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LGBT History Project
About LGBT History Project Resources
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: circa 2000
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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View Item: Altland's Ranch "Bear and Leather Night" Posters - circa 2000
Date: April 27, 1991
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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Date: April 27, 1991
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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Date: April 27, 1991
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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Date: October 31, [1991]
Altland’s Ranch was the first official LGBTQ+ bar in the York area, and was the longest running LGBTQ+ bar in the county. It was known for hosting drag balls, discos, and particularly Halloween parties. Altland’s Ranch closed in...
Collection: LGBT-084 - Altland's Ranch
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View Item: Altland's Ranch "25th Halloween Celebration" Poster - October 31, [1991]
Date: February 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus.
Announcement of the...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
Date: circa 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus.
Memo announcing...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Speakers Bureau Memo - circa 1976
Date: circa 1974
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus.
This is a flyer...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
Date: June 1977
Flyer created by the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) giving information to protest Anita Bryant by writing to the Florida Citrus Commission saying that LGBT community will not buy Florida Oragne Juice if they keeps...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Florida Citrus Commission, Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Anita Bryant Boycott Flyer - June 1977
Date: December [1975]
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Human Rights Law
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - December [1975]
Date: 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) - July 1976
Date: June 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) - June 1976
Date: April 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: PA Senate Bill 743
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1976
Date: February 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: PA Senate Bill 743
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - February 1976
Date: 1976
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. This Gay Liberation Stamp...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), Gay Coordinating Society (GCS) Berks Art Alliance
View Item: GCS Berks Gay Liberation Stamp Design - 1976
Date: November 1975
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Coordinating Society (GCS) Berks Art Alliance, Governor's Gay Task Force
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975
Date: October 1975
Registration and schedule for the Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Conference in Washington D.C. on October 10-14, 1975.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Registration and Schedule - October 1975
Date: April 1975
Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1975
Date: 1998
In the mid-1980s, the South Central AIDS Assistance Network (SCAAN) was formed by concerned members of the Harrisburg gay community, to provid services to HIV-positive individuals in the area. The AIDSWalk was an annual fundraiser held in...
Collection: LGBT-044 - Walton Jr.
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Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-044 Richard L. Walton Jr. Collection
Date: 1989 to 1997
Ray Myers was a member of the Lily White & Company. He was a performer, choreographer, and during the 1994 season held a “member-at-large” position. This collection includes “Lilygrams,” which were programs created by Lily White & Company...
Collection: LGBT-045 - Myers
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-045 Ray Myers Collection
Date: February 12, 1995
Lily White & Company Ways and Means Committee Report of the approved schedule of fundraisers for the company's 1995 fiscal year.
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: Lily White & Company Ways and Means Committee Report - February 12, 1995
Date: 1993 to 1994
Proposal by Ways and Means Committee regarding the costs of creating Lily White & Company Calendars, and suggestions on where and when to sell them.
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: Lily White & Company Ways and Means Committee Calendar Proposal - 1993 to 1994
Date: circa 1990
Table of Demographics created by Lily White & Company to gather information about their audience members. Information was gathered through informal, voluntary surveys that were inserted inside programs for shows.
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: Lily White & Company Table of Demographics - circa 1990
Date: 1992
Production checklists for Lily White & Company production planning.
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: Lily White & Company Production Checklists - 1992
Date: 1992 to 1993
President Reports from Lily White & Company for 1992 to 1993 season.
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: Lily White & Company President Reports - 1992 to 1993