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Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania records

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Call Number:
Ms. Coll. 1405
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Extent:
20.5 linear feet (22 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Lesbian Gay Bisexual, Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 1967-2018 (bulk 1982-2018), Ms. Coll. 1405, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Date:
1967-2018 (inclusive) and 1982-2018 (bulk)
Creator:
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Form:
Promotional materials, Administrative records, Financial records, Photographs, Machine-readable artifacts, Floppy disks, Audiovisual materials, Audiocassettes, DVDs, Videocassettes, Student publications, Clippings (information artifacts), and Programs (Publications)
Abstract:
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania, unofficially founded in 1982 and officially founded in 1995, supports the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Pennsylvania through services and programs focused on support, advocacy, and education. These records document the creation and development of the LGBT Center and the larger support of the LGBTQ+ community at Penn; the advocacy and influence of Robert Schoenberg and Center staff within the University of Pennsylvania administration; and the influence of global LGBTQ+ issues at the campus level at Penn and more broadly in academia.

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center was unofficially formed in 1982 when Robert Schoenberg was hired to support LGBT students on campus. In 2021, the LGBT Center has a mission "to enrich the experiences, foster success, celebrate victories, and affirm the existence of Penn's LGBTQ+ undergraduates, professional and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alum using the lenses of social justice and intersectionality." In addition, "through education, support, and advocacy, the Center cultivates a campus climate where all students, regardless of their gender or sexual identity, can live authentically," (LGBT Center website, About Us)

According to information gathered for an exhibit: "Proclaiming Pride: 40 Years of LGBT History at Penn" (box 6, folder 3), LGBT activities began to occur in the early 1970s and Gays at Penn became the first LGBT student organization to be registered with the Office of Student Life, in 1973. The group was supported by Christian Association, Student Health Service, and the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life, and the by late 1970s, Gays at Penn evolved into Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP).

In 1975, Gay Peer Counseling, made up of a group of students and community volunteers, was formed to provide support and resources to the LGBT community on campus, and those involved were key among the group that advocated with the University administration to establish an office to support LGBT Penn Students. The early 1980s were filled with homophobic incidents on campus and as a result, in 1982, the University hired Bob Schoenberg, a Philadelphia-area social worker and a 1968 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Work, to become the University's Gay and Lesbian Program Advisor. The position was part-time; but Schoenberg became a permanent spokesman for the LGBTQ+ community in the University administration, provided LGBTQ+ students with mentoring and support, and served as the official advisor to Lesbian and Gays at Penn (LGAP).

Despite the 1980s being a hostile time for the LGBTQ+ community at Penn and across the country, the Gay and Lesbian Program at Penn grew. In 1983, Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week (later, B-GLAD [Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Week]; and finally QPenn), an annual celebration of LGBTQ students and identities at Penn, was started. In 1984, a group of Penn alumni created PennGALA (Gay and Lesbian Alumni) and in 1989, Schoenberg was hired as the full-time director of the Program. The Program, employing students through the work-study program, became a vital part of the campus for LGBT students.

On July 1, 1995, the Program for the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community at Penn formally changed its name to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Center. The Center continued to grow with additional full-time staff, including Erin Cross, hired in 1998 and Ninah Harris, hired in 2002. In 1999, the Center changed its name to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center.

Over the years, fundraising for the Center gained importance as the LGBTQ+ population grew; and on National Coming Out Day in 2001, it was announced that two alumni, David Goodhand (C '85) and Vincent Griski (W '85), made a gift to Penn in support of the campus LGBTQ+ community. This gift, along with other gifts from alumni and Center friends, were earmarked to renovate the Carriage House (an 1870s building located at 3907 Spruce Street) as a home for the LGBT Center. The Center had been housed in a number of modest spaces, first in Houston Hall and later at 3537 Locust Walk; but the Carriage House provided space for a library, lounge, computer lab, multiple professional offices, and student activity space. It is considered the "common 'home' for the many diverse LGBT student organizations at Penn" (Carriage House fundraising brochure, box 5, folder 8).

In 2017, Robert Schoenberg retired after serving the LGBTQ+ community at Penn for thirty-five years. At the time of his retirement, he believed that he was probably "just the second or third professional staffer hired to counsel gay students by any college," (Penn Gazette, Nov/Dec 2017, page 35) since Penn is the second oldest LGBTQ+ center in the US. As a result, he was instrumental in providing guidance to other universities and colleges as they formed their own centers; as well as being considered "the trailblazer [for the LGBTQ+ community at Penn, which] would not be where [it] is without him." Erin Cross stepped in as Director of the Center following his retirement.

In 2021, the Center offers a myriad of services and programs focused on support, advocacy, and education and provides a confidential and non-judgmental place in which to embrace and discuss sexuality and gender. For a more detailed history of LGBTQ+ issues at Penn (not specifically related to the LGBT Center), please see documents in Box 6, Folder 3.

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania records document the creation and development of the LGBT Center and the larger support of the LGBTQ+ community at Penn; the advocacy and influence of Robert Schoenberg within the University of Pennsylvania administration; and the influence of global LGBTQ+ issues at the campus level at Penn and more broadly in academia.

This collection is arranged in eight series: I. Administrative records; II. Events; III. Student and alumni organizations; IV. Student publications and articles about Penn, alumni, etc.; V. Non-Penn organizations and conferences; and VI. Other college and university LGBT programs and centers; VII. LGBTQ+ issues (articles, clippings, media, and resource brochures and flyers); and VIII. John Mosteller papers.

Across the board, this collection provides a picture of a Center that observes and actively participates in both local committees and University-wide activities as well as a geographically wider group of programs; learns from a diverse set of conferences and educational opportunities; and gathers data to support the constantly changing needs of its community. The resulting Center, student groups, and supportive community remains relevant and is considered a vital part of the University of Pennsylvania.

For additional details, please see notes at each series.

Transferred from the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018. Material located in Box 8, Folders 2, 19, 20, and 21 were a gift of John Mosteller and relate to Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), but was a part of the larger LGBT Center transfer. Additional material found in box 8, folder 21 were gifted by Mosteller in 2021.

