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11. LGBT History Research Collection

 Collecting Area
Identifier: 11

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

AIDS Foundation Houston Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-032
Dates: 1982-2011
Scope and Contents The AIDS Foundation Houston Records contains resource group proposals, grant proposals, studies, board minutes, board retreat materials, videos and segments on AIDS education and those affected within the community. There are also posters and exhibit materials from AIDS Foundation Houston at the International Conference of AIDS in Vancouver, British Columbia during 1992.A digital surrogate of the open reel audio tape, "AIDS Audio Tape" is available to view on the Special...

Botts Collection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-017
Dates: 1973-2014; Majority of material found within 1985-2005
Scope and Contents The processed portion of the Botts Collection of LGBT History collection consists of 11 boxes and includes Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church (RMCC) documents, as well as photographs and a film of Ralph Lasher. The collection includes RMCC’s financial and administrative documents, as well as flyers and advertisements. It also includes documents from religious conferences and exercises. The photo collection documents the lives of Ralph Lasher and his partner, as well as events at RMCC...

Marion E. Coleman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-035
Dates: 1985-2016
Content Description

Personal papers of Marion E. Coleman, owner of House of Coleman print shop, Kindred Spirits bar, and the Kindred Spirits foundation.

This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact the collection curator Joyce Gabiola jegabiola@uh.edu.

Coming Out Together to Share Our History Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-019
Dates: May-June 2021
Content Description The Coming Out Together to Share Our History Interviews is a series of 8 interviews recorded from May 27-June 28, 2021 with participating partners who loaned and curated collection materials for the exhibition Coming Out Together to Share Our History. The exhibit was created through collaboration between Houston Area Rainbow Collective History (ARCH) members Texas A&M University Libraries Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, UH Libraries LGBT History Research Collection, Charles Law...

The Diana Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-041
Dates: 1970s-1990s
Scope and Contents

This collection is not yet fully processed and does not currently have a full finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing curator Joyce Gabiola jegabiola@uh.edu.

Digital surrogates of the VHS cassette tapes, "Diana Awards 1982," "Diana Awards 1983," and "Diana Awards 1988" are available to view on the Special Collections Reading Room computer.

Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-049
Dates: 1901-2006
Scope and Contents The Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden family papers includes materials covering the personal and professional lives of the Houston-based couple. There are written works by Dixon, including the unpublished Bird Personalities which is illustrated by Snowden. The first series of the collection includes a large amount of correspondence of both Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden. Letters to them individually are in later series in the collection. The majority of the letters are addressed to Dixon. The...

JD Doyle Collection of LGBTQ Radio Programs

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-016
Dates: 1987-2001
Content Description

LGBTQ radio shows and spots, including "Wilde ‘N’ Stein and Lesbian & Gay Voices," which appeared on KPFT and were collected and digitized by JD Doyle.

The collection is currently unprocessed. Contact curator Joyce Gabiola at jegabiola@uh.edu to inquire about research access.

JD Doyle Queer Music Heritage Archive

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-017
Dates: undetermined
Scope and Contents

The collection is not yet fully processed. Some materials may be restricted or not available for access. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, please contact curator Joyce Gabiola at jegabiola@uh.edu.

Phyllis Frye "History of the Transgender Movement, Volume 2" Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-040
Dates: approximately 1970s-2001
Content Description

Digital and digitized files created by Phyllis Frye on the "History of the Transgender Movement, volume 2" delivered to the University of Houston Libraries by Judge Frye on a thumb drive. Access to the digital files is available in the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections reading room. Contact UH Libraries Special Collections curator Joyce Gabiola jegabiola@uh.edu for more information.

Fundación Latinoamericana de Acción Social Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-018
Dates: undetermined
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing cdkelleher@uh.edu.

Pat Gustavson and Mignon Weisinger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-025
Dates: 1940s-2010s
Preliminary Scope and Contents Note

The personal papers of life partners Pat Gustavson, an architect and pediatric hematologist, and Mignon Weisinger, an artist, in Houston and Galveston. The papers document their life partnership, early and family lives, education, careers, and community.

[The Gustavson and Weisinger papers are being processed but are available for research. Please contact curator Joyce Gabiola at jegabiola@uh.edu with questions.]

Hazelwitch Productions Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-004
Dates: 1981-1998
Scope and Contents The collection contains financial, promotional, and managerial records of Hazelwitch Productions from the date of its receipt of Certificate of Operation in July 1981 to its final production in 1996. With the exception of some of the financial records, there was no consistent scheme of organization in the collection. Material is arranged in five series: Financial Records, Production Management, Promotional Material, Dissolution Materials, and Miscellaneous. Financial records constitute...

Houston Chapter of the Gay Atheist League of America Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-036
Dates: 1989-1992
Content Description

Newsletters and financial documentation.

This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact the collection curator Joyce Gabiola jegabiola@uh.edu.

Lesbians Over the Age of Fifty (LOAF) Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-032
Dates: 1987-2016
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing collection curator Joyce Gabiola at jegabiola@uh.edu.

UH LGBTQ Resource Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-015
Dates: 2008-2022
Scope and Contents The UH LGBTQ Resource Center Records includes analog and electronic material from 2008-2022 that document the formation of the Center. The collection includes annual reports, brochures, news articles, and records related to events, policies, programs, Cougar Ally Training, Rainbow Coogs, Rainbow Friends, scholarships, and the advisory board. While not currently listed in the inventory, the electronic documents are available for research.For more information, please contact the...