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Revision as of 12:05, 19 September 2012
The Hall-Carpenter Archives (HCA) are Britain's major resource for the study of lesbian and gay activism in the UK since the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957.
There are three main sections to HCA:
- Records and publications of gay organisations and individuals in the UK and worldwide.
- Gay, lesbian and bisexual newspapers and magazines, 1954-
- Ephemera, 1907-
Contents
- 1 Records and publications of gay organisations and individuals in the UK and worldwide.
- 2 Gay, lesbian and bisexual newspapers and magazines, 1954-
- 3 Ephemera, 1907- (HCA/EPHEMERA)
- 4 Gay Liberation Front
- 5 LGBT timeline and employment rights exhibition
- 6 Michael James papers
- 7 Mary McIntosh Papers
- 8 Other Papers
- 9 External links
Records and publications of gay organisations and individuals in the UK and worldwide.
They include (reference codes to the documents are in brackets):
- Albany Trust, including the records of the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HCA/Albany Trust)
- Campaign for Homosexual Equality (HCA/CHE)
- Gay Activists Alliance (HCA/GAY ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE)
- Gay Liberation Front (HCA/GLF)
- Antony Grey (HCA/GREY)
- Joint Council for Gay Teenagers (HCA/JCGT)
- Kenric (HCA/KENRIC)
- Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (HCA/GCM)
- Lisa Power (HCA/POWER)
- Peter Tatchell (HCA/TATCHELL)
- Ian Townson (HCA/TOWNSON)
Gay, lesbian and bisexual newspapers and magazines, 1954-
collected from the UK and the rest of the world, particularly the USA. They include:
The journals have been fully listed on the Archives catalogue.
Ephemera, 1907- (HCA/EPHEMERA)
This series contains small deposits relating to gay life and culture from various individuals and organisations. This series has been fully listed on the Archives catalogue|.
See also Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive and the Oral History Project.
Gay Liberation Front
Web page of images to created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the GLF, October 2010: Gay Liberation Front|.
LGBT timeline and employment rights exhibition
Two web pages featuring images from the Hall-Carpenter Archives. The timeline features highlights in UK LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) history since the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957. The employment rights exhibition contains images from the archives of some of the groups who fought for improved working conditions for LGBT workers from the 1970s onwards.
Michael James papers
The papers of Michael James, 1941-, gay activist (MICHAEL JAMES PAPERS), include documents relating to the London Gay Liberation Front, Body Positive, and the Gay Switchboard. See the Archives catalogue for details.
Mary McIntosh Papers
The papers of Dr Mary McIntosh, 1936–, sociologist (MCINTOSH), mainly relate to gay and feminist politics. See the Archives catalogue for full details, including descriptions of individual files.
Other Papers
Relevant material can also be found amongst our general holdings and can be traced via the Archives catalogue e.g.
- Lena Jeger, 1915-, Baroness Jeger, journalist and politician (JEGER)
- Peter Shore, 1924-2001, politician (SHORE)
External links
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/archive/holdings/lesbian_and_gay_archives.aspx
