Dorothy Marder collection, 1971-1999

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Marder, Dorothy, 1926-2007. Dorothy Marder collection, 1971-1999

Dorothy Marder collection, 1971-1999

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647783771

The Dorothy Marder collection contains biographical material, mostly about Dorothy Marder's life after 1970. The largest part of the collection contains Marder's photographs, prints, negatives and contact sheets which cover the U.S. anti-war movement during the Vietnam war era, the women's liberation movement in the 1970s and early 1980s, the antinuclear movement of the early to mid-1980s, and the gay and lesbian pride movement of the 1980s-1990s (largely in New York city). Series A contains biographical material by or about Dorothy Marder, writings by Marder, some of the publications in which Marder's photographs appeared, correspondence and information about Identity House (a New York City place of supportive services for lesbian, gay and bisexual people); also includes reference materials that Marder collected about peace, women's liberation, gay rights, and disability rights. Series B contains photographic prints arranged according to Marder's own numbering system. The prints are in rough chronological order. Series C contains Marder's master negatives and contact sheets, also arranged according to her own numbering system. Series D contains the memorabilia, t-shirts, and other items from various peace, anti-nuclear, gay pride, and women's rights campaigns. The collection includes also includes photographs, negatives, and contact prints, memorabilia, posters, T-shirts, and political buttons

12.75 linear feet

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC