Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families Project, Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 1124
Scope and Contents
The records consist of oral history interviews, reports, a timeline, and a small collection of printed materials documenting the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family equality movement in the United States. Most of the individuals interviewed were associated with the following organizations: All Our Families Coalition; Center Families (New York City); Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE); Family Equality Council (Boston) and its predecessors (Gay Fathers Coalition and Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International); Fenway Health (Boston); Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS); Our Family Coalition (San Francisco Bay Area); and Rainbow Families (Minneapolis). Additional interviewees include attorneys and mental health and fertility services providers.
Dates
- Circa 1990-2013
- Majority of material found within 2012 - 2013
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Some restrictions apply. Details provided at the file level.
Original computer files, as well as preservation masters, are restricted. Electronic files cannot be accessed remotely. Copies of the files are available in the repository.
Original computer files, as well as preservation masters, are restricted. Electronic files cannot be accessed remotely. Copies of the files are available in the repository.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Unless otherwise noted in the Collection Contents, copyright for the interviews is held by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities, 2012-2013.
Arrangement
The records are aranged in two series: I. Oral history interviews, 2012-2013. II. Reports and historical documents, circa 1990-1912.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet ( 1 box)
9675 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The records consist of oral history interviews, reports, a timeline, and a small collection of printed materials documenting the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family equality movement in the United States. Most of the individuals interviewed were associated with the following organizations: All Our Families Coalition; Center Families (New York City); Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE); Family Equality Council (Boston) and its predecessors (Gay Fathers Coalition and Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International); Fenway Health (Boston); Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS); Our Family Coalition (San Francisco Bay Area); and Rainbow Families (Minneapolis). Additional interviewees include attorneys and mental health and fertility services providers.
Biographical / Historical
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families Project was sponsored by the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities. The project was conducted by Emily Johnson and Joey Plaster, Yale University doctoral candidates, under the supervision of George Chauncey, Samuel Knight Professor of History and American Studies.
The goal of the project was to document the history of the LGBT family equality movement in the United States and focused on a few of the major support, advocacy and service organizations for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families. The project ran from summer 2012 to spring 2013.
The goal of the project was to document the history of the LGBT family equality movement in the United States and focused on a few of the major support, advocacy and service organizations for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families. The project ran from summer 2012 to spring 2013.
- Title
- Guide to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families Project, Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities, Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Mary Caldera
- Date
- May 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511