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1990-1992
This collection of material reflects Thomas Pfeiffer’s involvement in the Lily White and Company drag troupe in Harrisburg, PA and The Pennsmen Inc., a group of LGBT people with a common interest in the leather/fetish lifestyle.
Collection: LGBT-017 - Pfeiffer
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Organizations: Lily White & Company, Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-017 Thomas Pfeiffer Collection
1993 - 1994, 2000
The t-shirts and flags in this collection were donated by Gerald Vath, who attended the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation in 1993 and the Millennium March on Washington in 2000. Vath wore these t-shirts and...
Collection: LGBT-018 - Vath
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-018 Gerald Vath Collection
1978-1885
These materials document the holy union of Nancy Datres and Riitta Lukkari. They also contain court documents and a photograph dealing with harassment Datres and Lukkari experienced from their neighbors.
Collection: LGBT-019 - Datres & Lukkari
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-019 Nancy Datres & Riitta Lukkari Collection
1996-2007
These materials document LGBT programs and events in Central PA, such as Pride Festivals, the annual FAB Fall Achievement Benefit, and Lily White and Company performances. This collection also includes items from Pennsylvania bars.
Collection: LGBT-023 - Maurer
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Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-023 Teresa ''Teddy'' Maurer Collection
1984-1996
Bernie Pupo was born in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania in 1945 and attended Mount Carmel Catholic High School. After working in a factory after high school, Bernie moved to Harrisburg, where he joined SCAAN, the South Central Aids Assistance Network,...
Collection: LGBT-024 - Pupo
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Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-024 Bernie Pupo Collection
1987, 2008
Paul Foltz grew up in Steelton, PA. After college, Foltz began studying theatre in England. It was here that Foltz discovered a strong and open LGBTQ+ community. When he returned to the United States, he became involved in Pennsylvania’s LGBTQA...
Collection: LGBT-093 - Foltz
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-093 Paul Foltz Collection
circa 2000-2005
This collection contains stationary paper and envelopes for two funds and one event with which The Foundation for Enhancing Communities(TFEC) was involved. TFEC is a community foundation that serves the greater Harrisburg, PA area; Dillsburg, PA...
Collection: LGBT-026 - Foundation for Enhancing Communities
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Organizations: Foundation for Enhancing Communities
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-026 Foundation for Enhancing Communities Collection
circa 1995
Sharon Mahar Potter was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Scranton, PA. She began commuting to Harrisburg, PA for the first time when she was offered a position to build the early intervention system for disabled children in the city. Profoundly...
Collection: LGBT-027 - Potter
Topics: LGBT Youth
Organizations: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-027 Sharon Potter Collection
undated
Twaddle was a member of The Pennsmen, a group of LGBT people with a common interest in the leather/fetish lifestyle, for approximately 12 years. This collection consists of artifacts from his time in The Pennsmen. The artifacts...
Collection: LGBT-028 - Twaddle
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Organizations: Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-029 Richard Twaddle Collection
1985-1999
Steven Leshner became a member of Dignity/Central PA, a Catholic organization for LGBTQ+ individuals that has been active in the Harrisburg, PA area since 1976, in the 1970s, where he participated in events and activities, as well as became part...
Collection: LGBT-029 - Leshner
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-029 Steven Leshner Collection
1976-1983
This collection contains monthly newsletters produced by the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg in 1981, and an assortment of buttons documenting LGBTQ+ events and issues.
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-030 Bob Riese Collection
circa 2010
Founded by Andrew Park in 1996 as the Center of Lesbian and Gay rights, Equality Pennsylvania (PA) is an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and legislation throughout the state.
Collection: LGBT-031 - Equality PA
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Organizations: Equality PA
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-031 Equality PA Collection
undated
Mark Stoner was born in 1959, grew up, and currently lives in Lancaster, PA, where he has worked as a graphic designer for the past 30 years. He came out as gay early in his college years at Penn State University and became involved in Lancaster’...
