USC’s Doheny Memorial Library will be hosting the “Queer Worldmaking” exhibit in the Treasure Room, one of three exhibits of Cruising the Archive: Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles, 1945-1980.

The exhibition is reportedly the largest collaboration between USC Libraries and the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives since the archives became part of USC in 2010. It is also the Libraries’ first collaboration with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time art initiative.

ONE Archives Art Collection Curator David Frantz co-curated the three exhibits. He said they wanted to highlight the diversity of the archives, especially with Queer Worldmaking.

“[The exhibit shows] materials from 1945 to the ’80s, so it represents the full historical scope of the exhibition,” Frantz told the Daily Trojan. “We were interested in presenting materials that are not just LGBTQ activism in Los Angeles, but bits and pieces of tangential interesting stories and objects in ONE’s collection.”

The exhibit in Doheny includes a sampling of early queer newsletters and magazines, personal photos, clothing and masks and other historical artifacts. The other exhibits include about 65 works of art.

Executive Director of Communications and Public Programming Hugh McHarg said a variety of academic programs use the ONE Archives, including English, sociology, history and journalism, but displaying the archives helps show students what the library has to offer.

He also said the objects, while sometimes difficult to store and maintain, are items one can only access through the university.

Tyson Gaskill, executive director of planning and communications for USC Libraries, said having small exhibits in the library gives students a chance to learn something new outside of the classroom.

The other two Cruising the Archive exhibits, Rare Looks and Wink Wink, are displayed at the ONE Archives.