In 2010, local LGBTQ+ community member Luke Hirst approached librarian Lynn Richardson about starting an archive of LGBTQ+ materials in the Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection. This meeting kicked off a multiyear collaboration that has included a panel discussion on the history of Durham’s LGBTQ+ community, “collecting days” at the library during which people brought in materials to donate to the archive, an oral history program, the acquisition of numerous items for the archive, and this web exhibit.
One of the pioneers of Durham’s lesbian community and retired librarian, Durham County Library
Initiator of and driving force behind the project
Librarian, North Carolina Collection
Senior librarian, North Carolina Collection
This project would not have been possible without the support of many people in the community, including:
