40 years ago, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives was founded. Since then, many things have changed, but the mission of Gerber/Hart has remained the same: to collect and preserve LGBTQ history in Chicago and the Midwest, and to make it accessible…
For 40 years, Gerber/Hart has been the place to bring together, preserve, and make accessible the pieces of history for enabling research, presentation, and discovery of LGBTQ history in the Midwest. As Gerber/Hart continues to grow in its collections, services,…
Gerber/Hart’s podcast, Unboxing Queer History, has been notice by various news outlets. Please check out the following for additional information and interesting background about the podcast. Interviews include Unboxing Queer History co-creators and producers Ari Mejia, Erin Bell, Jen Dentel,…
Gerber/Hart is releasing Unboxing Queer History, an eight episode podcast. The episodes will be released throughout the spring on the first and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Episodes will be available on Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts in…
Earlier this month, over 50 boxes containing the 52 year history of the Chicago Pride Parade were received into Gerber/Hart’s collection. From this collection a set of Chicago Pride Parade pins have been assembled.
A new on-line exhibit that explores of the development of nationalized gay and lesbian rights language and organization from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, including the 1968 Homosexual Bill of Rights and the first White House meeting with gay…
New on-line exhibit, with embedded audio, of women’s music and gay liberation music that provided a soundtrack for gay and lesbian liberation the 1970s. View the exhibit at exhibits.gerberhart.org A few embedded videos from the exhibit: Amazone ABC, Alix Dobkin…
Two more rows of double-faced shelves have been added for the ever growing circulating collection. The 120 additional shelves will provide ample space for a number of years.
Donna Reed will joining Sylvester and Gloria Swanson in Gerber/Hart’s collection of LeeK’s bubbleheads. If you have or know of a bubblehead that might want to join them, please contact Gerber
Organizations are a foundation for LGBTQ communities. A selection of local and national organization pins from political, service and performance organizations are on display. The exhibit is in the Walgreens waiting area and runs through February 2022.