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LGBTQ Collecting Initiative

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Arch City Pride Sports, Inc. (St. Louis GLASS) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A3245
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one information card dated circa 2022, which includes its mission statement and basic league information such as the number and types (e.g., traveling, beginner) of teams.

Dates: ca. 2022
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Arch City Pride Sports, Inc. (St. Louis GLASS) Collection

Attitudes Nightclub Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A3241
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of tickets, business cards, and posters displayed in Attitudes Nightclub, which were collected when it closed in August 2020. The items are arranged chronologically and date from 1988 to 2020 with gaps from 1989-1990, 1992-2017, and 2019. There are tickets (two copies of each) to two New Year's Eve parties held at Attitudes. The first ticket dates from the first party held at the club in 1988. The second ticket dates from...
Dates: 1988-2020
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Attitudes Nightclub Collection

Big Crank Cycling Club Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1131
Scope and Contents

The Big Crank Cycling Club Photograph Collection documents the activities of the Big Crank Cycling Club, an LGBTQ-oriented bicycle club in the St. Louis area. Photographs show activities such as races, casual rides, social events, and a possible parade. Individual photographs are not identified.

Dates: 2006-2020
Found in: Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Department / Big Crank Cycling Club Photograph Collection

Patrice F. Billings Campaign Leaflet

 Collection
Identifier: A3275
Scope and Contents

The glossy leaflet, “Billings for Senate,” is printed on card stock and has a photo of Billings. The logo’s design includes a helicopter. One side of the leaflet lists Billings’ career accomplishments, and the other side lists the platform of issues on which she ran.

Dates: 2018
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Patrice F. Billings Campaign Leaflet

Susan Block Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1049
Scope and Contents The Susan Block Poster Collection contains two posters documenting LGBTQIA+ community events.One poster commemorates the June 2010 production of "The State of Marriage," written and directed by Joan Lipkin in collaboration with JT Ricroft. It offered a theatrical exploration of the issue of same-sex marriage, presented from a local perspective and incorporating thinly fictionalized stories of actual St. Louisans. Most notably, the play centered on the "Marriage Bus" that brought...
Dates: 2006-2010
Found in: Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Department / Susan Block Poster Collection

CentralWest Center for Sexual Health Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A3254
Scope and Contents

The collection dates from 2020 and consists of three items from the CentralWest Center for Sexual Health: a handbill for services (2 copies), an appointment card with logo (2 copies), and a form letter for positive STI results. There are also published brochures from the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services about PreExposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HPV, syphilis, chlamydia, and men’s sexual health. Items are arranged alphabetically by creator.

Dates: 2020
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / CentralWest Center for Sexual Health Collection

Cheap Trx Business Card

 Collection
Identifier: A3260
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one business for Cheap Trx on 3209 South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis dating approximately 2020.

Dates: ca. 2020
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Cheap Trx Business Card

Christ Fellowship Bible Church Pride Card

 Collection
Identifier: A3253
Scope and Contents

The collection contains one small card entitled, “what comes after Pride?” The verso contains several bible quotes relating to pride and concludes with, “Humble yourself. Repent and believe the gospel, today. www.cfbcstl.org.”

Dates: ca. 2022
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Christ Fellowship Bible Church Pride Card

Shane Cohn Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1138
Scope and Contents The Shane Cohn Photograph Collection contains six small posters from an Explore St. Louis ad campaign directed at LGBT tourists and six composite photographs showing members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from 2009-2021. The tourism ads promote general St. Louis amenities, including Busch Stadium and local restaurants, as well as LGBT-specific destinations, including clubs in the Grove, Central West End, and Soulard. The ads feature quotes from The Advocate calling...
Dates: 2009-ca. 2021
Found in: Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Department / Shane Cohn Photograph Collection

Carol Cureton Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1136
Scope and Contents The Carol Cureton Photograph Collection contains two photographs documenting Cureton's role as founding pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis. One photograph is a portrait showing Cureton wearing her vestments, taken at the start of the communion service. The other photograph shows the repurposed mansion on Waterman that served as the congregation's first permanent home. The collection includes notes regarding each photograph, taken by Rodney Wilson after speaking...
Dates: ca. 1975
Found in: Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Department / Carol Cureton Photograph Collection

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