Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office Records
Scope and Content
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office records (1978-2012) comprises articles and clippings, Q of M newsletters, planning documents, domestic partnership benefit materials, evaluations and reports, records of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Alumni Group, program materials including Project Pipeline and the Lavender Graduation, promotional materials, posters, banners, funding documents, and resources used by the office, students, and faculty. Particular emphasis of the records is given to resources and articles used by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs office when researching topics such as life on campus, prevention of harassment and hate crimes, creation of GLBT Studies and curriculum and local resources.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-2012, undated
Creator
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office (Organization)
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.
Note that the series "Steven J. Shochet Endowment Records" is unprocessed; to gain access to these materials please contact the curator.
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).
Historical Note
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office was established in December of 1993 in response to findings of the Select Committee on Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Concerns. This committee was created by President Nils Hasselmo in Fall of 1990. The GLBT(A) Programs Office was founded with the goal of improving the climate on campus for GLBT students. The Programs office is still dedicated to improving the campus climate for GLBT people at the University of Minnesota and to addressing the harmful effects of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identification by developing and supporting more inclusive understandings of gender and sexuality. In 2006 the Programs Office added Allies to their name to reflect the importance of allies to the GLBT community.
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (Allies) Programs Office grew out of the Systems-Wide Programs Office which coordinated the GLBT diversity outreach efforts on all of the University of Minnesota campuses.
Extent
32.2 Cubic Feet (28 Paige boxes)
Abstract
Collection contains articles and clippings, newsletters, planning documents, domestic partnership benefit materials, evaluations and reports, records of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Alumni Group, program materials, promotional materials, funding documents, and resources.
Arrangement
This collection has been maintained in its original order and is listed by folder title.
A separate series was created from a related accession -- the Steven J. Shochet Endowment records.
Processing Information
Processors include: Kimberly Arleth and Jennifer Shaw. Most recent processing efforts completed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
Subject
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office (Organization)
- Title
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (Allies) Programs Office records, 1978-2012
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Kimberly Arleth, Jordan Burrell and Jennifer Shaw
- Date
- 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