At the University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center:

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania Records, 1979-2013, UPE 502

At the University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections Rare Books and Manuscripts:

Jeremy Duncan Nicholson papers related to LGBT issues at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, 1976-1984, Ms. Coll. 1414

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University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding Aid Author
Hector Kilgoe and Holly Mengel
Finding Aid Date
2021 March 19
Access Restrictions

The bulk of this collection is open for research use; however, there are a few folders that are restricted because they contain personally identifiable information. Researchers interested in these files should consult with Kislak Center staff as it may be possible to simply remove the problematic files from the folder prior to research.

Further, access to original audio/visual materials and computer files is restricted (largely located in box 19).

The Kislak Center will provide access to the information on these materials from duplicate master files. If the original does not already have a copy, it will be sent to an outside vendor for copying. Patrons are financially responsible for the cost. The turnaround time from request to delivery of digital items is about two weeks for up to five items and three to seven weeks for more than five items. Please contact Reprographic Services (reprogr@upenn.edu) for cost estimates and ordering.

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Scope and Contents

Series I. Administrative records consists of records from A. the LGBT Center, B. the University of Pennsylvania; and C. the Carriage House renovations. Although the LGBT Center has its own administration, it also operates within the administration of the University of Pennsylvania, in particular, within the Vice Provost for University Life. However, the influence of the LGBT Center and Robert Schoenberg as the director, was significant enough that he or another LGBT Center staff member was often asked to serve as a representative and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community within university-wide committees and groups.

The administrative records of the LGBT Center includes operational documents from advisory board minutes, budget and finance, fundraising, strategic planning and priorities, material documenting the transition from program to Center, records documenting the increase in staff and professionalization of the Center, and the LGBT Center community. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order and provide evidence of the Center working towards its goals and mission. Researchers will find minutes, brochures, workshop and training materials, fundraising correspondence and event information, photographs, swag, strategic planning documents, and recordings.

The University-wide administrative records includes LGBT Center staff representation on the Affirmative Action Council, the Diversity and Equity Committee, and the University Council Committee on Pluralism. In addition, there is material relating to the Center's involvement in the University's policies on domestic partnerships as well as Penn's website on diversity. These records document the Center's place within the University's administration. Material is arranged alphabetically by Council or Committee.

The Carriage House renovation project which took place from approximately 1999 to 2002 secured a modern home for the LGBT Center. With gifts from many alumni and friends, the exterior of the historic 1870s Carriage House was restored and the interior was gutted and redesigned providing two floors of space for the Center and its affiliated student organizations, making it the physically largest LGBTQ+ center in the nation. This series provides documentation of the physical construction of the space (through proposals, construction progress reports, and minutes from various construction and project committees), to the fundraising efforts across the county and announcement of the primary gift from alumni David Goodhand and Vincent Griski, to the grand opening event which took place on September 26, 2002. These files are arranged in rough chronological order, provide a start to finish view of the project.

