ONE Institute of Homophile Studies

In 1942, Jim Kepner began the first Gay and Lesbian archives in Los Angeles, and it was incorporated as the International Gay and Lesbian Archives in 1979. Kepner was also responsible for establishing another Gay and Lesbian library/archives, the ONE Institute. In 1994, the International Gay and Lesbian Archives and the ONE Institute merged to become the institution it is today. Duing the 1980s, the independent ONE Institute was in financial straights and was eventually relocated to the University of Southern California, where it is currently housed. Its mission states: "ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives honors the past, celebrates the present, and enriches the future of all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. We foster acceptance of sexual and gender diversity by supporting education and research about our heritage and experience worldwide. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives is dedicated to collecting, preserving, documenting, studying, and communicating our history, our challenges, and our aspirations."

From the description of ONE Institute papers, 1960-1998. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 320798879

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