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London Metropolitan Archives

LESBIAN LONDON


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4540

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: LESBIAN LONDON

Date(s): 1991-1995

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.30 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Lesbian London | newsletter
Lesbian London Publications

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Lesbian London newsletter was first issued in 1992, produced by a group of volunteers based at Sisterwrite Bookshop, 190 Upper Street, Islington. It included national and international news, culture and listings. It was funded by advertising. The newsletter was distributed monthly, free from venues (such as bookshops and lesbian and gay centres) and also by subscription. The distribution area included Southwark, Kennington, Camden and Hackney.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Lesbian London Publications, producers of the Lesbian London newsletter. The archive includes a file of over a hundred completed (anonymous) survey forms, relating to lifestyle, relationships and feedback on Lesbian London (LMA/4540/03/007). Other papers include minutes; correspondence; press releases; financial accounts; papers relating to advertising; issues of the newsletter and photographs.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The records are arranged as follows:
LMA/4540/01: minutes and correspondence,
LMA/4540/02: financial records,
LMA/4540/03: newsletters and related material.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Records donated to the Archive in February 2010.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Gay and lesbian issues | Social issues | Social policy
Lesbian and gay press | Press
Lesbian groups | Support groups | Groups
Lesbian rights | Civil and political rights | Human rights
Lesbianism | Sexuality
Lesbians | Gender minorities | Disadvantaged groups
Newsletters | Periodicals | Publications | Communications media | Information sciences
Social groups x Social class

Personal names

Corporate names
Lesbian London Publications
Lesbian London | newsletter

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe