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The GLBT Historical Society archives are bursting at the seams. Our past needs room for the future!

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UPDATE: Queer history is still on the move...

UPDATE: Queer history is still on the move...

UPDATE: Queer history is still on the move...

UPDATE: Queer history is still on the move...

UPDATE: Queer history is still on the move...

The GLBT Historical Society archives are bursting at the seams. Our past needs room for the future!

The GLBT Historical Society archives are bursting at the seams. Our past needs room for the future!

The GLBT Historical Society archives are bursting at the seams. Our past needs room for the future!

The GLBT Historical Society archives are bursting at the seams. Our past needs room for the future!

GLBT Historical Society Archives and Museum
GLBT Historical Society Archives and Museum
GLBT Historical Society Archives and Museum
GLBT Historical Society Archives and Museum
4 Campaigns |
San Francisco, United States
$20,056 USD 202 backers
80% of $25,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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The states of Mississippi and North Carolina made it illegal just last month to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. In 2016! And other state legislatures are rushing to propose similar laws.

This is exactly why LGBTQ history is so important. By educating the public about decades of discrimination, we confront the mistakes of the past. By sharing the story of our struggles and triumphs, we inspire our community and our allies to work for equality.

At the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco, we've built an extraordinary trove of personal and organizational histories going back over 100 years. Historians, authors, filmmakers and students from around the world rely on these materials to tell our stories. 

With the help of our community over the past 30 years, we've brought together collections so extensive that we have run out of space. Now our lease is up at our current location — and we need more room so the archives can continue to grow.

Fortunately, we have found a bigger space — which was no easy task in San Francisco. It's accessible, secure and climate controlled to protect the archives. We'll have plenty of room to add to the archives in the coming years.

But the move will not be cheap. Archives must be handled by expert movers, and the sheer volume of irreplaceable papers, recordings, film, photographs, art and artifacts is challenging. The total cost will exceed $35,000.

The good news is that members of our board have pledged a dollar-for-dollar match for the first $10,000 in donations. So with $25,000 in donations from the community, we'll be ready to move on May 1, 2016.

MAY 1 UPDATE: We just received a new $5,000 challenge grant from the Excelerate Foundation, so we're extending the campaign for two weeks through May 14 to give new supporters a chance to help us reach our goal while doubling the impact of their donations. Thank you to all who have already donated — and to the Excelerate Foundation!

You can help give the queer past a big future by making a donation today — and by spreading the word on social media. We're aiming to surpass our fundraising goal. That will give us a jump on meeting the increased costs in the new space.

Your donations in any amount will make a big difference. And donations at various levels will qualify you for fantastic perks. Simply take a look at the list on this page.

We know you share our belief that preserving and presenting the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities is critically important to creating respect for LGBTQ people everywhere.

Let's make sure our country doesn't go the way of Mississippi and North Carolina. Let's make sure we know and learn from our past. A first step to that knowledge starts right here in the archives of the GLBT Historical Society.

Thank you for supporting our history!

Terry Beswick, executive director

Joanna Black, managing archivist

NOTE: The GLBT Historical Society is a registered 501(c)3 educational nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

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Archivist

$500 USD
"Archivist" donors get a queer history walking tour of the Castro or Mission for up to 15 people with historian Gerard Koskovich, a free GLBT History Museum t-shirt, plus a 1-year Patron Membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
3 out of 4 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Packer

$30 USD
Donors at the "Packer" level will get a free GLBT History Museum whistle, plus a one-year Student/Low Income Membership (if applicable) to the GLBT Historical Society!
9 claimed

Mover

$50 USD
Donors giving at the "mover" level will get a free GLBT History Museum tote bag, plus a one-year Membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
50 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Dispatcher

$75 USD
“Dispatcher” donors receive a one-year membership to the GLBT Historical Society plus a DVD of a new documentary, “Packed in a Trunk” -- a detective story about a lesbian artist who was sent to an asylum in 1924 and whose work was rediscovered nearly a century later.
5 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Driver

$100 USD
Donors giving at the "driver" level will get a free GLBT History Museum magnet, plus a one-year Sustaining Membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
22 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Curator

$200 USD
Donors giving at the "curator" level will receive a signed copy of Michael Helquist's MARIE EQUI: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions. "A finely written and rigorously researched account of a woman of consequence, whom an Oregon labor activist regarded as 'the most interesting woman that ever lived in this state, certainly the most fascinating, colorful, and flamboyant.'" Plus a one-year membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
3 out of 4 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Installer

$250 USD
Donors giving at the "installer" level will get a free GLBT History Museum coffee mug, plus a one-year Supporting Membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
6 claimed

Historian

$1,000 USD
Donors giving at the "historian" level will get a GLBT History Museum gift bag, VIP invitations to all Museum openings, two tickets to our annual gala, plus a one-year Sponsoring Membership to the GLBT Historical Society!
2 claimed
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