Advisory Board Strategic Planning, correspondence, note, strategic planning meetings, and reports, 1997-1999.
Box 1 Folder 18
Advisory Board for Program for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Communities at Penn (PLGBCAP), agendas, membership, and minutes, 1994-1995.
Box 3 Folder 7
Advisory Board for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Center At Penn, agendas, membership, and minutes, 1995-2000.
Box 3 Folder 8-9
Advisory Board for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center At Penn, agendas, events, membership, and minutes, 2000-2017.
Box 3 Folder 9-14
Brochure (CD) [Restricted], undated.
Box 19 Folder 11
Budgets and financial records, 1983-2002.
Box 2 Folder 11-16
Diversity workshop and training material: ACPA presentation on "Presenting Workshops on Lesbian and Gay Issues", 1985-1988.
Box 3 Folder 15
Diversity workshop and training material: Penn campus programming, 1982, 1990-1992, 2005, 2007, 2015.
Box 3 Folder 16
Diversity workshop and training material: Penn campus programming for the Greek community, 1992-2013.
Box 3 Folder 17
Fundraising and development: mass communication, 1997-2016.
Box 3 Folder 3
Fundraising and development: events and targeted communications, 2000-2017.
Box 3 Folder 1-2
Fundraising and development: research on fundraising, especially within the LGBTQ community [CD is RESTRICTED], 1997-2010.
Box 3 Folder 4
Fundraising and development: Leslie Townsend Fund for transgender students [RESTRICTED], 2005-2009.
Box 3 Folder 5
Fundraising and development: Seeking Common Ground project [Communication and Collaboration Among Communities of Color and Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Communities at Penn], 1999-2000.
Box 3 Folder 6
Fundraising and development: Seeking Common Ground project [Communication and Collaboration Among Communities of Color and Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Communities at Penn], poster for Town Hall meeting regarding hate crimes, 1999 November 18.
Box 21 Folder 4
Gay and Lesbian Speakers Bureau, manuals and reports, 1984-1997.
Box 4 Folder 1-2
Lists of contacts and alumni, 1994, 2006, undated.
Box 4 Folder 8
LGBT Center community, photographs, undated.
Box 20 Folder 12
LGBT Center events, photographs, undated.
Box 20 Folder 13
LGBT Center spaces, photographs, undated.
Box 20 Folder 10
LGBT Center staff, photographs, undated.
Box 20 Folder 14
LGBT Center swag, including chapstick, sunglasses, pins, and stickers, undated.
Box 20 Folder 20
Mentoring program training material: LGBT Center proposal and guide, 1997.
Box 3 Folder 18
Market research and strategic planning, includes LaSalle consultation, constituent needs assessments, focus group notes, mission continuity, notes, participant demographics, reports, surveys, and survey results [RESTRICTED], 1999-2012.
Box 2 Folder 2-7
Program planning and progress reports, correspondence, goals, needs assessments, notes, survey results, and reports (Office of Student Life), 1982-1995.
Box 1 Folder 19-21
Program planning and progress reports, correspondence, goals, needs assessments, notes, survey results, and reports (Office of Student Life), 1995-2001.
Box 2 Folder 1
Program for the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community at Penn (PLGBCAP) students letter (1994 February 20) and response, 1994 February-1995 March.
Box 2 Folder 8
Transition from Program to Center, mission statements, workplan priorities objectives, and reports, 1993-1995.
Box 2 Folder 9
Promotion: postcards, brochures, etc. for LGBT Center, after 2000.
Box 4 Folder 3
Robert Schoenberg, Director, correspondence and personnel information, 1991-2017.
Box 4 Folder 4-5
Staff, job descriptions and position announcements, 1995-2001.
Box 4 Folder 6-7
Strategic Plan and budget, FY 1999 (3.5 floppy disk) [RESTRICTED], circa 1999.
Box 19 Folder 15
[Strategic planning] notes, undated.
Box 21 Folder 3
Various electronic files, including Case statement, "Finding a Community," (CDs) [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 11
Various electronic files, including UDF or VDF Reader (CDs) [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 13
Various electronic files, including old website, JJ Center pictures, SPARC, college fair, unlabeled (CDs) [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 14
Vice Provost for University Life, LGBT Center annual reports , 2002-2013.
Box 2 Folder 10
Affirmative Action Council, agendas, correspondence, minutes, mission statements, notes, and presentations, 2001-2005.
Box 1 Folder 1-4
Diversity and Equity Committee, correspondence, minutes, notes, presentations, reports, and survey drafts, 2008-2011.
Box 1 Folder 5-7
School of Social Policy and Practice, course description for SWRK 798-001: LGBTQ Communities and Social Policy, 2015 Spring.
Box 1 Folder 16
University affidavit of domestic partnership, policy information, 2008.
Box 1 Folder 15
University Council Committee on Pluralism, charge, correspondence, minutes, notes, and reports, 2000-2008.
Box 1 Folder 8-14
University of Pennsylvania Diversity website, correspondence, minutes, and plans, 2015.
Box 1 Folder 17
Pins: UPenn related, but not LGBTQA, undated.
Box 20 Folder 19
"A Building Committee Primer", 1995 June.
Box 4 Folder 9
Building proposals: Belmont Freeman Architects and John Milner Architects correspondence and other files, 1999-2000.
Box 4 Folder 10
Building proposals: Belmont Freeman Architects, 2000.
Box 4 Folder 11-12
Building proposals: John Milner Architects, 2000.
Box 4 Folder 13
Building proposals: Steinberg and Stevens Architects, 2000.
Box 4 Folder 14
Building proposals: Susan Maxman and Partners, Architects, 2000.
Box 4 Folder 15
Construction Progress Reports (Belmont Freeman Architects, Bruce E. Brooks Engineers, Arun Multani Associates, and Margie Ruddick Landscape), 2000-2001.
Box 4 Folder 16-17
Fundraising: Announcement of gift by David Goodhand and Vincent Griski, 2000 September-October.
Box 4 Folder 18
Fundraising: Announcement of gift by David Goodhand and Vincent Griski, 2000 October.
Box 5 Folder 1-2
Fundraising: Announcement of gift by David Goodhand and Vincent Griski, audio cassette [RESTRICTED], 2000 October 11.
Box 19 Folder 1
Fundraising: Announcement of gift by David Goodhand and Vincent Griski, VHS [RESTRICTED], 2000 October 11.
Box 19 Folder 9
Construction meetings and Project Committee meetings, minutes (numbered), 2000 August-2002 September.
Box 5 Folder 3
Contractor correspondence and notes regarding design of landscape and accessibility, 2001-2002.
Box 5 Folder 4
Monthly project reports , 2001October-2002 April.
Box 5 Folder 5-6
Fundraising: Planning, invitations, and contact lists for events in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, 2001 March-May.
Box 5 Folder 7
Fundraising: Capital campaign material, 2000-2004.
Box 5 Folder 8
Preservation Achievement Grand Jury Award, 2003.
Box 21 Folder 1
Grand opening event, 2002 September 26.
Box 5 Folder 9
Grand opening event, clippings and articles, 2002 September 26.
Box 5 Folder 10
Grand Opening event, photographs, 2002 September 26.
Box 20 Folder 11
Grand opening event, remarks (CD) [RESTRICTED], 2002 September 26.
Box 19 Folder 11

Scope and Contents

Series II. Events includes single, one-time events as well as recurring events. The bulk of A. One-time events are arranged chronologically; however, over the years, there are a number of events that generated significant material. Some of those events were the LGBT Center's 25th, 30th, and 35th Anniversaries (2008, 2012, and 2017 respectively) and the exhibit "Proclaiming Pride: 40 Years of LGBT History at Penn." The files relating to these events are an excellent starting point for a researcher interested the LGBT Center's history as well as the history of LGBTQ+ activities on Penn's campus. B. Recurring events documents events, some of which occurred annually, at least for a period of time. Of particular note are the B-GLAD and QPenn events which centered around LGBTQ+ issues awareness at Penn. This series provides a glimpse into the opportunities available to the student body on the Penn Campus.

