Description
Correspondence, clippings, a constitution, resolutions, event publicity material, and project proposals, 1973-1984, from the
Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GLA) at Stanford University. Founded in 1972 as the Gay People's Union, the GLA formed to advocate
and provide support for gay and lesbian students, faculty, and staff at the Stanford campus.
Background
Founded as the Gay People's Union (GPU) at Stanford in 1972, the organization formed to "provide a positive, supportive community
in which gay and bisexual women and men [could] share their concerns in an atmosphere of pride, trust, and respect." Initially,
there were separate men's and women's collectives each of which had weekly meetings. The organization later changed its name
to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford. As of 2014, the LGBT Community Resources Center at Stanford serves as the primary
LGBT student group, and its services include mentoring, diversity awareness, speaker series, support groups, workshops, and
cultural events.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
1 carton.
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.
Availability
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.