Summary
Organization name
Louise Lawrence Transgender Archives
Address
c/o GLBT Historical Society 989 Market St., Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103
The goal of the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive (LLTA or simply Louise) is to increase the understanding of transgender people and encourage new scholarship by making transgender historical materials available to students, scholars and the public. We welcome visitors by appointment to our archive in Vallejo, CA, and we present historical exhibits at various community spaces and museums throughout the SF Bay Area.
The archive is named in honor of Northern California transgender pioneer Louise Lawrence, who began living full-time as a woman in 1942, first in the Berkeley, CA, then San Francisco. She, along with Virginia Prince and others, published the first incarnation of Transvestia in 1952. Louise’s address book was the initial subscription list and she was instrumental in developing the trans community’s connection to pioneering sex researchers such as Alfred Kinsey and Harry Benjamin.
Organization name
Louise Lawrence Transgender Archives
Address
c/o GLBT Historical Society 989 Market St., Lower Level