Digital Transgender Archive
Based in New York City, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are well-known trans women of color who spent decades of their lives side-by-side, engaging in activism on behalf of the most marginalized members of their communities. This collection includes a range of materials about Marsha and Sylvia, in both their activist efforts and daily lives. Dated as early as 1968, these materials include photographs, correspondence, periodical clippings, event flyers and programs, audiovisual interviews and transcripts, and art from several collaborating institutions.
The following institutions have contributed to this collection:
- Digital Transgender Archive
- Independent Voices
- New York Public Library
- Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
- ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
- Queer Zine Archive Project
- The Jose Gutierrez Archives
- The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
- Yale University Libraries