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Sarah Stifler Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2z09r4kz No online items Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Papers Loni Shibuyama ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 Phone: (213) 741-0094 Fax: (213) 741-0220 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.onearchives.org © 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Coll2008-071 1 Papers Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Papers Collection number: Coll2008-071 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Los Angeles, California Processed by: Loni Shibuyama Date Completed: December 29, 2008 Encoded by: Loni Shibuyama © 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Descriptive Summary Title: Sarah Stifler papers Dates: 1967-2002 Collection number: Coll2008-071 Creator: Stifler, Sarah Collection Size: 7 archive cartons.2.8 linear feet. Repository: ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. Los Angeles, California 90007 Abstract: Journal articles, newspaper clippings, dissertations, bibliographies, correspondence, flyers, slides and photographs collected by art scholar Sarah Stifler who researched the materials for her doctoral dissertation, Slippery When Wet: Visibility Politics and Lesbian Art in Los Angeles from 1970 to the Present (2002). The bulk of the materials are photocopies, and the content documents significant people and organizations in the development of lesbian and feminist art, including the Los Angeles Woman's Building, the Feminist Art Program at the California Institute of the Arts, the Feminist Studio Workshop and the Great American Lesbian Art Show. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions. Publication Rights Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s). Preferred Citation Sarah Stifler papers, Coll2008-071, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California. Acquisition Information Gift of Sarah Stifler, July 14, 2007. Processing Information Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Coll2008-071 2 Papers Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, December 29, 2008. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Biography Sarah Stifler is a scholar of art history with particular interests in contemporary art, gender and sexuality. In 1994, she received her Bachelor's degree in Art History at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and in 2000, she received her Master's degree in Art History at the University of Southern California (USC.) From 1997 to 2002, she pursued a Doctorate degree at USC, where she concentrated on lesbian and feminist art in Los Angeles from the 1970s to 2000. She has worked as a research assistant at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, a teaching assistant at the Department of Art History at USC, a marketing coordinator at the Timothy Yarger Fine Art Gallery, and a public arts advisor for the Boulder City Arts Council. As of July 2007, Stifler continues to work at the Getty Research Institute and lives in West Hollywood, California. Scope and Content of Collection The Sarah Stifler Papers contains photocopies of journal articles, newspaper clippings, book chapters, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets and dissertations; as well as bibliographies, typescripts, photographs and slides collected for Stifler's doctoral dissertation, Slippery When Wet: Visibility Politics and Lesbian Art in Los Angeles from 1970 to the Present . The collection is divided into three series: (1) General, (2) Dissertation Chapter Resources and Notes, and (3) Slides and Photographs. The General Series contains Stifler's resumés, bibliographies and general research material for topics such as the gay and lesbian liberation movement; gay, lesbian and queer art; art in Los Angeles; lesbian and feminist artists; and the Feminist Art Progam at the California Institute of the Arts. The Dissertation Chapter Resources and Notes Series includes material related to specific chapters and sections in Stifler's dissertation. The Slides and Photographs Series comprises images of artworks from lesbian and feminists artists and from the exhibitions "Great American Lesbian Art Show" and "In a Different Light." Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Stifler, Sarah Feminist Studio Workshop Gay artists Great American Lesbian Art Show Homosexuality and art--United States--California Lesbian artists--United States Lesbian feminism Woman's Building Women artists Separated Material The following books have been transferred to the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archive library collection: Altman, Dennis, et al. Homosexuality, Which Homosexuality? Proc. of International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, 1987, Amsterdam. London: An Dekker/Schorer; GMP Publishers, 1989. The Gay Liberation Book. Ed. Len Richmond and Gary Noguera. San Francisco: Ramparts Press, 1973. Homosexuality, Which Homosexuality? Proc. of International Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies, Dec. 1987, Free University Amsterdam. Millett, Kate. Flying. New York: Ballantine Books, 1974. O'Dell, Kathy. Kate Millet, Sculptor: The First 38 Years. