Gail Lewellan Papers
Scope and Content
The Gail Lewellan papers contain clippings, articles, flyers, photocopies of legal documents related to employment, correspondence, an annotated paper written by Gail Lewellan, and photographs and a jacket from the Amazons softball team. The collection contains a newspaper interview with Lewellan under the pseudonym "Susan Flynn.”
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1997, undated
Creator
- Lewellan, Gail (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Restrictions on Access
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Please contact staff regarding copyright status of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical Sketch
Gail Lewellan, attended the Law School of the University of Minnesota. She worked with the Department of Natural Resource (DNR) as Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General’s office from 1979-1991, and as Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources and Legal Affair from 1992-1999. Currently, Lewellan works as a Senior Attorney for the Nature Conservancy and serves as Co-Chair of the Pilot Knob Preservation Association. While working with the DNR Lewellan participated with Quadriga, an organization for GLBT people in Minnesota state service, and was active in GLBT employment rights.
Extent
1 box (0.21 linear feet)
Abstract
The Gail Lewellan papers include clippings, articles, legal documents, flyers, correspondence, photographs, and textiles from 1977-1997.
Source of acquisition
The collection was donated by Gail Lewellan.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jennifer Shaw as part of a project financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Title
- Gail Lewellan papers, 1977-1997
- Author
- Heather Dahlgren, Susan Hoffman, and Jennifer Shaw
- Date
- 2013, January 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Jean Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies Collecting Area
