Gay, Lesbian, Bixexual and Transgender Collections: University of Michigan organizations
Brown, Forman G.
- Forman G. Brown scrapbook, 1918-1920
- 1 scrapbook.
Student at the University of Michigan, later song-writer and one of the three Yale Puppeteers.
Scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, and other memorabilia relating to student life. Some clippings of the University of Michigan Puppeteers.
Billie Louise Edwards, co-director
of the University of Michigan
Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office
from 1987 to 1993.
Billie Louise Edwards Papers,
box 1.
Edwards, Billie Louise
- Billie Louise Edwards Papers, 1981-1993
- 1.5 linear ft.
Feminist, activist, lesbian, motorcyclist, co-parent, Metropolitan Community Church preacher, and clinical psychologist. Also co-director of the University of Michigan Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office (LGMPO) from 1987 to 1993.
Educational materials and writings, training materials and correspondence from the LGMPO, audio cassettes from her ministry, and a photographic portrait.
Lavender Information and Library Association
- Lavender Information and Library Association records, 1989-1999
- 2 linear ft.
Organization established in 1989 by University of Michigan librarians and information science professionals and students to promote awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues within the university libraries and School of Information. Prior names have been Gay and Lesbian Library Staff (GALLS), Gay and Lesbian Library Association (GALLA), and Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Library Association (BGALLA).
Printouts of electronic mail, meeting minutes and publicity documenting events and activities of the organization as well as issues and events of general interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Also includes two t-shirts with logos.
Restricted access in part.
Finding aid in the library.
Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs (University of Michigan)
- Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs (University of Michigan) records, 1976-2001
- 5 linear ft. and 1 outsized folder.
The Human Sexuality Office, one of several precursors to the office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, was established in 1971. It was the first such office in the United States. James Toy, an activist on behalf of gay-lesbian rights, was the founder and co-head of the office. Initially the office had a separate lesbian and gay male advocates. After several reorganizations the office was headed by a single coordinator.
Administrative and topical files of the Office of LGBT Affairs and its predecessor offices, relating to the operation of the office, outreach programs, advocacy efforts, and background on university housing issues, same sex benefits, as well as local, state and national issues pertaining to gay and lesbian rights.
Photographs of rights marches, gay pride events, and celebration events; 2 videotapes (VHS), one relating to 1991 signing of Ann Arbor Domestic Partnership Ordinance, and 30 audio cassettes of Gay/Lesbian Radio Collective shows on WCBN, and other recordings of events, meetings, and coming out stories.
Toy, James W.
- James W. Toy Papers, 1963-1995
- 20.3 linear ft., ca. 50 photographs and 1 oversize folder.
Activist on behalf of gay-lesbian rights, founder and co-head of the Human Sexuality Office of the University of Michigan.
Personal papers.
Records of the university office (originally named Human Sexuality Office, then Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office, and later Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Programs Office) where he worked for twenty-three years.
Photographs of gay pride and other gay rights demonstrations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; also informal photos of Toy.
Restricted access in part.