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Finding Aid to the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) Records, 1979-1995
Coll2012.176
Coll2012.176
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Title: Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012.176
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.35 linear feet.
3 archive boxes + 1 archive carton
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1987-1994
Date (inclusive): 1979-1995
Abstract: The collection consists primarily of administrative records of the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA), 1981-1995,
bulk 1987-1995. SOLGA (originally the Anthropological Research Group on Homosexuality (ARGOH), 1978-1987) is a group within
the American Anthropological Association (AAA) created to advocate for the "the 'scholarly legitimacy' of anthropological
studies on homosexuality," as well as "recognition within the association."
creator:
Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists.
This collection is arranged in approximate chronological order.
At the American Association of Anthropologists (AAA) annual meeting held in Los Angeles in 1978, a group of gay and lesbian
anthropologists founded the Anthropological Research Group on Homosexuality (ARGOH) to advocate for the "the 'scholarly legitimacy'
of anthropological studies on homosexuality," as well as "recognition within the association" [1]. ARGOH became the Society
of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) in 1987. In 1998 SOLGA was granted "official status" in a vote by the AAA's membership.
The organization changed its name to the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) in 2010, following "a year long discussion
about the organization's mission and demographics" [2].
References:
1. Carrier, Joseph. ARGOH Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1979.
2. Amory, Deb. "The History of AQA". http://queeranthro.org/business/
[Box/folder #, or item name] Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) Records, Coll2012-176, ONE National Gay &
Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Collection processed by Marc LaRocque, 2013.
Correspondence, financial documents, bylaws, membership records, executive records, newsletters, meeting notes, handwritten
notes, and other material documenting the activities of the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA), 1979-1995,
bulk 1987-1995. The majority of the collection materials derive from Wayne State University Professor Arnold Pilling's tenure
as SOLGA's Treasurer from 1987 until his death in 1994.
Joseph M. Carrier papers, Coll2007.001, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access 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.
Date and method of acquisition are unknown.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Anthropological Association.
Anthropological Research Group on Homosexuality.
Anthropology
Gays in higher education
Homosexuality and education
Homosexuality--Societies, etc.
Lesbians--Education
Professional associations--United States