Events (largely sponsored by the LGBT Center, arranged chronologically), 1984-2017.
Box 5 Folder 11-12
Handmade signs/posters, undated.
Drawer 91 Folder 6
Posters, LGBT Center sponsored and co-sponsored, 2013-2015, undated.
Box 21 Folder 5
University of Pennsylvania event posters (HIV/AIDS Awareness, Safer Sex, Alcohol Awareness, and Penn Violence Center), undated.
Box 21 Folder 2
Allies Queer History Month, photographs, circa 2001.
Box 20 Folder 15
Dan Clowes, audio tape [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 1
LGBT Center 25th Anniversary (March 29, 2008), budget material, event planning, guest book, press material, clippings, etc., 2007 October-2008 March.
Box 5 Folder 13-17
LGBT Center 25th Anniversary events (CDs) [RESTRICTED], 2007-2008.
Box 19 Folder 12
LGBT Center 25th Anniversary, Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia, letter of congratulations, 2008.
Box 21 Folder 3
LGBT Center 30th Anniversary (October 27, 2012), correspondence, event planning, and clippings, 2012 September-October.
Box 6 Folder 1
LGBT Center 35th Anniversary (October 14, 2017), event program, article, and clippings, 2017 July-October.
Box 6 Folder 2
Penn LGBA: Freedom to Marry Day, photographs, 1999.
Box 20 Folder 17
Penn Spectrum Weekend Conference, alumni conference on diversity and community (2010 October 1-3), event invitation, program, and clippings, 2010 October 1-3.
Box 6 Folder 4
"Proclaiming Pride: 40 Years of LGBT History at Penn," exhibit proposal, planning documents, and brochure, 2013-2015.
Box 6 Folder 3
"Proclaiming Pride: 40 Years of LGBT History at Penn," exhibit boards and poster, 2013-2015.
Drawer 91 Folder 1-4
"Proclaiming Pride: 40 Years of LGBT History at Penn," exhibit board timelines, 2013-2015.
Box 22 Folder 3
Social Oppression Series (February-April 1984), correspondence, notes, press, and clippings, 1983-1985.
Box 6 Folder 5
Social Oppression Series, poster, undated.
Box 21 Folder 4
Alumni Weekend, photographs (thumb drive) [RESTRICTED], 2015.
Box 19 Folder 15
B-Glad, correspondence, event fliers, notes, planning documents, and clippings, 1997-2001.
Box 6 Folder 6-10
B-GLAD (CDs) [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 14
B-GLAD, pins, undated.
Box 20 Folder 21
B-GLAD poster, 2000.
Box 21 Folder 6
B-GLAD supplement to Daily Pennsylvanian, 1999.
Box 21 Folder 7
Gay Men and Lesbians in the Workplace, correspondence, event fliers, notes, and clippings, 1978, 1985-1994.
Box 6 Folder 11
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual People in the Workplace, correspondence, event fliers, notes, and clippings, 1992-1994.
Box 6 Folder 12
Gay Men and Lesbians in the Workplace, poster, undated.
Box 21 Folder 4
Gay Pride parade, photograph album, undated.
Box 6 Folder 13
Lavender Graduation, reservations and event programs, 2016, 2018, undated.
Box 6 Folder 14
LGBT Center Open Houses and Orientations, correspondence, event fliers, notes, and promotional material, 2003-2015.
Box 6 Folder 15-16
Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Community at Penn (LGBCAP)/LGBT Center Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, invitations, fliers, and rsvp lists, 1995-2004.
Box 6 Folder 17
Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week, poster, 1987-1990.
Box 21 Folder 6
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, event fliers, event programs, and clippings, 1994, 2005-2011.
Box 7 Folder 4
QPenn (Awareness Week), correspondence, minutes, planning documents, and clippings, 2002-2004.
Box 6 Folder 18-20
QPenn (Awareness Week), correspondence, minutes, planning documents, and clippings, 2005-2007.
Box 7 Folder 1-3
QPenn (Awareness Week), correspondence, minutes, planning documents, and clippings, 2008-2015, 2018, undated.
Box 9 Folder 13
QPenn (Awareness Week) (CDs) [RESTRICTED], 2000-2006.
Box 19 Folder 13
QPenn (Awareness Week), supplement to Daily Pennsylvanian, 2005-2018.
Box 21 Folder 7
QPenn (Awareness Week), posters, 2002-2018.
Box 21 Folder 6
QPenn (Awareness Week), pins, undated.
Box 20 Folder 21
National Coming Out Day, correspondence, event fliers, and clippings, 1997-2008.
Box 7 Folder 5
Out in the Workplace, correspondence, event fliers, clippings, and press, 1994-2001.
Box 7 Folder 6
Penn Tracks Gayborhood Walking Tour, correspondence, planning documents, and lists of participants [RESTRICTED], 2002-2015.
Box 7 Folder 7
"Rethinking Sex" conference, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Penn, budget documents, correspondence, event programs, and clippings, 2005-2009.
Box 7 Folder 8
"Rethinking Sex" conference, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Penn, poster, 2009 March 4-6.
Box 21 Folder 5
Trans Day of Remembrance, biographical/memorial material, 2014-2016.
Box 7 Folder 9
Trans Day of Remembrance, handmade poster, undated.
Drawer 91 Folder 5

Scope and Contents

The material in Series III. Student and alumni organizations is important for gaining understanding of the evolution of student groups and the increased support for the LGBTQ+ community at Penn, in large part, resulting from the thriving and professionally staffed Center which provided a home for many of these groups. This group of material is arranged alphabetically by organization and may contain organizational history, event fliers, minutes, newsletters, posters, photographs, bylaws, media, swag, and awards.

This series includes the student group Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), (a seminal group that supported the LGBT Center's predecessor, the Program for the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Community at Penn) for which Robert Schoenberg served as advisor. This group, which largely staffed the office, kept an office log which they titled, "Journal of Oddity, Frivolity, and Strange—but True—Facts or The Dish Log" from 1984 to 1994. These logs include notes ranging from office logistics to comments about issues, events, and life on campus.

Material located in Box 8, Folders 2, 19, 20, and 21 were a gift of John Mosteller and relate to Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP).

