Eversmeyer, Arden, 1931-2022
Person
Brief Biographical Note
In 1987, (Jean) Arden Eversmeyer founded Lesbians Over the Age of Fifty (LOAF), a community organization for older lesbians to socialize and nurture a sense of community. In 1998, observing the need to document the life stories of her lesbian friends who were aging, Eversmeyer created the Old Lesbians Oral History Project (OLOHP), which is now a collection of more than 900 oral histories of lesbians from across the U.S. and beyond.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arden Eversmeyer Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2024-027
Dates:
1970-2022
Content Description
The Arden Eversmeyer papers include buttons, pins, Arden’s memorial program and sign-in book, greeting cards, correspondence, OLOHP and OLOC conference records, magazine and newspaper clippings, legal documents, travel itineraries, magazines, bookmarks, business cards, printed emails, event programs, flyers, fundraising and financial documents, audiovisual materials, books, zines, health records, photographs, bookends, and a framed poster. Additional materials include various...