Links to archives and resources for LGB and/or T history

Many of the websites given below will have their own "links" page. See especially Lesley Hall's "History of Sexuality" site and the very useful links not only to LGBT resources but to registers of archives and things like the Wellcome Library of History of Medicine.

Please suggest links to be added, or notify broken links, by emailing - admin[AT]linsert.org

 

Scottish Archives/Resources
Equality Network (EN) See esp. "About us - History"
Ian Dunn Collection (PDF file) Inventory of materials held in the Ian C Dunn Collection at the National Library of Scotland.
Lesbian Archive and Information Centre
(LAIC)
LGBT History Month Scotland Click on link to Scottish section
LGBT History Scotland Archive site maintained by Ian Strang
OurStory Scotland
Remember When Edinburgh lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender history
ScotsGay "The Magazine from Scotland for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals, wherever they may be..." with limited archive. "
   
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UK & Ireland Archives/Resources
Alan Turing Dedicated to Alan Turing (1912-1954): Founder of computer science, mathematician, philosopher, codebreaker, strange visionary and a gay man before his time.
Blackpool Rainbow Project
Edward Carpenter Archive A web-based archive of works by Edward Carpenter, famous for his thoughts on on spirituality, sexuality and socialism.
Gay Birmingham Remembered A website which "records the development and history of the vibrant lesbian, gay and bisexual community in and around Birmingham".
Hall-Carpenter Archives
History of Sexuality Website maintained by historian Lesley Hall
Irish Queer Archive "The Irish Queer Archives and Reference Library contains the most comprehensive collection of material in Ireland relating to homosexuality and general queer studies."
The Knitting Circle
LGBT History Month
Lesbian & Gay Foundation Manchester  
Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA) -
National Archives Leaflet Gay and Lesbian History at The National Archives: An Introduction
Nottingham LGBT History Project Local history project run by Nottingham and Notts Lesbian and Gay Switchboard History Project
Ourstory Brighton
OurStory Liverpool
Proud Heritage online museum
Rictor Norton A large archive or materials by the historian Rictor Norton.
Ruckus! Black LGBT Archive The mission of the rukus! Black LGBT Archive Project is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and otherwise make available to the public historical, cultural, and artistic materials related to the black lesbian, gay bisexual, Trans communities in the United Kingdom.
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Non-UK Archives/Resources
GLBT Historical Society (USA) The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. We sponsor exhibits and programs on an on-going basis.
GLBTQ (USA) An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture
Gayhistory.com (USA) Forerunner of GLBTQ - see above
International Homo/Lesbian Information Center and Archives (Netherlands) GLBTQ archives, library and information centre with branches in Amsterdam (Homodok) and Leeuwarden (Anna Blaman Huis)
Magnus Hirschfeld Society (Germany) The Centre for Research on the History of Sexual Science
Nijmegen Lesbian Archive (Netherlands)
ONE (USA) The ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives houses the world's largest research library on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered heritage and concerns. ONE is affiliated with but not governed by the University of Southern California.
People with a History an online guide to lesbian gay bisexual and trans history.
Schwules Museum (Berlin) Offering an "overview of gay history in Germany, with a special focus on Berlin".
Spinnboden (Germany) Archive and library for lesbian, bisexual and transwomen.
Swiss Gay Archives The "prime objective [of Verein Schwulenarchiv Schweiz] is to collect, preserve and make available to any interested parties, documents that recorded the emergence and evolution of the Swiss gay movement."
 

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Miscellaneous & Subject Specific
H-Histsex An on-line interactive notice board, registration required.
International Gay and Lesbian Association  
Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Sex and Gender) Links maintained by Fordham University Centre for Medieval History
Isle of Lesbos a place of art, culture, and learning dedicated to lesbian and bisexual women
LGBT Religious Archives Network The LGBT Religious Archives Network is an innovative venture in preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) religious movements around the world.
Peter Tatchell Online archives of a gay rights campaigner
Rob's Gay info Includes an "A-Z of famous gay, lesbian and bisexual people"
 
 
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