Cornell University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center records, 1991-2010.
Collection Number: 53-23-3192

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Cornell University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center records, 1991-2010.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
53-23-3192
Abstract:
The collection contains files on the establishment of the Resource Office in 1994-1995 and its activities and events through 2010; annual and monthly reports; files on fall retreats; files on the production of a newsletter; files on specific events, subgroups, and activities, including Dialogue, a group on religion (1995-97), sexuality conferences (1995-97), posters and event planning documents; files on Resource Center history and specific issues, including an overall program review in the spring of 1997, the name change in 1998, a file on hate mail and acts of homophobia (1994-99), and a file on controversy over the teaching of a particular class by Prof. Ellis Hanson in 1997 or 1998.
Creator:
Cornell University. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
Quanitities:
2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Cornell established the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Resource Office in 1994 to serve the entire campus community: students, staff, and faculty. In the Spring of 1998, its name changed to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center. Susie Lerner (1994-1995), Carlisle Douglas (1995-1998), and Gwendolyn Dean (1998-2008) have led the office as coordinators or director.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Files on the establishment of the Resource Office in 1994-1995; annual and monthly reports; files on fall retreats; files on the production of a newsletter; files on specific events, subgroups, and activities, including Dialogue, a group on religion (1995-1997), sexuality conferences (1995-1997), posters and event planning documents; files on Resource Center history and specific issues, including an overall program review in the spring of 1997, the name change in 1998, a file on hate mail and acts of homophobia (1994-1999), and a file on controversy over the teaching of a particular class by Prof. Ellis Hanson in 1997 or 1998.
Also, files on other LBGT-related Cornell organizations and offices: the establishment of Haven, a program in the Dean of Students Office to serve the counseling and social support needs of Cornell LBGT students and those questioning their sexuality, 1995-2006; files from CUGALA, Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association, and an alumni survey, 1995-1998. And some files on relevant past events, including Tompkins County Local Law 6 in 1991, the issue of a GLB Living-Learning Unit at Cornell in 1994, and a Cornell Town Meeting on LGBT Issues in 1996.

RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Cornell University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center records, #53-23-3192. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Hanson, Ellis, 1965-
Lerner, Susie.
Douglas, Carlisle.
Dean, Gwendolyn.
Cornell University. Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Resource Office
Cornell University -- : Students.
Cornell University -- : Employees.
Cornell University -- : Faculty.
Subjects:
Transsexuals.
Gender identity
Bisexuality.
Bisexuals.
Homosexuality.
Gays.
Gay men.
Lesbians.
Gay liberation movement.
Gay college students.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Annual report and files from Heather Allore
1994-1995
Box 1 Folder 2
Annual reports
1994-1998
Box 1 Folder 2a
Coordinator's monthly report (Carlisle Douglas)
1994-1998
Box 1 Folder 3
LGBRO Annual report
1998
Box 1 Folder 4
Retreat and "Jumpin' Thru Hoops" information
1996
Box 1 Folder 5
Fall retreat
1997
Box 1 Folder 6
Retreat publicity
1997
Box 1 Folder 7
Retreat
1996
Box 1 Folder 8
Community building notes/designs
Box 1 Folder 9
Handouts and other print
Box 1 Folder 10
Jumping Through Hoops
Box 1 Folder 11
Compiled Retreat evaluations
1997
Box 1 Folder 12
Jumping Through Hoops materials
1996
Box 1 Folder 13
Jumping Through Hoops
1997
Box 1 Folder 14
Retreat
1998
Box 1 Folder 15
Retreat support groups
1998
Box 1 Folder 16
Retreat publicity
1998
Box 1 Folder 17
Retreat program planning
1998
Box 1 Folder 18
Retreat- Jumpin' Thru Hoops
1998
Box 1 Folder 19
Retreat
1999
Box 1 Folder 20
Retreat
2000
Box 1 Folder 21
Newsletter vol. 1
Spring 1998
Box 1 Folder 22
Dialogue
Fall 1995-1996
Box 1 Folder 23
Dialogue
1997
Box 1 Folder 24
Old LGBRC posters/fliers
Box 1 Folder 25
Campus sexuality conferences
1995-1996
Box 1 Folder 26
Conference handout- "Queer Survivors: A Conference on Abuse and Sexual Identity"
Nov. 15, 1997
Box 1 Folder 27
TransPositions
Box 1 Folder 28
RC event planning
Jan.-June 2000
Box 1 Folder 29
RC History: Inclusion report
Box 1 Folder 30
RC History: LGBRO review
Spring 1997
Box 1 Folder 31
RC History: Review documents
Box 1 Folder 32
Name change
1998
Box 1 Folder 33
Hate mail and documentation of anti-gay acts on campus
1994-1999
Box 1 Folder 34
Controversy around Prof. Ellis Hanson's course, "The Sexual Child"
1997/1998
Box 1 Folder 35
ZAP!
Box 1 Folder 36
Gay youth and other volunteer opportunities
1995-1997
Box 1 Folder 37
Local professionals
Box 1 Folder 38
Working group
1995-1997
Box 1 Folder 39
Town meeting
April 11, 1996
Box 1 Folder 40
CUGALA and Alumni Survey
Box 1 Folder 41
Reunion
1997
Box 1 Folder 42
CUGALA midwinter meeting
1998
Box 1 Folder 43
Monthly reports and misc.
1994-1997
Box 1 Folder 44
Goals/plans/timelines
Box 1 Folder 45
Queer Peer Counseling program, HAVEN
1995-1998
Box 1 Folder 46
Misc.
1994-1995
Box 1 Folder 47
Misc.