Collection: LGBT-034 - Stoner
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Organizations: Pink Triangle Coalition (PTC)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-034 Mark Stoner Collection
1998-2008
This collection contains newsletters published between 1998 and 2004 by the Lower Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Renaissance Education Association, Inc., a non-profit transgender support organization. These materials also include programs from...
Collection: LGBT-039 - Davidson
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Organizations: Renaissance Education Association, Inc.
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-039 Ellen Davidson Collection
circa 2000
Melinda Eash is a child psychologist and LBGTQ+ rights ally. After encountering a gay patient in her psychologist practice, Eash began teaching herself about LGBTQ+ youth. She contacted and began attending the local LGBTQ+ youth group, and became...
Collection: LGBT-040 - Eash
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Organizations: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH), Common Roads
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-040 Melinda Eash Collection
1982-1997
Founded by Paul Foltz in 1982, Lily White and Company was a south central Pennsylvania organization composed of entertainers and female impersonators. Lily White and Company produced numerous shows and performances throughout central Pennsylvania...
Collection: LGBT-043 - Lily White & Company
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: LGBT History Project: Lily White & Company Collection
2007-2012
This collection contains chapter information regarding the Southern Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Renaissance Education Association, Inc. (ROSE), a non-profit transgender support organization. This collection also includes newsletters...
Collection: LGBT-059 - ROSE
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Organizations: Renaissance Education Association, Inc.
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-059 Renaissance of Southern Eastern PA Collection
2018
The Keystone Conference is a program for transgender individuals and their allies that has been held annually in Pennsylvania since 2009. The items in this collection include programs from previous conferences and vendor materials from the 2018...
Collection: LGBT-077 - Keystone Conference
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-077 Keystone Conference Collection
March 6, 2021
Sabrina Dare-Bledsoe was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1960. She grew up in a large family of entrepreneurs and bar owners, whom she worked alongside as a child and teenager. Her father, Stuart Withero Dare, inherited and ran The Clock Bar...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 142: Sabrina Dare-Bledsoe
2000-2014
Shaashawn Dial is as a poet, radio broadcaster, educator, author, and businesswoman. Kown as Shaashawn “The Voyce” Dial, and she released her debut spoken word album, Voycemail, after that nickname. Dial became the program director of 1400 THE...
Collection: LGBT-025 - Dial
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Organizations: LGBT Center of Central PA, Central PA Vipers
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-025 Shaashawn Dial Collection
undated
This collection holds two rainbow chains donated by an anonymous donor.
Collection: LGBT-035 Anonymous Collection
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-035 Collection
1994 - 1997
Jack Radcliffe is a photographer known for his emotionally powerful photography. This collection is a compilation of Photographic Prints and Negatives that Radcliffe took of Lily White & Company as promotional material.
Collection: LGBT-042 - Radcliffe
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Organizations: Lily White & Company
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-042 Jack Radcliffe Collection
1997, 2012, 2014
Joy Verner was born in 1963 and grew up in Franklin, PA. She relocated to Central PA to attend graduate school at Shippensburg University and performed her practicums at Dickinson College in the early 1990s. In 2008, Verner became a full-time...
Collection: LGBT-046 - Verner
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-046 Joy Verner Collection
1981 - 1988
These audio recordings are copies of mixed tapes that a Harrisburg resident made in the 1980s for the former La Rose Rouge Bar at 400 North Second Street.
Collection: LGBT-047 - Anonymous
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-047 Collection
1987 - 2007
Marths ''Marty'' Tornblom was born in Utah and was raised in the greater Salt Lake City area as a member of the Mormon Church. She decided to get a degree in education, which led her to teaching. She moved with her family to Harrisburg in 1980,...
Collection: LGBT-054 - Tornblom
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Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), AIDS Community Alliance
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-054 Martha ''Marty'' Tornblom Collection
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