Retter-Vargas, Yolanda, 1947-2007
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Yolanda Retter Vargas papers
Collection
Identifier: CSRC-2015-001
Abstract
Yolanda Retter (1947-2007) was a librarian and archivist at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and an activist dedicated to providing a voice to lesbian and minority issues and preserving their history. Retter was a champion for social justice and organizing and organized numerous repositories on lesbian history around the city. During her time as librarian at the CSRC Library (2003-2007), she increased the amount of material on the subject of Latinas and Queer Studies. This...
Dates:
1871-2008; Majority of material found within 1945-2008
Found in:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library