Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford University records, 1973-1984

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Creators:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet 1 carton.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford University Records, Coll2014-069, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises correspondence, clippings, a constitution, resolutions, event publicity material, and project proposals, 1973-1984, from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GLA) at Stanford University. The bulk of the materials document the activities of the GLA between the years 1974 to 1981, including GLA-organized gay pride weeks and cultural events. Also included is a grant proposal from the GLA and the Whitman-Radclyffe Foundation for a project that would provide mental health services to gay, lesbian, and bisexual people at Stanford and surrounding communities.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, September 2014.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Gay and Lesbian Alliance at Stanford University Records, Coll2014-069, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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