Cheryl Nasser Collection

Full finding aid and list of materials

Cheryl Nasser’s materials have been processed in two parts.

The first collection of materials was processed in 2014 and is located in UCLA's Special Collections as part of their relationship with the Mazer.

Read the UCLA Special Collections’ finding aid for the Cheryl Nasser Papers.

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The second collection was processed from 2023-2024 as part of a California State Grant awarded to the Mazer in 2020. It is currently located at the Mazer.

Read the finding aid for the Cheryl Nasser Collection processed between 2020-2024.

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Biography

Cheryl Nassar (July 10, 1944 - January 9, 2012) was born and grew up in Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout the 1980s, she was extremely active in women's rights as well as gay and lesbian rights organizations in Pittsburgh, PA, Cincinnati, OH, and in Southern California. She was the official photographer for many of the gay pride events throughout Southern California.