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| Collection Overview | |||||||||
| Title: | Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance records | ||||||||
| Date: | 1982-1992 | ||||||||
| Location Code: | 64/4, 64/2, FF1/D3 | ||||||||
| Reference Code: | M65 | ||||||||
| Extent: | 1.45 cubic ft. (5 boxes) | ||||||||
| Scope and Content Abstract: | The Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance (BILGA) records were assembled by Tim O'Connor, treasurer from 1985 to 1989; Beth Holmberg, secretary of BILGA from 1988 to 1990; and Jeffrey Mattson, past secretary. The collection reflects the interests and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in the Boston area in the 1980's, a period of rapidly increasing visibility for them. The materials from individual college groups, along with the Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance newsletter, The Intercollegiate, detail both political and social activity, and the problems faced by students searching for community and academic support during a period of nascent public awareness. The Massachusetts lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activism material supplies information about the larger movement, specifically in Massachusetts. | ||||||||
| Historical Abstract: | The Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance (BILGA) was created in 1983 as an umbrella organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender student groups in the Boston area. The group coordinated student activism and community-building, provided support for fledgling student groups, and began an annual conference, the Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Activist Conference. The conferences spawned the Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union, which began to run the event in 1985. The Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance disbanded in 1990. | ||||||||
| Language and Scripts: | Materials entirely in English. | ||||||||
| System of Arrangement: | Organized into 2 series: 1. College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Activism; 2. Massachusetts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Activism. | ||||||||
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| Conditions Governing Access: | This collection is unrestricted. | ||||||||
| Technical Access: | One 5 ¼ floppy disk in The Intercollegiate in box 1, folder 8 will not open. | ||||||||
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Donated by Tim O'Connor in 2000 and Beth Holmberg in 2002. | ||||||||
| Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: | Copyright restrictions may apply. | ||||||||
| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Irina Tsiklik, December 17, 2009 | ||||||||
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The Waldorf School of San Diego. Our Faculty. http://www.waldorfsandiego.org/our_school/faculty.aspx (accessed November 2, 2009). |
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Series: |
1. College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Activism, 1982-1990 |
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| Volume: | 0.90 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
The college lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender records comprise approximately .7 cubic feet of material. The majority of the records date between 1983 and 1989. The series documents the activities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students in Boston during the 1980s. The series contains organizational files, such as Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance's constitution and meeting minutes. Also included are the newsletters of the Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance, with features on individual college groups, opinion pieces, news items, and calendars of local events; cultural artifacts from the college groups, including posters, flyers, and literary magazines; and packets for the Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union conferences, detailing workshops, activism, conference attendees, and the process of organizing the conferences themselves. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance | |||||||||
| 1 | Clippings | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 1, 5 | Constitution (2 folders) | 1986-1989 | |||||||
| 1, 5 | Cultural Events and Programming (2 folders) | 1984-1989 | |||||||
| 1 | Early Newsletters | 1982-1984 | |||||||
| 1, 5 | The Intercollegiate (8 folders) | 1985-1989 | |||||||
| 1 | Letters | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 1 | Membership List | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 1, 5 | Minutes, Agendas and Rosters (2 folders) | 1983-1989 | |||||||
| 1 | Questionnaire | n.d. | |||||||
| 1 | Representative Convention | 1986 | |||||||
| 1 | The Guide to New England: Coming Out on Campus | 1988 | |||||||
| Individual College Groups | |||||||||
| 1 | Boston University Lesbian and Gay Alliance | n.d., 1986-1988 | |||||||
| FF1/D3 | Brandeis University Lesbian-Gay-Bixsexual Coalition | 198? | |||||||
| 1 | Brown University Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) | 1986 | |||||||
| 1 | Emerson College Gay Men's Group | 1986 | |||||||
| 1 | Harvard-Radcliffe Gay and Lesbian Student Association | 1983-1990 | |||||||
| 1 | Gays at MIT (GaMIT) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 1, FF1/D3 | New York University | 1987 | |||||||
| 2 | Northeastern University Organization for Alternative Lifestyles | 1985 | |||||||
| 2 | Tufts University Lesbian and Gay Community | 1986 | |||||||
| 2 | University of Delaware Gay and Lesbian Student Union | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 2 | University of Massachusetts at Lowell | 1985 | |||||||
| Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union (NELGSU) | |||||||||
| 2, 5 | General (2 folders) | n.d., 1986 | |||||||
| 2, 5 | Conferences (9 folders) | 1984-1990 | |||||||
| 4 | T-shirts | n.d. | |||||||
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2. Massachusetts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Activism, 1984-1992 (bulk 1984-1989) |
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| Volume: | 0.3 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
The series provides a context for the Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance, documenting paramount concerns in the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Boston. The series contains a precis of the plans to repeal sodomy laws in Massachusetts and pass a civil rights bill. Of particular interest are questionnaires and replies created by the Greater Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance for the purpose of determining their endorsement of various Boston candidates in the 1986 and 1988 elections. Also included are issues of Next, a community publication, and other scattered records of activism and activity. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 2 | Boston Human Rights Commission | 1984 | |||||||
| 2 | Boston Pride Guide | 1989 | |||||||
| 2 | Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights | 1989, 1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Dorchester Gala | 1986 | |||||||
| Greater Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance | |||||||||
| 2 | General | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 2 | Questionnaires | 1987-1989 | |||||||
| 3 | The Group: A Social/Discussion Group for Lesbians and Gay Men | 1987-1989 | |||||||
| 3 | Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus | n.d., 1990 | |||||||
| 3 | The Names Project | 1988 | |||||||
| 3 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force | 1987-1990 | |||||||
| 3 | Next | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 3 | Political Activism: Flyers and Event Publicity | n.d., 1986 | |||||||
| 3 | Writings | n.d. | |||||||
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