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By Sarah Corne
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of news articles, correspondence and other personal papers centered on the social, legal and political issues concerning the LGBT community in the United States collected by Tom Miles. Material includes newspaper clippings showcasing the media representation of these issues most notably from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, USA Today, the Riverfront Times, the Washington Post and The Advocate. Also included are full issues of Bondings, a publication dedicated to positive relations between the Catholic Church and the LGBT community. Correspondence captured includes e-mails discussing the removal of a priest from Miles' church, PFLAG activity and other LGBT activism that Miles was involved in.
Collection Historical Note
Born and raised in St. Louis, Tom Miles was an insurance broker and financial planner married to Audrey J. Miles (nee Kunz), with whom he had 6 children. He was an active member of St. Cronan Catholic Church as well as the organization for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), both of which are reflected in the collection. Miles had a LGBT-identified daughter, which may have influenced his interest in LGBT issues.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
WUA University Archives
Accruals:
There are no accruals.
Access Restrictions:
Open
Use Restrictions:
Users 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.)
Acquisition Source:
Gift of Steven L. Brawley
Preferred Citation:
Tom Miles Papers, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections.
Processing Information:
The collection was processed by Sarah Corne in December 2015. Updated by Sarah Gabriel in August 2017.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Updated by Sarah Gabriel in August 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Newspapers and news clippings],
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Series 2: Personal papers],
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- Series 1: Newspapers and news clippings

- Sub-Series 1: Newspapers and news clippings, Loose clippings, 1975 to 2014

- Featured newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, USA Today, Riverfront Times, Washington Post and The Advocate
- Box 1

- Folder 1: News clippings, 1975

- Folder 2: News clippings, 1976

- Folder 3: News clippings, 1977

- Folder 4: News clippings, 1978

- Folder 5: News clippings, 1979

- Folder 6: News clippings, 1980

- Folder 7: News clippings, 1981

- Folder 8: News clippings, 1982

- Folder 9: News clippings, 1983

- Folder 10: News clippings, 1984

- Folder 11: News clippings, 1985

- Folder 12: News clippings, 1986

- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 13: News clippings, 1986

- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 14: News clippings, 1987

- folder 1 of 3
- Folder 15: News clippings, 1987

- folder 2 of 3
- Folder 16: News clippings, 1987

- folder 3 of 3
- Folder 17: News clippings, 1988

- Folder 18: News clippings, 1989

- Folder 19: News clippings, 1990

- Folder 20: News clippings, 1991

- Folder 21: News clippings, 1992

- Folder 22: News clippings, 1993

- folder 1 of 4
- Folder 23: News clippings, 1993

- folder 2 of 4
- Folder 24: News clippings, 1993

- folder 3 of 4
- Folder 25: News clippings, 1993

- folder 4 of 4
- Folder 26: News clippings, The Washington Post (full paper), April 25, 1993

- Folder 27: News clippings, The Washington Blade (full paper), April 23, 1993

- Box 2

- Folder 1: News clippings, 1994

- folder 1 of 6
- Folder 2: News clippings, 1994

- folder 2 of 6
- Folder 3: News clippings, 1994

- folder 3 of 6
- Folder 4: News clippings, 1994

- folder 4 of 6
- Folder 5: News clippings, 1994

- folder 5 of 6
- Folder 6: News clippings, 1994

- folder 6 of 6
- Folder 7: News clippings, 1995

- Folder 8: News clippings, 1996

- folder 1 of 7
- Folder 9: News clippings, 1996

- folder 2 of 7
- Folder 10: News clippings, 1996

- folder 3 of 7
- Folder 11: News clippings, 1996

- folder 4 of 7
- Folder 12: News clippings, 1996

- folder 5 of 7
- Folder 13: News clippings, 1996

- folder 6 of 7
- Folder 14: News clippings, 1996

- folder 7 of 7
- Folder 15: News clippings, 1997

- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 16: News clippings, 1997

- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 17: News clippings, The Washington Blade (full paper), 14-Nov-97

- Box 3

- Folder 1: News clippings, 1998

- Folder 2: News clippings, 1999

- folder 1 of 3
- Folder 3: News clippings, 1999

- folder 2 of 3
- Folder 4: News clippings, 1999

- folder 3 of 3
- Folder 5: News clippings, 2000

- folder 1 of 4
- Folder 6: News clippings, 2000

- folder 2 of 4
- Folder 7: News clippings, 2000

- folder 3 of 4
- Folder 8: News clippings, 2000

- folder 4 of 4
- Folder 9: News clippings, 2001

- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 10: News clippings, 2001

- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 11: News clippings, 2002

- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 12: News clippings, 2002

- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 13: News clippings, 2003

- Folder 14: News clippings, 2004

- Folder 15: News clippings, 2005

- Folder 16: News clippings, 2006

- Folder 17: News clippings, 2014

- Folder 18: News clippings

- no date
- Sub-Series 2: Newspapers and news clippings, Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1981 to 1994

- Box 4

- Folder 1: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1981 to 1992

- folder 1 of 8
- Folder 2: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1991 to 1992

- folder 2 of 8
- Folder 3: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1992 to 1993

- folder 3 of 8
- Folder 4: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1993

- folder 4 of 8
- Folder 5: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1993

- folder 5 of 8
- Folder 6: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1993

- folder 6 of 8
- Folder 7: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1993

- folder 7 of 8
- Folder 8: Binders "gay/lesbian rights history", 1993 to 1994

- folder 8 of 8
- Sub-Series 3: Newspapers and news clippings, Bondings, 1978 to 2014

- Publication dedicated to positive relations between the Catholic church and the LGBT community. Years missing: 2003, 2011, 2012
- Box 4

- Folder 9: Bondings, 1978 to 1983

- Folder 10: Bondings, 1983 to 1988

- Folder 11: Bondings, 1989 to 1992

- Folder 12: Bondings, 1992 to 1996

- Folder 13: Bondings, 1996 to 2001

- Folder 14: Bondings, 2002 to 2014

- Series 2: Personal papers

- Sub-Series 1: Personal papers, E-mail correspondence, St. Cronan Parish, 2002 to 2004

- E-mail correspondence within the St Cronan Catholic Church discussion group, also known as "CronanTalk".
- Box 4

- Folder 15: E-mail correspondence, St. Cronan Parish, February 27, 2002 to March 05, 2002

- folder 1 of 4
- Folder 16: E-mail correspondence, St. Cronan Parish, March 05, 2002 to March 13, 2002

- folder 2 of 4
- Folder 17: E-mail correspondence, St. Cronan Parish, 2002 to 2004

- folder 3 of 4
- Folder 18: E-mail correspondence, St. Cronan Parish, 2002 to 2004

- folder 4 of 4
- Sub-Series 2: Personal papers, Other personal papers

- Box 5

- Folder 1: Correspondence and mailings

- Folder 2: E-mail correspondence

- folder 1 of 3
- Folder 3: E-mail correspondence

- folder 2 of 3
- Folder 4: E-mail correspondence

- folder 3 of 3
- Folder 5: Ephemera

- Folder 6: Fliers and Mailings

- Folder 7: Magazines

- Folder 8: National Catholic Reporter

- Folder 9: Notes

- Folder 10: Pamphlets and brochures

- Folder 11: PFLAG National Conference, 2000

- Folder 12: PFLAG publications

- Folder 13: Prairie Flame newspaper

- Folder 14: Publications

- Folder 15: Publications re: AIDS

- Folder 16: Publications re: religion

- Folder 17: Soulforce, 2002

- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 18: Soulforce, 2002

- folder 2 of 2
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