LibAnswers: Special Collections & Archives

Special Collections and Archives preserves and provides access to sources documenting LGBTQ+ Baltimore history.

Special Collections and Archives houses the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland Records (GLCCB) which document the history and activities of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB) between 1979 and 2015. 

Additional RLB Library resources include:

• Oral histories from the GLCCB collection

• Library digital exhibit using material from the GLCCB collection

• Library blog posts 

  • Celebrate the History of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Community (2021)

  • Celebrate Pride and LGBTQIA+ History with the Archives! (2019)

  • JHU Students Explore Langsdale’s Special Collections on Baltimore ‘Gayborhoods’ (2018)

  • Helping An Undergrad Illuminate Local LGBTQ+ History (2017) 

  • A Beautiful Day in the ‘Gayborhood’ (2017)

• Hopkins student newspaper coverage (2020), "DSAGA explores Baltimore’s queer history through media archives"

• Library guide (2020), "Celebrate LGBTQIA Pride Month"