The Lesbian Herstory Archives has been dedicated to preserving records of lesbian life and activities since the 1970s. Today, they continue to accept all donations of any variety, including cassette tapes, correspondence, and ephemera. They have also gathered a large amount of lesbian pulp novels that forms a portion of their book collection.
This infographic poster details the history and impact of lesbian pulp novels, exploring why they are known as “survival literature.” The poster also includes an informative overview on my fellowship experience at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, describing the key tasks for creating the pulp novels catalog.
Alice Cheng is an aspiring archivist and librarian graduating with an MSLIS and an Advanced Certificate in Archives. Having received a BA in English and minors in Japanese and Creative Writing, she has long been passionate about literature and media. Her current research interests include increasing access of nontraditional collections, such as multilingual, multimedia, or special collections in archives and libraries. From archival arrangement, rare book evaluation, to game collection development, her detail-oriented work has been tailored to the needs and uses of specialized collections. She hopes to bring her multicultural background into the field of information and reference to better support diverse communities.
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