Guide to the Michael Miller Papers,
1984-1990

Collection Number: 7436

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Ezra Corral
Date completed:
July 2008
EAD encoding:
Andrea Hektor
Peter Martinez, June 2003
Ezra Corral, July 2008

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Michael Miller papers, 1984-1990.
Collection Number:
7436
Creator:
Michael Edward Miller 1959-
Quantity:
.2 cubic feet.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Task Force records, 1984-1990, including mailing lists, correspondence and internal memos, flyers for events, a summary of accomplishments, 1984-1986, information on the Ithaca Fair Practices Ordinance passed in September 1984 (Chapter 29 of the Ithaca Municipal Code) making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, suggestions for the platform of the Democratic Party of Tompkins County, minutes, Miller's own meeting notes, copies of OUTLINES, the Task Force's newsletter, and grant proposals, notes, and flyers for the 1989 Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Arts Festival. Also, other gay-related materials collected by Miller, 1985-1990, including Cornell University Gay PAC material, gay political material from Pittsburgh in 1986, and newsletters of NOGLSTP (National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals)
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Michael Miller attended Cornell University as a graduate student and held a post-doctoral position. He was actively involved in the Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Task Force and in Cornell's Gay PAC, a lesbian and gay student organization.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Task Force records, 1984-1990, including mailing lists, correspondence and internal memos, flyers for events, a summary of accomplishments, 1984-1986, information on the Ithaca Fair Practices Ordinance passed in September 1984 (Chapter 29 of the Ithaca Municipal Code) making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, suggestions for the platform of the Democratic Party of Tompkins County, minutes, Miller's own meeting notes, copies of OUTLINES, the Task Force's newsletter, and grant proposals, notes, and flyers for the 1989 Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Arts Festival. Also, other gay-related materials collected by Miller, 1985-1990, including Cornell University Gay PAC material, gay political material from Pittsburgh in 1986, and newsletters of NOGLSTP (National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals)
SUBJECTS

Names:
Miller, Michael Edward, 1959-
Cornell University. Gay PAC.
Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Task Force.
NOGLSTP

Subjects:
Gay liberation movement--New York (State)--Ithaca.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Michael Miller papers, #7436. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Ithaca Lesbian and Gay Task Force (ILGTF) Correspondence, clippings, fliers, and other miscellaneous printed material
Box 1 Folder 1-2
October 1984- August 1985
Minutes, ILGTF
 Box 1 Folder 3
August 1985- November 1985
Minutes, ILGTF
 Box 1 Folder 4
1984-1986
Meeting Notes, ILGTF
 Box 1 Folder 5
1987-1989
Meeting Notes, ILGTF
 Box 1 Folder 6
1988-1989
Lesbian and Gay Arts Festival
 Box 1 Folder 7
1985-1990
Miscellaneous printed material, including newsletters, broadsides, etc., particularly National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
Box 1 Folder 8