The Leslie Feinberg Library

On August 11, 2014, three months before s/he passed away, transgender author and activist Leslie Feinberg donated hir entire personal research library to the SMA.


The Leslie Feinberg Library is housed in the Sylvia Rivera Room, honoring the work of both revolutionary trans activists.


All the materials in Leslie’s library are available to researchers and visitors. Browse the catalog of the Leslie Feinberg Library by classification, in the links below.
Leslie Feinberg Library (LFL) Sexual Minorities Archives Book Classifications:
- LFL A Art
- LFL AS Asian
- LFL BIOD Biological Determinism
- LFL BINF Bisexual Non-Fiction
- LFL BLF Black Fiction
- LFL BHIS Black History
- LFL BLGBTQF Black LGBTQ Fiction
- LFL BLGBTQNF Black LGBTQ Non-Fiction
- LFL BLIB Black Liberation
- LFL BLNF Black Non-Fiction
- LFL CHIC Chicano/a/x
- LFL COM Comic Books
- LFL DIS Disability
- LFL FEM Feminist
- LFL F Fiction (General)
- LFL GLIB Gay Liberation
- LFL GMF Gay Male Fiction
- LFL GMNF Gay Male Non-Fiction
- LFL GEN Gender
- LFL HEA Health
- LFL HIS History
- LFL IN Indigenous Peoples
- LFL IH International History
- LFL I Intersex
- LFL JY Jewish / Yiddish
- LFL LAB Labor
- LFL LANG Language
- LFL LAT Latino/a/x
- LFL LA Law
- LFL LF Lesbian Fiction
- LFL LNF Lesbian Non-Fiction
- LFL LGBTQF LGBTQ Fiction
- LFL LGBTQHIS LGBTQ History
- LFL LGBTQ-L LGBTQ Lives
- LFL LGBTQNF LGBTQ Non-Fiction
- LFL MARX Marxism
- LFL ME Media
- LFL MED Medicine
- LFL MYTH Mythology
- LFL NA Native American
- LFL OPM Other Print Materials
- LFL PAM Pamphlets
- LFL PER Periodicals
- LFL PH Philosophy
- LFL P Poetry
- LFL R Reference
- LFL REL Religion
- LFL S Science
- LFL SH Self Help
- LFL SEX Sex / Sexology
- LFL SC Signed Copies
- LFL SPIR Spirituality
- LFL SPO Sports
- LFL TGF Transgender Fiction
- LFL TGNF Transgender Non-Fiction
- LFL W Witches
- LFL WHIS Women’s History
- LFL WLIB Women’s Liberation
- LFL WRI Writing
- LFL Y Youth / Children’s

Browse Signed Copies in Collection
In Spring 2021, board director Amy Olson completed original research on the Signed Copies section of the Leslie Feinberg Library. To explore the interactive website, click the button below.
You can access Leslie Feinberg’s personal library to view or do research from on-location at the Pink Lady House in Holyoke. To make an appointment to visit, please contact us.