Out in the Redwoods: A Documentary History Project


Four Decades of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History at UC Santa Cruz
What was it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered during the past four decades at UC Santa Cruz? Since the 1960s, UC Santa Cruz has been a vital and inspiring center of LGBT culture and activism. The University Library is seeking to document this unique history through a multigenerational oral history project and the expansion of the library's LGBT collections. The library already has substantial collections in this area, including an Asian/Pacific lesbian archive, archives of UCSC student activism, and the archive of HerBooks lesbian press.
A multigenerational oral history project with interviews conducted by UCSC students and published in an oral history anthology.
Creative narratives by LGBT people affiliated with UCSC, to be incorporated into the Out in the Redwoods anthology.
Web-based digital archive of LGBT collections and oral histories available through the Online Archive of California
LGBT library exhibit featuring selections from Out in the Redwoods collections and oral histories