LGBTQ Student Center records

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection contains two digital files that have a virus and are restricted. The rest of the collection is open for research and minimally processed. Original digital media (floppy disks, zip disks, thumb drives, born digital files, etc.) cannot be handled directly by patrons. Please contact Special Collections via our online Reference Request form, https://small.library.virginia.edu/services/reference-request, to request access to these materials. Please be aware that additional actions may be required to make these items available. Items will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis before access can be made. Depending on the size of the request, it may take some time to make them available for use.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

RG 18/12/14 LGBTQ Student Center records, box number, folder number, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Univeristy of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.0 Cubic Feet 1 box, 1 oversize flat file folder, 1 artifact and 0.0014 Gigabytes One 3.5 floppy disk
Creator:
University of Virginia. Office of the Dean of Students
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

RG 18/12/14 LGBTQ Student Center records, box number, folder number, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Univeristy of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This addition contains T-shirts, committee reports, proposals, surveys, petitions, clippings from various newspapers including The Cavalier Daily, brochures, a letter from Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida regarding the Unite the Right Rally in 2017, and a floppy disk documenting the work of the LGBTQ student center. Files on the disk include agendas from 1998 to 1999, letters working to address the harassment of the LGBTQ community during the "Good Old Song" singing, and various research and reports on resources at academic institutions for the LGBTQ community. Also included are two two Franklin E. Kameny posters posters, and a "Homophile" sign.

Biographical / historical:

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Center at the University of Virginia seeks to foster the development of LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, alumni, and allies. Founded under the Office of the Dean of Students in 2001, with support from the Serpentine Society, the LGBTQ Center works to raise awareness and inclusion of sexual and gender diversities through programs, outreach, and services that support the advancement of the LGBTQ+ community.

Physical description:
Good to fair.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard