UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection, 1977-2020

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Summary

Title:
UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection
Dates:
1977-2020
Abstract:
The UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection documents the experiences of LGBTQIA+ community at UC San Diego, and reflects the activities and interests of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. It includes correspondence, proposals, reports, speeches, flyers, and photographs arranged in numbered volumes.
Extent:
5.85 Linear feet (14 archives boxes, 1 shoebox, 1 oversized folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection. RSS 3552. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The UC San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Historical Collection documents the experiences of LGBTQIA+ community at UC San Diego, and reflects the activities and interests of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. It includes correspondence, proposals, reports, speeches, flyers and photographs. Materials focus on campus climate, policies, and decisions; events and outreach; and wider political, social, and cultural dynamics.

Materials were originally housed in binders and assigned a volume number. Additional documents and photographs were labeled by topic. For more information about the project, a survey of organizations and programs, timelines, and an index of academic materials and articles, please see Volume I: Project guide in the VOLUMES series.

Arranged in two series: 1) VOLUMES and 2) SUBJECT FILES.

Biographical / historical:

The LGBT Campus Historical Collection and Project was conducted to document and preserve the diverse experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people at UC San Diego, with the goal of filling representation gaps in the historical record. The project was initially developed under the name "LGBT Campus Archive and History Project." Many individuals, organizations, and institutions participated in building the collection and curating the volumes. This collection was originally housed in white binders and maintained at the LGBT Resource Center on campus.

For more information about the project, please see Volume I: Project guide in the VOLUMES series.

Acquisition information:
Acquired 2022.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego Library
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-25 13:26:20 -0700 .

Access and use

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by UC Regents.

Preferred citation:

UC San Diego LGBT Campus Historical Collection. RSS 3552. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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