Allies, organization information, event fliers, and minutes, 1999-2001.
Box 7 Folder 10
Allies, canvas signs, undated.
Box 22 Folder 1-2
Allies, pins, undated.
Box 20 Folder 21
Delta Lambda Phi, Colony bond book, fraternity information, photograph album, scrapbook, clippings and wooden letters, 2003-2007.
Box 7 Folder 11-17
Delta Lambda Phi, pins, undated.
Box 20 Folder 21
Gays at Penn/Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), correspondence, event fliers, brochures, meeting agenda, organization history, newsletters, clippings, and office logs (forms part of the John Mosteller papers [Series 8]), 1973-1994.
Box 8 Folder 1-13
Gays at Penn/Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), correspondence, event fliers, brochures, meeting agenda, organization history, newsletters, clippings, and office logs (forms part of the John Mosteller papers [Series 8]), 1973-1976.
Box 8 Folder 19-21
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance, photographs, circa 2012.
Box 20 Folder 16
Penn Capsule (CD) [RESTRICTED], 1981-1985.
Box 19 Folder 14
PennGALA (Penn Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Alumni Association), alumni directories, contacts, bylaws, and correspondence, 1992-2012.
Box 8 Folder 14-17
PennGALA (Penn Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Alumni Association), events, history of organization, newsletters and clippings, Steering Committee minutes, strategies, and surveys [Box 9, Folder 2 contains RESTRICTED material] , 1986-2014.
Box 9 Folder 1-13
PennGALA, mini DVS [RESTRICTED], 2005 May 13, 2006 September 19.
Box 19 Folder 2-3
PennGALA, mini DVS [RESTRICTED], 2006 September 19.
Box 19 Folder 2
PennGALA, interviews, mini DVS [RESTRICTED], 2006 April 12.
Box 19 Folder 4
PennGALA, discussion, VHS [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 7-8
PennGALA, pins and bookmarks, undated.
Box 20 Folder 21
PennGALA, photographs, undated.
Box 20 Folder 18
PennGALA: 20 Years (rough cut and back up), includes notes (CDs) [RESTRICTED], 2006.
Box 19 Folder 13
Queer Student Alliance (QSA), event fliers, undated.
Box 9 Folder 15
QUIP (Queers Invading Penn), event fliers, letters to editor, and clippings, circa 1992.
Box 9 Folder 14
RA training, VHS [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 7-8
Philadelphia Gay News, Lambda Award for Outstanding Overall Performance: Organization Student Group, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1993-1996, 1998.
Box 20 Folder 1-9

Scope and Contents

Series IV. Student publications and articles about Penn, alumni, etc. is an excellent place for researchers to gain understanding of the broad spectrum of issues, troubles, and successes of the LGBTQ+ population at Penn. Perhaps the fiercest critics of the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community is found in the, at times, almost daily articles published in the Daily Pennsylvanian, documenting inequalities and struggles. It is important to note, however, the activities and victories of the community is also heavily reported. Articles about the UPenn LGBTQ+ community published in other University publication such as the Penn Gazette frequently focus on the positive facets of the University's commitment to the LGBTQA population. Clippings about campus diversity issues at other colleges and universities can be found within the last series.

The bulk of the articles in this series comes from the Daily Pennsylvanian, the archive of which is available online here.

Daily Pennsylvanian (DP), articles largely relating to LGBTQA issues, 1980-2017, undated.
Box 10 Folder 1-11
LGBT Colors Project, 2011-2012.
Box 9 Folder 16
PennULTRA, The Gay Agenda, twelve month calendar, 2012.
Box 9 Folder 16
Quake: Penn's Literary Erotica Magazine, 2005-2006.
Box 9 Folder 16
The Red and Blue, in relation to Student Activities Council (SAC) harassment complaints , 1989-1995.
Box 10 Folder 12
Articles about UPenn LGBTQA issues, 1977-2015.
Box 10 Folder 13-14
Campus and university resources, largely for LGBTQA issues (but also more general counseling and support resources), circa 1990s-2000s.
Box 10 Folder 15-16
Articles about alumni, 1993-2017.
Box 11 Folder 1-4

Scope and Contents

Series V. Non-Penn organizations and conferences documents the broad influence that the LGBT Center staff sought out for education, inspiration, and training. The number of events at which the LGBT Center staff was invited to speak, guide, or participate equally shows the influence the Penn Center (the second oldest LGBT Center in the country) has in the larger community. This series is organized alphabetically by organization or conference name, and is indicative of the continued professional education of the staff to accomplish the mission and the goals of the LGBT Center.

