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Gay and lesbian studies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

John Foster diaries

 Collection
Identifier: 2023.061
Content Description

Five handwritten diaries written from 1978 to 1982. The diaries belonged to John Foster, a Hamilton college student in Schenectady, New York. The diaries cover a period of John’s life in which he worked a summer job as a dishwasher at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolten Landing, New York and as he studied abroad in Aberdeen Scotland. Within the diaries, John also ponders his friendships and sexual identification. A single letter is also included in the collection

Dates: 1979-1982

George Greenia papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.120
Content Description

Materials relating to George Greenia's tenure at William & Mary, including his archive of gay rights history: newspaper articles, email correspondence, Faculty Assembly minutes, documentation and correspondence on benefits for domestic partners, and policy drafts.

Dates: 1989-2001

Jon Gilbert Fox collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00383
Content Description

The Jon Gilbert Fox collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, theater posters, essays, and ephemera relating to LGBTQ+ history, events and political activism.

Dates: 1968-2007

Love is Love Tidewater Pride Celebration collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00371
Content Description

Poster from Love is Love Tidewater's first pride celebration in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dates: 2022 October 30

The Rainbow Coalition at William and Mary Records

 Collection
Identifier: 7.099
Scope and Contents

The Rainbow Coalition at William and Mary Records includes a flyer from 2022 LGBTQ+ History Month events; a seating chart, flyer, tickets, and two photos from the "Over the Rainbow Gala" hosed by the Center for Student Diversity, The Rainbow Coalition, and the Lambda Alliance; and an Intersex Awareness Day Poster.

Dates: June-September 30, 2022

Ralph White papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.342
Content Description

Collection includes correspondence, news clippings, and photographs documenting the life of Ralph White in connection with his employment as a senatorial aide of Sam Nunn and subsequent firing due to his sexual orientation in 1982. Correspondence includes a letter of recommendation from Senator Nunn prior to White's firing and a photograph of White with senator Carl Levin.

Dates: Circa 1980-1992