| June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives | |
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| 34°04′54.4″N118°23′07.1″W / 34.081778°N 118.385306°W /34.081778; -118.385306 | |
| Location | 626 N. Robertson Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069, United States |
| Type | Archive |
| Established | 1981 (1981) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Private papers, personal artifacts, organizational records, photographs, artwork, manuscripts, books, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, music recordings, videotapes, posters, flyers, buttons, clothing. |
| Criteria for collection | Materials about lesbian and feminist history and culture. |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Visits – free. Special events require registration. |
| Other information | |
| Director | Board of Directors |
| Affiliation | UCLA Center for the Study of Women |
| Website | mazerlesbianarchives |
TheJune L. Mazer Lesbian Archives is agrassrootsarchive dedicated to collecting, protecting, and conservinglesbian andfeminist history. The Archives was founded in 1981 as theWest Coast Lesbian Collections (WCLC) by Lynn Fonfa and Cherrie Cox inOakland, California.[1]
In 1987, the West Coast Lesbian Collections officially relocated toSouthern California with the help ofConnexxus Women's Center, Jean Conger, and the Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the City ofWest Hollywood and was renamed the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collections (JMLC).[2][1][3]
Nancy "Bunny" MacCulloch, who was on the board of directors of Connexxus, and her partner June L. Mazer became custodians of the WCLC within their home inAltadena, California. Ater Mazer's death fromcancer in January 1987, the collections was renamed after Mazer and MacCulloch continued to maintain it with the assistance of volunteers.[4] On November 28, 1988, the City of West Hollywood granted a permanent location for the June L. Mazer Lesbian Collections in the Werle Building, a city-owned property.[2] The JMLC was moved from MacCulloch's home[1] and in 1989 received501(c)(3) organization status.[5]
In 1989, the Mazer Archives created an outreach and collection-building partnership with theUCLA Center for the Study of Women and theUCLA Library Special Collections of theCharles E. Young Research Library.[5][6][7] In 2011, the Mazer Archives and the UCLA Center for Women hosted the 3rdLGBT ALMS Conference.[8][9][10] In 2015,Wolfe Video donated 100 lesbian movies to the Archives.[11][12][13]
The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives describes itself as "the only archive on this side of the continent that is dedicated exclusively to preserving lesbian history."[14] It is supported by funding from private donors and the City of West Hollywood, and has been run strictly by volunteers since 1985.[15]
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