The Auckland Lesbian Archives History of Queer Spaces

In this episode of Ngako: The Collections Talk, history student Friederike Voit shares what she learnt of the dynamics of Auckland Queer spaces prior to the mid-1980s from the Auckland Lesbian Archives.

Through early newsletters, magazines, photo, and journals, Friederike brings to life a time of communal living and collective projects, and the transition of private and public Queer spaces.

He mihi whakawhētai – Credits

Narrators
Friederike Voit
Sarah Buxton
Sharon Smith

Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland Council Libraries
Producer/Project Lead – Sue Berman
Production Advisory – Candy Elsmore and Teri Ta’ala

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Producer/Director – Benj Brooking
Post-Production Director – Juliana Machado
Theme Music – Claire Cowan

Collections
Auckland Council Libraries - Heritage and Research Collections; Charlotte Museum | Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa Collections
Friederike’s research with the Auckland History Initiative was supported by an Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole Scholarship.

Additional thanks
Charlotte Museum | Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa; Auckland Libraries Heritage Trust; The Auckland History Initiative; Heritage and Research Teams; Library and Learning Services; Connected Communities, Auckland Council.

Content Creation Funds Auckland Council Libraries 2022/2023