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Finding Aid to the Ed Sebesta Papers, 1964-1995
Coll2014.019
Coll2014.019
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Title: Ed Sebesta papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.019
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.8 linear feet.
3 archive boxes + 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1964-1995
Abstract: Correspondence, articles, manuscripts, clippings, questionnaires, surveys, research papers, newsletter editorial records,
press releases, fliers, and photographs of Ed Sebesta, 1964-1995. The papers primarily document his work for the Lesbian and
Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists (LGAES), his personal and professional connections in Asia, and his involvement and
interest in gay rights causes.
creator:
Sebesta, Edward H.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Ed Sebesta Papers, Coll2014-019, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Correspondence, 1975-1984
Series 2. Lesbian and Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists (LGAES), 1979-1990
Series 3. Project records, photographs, and clippings, 1964-1995
Gay and lesbian science newsletters separated into the ONE periodical collection
BAGLIS News, Bay Area Gays and Lesbians in Science, November 1983
GATEScanner newsletter, Gay Association of Technicians, Engineers and Scientists, 1982-1984 (19 issues)
GLOES newsletter, Gay and Lesbian Orange County Engineers and Scientists, 1982-1983 (5 issues)
Houston Area Gay and Lesbian Engineers and Scientists newsletter, 1982-1985 (31 issues)
HTG newsletter, High Tech Gays, 1983-1985 (24 issues)
Humbodlt Society, Lesbian and Gay Naturalists of Philadelphia newsletter, 1983-1985 (10 issues)
LAGLS newsletter, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Scientists, 1982-1988 (17 issues)
Lesbian and Gay Association of Engineers and Scientists--Boston newsletter, 1983-1985 (17 issues)
Lesbian and Gay Association of Engineers and Scientists--Chicago newsletter, 1982 (3 issues)
NOGLSTP newsletter, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, 1983-1990 (8 issues)
Triangle Area Gay Scientists newsletter, 1981-1985 (19 issues)
Washington Area Gay and Lesbian Scientists newsletter, 1982-1985 (14 issues)
Separated into the ONE periodical and pamphlet collections
About our Children, Parents and Friends of Gays, 1980
Alice Reports, September 1981
Change (Japan Gay Center), no.1, 2, 1981-1982
Gay (Japan Gay Center), no.4, 1980
Platonica, no.1, 4, 1977-1979
Collection processed by Kyle Morgan.
The bulk of the collection was donated by Ed Sebesta to the International Gay and Lesbian Archives in 1987.
Correspondence, articles, manuscripts, clippings, questionnaires, surveys, research papers, newsletter editorial records,
press releases, fliers, and photographs of Ed Sebesta, 1964-1995. The correspondence and photographs document his work for
the Lesbian and Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists (LGAES) and his personal and professional connections in Asia. The
LGAES records also include research, administrative, outreach, and project records. The non-LGAES project records document
his interest in gay Asian-American rights, gay politics, and the neo-Confederate movement. Articles and manuscripts written
by Sebesta are included in the LGAES and non-LGAES project records sections. The clippings show Sebesta's interests in gay
rights issues.
Edward H. Sebesta was involved with the Lesbian and Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists professional association, including
as president, circa 1980-1985. During this time, he also advocated for gay rights issues, including for gay Asian-Americans.
He was one of the editors of
Neo-Confederacy: A Critical Introduction published by the University of Texas Press in 2008, and was co-editor with James Loewen of
The Confederate and Neo-Confederate: The 'Great Truth' About the 'Lost Cause published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2010. As of 2014, he continues to author two blogs, maintain a website,
and publish in peer reviewed academic journals on the neo-Confederate movement.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lesbian and Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists.
Asian American gays
Gay activists
Gay rights--United States
Professional associations--United States