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Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey Kaiser Journal Collection, 1971-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Bruce Grimes and Geoffrey Kaiser are Quakers and were involved in Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns from its beginning in the early 1970s. The collection contains their manuscript and typescript journals entitled Gay Quakers in the Late Twentieth Century; it also includes personal correspondence and addenda.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns, 1973-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 linear ft. (14 boxes)

Abstract:

Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC) is a North American Quaker faith community. It was founded in 1971 as a Committee of Concern. In 1978 it became the Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (FLGC), a national Quaker-affiliated group of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and sympathetic others. The name was changed to Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns at the Mid-Winter Gathering held February 2003. Records consist of minutes, clerks' correspondence, financial records, publication records, miscellaneous resource files, and conference materials.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]