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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: February 1986
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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Date: January 1986
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: Divorced Women of Women
Date: November 1985
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: Conference of Catholic Lesbians, Divorced Women of Women, Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)
Date: October 1985
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: Divorced Women of Women, Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)
Date: September 1985
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 issue features the anouncemnet that the Wind and Wood reunion concert scheduled for September 14 was cancelled.
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics: Feminism
Organizations: Lesbian Mothers Group
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1985
Date: August 1985
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 issue features a Wind and Wood reunion, Saturday, September 14, 1985
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Organizations: Lesbian Mothers Group
Date: July 1985
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: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1985
Date: June 1985
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 issue features:
- Memorial service for Gary Norton
- Coming in the Fall! The First Women's Lesbian Fun Run
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Feminist Integrity for Wellness, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1985
Date: May 1985
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: Dignity/Central PA, Harrisburg Lesbian Gay Coalition
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1985
Date: April 1985
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 issue features:
- The Lavender Letter's second birthday is celebrated with a potluck on Saturday, April 20, 1985
- Harrisburg Outdoor Festival sponsored by Harrisburg Gay Coalition, June 2, 1985.
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Organizations: Lavender Letter Movie Club, Lesbian Mothers Group
Date: March 1985
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: Lavender Letter Movie Club
Date: February 1985
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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Date: January 1985
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 issue features:
- It costs $1,200 to print and distribute the Lavender Letter in 1984.
- Lesbian (CR) Consciousness Raising Meeting
- MCC of Harrisburg has changed it's name to MCC of the Spirit
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, MCC of the Spirit
Date: December 1984
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 issue announces the Harrisburg City Council meeting to discuss an anti-discrimination ordinance for Harrisburg.
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
Date: November 1984
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: Dignity/Central PA, Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)
Date: October 1984
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: Feminism
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
Date: September 1984
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: Feminism
Organizations: Lambda Alive (Reading, PA), Dignity/Central PA Education and Social Outreach Committee
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1984
Date: August 1984
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: Wind and Wood
Date: July 1984
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 issue features:
- The first Open Air Festival is announced.
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1984
Date: June 1984
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)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1984
Date: May 1984
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 Lancaster
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1984
Date: March 1984
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: Three Mile Island (TMI)
Organizations: Lambda Alive (Reading, PA)
Date: October 1983
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 issue features:
- Frank DeGarcia, candidate for Harrisburg City Council, "wants input from the gay and lesbian community."
- Planning meeting for Alternative Lancaster, proposed non-bar gathering space for men and women
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
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Date: September 1983
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: Wind and Wood
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1983
Date: August 1983
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: Harrisburg Area Women's News (HAWN)