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February 19, 2012
Culture Series:
Patricia Nell Warren
"A Westerner's Journey"
Growing up on a historic Montana ranch gave an earthy impetus to Warren's writing, her coming out - and her conviction that history and heritage are critical to the LGBT world.
Sunday
February 19,2012
2:00pm-4:00pm $5.00 Suggested Donation.
RSVP HERE!909 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 741-0094
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Greetings!
This year will be the 60th anniversary of ONE and we hope you will help us celebrate! We Know Your History and we share your dream of a future filled with equality and justice for all.
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 | Collection Highlights-Betty Berzon Papers
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In 1952, a 24-year-old Betty Berzon had recently lost her business, Berzon Books; was going through a painful break-up with a woman; and was still struggling with her sexuality. After a period of depression and a suicide attempt, she sought treatment in a psychiatric hospital, which proved to be a life-changing experience for her as it turned her attention to a career in psychotherapy. After
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her release, she got a job in a sanitarium and enrolled in UCLA as a psychology student. Evelyn Hooker was one of her professors.
By the 1970s, Berzon began specializing in work counseling gay men, lesbian women, and same-sex couples. She edited or wrote a number of books about gay and lesbian identity, relationships, and homophobia, including Positively Gay and Setting Them Straight; as well as an autobiography about her experience coming out as a lesbian woman, called Surviving Madness. She also conducted LGBT workshops and sensitivity training for colleges, corporations and government agencies, including the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. Throughout the rest of her life, Berzon continued to speak on behalf of gay and lesbian rights and awareness.
Following her death in 2006, Berzon's longtime partner, Terry DeCrescenzo, donated Berzon's collection of papers, photographs and audiovisual items. The collection is now available for research--visit www.onearchives.org/collections for more info.
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| Queer Worldmaking Opens!
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The third and final part of ONE Archives' Pacific Standard Time exhibition "Cruising the Archive" opened last Tuesday, January 24th at the USC Doheny Memorial Library to great fanfare. Dean Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libaries gave short remarks welcoming visitors to the library and thanked everyone who brought this exhibition to fruition. The reception was followed by the panel discussion "Queer Aesthetics and Archival Practices" moderated by Malik Gaines with Ann Cvetkovich, Catherine Lord and Ulrike Müller. Cvetkovich discussed her current research on the state of LGBTQ archives and artist-driven archival projects; while Müller discussed "Herstory Inventory", a collaborative drawing project based on a list of image descriptions from the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn, New York; and Lord covered the genesis of her installation "To Whom It May Concern", currently on view at ONE Archives. All three of the panelists contributed to the "Cruising the Archive" exhibition catalogue, and this event was an exciting opportunity for further dialogue on their work. Thank you to everyone who came to the reception and panel, especially our speakers!
"Cruising the Archive: Queer Worldmaking" is on view at the USC Doheny Memoiral Library Treasure Room through May 31st. Information on the exhibition, including locations, hours, events and the catalogue, can be found here: http://cruisingthearchive.org/
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| Make A Difference NOW!
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As tax time approaches, please think of ONE in your philanthropy. Show us your love with a gift to preserve the past and ensure the future of LGBTQ histories.
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