Archival Collections

ONE houses over 600 archival collections of personal papers from activists, artists and ordinary citizens, as well as records from LGBTQ political, social, educational and cultural organizations. The collections include a wide array of materials such as manuscripts, photographs, letters, graphics, and other historically significant materials.

 

Processed Collections

View a complete inventory of processed collections at ONE Archives by clicking the arrow below or on the Online Archive of California here.

Processed Collection Inventory

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Subject Files

ONE’s collection of subject files comprises approximately 10,000 distinct files containing newspaper clippings, journal and magazine articles, brochures, and other printed materials.

Search ONE’s subject files database here, or view the finding aid for this collection on the Online Archive of California here.

 

Twice Blessed Collection

The Twice Blessed Collection was an archive founded by Johnny Abush in 1991, which focused on the Jewish LGBTQ community. In 2001, the materials were donated to ONE Archives, which also maintains the Twice Blessed Collection legacy website.

View the finding aid for this collection on the Online Archive of California here.

 

Select Unprocessed Collections

Currently, there are no catalog records for some archival collections at ONE, which are listed below. Researchers may view these unprocessed materials by appointment with assistance of an archivist.


Unprocessed Collection Inventory

  • Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists (AGLA) Records
  • Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC) Records
  • Blue Max Motorcycle Club Collection
  • Brian James Miller Papers
  • Sidney Bronstein Papers
  • Bruce of Los Angeles Photographs
  • California Human Rights Advocates Records
  • Christopher Street West Records
  • Cyclona Collection
  • Daniel Luckenbill Papers
  • Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (Orange County, CA) Collection
  • Gale Hunt and Gary Bordon Hall Collection
  • Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Records
  • Gay and Lesbian Community Center (Denver) Collection
  • IMRU Radio Collection
  • International Association of Black and White Men Together Collection
  • Lambda Literary Foundation Collection
  • Lesbian and Gay Academic Union Los Angeles Collection
  • Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club Records
  • Los Angeles Shanti Records
  • Miles Everett Photographs
  • Municipal Elections Committee of Los Angeles (MECLA) Collection
  • Olympics Out of Cobb Collection
  • ONE in Long Beach, Inc. Records
  • Orlando Gallery Records
  • Outfest Records
  • Patricia Nell Warren Papers
  • Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE) Collection
  • Purple Circuit Records
  • Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists Records
  • Southern California Woman for Understanding Records
  • Stonewall Democratic Club Collection
  • Stuart Timmons Papers
  • Thomas Coleman and Jay Kohorn Papers
  • Walter Williams Papers
  • Whitman-Brooks Foundation Records
  • William Moritz Collection
  • The Woman’s Building Records

 

 

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