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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: 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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
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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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations:
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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations: Harrisburg Area Women's News (HAWN)
Date: July 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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - July 1983
Date: June 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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations:
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1983
Date: May 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...
Collection: LGBT-022 - Kujawa
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1983
Date: December 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. This was the last newsletter created by the Switchboard, due to the establishment of another gay press in Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- ...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Central PA Gay Alliance, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: GSH Newsletter - December 1981
Date: November 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "San Francisco Olympics"
- "New Newsletter"
- "Students Talk Back" presents letters on human...
Collection: LGBT-061 - Kreitzer
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - November 1981
Date: October 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "That Rabbit's in Love" (p. 1)
- "Williamsport Support Group" (p. 2)
- "Harrisburg MCC is 1" (p. 3...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), West Branch Gay Support Network (WBGSN), MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - October 1981
Date: September 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "Gay by Birthright" (p. 1)
- "Switchboard Elections" (p. 4)
- "Co-Director Mr. Buns" (p. 4)
- "...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: GSH Newsletter - September 1981
Date: August 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "Lesbian Support Group" (p. 1)
- "Christmas Card Support" (p. 1)
- "From God Part II" (p. 3) ...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Lesbian Support Group
View Item: GSH Newsletter - August 1981
Date: July 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "Summer Picnic" (p. 1)
- "Switchboard Moves" (p. 1)
- "Fr. Swady Challenges Myths" (p. 3)
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Parents and Friends of Gays
View Item: GSH Newsletter - July 1981
Date: June 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "A Rose" [La Rose Rouge] (p. 1)
- "Switchboard Summer Picnic" (p. 1)
- "June 30 - ERA Rally" (p. 3)...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Harrisburg NOW, Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), MCC Harrisburg, Parents and Friends of Gays
View Item: GSH Newsletter - June 1981
Date: May 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "New Officers in June" (p. 1)
- "Treasurer Stays" (p. 1)
- "Flea Mrkt. June 6" (p. 3)
- "MCC...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Dignity/Central PA, MCC Harrisburg, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: GSH Newsletter - May 1981
Date: April 11, 1981
Flyer advertising the performance of "That Rabbit" sponsored by the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg on April 11, 1981 at the Friends' Meeting House in Harrisburg, PA.
Collection: LGBT-061 - Kreitzer
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH)
Date: April 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "Flea Market May 23" (p. 1)
- "Gay Pride Celeb'tn" (p. 2)
- "What's going on?" (p. 4)
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: US House Resolution 166, US House Resolution 26
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Dignity/Central PA, MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - April 1981
Date: March 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "Anniversary Party, April 26" (p. 1)
- "Harrisburg Gay Switchboard Presents 'That Rabbit'" (p. 1)
- "...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: US House Resolution 166
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: GSH Newsletter - March 1981
Date: February 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "Membership?"
- "[Constitution] Admended Feb. 1"
- "MCC in Hbg."
- "You're Fired!" ...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH) Newsletter - February 1981
Date: January 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "81 Officers"
- "In the Red"
- "8 Resolutions"
- "81 Training"
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: GSH Newsletter - January 1981
Date: 1979
Pamphlet and organizational document that explains the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg’s mission, background, funding, call-in categories, and call statistics.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Library
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Dignity/Central PA, Central PA Gay Alliance, Parents of Gays
!["That Rabbit's in Love" Performance Flyer - November 14 [circa 1980]](https://archives.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/artifacts_browse/public/image_lgbt/Switchboard_11-17_001.jpg?itok=jwkgk3Jk "\"That Rabbit's in Love\" Performance Flyer - November 14 [circa 1980]")
Date: November 14 [circa 1980]
Flyer advertising the performance of "That Rabbit's in Love" sponsored by the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg.
Collection: LGBT-061 - Kreitzer
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH)
View Item: "That Rabbit's in Love" Performance Flyer - November 14 [circa 1980]