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 1997. Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Coll2008-071 3 Papers Series 1. General 1967-2002 Box: 1 : 1 - 20 ; 2 : Series 1. General 1967-2002 1 - 11 ; 3 : 1 - 21 ; Physical Description: 2 linear feet. 4 : 1 - 15 ; 5 : 1 - Series Scope and Content 15 ; 7 : 1 This series comprises Stifler's resumés and biographical information, as well as bibliographies, journal articles, newspaper clippings, website printouts, dissertations, book chapters, slides and other material used as general research for Stifler's graduate dissertation. The materials cover such topics as the gay and lesbian liberation movement; gay, lesbian and queer art; feminist art; Los Angeles art; the Lesbian Art Program at CalArts; and prominent lesbian and feminist artists. Box 1 : 1 - 5 Personal Materials 1999 - 2002 Box 1 : 1 Jobs 2000 - 2001 Box 1 : 2 Class syllabi 1999 - 2000 Box 1 : 3 Contact information circa 2001 Box 1 : 4 Handwritten notes 2000 - 2001 Box 1 : 5 GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies , vol. 8, no. 1 - 2 2002 Box 1 : 6 - 16 Bibliographic 2000 - 2001 Box 1 : 6 General 2000 - 2001 Box 1 : 7 Art Abstracts SU: Feminist Art August 2000 Box 1 : 8 Dissertation Citations & Abstracts 2000 Box 1 : 9 First Search: "Lesbian & Art" 2000 Box 1 : 10 Gay / Lesbian Archives 2001 Box 1 : 11 Getty Books: "Feminism & Art" 2000 Box 1 : 12 Lesbian Presence Biblio [sic] 2000 - 2001 Box 1 : 13 USC Books: "Feminism & Art" Homer August 2000 Box 1 : 14 Web Resources On-line Archives 2000 Box 1 : 15 Woman's Building (UCLA) 2000 Box 1 : 16 Womanhouse 2001 Box 1 : 17 - 20 ; 2 Dissertations 1994 - 1998 : 1 - 4 Box 1 : 17 Paper Lesbians: Alternative Publishing and the Politics of Lesbian Representation in the United States, 1950-1990 , by Kathryn Tracy Adams August 1994 Box 1 : 18 A World We Have Invented Here: Exploring Community, Identity and Art in the Construction of 'The Farm,' Kate Millet's Feminist Art Colony, 1978-1994 , by Anne B. Keating 1995 Box 1 : 19 - 20 Building Women's Culture: Feminism and Art at the Los Angeles Woman's Building , by Michelle Marie Moravec 1998 Physical Description: 2 folders. Box 2 : 1 Victims of Desire, by Gregory A. Spicer 1997 Box 2 : 2 - 4 Sex and Sensibilities: The Aesthetic and Political Struggles Over Women's Representations of the Female Body, 1966-1980 , by Margo Hobbs Thompson 1998 Physical Description: 3 folders. Box 2 : 5 - 12 Gay, lesbian and queer 1970 - 2000 Box 2 : 5 Gay liberation movement articles 1970 - 1984 Box 2 : 6 Phelan, Shane. Identity Politics: Lesbian Feminism and the Limits of Community . Philadelphia: Temple University Press 1989 Box 2 : 7 UCLA University Research Library Exhibit Catalog; "With Equal Pride" Gay & Lesbian Studies at UCLA, by Dan Luckenbill 1993 Box 2 : 8 Hope, Trevor. "Sexual Indifference and the Homosexual Male Imaginary." Diacritics, vol. 24, no. 2-3 1994 Box 2 : 9 - 12 Typescripts 1995 - 2000 Box 2 : 9 The Queer History and Politics of Lesbian and Gay Studies, by George Chancey 1995 Box 2 : 10 Unmasking the Homophile in the 1950s Los Angeles: An Archival Record, by Karen Quimby and Walter Williams. circa 1995 - 2000 Finding aid of the Sarah Stifler Coll2008-071 4 Papers Series 1. General 1967-2002 Box 2 : 11 Dissertation draft, by Yolanda Retter 1999 Box 2 : 12 Lesbian Activism in Los Angeles, 1970-1979, by Yolanda Retter circa 1995 - 2000 Box 3 : 1 - 8 Gay, lesbian, and queer art 1977 - 1998 Box 3 : 1 - 2 Articles about gay, lesbian and queer art 1977 - 1998 Physical Description: 2 folders. Box 3 : 3 "Extended Sensibilities: Homosexual Presence in Contemporary Art," The New Museum 1982 Box 3 : 4 "All But the Obvious," Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) 1990 Box 3 : 5 Recent Lesbian / Gay / Queer Art Shows 1992 - 1996 Box 3 : 6 "part FANTASY [sic]" June 12 - July 11, 1992 Box 3 : 7 "Pervert," curated by Catherine Lord 1995 Box 3 : 8 "Gender, fucked," by David Joselit 1996 Box 3 : 9 - 10 Gay and lesbian representation 2001 Box 3 : 9 Lesbian rep [sic] in general date unknown Box 3 : 10 Lesbians and film visibility 2001 Box 3 : 11 - 17 Feminism and art 1988 - 2000 Box 3 : 11 Fresno Feminist Art Program, "Sexual Fantasies" date unknown Box 3 : 12 Genders.
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