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Gender & Queer Studies

Discover rare manuscripts and historical documents illuminating queer and gender studies. Explore original LGBTQ2S+ primary sources revealing personal stories, activism, and the evolution of gender identity and expression.

1916 Unpublished Autograph Poem Handwritten and Delivered by Laurence Housman in New York: A Queer English Writer and Suffragist’s Wartime Appeal for Peace, Equality, and the Moral Renewal of the New World

1916 Unpublished Autograph Poem Handwritten and Delivered by Laurence Housman in New York: A Queer English Writer and Suffragist’s Wartime Appeal for Peace, Equality, and the Moral Renewal of the New World
1929-1942 Diary of an Ohio Social Worker, Case Western Reserve U Child Development Researcher, and Member of the LGBTQ+ Community

1929-1942 Diary of an Ohio Social Worker, Case Western Reserve U Child Development Researcher, and Member of the LGBTQ+ Community
1920 Archive of a Seminary Girl’s Letters Revealing Early Same-Sex Affection and Intellectual Awakening at Northfield Seminary for Girls

1920 Archive of a Seminary Girl’s Letters Revealing Early Same-Sex Affection and Intellectual Awakening at Northfield Seminary for Girls
1977–1983 Manuscript Diaries of a Bisexual Ohio Father Confronting Addiction, Desire, Stigma and Disillusionment in Working-Class America

1977–1983 Manuscript Diaries of a Bisexual Ohio Father Confronting Addiction, Desire, Stigma and Disillusionment in Working-Class America
1855 Diary of a 21-Year-Old Student at Fairfield Academy, Herkimer County, New York: A Profound Spiritual Self-Examination Suggestive of Repressed Desire and Inner Conflict

1855 Diary of a 21-Year-Old Student at Fairfield Academy, Herkimer County, New York: A Profound Spiritual Self-Examination Suggestive of Repressed Desire and Inner Conflict
1986–2007 Diaries of a Woman Musician in Search of Voice and Home, A Two-Decade Chronicle of Ambition, Body, and Identity from Straight Relationships to Queer Domesticity Across Los Angeles and Dublin

1986–2007 Diaries of a Woman Musician in Search of Voice and Home, A Two-Decade Chronicle of Ambition, Body, and Identity from Straight Relationships to Queer Domesticity Across Los Angeles and Dublin
1904 Diary of Wellesley College Student Ethel A. Morse, Recording the Big Feelings Associated with Her “Crush” on a Female Friend and Emotional Rivalry Within Her Social Circle

1904 Diary of Wellesley College Student Ethel A. Morse, Recording the Big Feelings Associated with Her “Crush” on a Female Friend and Emotional Rivalry Within Her Social Circle
1997–2000 Manuscript Diaries of a Lesbian Mother Confronting Sobriety, Shame, and the Search for Self in Late-Twentieth-Century Florida

1997–2000 Manuscript Diaries of a Lesbian Mother Confronting Sobriety, Shame, and the Search for Self in Late-Twentieth-Century Florida