Affirming Diversity: Meeting the Needs of Sexual Minority Youth (I and II), Towson State University and Ramada Inn Conference Center, correspondence, agendas, and programs, 1990-1991.
Box 11 Folder 5
AIDS Services in Asian Communities, publicity, undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
American Association of University Professors (ACUP), organization information and resources, 1992-1998.
Box 11 Folder 6
American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Awareness, agendas, minutes, newsletters (including "Out on Campus"), clippings, conference planning documents, and resources [Box 11, Folder 10 contains RESTRICTED material] [CD in Box 11, Folder 8 is RESTRICTED], 1986-2004.
Box 11 Folder 7-10
Bisexual Foundation, "The Kelpie News", 2000.
Box 11 Folder 11
Boston Bisexual Women's Network, "Bi Women" newsletter, 2000.
Box 11 Folder 12
BiUnity, brochures and membership information, circa 1992.
Box 11 Folder 13
Campaign to End Homophobia, conference held at UCLA, conference schedule, brochures, clippings, and correspondence, 1989 June 30-July 3.
Box 11 Folder 14
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies and Aids Research Institute at University of California San Francisco, fact sheets (in English and Spanish), 2000.
Box 11 Folder 15
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), Graduate School and University Center of CUNY, event information and newsletters, 1987-2007.
Box 11 Folder 16-18
College Board, Middle States Regional Meetings, programs, notes, and correspondence, 1992-1993.
Box 11 Folder 20
Concordia University: "La Ville en Rose," Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference, brochure, 1992 November 12-15.
Box 11 Folder 19
"Empathy," newsletter: Working to End Prejudice & Violence Against Sexual Minorities, 1989.
Box 11 Folder 19
Delaware Valley Student Affairs Conference, Temple University, conference program and schedule, participating institutions, and conference history, 1987 February 20.
Box 11 Folder 21
Gay and Lesbian Area College Conference (GLACC), Penn State Delaware County, correspondence, leadership workshop information, conference fliers, and clippings, 1997 November 21.
Box 11 Folder 22
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Advisory Board minutes, correspondence, and jump-start manuals, 1999-2000.
Box 11 Folder 23
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN), posters, undated.
Box 21 Folder 8
German Society for Social Scientific Sex Research, brochure, 1997.
Box 11 Folder 24
Harvard University, 4th Annual Lesbian, Bisexual & Gay Studies Conference, event schedule, 1990 October 26-28.
Box 11 Folder 24
It's About Love ... In the Open, conference by Bi-Gala+ at Hartwick College, information and registration, undated.
Box 11 Folder 24
IvyQ (hosted by Penn), correspondence, conference schedule, workshop information, and clippings [RESTRICTED], 2010 February 18-21.
Box 11 Folder 25
IvyQ (hosted by Columbia), correspondence, conference schedule, workshop information, and clippings, 2011 February 17-21.
Box 11 Folder 26
IvyQ (hosted by Brown), conference schedule, 2012 February 16-19.
Box 11 Folder 27
IvyQ (hosted by Yale), conference schedule, notes, and articles, 2013 February 7-10.
Box 11 Folder 28
IvyQ (hosted by Princeton), conference schedule and correspondence, 2014 February 6-9.
Box 11 Folder 29
IvyQ (hosted by Penn), conference schedule, 2018 February 16-18.
Box 12 Folder 1
"Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals on Campus" A Symposium on Campus Climate, held at the University of Delaware (this organization became the National Consortium of LGBT Campus Resource Center Directors), correspondence, schedule of events, abstracts, papers, and notes, 1994 April 22.
Box 12 Folder 2
Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender College Conference: "Across the Fruited Plain," held at the University of Chicago, brochure, 1998 February 20-22.
Box 12 Folder 3
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Network for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns, correspondence, conference agendas and schedules, facilitator's guides, participant's guides, and presentations, 1986-2002, 2012.
Box 12 Folder 4-6
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns newsletters, 1988-1997.
Box 12 Folder 7
National Consortium of LGBT Campus Resource Center Directors (and later: Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals), meeting agendas, minutes, and schedules, correspondence, notes, and presentations, 1994-2017.
Box 12 Folder 8-11
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, "Creating Change," National Conference for Gay and Lesbian Organizing and Skills Building, conference programs and schedules, correspondence, clippings, and notes, 1993-1998.
Box 12 Folder 15-17
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, "Creating Change," National Conference for Gay and Lesbian Organizing and Skills Building, conference programs and schedules, correspondence, clippings, and notes, 1999-2017.
Box 13 Folder 1-7
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Policy Roundtable, meeting agendas, minutes, schedules, and reports, correspondence, notes, readings, and resources, 1999-2001.
Box 12 Folder 12-13
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, newsletters, press releases, and public reports, 1978-1998.
Box 12 Folder 14
National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation, "Lavender Law," conference program, 2007 September 6-8.
Box 12 Folder 3
North American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies Conference, University of Iowa, conference program, correspondence, notes, and clippings, 1994 November 17-20.
Box 13 Folder 8
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), promotional material and clippings, 1996-2013.
Box 13 Folder 9
Pennsylvania Lesbian and Gay Task Force, report to the community, 2000.
Box 13 Folder 10
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition, Youth Action Conference, held at the University of Pennsylvania, conference programs, 2011, 2014, 2016.
Box 13 Folder 11
Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, newsletter, "Fortissimo", 2000 Fall.
Box 13 Folder 12
Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU), correspondence, notes, program information, articles, and clippings, 1984-2002.
Box 13 Folder 13-15
Princeton University Conference on Gay and Lesbian Studies for Undergraduate and Graduate Students, "Emerging Voices," correspondence and call for papers, 1995 November 10-11.
Box 12 Folder 3
"Real Families, Real Facts," Research Symposium on LGBT-headed Families, Philadelphia, correspondence, planning documents, presentations, and clippings [RESTRICTED], 2006 May 22-23.
Box 13 Folder 16
Rutgers University and Princeton University, "Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference" correspondence, conference schedule and program, and notes, 1991 November 1-3.
Box 13 Folder 17
Samaritan Hospice Center for Grief and Loss, "Tears in Silence," grief support group for individuals who have lost a same sex partner, correspondence and flier, 2000.
Box 13 Folder 17
School for International Training, College Semester Abroad program in the Netherlands, "Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Studies," letter and academic program report, 1995.
Box 13 Folder 17
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders (SAGE), National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative, brochure, undated.
Box 13 Folder 17
Shippensburg University, Students Advocating Life Equality (SALE), GLBT and Allies Conference, postcard, 2001.
Box 13 Folder 18
Swarthmore College, Sager Symposium in Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies, brochures, 1994, 1996.
Box 13 Folder 18
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society, application and brochure, 1997 July 21-August 16.
Box 13 Folder 19
University of California, Santa Cruz, Immersion Program in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, program brochure, 1998 June 29-July 24.
Box 13 Folder 18
University of Colorado at Boulder, Hidden from History: Discovering Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies, conference schedules, 1992, 1994.
Box 13 Folder 18
William Way Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center, annual report, brochure, and newsletter, "News & Notes", 1999-2000.
Box 13 Folder 20

Scope and Contents

Series VI. Other college and university LGBT programs and centers is similar in many ways to Series V. Non-Penn organizations and conferences in that it documents the initiative and care of the LGBT Center staff to continually understand opportunities to improve their own Center as well as the great influence Penn's LGBT Center had in the establishment of programs and centers at other colleges and universities. The bulk of this material is publicity in which the colleges and universities' provide information about their programs; however, there are also newsletters and importantly, campus climate reports and reports from committees on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community concerns. This series is arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the college or university.

This series does not, for the most part, include newspaper clippings and articles on individual colleges or universities. Those clippings can be found within folders titled "campus diversity and issues on campuses" within the last series. This series also does not contain brochures or resources about Penn's LGBT Center services—those can be found within Series I/Subseries A.

