Description
The collection contains the Radical Research Center (RRC) and the Alternative Press Centre (APC)
Indexing Guides, updated lists of indexing terms, and correspondence from the centers, 1968-1972. The RRC, later the APC, sought to provide
greater access to independent and alternative periodicals through its publication the
Alternative Press Index. Edward J. Bachus indexed the
Lotus Nexus and later
Gay Sunshine. He was a tenured associate professor at Skidmore College in Saratoga Spring, New York. He was an active member of the American
Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Background
Edward J. Bachus offered to index Lotus Nexus for the Radical Research Center (RRC) at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. The RRC became the Alternative Press
Centre (APC) in 1971 when the APC relocated to Rochdale College, Toronto, Canada. Bachus also indexed Gay Sunshine for the APC publication the Alternative Press Index. He was the head of technical services at Skidmore College in Saratoga Spring, New York, as of 1971. Bachus achieved tenure
as an associate professor in 1975, and Bachus continued with the university into the 1980s. He was also active in National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
1 folder
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.