Collection

Diana Press Records

Span Dates: 1970-1994
Bulk Dates: 1972-1979
Volume: 6.6 linear feet

Description

These records trace the history of Diana Press, a lesbian/feminist printing and publishing house relocated to Oakland, California in 1977. The collection contains a rich assortment of administrative materials, author and project files; manuscripts and poetry, press and distribution materials, and a sizeable amount of correspondence. A full description can be found in the online finding aid.

Hist/Bio Note

Diana Press began in 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland, and over the next three years grew into a full service publishing house, releasing an assortment of feminist books and calendars including works by Rita Mae Brown and Judy Grahn, an anthology of stories from the celebrated lesbian magazine The Ladder, and a reprinting of Dr. Jeannette Foster's pioneering Sex Variant Women in Literature. In 1977 Dianna Press was vandalized and lost thousands of copies of books and printing equipment. Despite donations, Diana was unable to sustain solvency. Works by Judy Chicago, Kathy Zozachenko, Elizabeth Gould Davis, Pat Parker and Judy Grahn, which had been scheduled for publication were never released.

Finding Aid

An online finding aid is available.
https://oac.dclib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8tq62h1/

Location

This collection is part of a partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women and the UCLA Library. This collection is stored off site. Contact the UCLA Special Collections Library for access.
https://www.library.ucla.edu/visit/locations/library-special-collections/

Tags

Women's spirituality | Author/editor | Feminism | Grahn, Judy