Biren, Joan E. (JEB)

Object Details

Collection Collector: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection Donor: Becker, John M.; Gay Officers Action League. GOAL; Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Collection Creator: Hirsch, Leonard; Guest, Barbara; Barna, Joseph T.; Guest, Michael E.
Collection Donor: Rohrbaugh, Richard
Collection Creator: Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019
Collection Donor: Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)

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Collection Citation: Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: This series contains material collected by and related to JEB (Joan E. Biren) noted lesbian photographer and "internationally recognized documentary artist". This series is arranged chronologically. This series contains publications, calendars, postcards, catalogues from photography exhibitions, press about JEB's exhibitions, and other items using JEB's photography. There is advertising and promotion material from her book, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians. This series contains material from JEB's documentaries, For Love and For Life about the 1987 March on Washington and A Simple Matter of Justice, about the April 1993 March on Washington. This series also contains the press clipping and press release files for the 1993 March on Washington used for A Simple Matter of Justice. Subseries 1, Xerographic Copies of Photoprints, ?-?, undated. In some instances, the copyright date that is sometimes stamped on the print is obviously not the date the photograph was taken. Subseries 2, Posters and Oversize Advertisement, 1973-2009, undated

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.