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Lydia R. Otero Archive

Lydia R. Otero Archive

Lydia R. Otero Archive consists of papers, photographs, articles, correspondence and other physical ephemera belonging to queer and brown historian and author Dr. Lydia R. Otero. Dr. Otero was active in Lesbianas Unidas (LU) and Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLLU) in Los Angeles from the early ‘80s through 1991.

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