Randy Burns Papers
Scope and Contents
The Randy Burns Papers consists of writings, photographs, and articles parimarily related to the organization Gay American Indians (GAI). Many of the articles are photocopies.
Dates
- 1983 - 2005
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Randy Burns is a gay activist, originally from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. In 1975, he co-founded Gay American Indians (GAI) in San Francisco, the first lesbian and gay Native organiztion in the United States and Canada. It originally began as a social group, to give "emotional, practical and cultural support" for its members, but later expanded to create the American Indian AIDS Institute during the AIDS epedemic. Burns continues to research and write about the history of Two-Spirit people.
Extent
2.2 Linear Feet (1 Slim Hollinger Box, 1 oversize 20 x 24" box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Randy Burns Papers consists of writings, photographs, and articles parimarily related to the organization Gay American Indians (GAI).
- HIV/AIDS awareness Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Native American peoples Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Two-Spirit people Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Randy Burns Papers
- Author
- Aiden M. Bettine
- Date
- October 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Jean Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies Collecting Area
