Biographical Note
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquistion
Preferred Citation
Processing information
Scope and Content
Other Finding Aids
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Edward J. Bachus periodical indexing collection
creator:
Bachus, Edward J.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.101
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1968-1972
Abstract: 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.
Biographical Note
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.
"About the APC." The Alternative Press Centre. http://www.altpress.org/mod/pages/display/11/index.php?menu=about (retrieved
October 23, 2014).
Carmichael, James V.
Daring to Find Our Names: The Search for Lesbigay Library History. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1998.
"'Souvenir' of Parthenon returned by Skidmore."
Schenectady Gazette, July 05, 1971.
"Trustees approve faculty advancements."
Skidmore News, February 27, 1975.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Immediate Source of Acquistion
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box #, item] Edward J. Bachus Periodical Indexing Collection, Coll2014-101, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing information
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira, October 2014.
Scope and Content
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.
Other Finding Aids
Henry E. Turlington Collection of Cyril Kay-Scott and Evelyn Scott Materials, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University
of Texas at Austin.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00130/hrc-00130.html
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Indexing
Underground periodicals
Bachus, Edward J.
Alternative Press Centre
Radical Research Center