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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Central PA Pride Festival 1994 Invitation - July 31, 1994

Date: July 31, 1994

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Pride Coalition of Central PA

View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival 1994 Invitation - July 31, 1994

Central PA Pride Festival 1994 Planning Materials - December 1993 to March 1994

Date: December 1993 to March 1994

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Community Awareness Council of Central PA (CAC), Pride Coalition of Central PA

View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival 1994 Planning Meeting Flyer - December 14, 1993

Central PA Pride Festival Flyer - July 25, 1993

Date: July 25, 1993

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Harrisburg Men's Chorus, Lily White & Company

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Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA Flyer - July 26, 1992

Date: July 26, 1992

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Harrisburg Men's Chorus

View Item: PDF icon Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA Flyer - July 26, 1992

Central PA Pride Festival Report - [Winter] 1994

Date: 1994

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Pride Coalition of Central PA

View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival Report - [Winter] 1994

Dine Out with Pride, Central PA PrideFest Unity Parade Fundraiser Brochure - May 22, 2007

Date: May 22, 2007

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-021 - LGBT Center of Central PA

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Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, Harrisburg Men's Chorus

View Item: PDF icon Dine Out with Pride, Central PA PrideFest Unity Parade Fundraiser Brochure - May 22, 2007

Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '97 - July 26, 1997

Date: July 26, 1997

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-023 - Maurer

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View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '97 - July 26, 1997

Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '96 - July 27, 1996

Date: July 27, 1996

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-012 - Anonymous

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Organizations: Lily White & Company, Pennsmen Inc., York Area LAMBDA, MCC of the Spirit

View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '96 - July 27, 1996

Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '93 - July 25, 1993

Date: July 25, 1993

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, Lily White & Company

View Item: PDF icon Central PA Pride Festival Brochure '93 - July 25, 1993

Crossroads Magazine Premier Issue Sneak Peak - July 30, 1995

Date: July 20, 1995

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-014 - Loveland

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Organizations: Pink Triangle Coalition (PTC), York Area LAMBDA, Central PA Womyn's Chorus, Lily White & Company, Pride Coalition of Central PA

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine Premier Issue Sneak Peak - July 30, 1995

Crossroads Magazine - October/November 1997

Date: October/November 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: Lily White & Company, York Area LAMBDA

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - October/November 1997

Crossroads Magazine - August/September 1997

Date: August/September 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

Topics: Stonewall

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View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - August/September 1997

Crossroads Magazine - June/July 1997

Date: June/July 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - June/July 1997

Crossroads Magazine - April/May 1997

Date: April/May 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), Lancaster AIDS Project, AIDS Community Alliance

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - April/May 1997

Crossroads Magazine - February/March 1997

Date: February/March 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: Harrisburg Men's Chorus, Pennsmen Inc.

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Crossroads Magazine - December 1996/January 1997

Date: December 1996/January 1997

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

Topics: HIV/AIDs, AIDS Memorial Quilt

Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), York Hospice House (York, PA)

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - December 1996/January 1997

Crossroads Magazine - October/November 1996

Date: October/November 1996

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

Topics: AIDS Memorial Quilt

Organizations: The Names Project, Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH)

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - October/November 1996

Crossroads Magazine - August/September 1996

Date: August/September 1996

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: Harrisburg Men's Chorus

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - August/September 1996

Crossroads Magazine - June/July 1996

Date: June/July 1996

Crossroads Magazine was a bi-monthly local LGBTQ+ magazine created, edited, and published by Dr. Eric Selvey. The goal of Crossroads was to bring together the LGBTQ+ community of Central Pennsylvania by creating a space to showcase the efforts...

Collection: LGBT-013 - Selvey

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Organizations: Lily White & Company

View Item: PDF icon Crossroads Magazine - June/July 1996

LGBT History Project Logo

Date: 1976 - 2008. 2010. 2018

Born on May 4, 1923, in Brooklyn, NY, Walter J. Lear was a physician and activist for healthcare reform and LGBTQ+ rights. He received his B.S. from Harvard in 1943, his M.D. from Long Island College of Medicine in 1946, and his M.S. in Hospital...

Collection: LGBT-089 - Lear

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View Item: PDF icon LGBT History Project: LGBT-089 Walter J. Lear Collection

Items from LGBT-037 John Folby Collection

Date: 1980 - 2009

John Folby was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The eldest of five children, Folby was raised in a “very strict Roman Catholic, Irish-Italian family.” At age twenty-five, he relocated to Harrisburg with his partner. Shortly after moving to...

Collection: LGBT-037 - Folby

Topics: HIV/AIDs

Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), Act UP

View Item: PDF icon LGBT History Project: LGBT-037 John Folby Collection

TransCentral PA Logo

Date: 2007 - 2019

TransCentral PA is a nonprofit 501c3 organization which serves the transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming community in central Pennsylvania. It was originally formed in 1989 as the Lower Susquehanna Valley chapter of the national trans...

Collection: LGBT-088 - TransCentral PA

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Organizations: TransCentral PA

View Item: PDF icon LGBT History Project: LGBT-088 TransCentral PA Collection

Pennsmen 7th Anniversary Pin - 1984

Date: 1984

Gold Pennsmen Inc. 7th Anniversary Pin.

Collection: LGBT-010 - Wilson

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Organizations: Pennsmen Inc.

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The Archives Staff Short Sleeve Shirt (cream) - 1983

Date: 1983

Staff T-shirt for the Harrisburg, PA gay bar and resturant, The Archives.

Collection: LGBT-010 - Wilson

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Shadows Bar Sign - 1980

Date: 1980

Electric bar sign of Shadows, a prominent gay bar in Harrisburg, PA.

Collection: LGBT-010 - Wilson

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