

Date: July 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1990

Date: June 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Lewisburg Lesbian Support Group

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1990

Date: May 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations:

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1990

Date: April 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Olivia's Music

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - April 1990

Date: March 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Lily White & Company

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - March 1990

Date: February 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), Greater Harrisburg Area Professional Women's Group

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - February 1990

Date: January 1990

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Greater Harrisburg Area Professional Women's Group, South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), Olivia Records, Lewisburg Lesbian Support Group

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - January 1990

Date: December 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics: AIDS Memorial Quilt

Organizations: AIDS Inter-Faith Network of Harrisburg, Lewisburg Lesbian Support Group, Lesbian and Gay Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA), The Names Project

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - December 1989

Date: November 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics: Domestic Violence

Organizations: Philadelphia AIDS Taskforce, PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - November 1989

Date: October 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics: AIDS Memorial Quilt

Organizations: The Names Project, AIDS Inter-Faith Network of Harrisburg

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - October 1989

Date: September 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: The Lesbian Connection (TLC), PA Justice Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1989

Date: August 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Lambda Alive (Reading, PA), Equal, American, Gay, Lesbian (EAGLES)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - August 1989

Date: July 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s. This also the first newsletter where the format changed, and the publishers increased subscription to cover publication cost. 

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Harrisburg Area Women Writers Group

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1989

Date: June 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Philadelphia Gay Task Force (PGTF)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1989

Date: May 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations:

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1989

Date: April 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: The Lesbian Connection (TLC), Justice Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights (Harrisburg)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - April 1989

Date: March 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics: Race Relations

Organizations: National Women of Color, The Lesbian Connection (TLC)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - March 1989

Date: February 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations:

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - February 1989

Date: January 1989

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Alcoholics Anonymous

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - January 1989

Date: December 1988

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: MCC Vision of Hope

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - December 1988

Date: November 1988

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

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Organizations: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), York NOW

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - November 1988

Date: September 1988

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Lambda Alive (Reading, PA), Sisterspace (Philadelphia, PA), MCC Lancaster

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1988

Date: August 1988

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - August 1988

Date: July 1988

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s

Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter

Topics:

Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE)

View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1988