American University (brochure), Bowling Green State University (map and "Alphabet Soup" informational pamphlet), Brown University (brochure and newsletters, "Pieces of the Whole"), and Bucknell University (brochure and newsletter, "Rainbow Review), 1999-2010.
Box 14 Folder 1
California State University, Chico ("Faculty and State Perceptions of Homophobia at California State University, Chico: Implications for Policy," by David G. Welton), California State University, Long Beach (call for papers for the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services), Carleton College (brochure for LGBT resources), Colorado State University (flier for GLBT Advocacy Offices and newsletter "Campus Lambda Letter"), and Columbia University (brochures), circa 1990s, undated.
Box 14 Folder 2
Dartmouth (fliers for GLB services and National Coming Out Week), Dickinson College (letter describing new organization, Allies), Drexel University (fliers and invitation to LGBTQA Student Center opening), and Duke University (brochure, newsletter "Out-lines," Task Force on Gay Lesbian, and Bisexual Matters report, and Update on the reports by the University Committee on Nondiscrimination), circa 1990s-2013.
Box 14 Folder 3
East Stroudsburg University (brochure) and Emory University (brochures, newsletter "Life," and "The Oxford Affair: A Summary of Events"), 1997, undated.
Box 14 Folder 4
Gallaudet University (letter), Georgetown University (proposal for LGBTQ Center and working group documents), and Goddard College (brochures and cd [cd is restricted]), 2000-2011.
Box 14 Folder 5
Harvard University (article and newsletter "Harvard Gay and Lesbian Newsletter"), Haverford College (brochures and information regarding guest speakers at course "Contemporary Issues in the Lives of Lesbian and Gay Males), Indiana University (brochure), Iowa State University (proposal for the creation of a University Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Concerns, and brochures), and Ithaca College (brochure), circa 1990s, 2014, undated.
Box 14 Folder 6
Johns Hopkins University (brochures), Kutztown University (brochures and newsletter "Rainbow Review"), Lehigh University (resource flier), Mankato State University (evaluation of counseling services), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (brochure), Metropolitan State College of Denver (brochure and flier), Michigan State University (brochures and final report of the Policies and Benefits Work Group: "Moving Forward: Lesbians and Gay Men at Michigan State University"), and Montclair State University (brochure), 1980s-2000s.
Box 14 Folder 7
New York University (brochures and newsletter "QueeRead"), Ohio State University (brochure), and Oregon State University (cd [restricted]), 2000-2015.
Box 14 Folder 8
Pennsylvania State University (brochures, "Enhancing Diversity: Toward a Better Campus Climate. A report fo the Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns," and "Campus Diversity Climate Assessment") , 1992, 2000, undated.
Box 14 Folder 9
Princeton University (brochures, working group documents including minutes and reports, clippings, correspondence and newsletters, "GALAP," "The Princeton Rub," and "The Gaily Princetonian"), 1989-2015.
Box 14 Folder 10
Rutgers University (brochures, working documents of the President's Select Committee for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, including final report, and grant project proposals for enhancing diversity), 1988-1990.
Box 14 Folder 11
Rutgers University (brochures, working documents of the President's Select Committee for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, "The Pro-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Guide Book for Advocates of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Students at Rutgers University" and "Beyond Polarities: A Handbook on Queer Issues for All"), 1991-2004.
Box 14 Folder 12
Rutgers University (brochures, working documents of the President's Select Committee for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, "The Pro-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Guide Book for Advocates of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Students at Rutgers University" and "Beyond Polarities: A Handbook on Queer Issues for All").
Box 14 Folder 12
San Diego State University (proposal for LGBT Resource Center), Swarthmore College (Dean's Staff Retreat working documents), Stanford University (scholarship information and job description for a director of LGB Community Center), Syracuse University (brochures), Thomas Jefferson University (Investiture of the Fourth President), Towson State University (brochure), and Tufts University (newsletters "Q tips"), 1998-2007.
Box 14 Folder 13
Universities of California: Berkeley (brochures and fliers), Davis (brochure), Irvine (brochures and newsletter "The Resource"), Los Angeles (brochure, Student Services Assessment: Report on the Quality of Campus Life for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi-sexual Students, newsletters "The Network," career center and scholarship information, and clippings), Riverside (newsletter "Out Lander," brochure, and resources flier), Santa Barbara (brochure), Santa Cruz (brochure), 1979-2011.
Box 14 Folder 14
University of Akron (proposal form for Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Awareness), University of Connecticut (brochure), University of Delaware (brochure, resources flier, and Report on the Campus Climate Survey), University of Georgia (call for manuscripts for Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services), University of Illinois at Chicago (brochures), University of Chicago at Urbana-Champaign (brochure), and University of Maryland (Guidelines/Suggestions for the Recruitment and Hiring of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Faculty, Staff, and Student Employees) , circa 1990s-2015.
Box 14 Folder 15
University of Massachusetts at Amherst ("The Consequence of Being Gay: A Report on the Quality of Life for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst," brochures, notes, and newsletters, "Blatant"), 1985-1990s.
Box 14 Folder 16
University of Michigan ("Gay Mental Health Issues: An Essential Component of Training in Human Sexuality," brochures, resources and event fliers, and cd [restricted]), 1979-2009.
Box 14 Folder 17
University of Minnesota (brochures, resources and event fliers, articles, press releases, and final report of the Select Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns, "Breaking the Silence"), 1980-1982, 1993-2002.
Box 14 Folder 18
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (brochure), University of Oregon (brochures and campus climate survey on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns), University of Pittsburgh (brochures, fliers and notes for Diversity Summit), University of Texas at Austin (brochures), University of Utah (press regarding creating a lesbian and gay center and brochure), University of Vermont (article and brochure), University of Virginia (brochure), University of Washington ("Gay Men and Lesbian Womyn: Living on Campus"), and University of Wisconsin-Madison ("Committee on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues: Report to the Faculty Senate"), 1983-2014.
Box 14 Folder 19
Ursinus College (correspondence), Vanderbilt University ("Safe Zone Workbook"), West Chester University (brochure and article), Williams College (correspondence regarding job description), and Yale University (brochures, and newsletters "FLAGS" and "Yale GALA") , 1986-2009.
Box 14 Folder 20

Scope and Contents

The final series, Series VII. LGBTQ+ issues (articles, clippings, media, and resource brochures and fliers) probably served as reference files for LGBT Center staff and community. This series serves as a snapshot of the global LGBTQ+ community, providing, in many cases, day-to-day reporting of challenges, as well as resources designed to educate and support. These files are arranged alphabetically by topic or issue, but it is important to know that because issues are complicated, there is potential overlap in folders. Researchers should look carefully at the folder titles to determine if there are multiple folders that address the issue in which they are interested.