1996-1998
Box 1 Folder 48
Establishing office Year 1
Box 1 Folder 49
Living In: Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Families: a photographic-text exhibit
1995
Box 1 Folder 50
LBQ
1994-1995
Box 1 Folder 51
Photos of Alum
1998
Box 1 Folder 52
Student Coalition Against Racism
2001
Box 1 Folder 53
RC Publicity
2002
Box 1 Folder 54
Tompkins Co. Local Law 6
1991
Box 1 Folder 55
Heather Allore Speech - Town Meeting on LGBT issues at Cornell University
April 11, 1996
Box 1 Folder 56
CU GLB Living Learning Unit
1994
Box 1 Folder 57
LLU
Box 2 Folder 1
Notes to New LGBT RC Coordinator, by Carlisle Douglas
May 1998
Box 2 Folder 2
Strategic Planning
Spring 1998
Box 2 Folder 3
National Day of Silence Photos
1997
Box 2 Folder 4
RC Newsletter
1999-2000
Box 2 Folder 5
Campus Events
2005-2006
Box 2 Folder 6
Clippings etc. re LGBT campus service
2000-2007
Box 2 Folder 7
Flyers, clippings on LGBT topics
2000-2007
Box 2 Folder 8
Cornell LGBT and diversity issues
Box 2 Folder 9
CU HR Issues
Box 2 Folder 10
Speech at Southern Tier NY Pride
Box 2 Folder 11
Plans for LGBT RC Library
Box 2 Folder 12
Workshop on Organizational Changes
2002-2003
Box 2 Folder 13
RC Assessment
2003
Box 2 Folder 14
Haven Constitution
Box 2 Folder 15
DOS, Haven leadership training
2006
Box 2 Folder 16
National Day of Silence Photographs
Box 2 Folder 17
National Day of Silence Photographs B
Box 2 Folder 18
"A Silent Tribute," Created Equal
2002
Box 2 Folder 19
Brochures and Booklets
Box 2 Folder 20
Flyers and Advertising Cards
Box 2 Folder 21
Southern Tier AIDS Program Brochures
Box 2 Folder 22
PFLAG Brochures and Booklets
Box 2 Folder 23
Planned Parenthood Brochures
Box 2 Folder 24
Resource Packets
Box 2 Folder 25
Life Cycles: Quality of Life Programs for Staff and Faculty (Cornell University)
Box 2 Folder 26
Cornell TransPositions Conference
Box 2 Folder 27
Articles and Newspaper Clippings
Box 2 Folder 28
Office Manager Report to Advisory Board
1998
Box 2 Folder 29
RC Planning and Correspondence
2005-2007
Box 2 Folder 30
Calendars, Events, and Publicity
1995-2002
Box 2 Folder 31
Andrew Kopkind '57
Box 2 Folder 32
Evangelicals Concerned
Box 2 Folder 33a
Training Materials (1)
Box 2 Folder 33b
Training Materials (2)
Box 2 Folder 34
Solidarity in Action: A Historical Scrapbook
Box 2 Folder 35
RC General Fliers
Box 2 Folder 36
LGBT RC Campus Events
2003-2005
Box 2 Folder 37
Other Campus Events
2002-2009
Box 2 Folder 38
Health and General LGBT Resource Pamphlets
1990-2010
Box 2 Folder 39
Campus Events
2002-2010
Box 2 Folder 40
New England Leather Alliance pamphlets
2004
Box 2 Folder 41
Women's Heath Brochures
Box 2 Folder 42
General Health Brochures
Box 2 Folder 43
LGBT Brochures and Information
Box 2 Folder 44
Information Pamphlets for Gay Men
Box 2 Folder 45
Mind-Altering Drug Series Pamphlets
Box 2 Folder 46
Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York Pamphlets
2004
Box 2 Folder 47
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network Publications
2003-2004
Box 2 Folder 48
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Publications
1994-2002
Box 2 Folder 49
HIV Information Pamphlets
1995-2002
Box 2 Folder 50
LGBT Pamphlets in Spanish
2001
Box 2 Folder 51
Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime - A Guide for Schools
1999
Box 2 Folder 52
Cornell LGBT Resources and Support Brochure, event ephemera including items related to the Farewell to Friends event, 30th Anniversary of Student Homophile League, and a 1998 rainbow tassel
1997-1998
Box 3 Folder 1
Filthy/Gorgeous Posters
2007
Box 3 Folder 2
Filthy/Gorgeous Posters
2008
Box 3 Folder 3
Filthy/Gorgeous Posters
2009
Box 3 Folder 4
Filthy/Gorgeous Posters
2010
Box 3 Folder 5
LGBT Campus Event Posters (Large)
2005-2010
Box 4 Folder 1
Bisexuality Resource Packet in Braille - part one
2002
Scope and Contents
Includes printed copy
Box 4 Folder 2
Bisexuality Resource Packet in Braille - part two
2002
Box 4 Folder 3
Our Trans Children in Braille
2003
Scope and Contents
Includes printed copy
Box 4 Folder 4
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center Flyer in Braille
Scope and Contents
Includes printed copy
Box 4 Folder 5
Creating A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender-Affirming Workplace at Cornell University Flyer in Braille
Scope and Contents
Includes printed copy
Box 4 Folder 6
Causes in Common: Reproductive Rights and LGBT Liberation Pamphlet in Braille
2004
Scope and Contents
Includes printed pamphlet
Box 4 V-5994
Out for a change: Addressing homophobia in women's sports
1994
Scope and Contents
Includes printed curriculum
Mapcase Folder 1
Large posters concerning Cornell LGBTQ events, including concerts, drag shows, and talks.
2000-2009