Arrangement
The St. Louis LGBTQ+ Research Collection is arranged into six series:
Series 1: Periodicals and Publications (St. Louis area, including Metro East)
Series 2: Periodicals and Publications (National)
Series 3: Conference and Task Force Publications
Series 4: Material Culture (further organized by type of material)
Series 5: Organizations, Businesses, and Groups
Series 6: Oversized
Administrative/Biographical History
The St. Louis LGBT History Project was founded in 2007 by Steven Brawley. In October 2015 Washington University Libraries joined the Project as an archival partner. This partnership, which also includes the Missouri History Museum, and the State Historical Society of Missouri, aims to document and preserve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and associated communities’ local history.
While most items in this collection were donated through the Project, some were given directly to Special Collections of Washington University Libraries. Due to the large number of donors this information is indicated throughout the finding aid. Materials continue to be added, particularly those of use for scholarly or academic research purposes.
For more information see, Gay and Lesbian St. Louis, by Steven Louis Brawley and the St. Louis LGBT History Project (Arcadia Publishing, [2016]), available through Washington University Libraries.
LGBTQ is used in the title of this finding aid to indicate persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer and / or questioning. The symbol + (plus) is used for any persons not listed, such as intersex, asexual, polyamorous, or allies. This term was selected based on the common usage of “LGBT” and “LGBTQ” for programs at Washington University, with the addition of + in the pattern of the LGBTQ+ Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Special Collections Without Borders international conference of June 2016.
Other terminology found throughout the finding aid varies, and reflect historical differences and rapid changes in common language for this subject matter.
Subjects (links to similar collections) Administrative InformationUsers of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)
For more information please see http://archon.wulib.wustl.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=985.