The largest group of folders address "campus diversity and issues on campuses," providing an incredible picture of issues an LGBTQ+ student or staff member faced at academic institutions across the country and over the period of the 1970s to about 2015. From debates about the value of multi-culturism and diversity, to issues of domestic partnerships, to establishing supportive programs, to dorm rooms and bathrooms, to hate crimes and homophobic actions; topics are reported from resources including college, city, and national newspapers and magazines. The acute concerns can be seen to evolve over time with the bulk of HIV/AIDS articles stemming from the 1990s and the emergence of transgender rights and issues showing significantly in the 2000s.

Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, resource and clippings, 2006-2009.
Box 15 Folder 1-2
Bioethics, clippings and articles, 2011-2013.
Box 15 Folder 3
Bisexuality, articles, clippings, and resource guides, 1975-2014.
Box 15 Folder 4-5
Booklists for LGBTQA issues, 1996-2000.
Box 15 Folder 6
Career advancement and counseling and workplace equity, clippings and resources, 1973-2010.
Box 15 Folder 7
Campus diversity and issues on campuses, clippings, 1983-1998.
Box 15 Folder 8-18
Campus diversity and issues on campuses, clippings, 1999-2016.
Box 16 Folder 1-6
Campus housing and restroom equality, 2005-2006.
Box 16 Folder 7
Cartoons and comic strips, 1985-1997, undated.
Box 16 Folder 8
Community resources, clippings and resource guides, 1988-2008, undated.
Box 16 Folder 9-11
Counseling, articles, clippings, and resource guides, 1975-2010.
Box 16 Folder 12-14
Diversity in fundraising, articles and resources, 2005.
Box 16 Folder 15
Facebook, clippings, 2004-2014.
Box 16 Folder 16
"Gay and Lesbian 101," VHS [Restricted], 1985 July.
Box 19 Folder 6
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) National School Climate Survey, 2009.
Box 16 Folder 17
"Gay Men in Fraternities," segment on MTVU, VHS [RESTRICTED], 2005.
Box 19 Folder 10
Gay rights, clippings, 1989-2002.
Box 16 Folder 18
Healthcare equality, clippings, 1978-2014.
Box 16 Folder 19
HIV/AIDS, articles, clippings, and resource guides, 1999-2014.
Box 16 Folder 20
Homophobia, articles and clippings, 1978-2000, 2010.
Box 17 Folder 1
Homosexuality and tolerance, resource guides, 1987-2010, undated.
Box 17 Folder 2
Identity development, articles, clippings, and resource guides, 1978-2015.
Box 17 Folder 3-4
LGBTQ and race, clippings and resource guides, 1983-2005.
Box 17 Folder 5-6
LGBTQ cultural resources (libraries, archives, special collections, and exhibits), 1987-2016.
Box 17 Folder 14
LGBTQ students and youth, articles, clippings, and resource guides, 1981-2017.
Box 17 Folder 7-10
LGBTQ studies, articles, 1987-2010.
Box 17 Folder 11-12
LGBTQ studies, course guides, 1984-1999.
Box 17 Folder 13
LGBTQA swag (pins, magnets, stickers, etc.), not related to the University of Pennsylvania or the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania, undated.
Box 8 Folder 18
Matthew Shepard killing and hate crime legislation, clippings, 1998 October-2000.
Box 17 Folder 15
Military recruitment/ROTC, clippings, 1983-1999.
Box 17 Folder 16
Military recruitment/ROTC, clippings, 2000-2012.
Box 18 Folder 1
Obituaries, 2016.
Box 18 Folder 2
"Other Side of Perfect," film (DVD-R) [Restricted], undated.
Box 19 Folder unknown container
Philadelphia Gay community, 2005-2015.
Box 18 Folder 3
Professional sports, 1999.
Box 18 Folder 4
Religion and faith, articles, 1994-2016.
Box 18 Folder 5
Same sex marriage, clippings, 2013-2016.
Box 18 Folder 6
Science and sexuality, articles and clippings, 1991-2015.
Box 18 Folder 7
Sexuality studies, articles and clippings, 1967, 1984-2006, undated.
Box 18 Folder 8-9
"Straight Talk," UTV, VHS [RESTRICTED], 1990-1992.
Box 19 Folder 9
Television, movies, and theater about LGBTQA issues, 2000-2014, undated.
Box 18 Folder 10
Transgender rights and issues, articles, clippings and resource guides, 1986, 1997-2017.
Box 18 Folder 11-17
Tyler Clements case, clippings, 2010-2013.
Box 18 Folder 18
Youth suicide prevention, resource guides, 2007-2011.
Box 18 Folder 19
Various recordings, including Carmen interview, Dave and Jinny interview, Thomas Wilson concert and interview, Gay Careers, Gay Jeans Day (content and connection to Penn is unclear), VHS [RESTRICTED, undated.
Box 19 Folder 7-8
Various recordings, unlabeled, VHS [RESTRICTED], undated.
Box 19 Folder 10

Scope and Contents

This series contains material related to the LGBT Center that was gifted by John Mosteller. These papers relate to Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP) and include correspondence, events, and LGAP operational and historical records.

Gays at Penn / Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), correspondence relating to the Christian Association and the formation of/need for Gays at Penn and includes "Final Report and Evaluation" of internship with Christian Association by Kenneth Orth, 1975-1979.
Box 8 Folder 2
Gays at Penn / Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), organizing documents, constitution, meeting agendas and minutes, contact lists, and history, 1973-1975.
Box 8 Folder 19
Press and speeches by Don Kilhefner and John McNeill, 1975-1976.
Box 8 Folder 20
Gays at Penn / Lesbians and Gays at Penn (LGAP), events, including the Fund for Human Dignity, the Howard Brown Memorial, "The Men Event," "Perspectives on Gay Americans," Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government, and Gays at Penn participation with the University of Pennsylvania's fundraising for the Annual Fund, 1975-1979.
Box 8 Folder 21

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