LGBTQ Collecting Initiative
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Timothy Cusick Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1132
Scope and Contents
The Timothy Cusick Poster Collection contains posters reflecting Cusick's interests, particularly related to LGBTQ+ community life and activism. The posters most frequently address AIDS issues and Pride events. Highlights include a Mary Engelbreit poster depicting an AIDS quilt and a Coors poster for the St. Louis AIDS Action Network from the early 1990s that is an early example of corporate sponsorship of an AIDS-related organization.LGBTQ+ posters include the following...
Dates:
ca. 1980-ca. 1995
Gateway Motorcycle Club Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1051
Scope and Contents
The Gateway Motorcycle Club Photograph Collection contains two photographs and one poster documenting the activities of the club. The two photographs show groups of men dressed in a uniform consisting of a white, button-down shirt and black pants. One photograph is captioned "Show Me XX" and likely commemorates the club's 20th anniversary. The other photograph shows the group posed on a small stage, with other men seated at tables in the foreground. The poster advertises the Gateway Saloon,...
Dates:
1973 - 2014
Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1166
Scope and Contents
The Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection contains nine posters related to AIDS activism. The posters were produced by members of ACT UP outside of St. Louis, including the AIDS Awareness Committee at Pierce College, Los Angeles; Cardiac Arrest; ACT UP America; and ACT UP Connecticut. They were distributed locally by ACT UP St. Louis. The posters have strong graphics and are intended to be provocative, for example by claiming Christmas was canceled because Santa was infected with HIV and...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1990-1999
Thomas P. Hannegan Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1135
Scope and Contents
The Thomas P. Hannegan Photograph Collection contains two photographs and two composite "class portraits" documenting Hannegan's service in the Missouri House of Representatives. In 2016, Hannegan became the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected as a Republican to the Missouri state legislature. Two photographs show Hannegan in his role as a state legislator, speaking at a microphone during public sessions. Two photographs are composite "class portraits" showing state representatives serving in...
Dates:
ca. 2017-2021
Cathy Johnson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1134
Scope and Contents
The Cathy Johnson Collection documents gay and lesbian activism in St. Louis from about 1979-1990. Photographs show the St. Louis contingent at both the 1979 and 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in St. Louis in 1988; and Team St. Louis at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver.Photographs of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights show marchers carrying banners identifying the group; signs calling for equal rights; and...
Dates:
1979-1990
Let’s Be CLEAR Program Brochure
Collection
Identifier: A3256
Scope and Contents
The tri-fold color brochure dates approximately 2022. It explains the Let’s Be CLEAR project, which is administered from SAFE: A Rustin’s Place located at 3533 Dunn Road in Florissant, Missouri.
Dates:
ca. 2020
Metro East Pride Fest Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3247
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one advertising card for the Metro East Pride Fest in Belleville, Illinois, on October 2, 2021. The verso of the card lists event sponsors.
Dates:
2021
Metro Trans Umbrella Group Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3234
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of ephemeral items produced for public distribution, such as brochures, fliers, advertising and business cards, programs, stickers, and newspaper clippings. The collection dates from 2015 to 2021 and is arranged alphabetically.
A 2015 calendar includes photographs from the Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG), such as T-shirt logos, the first art show, and its participation in a march in response to Ferguson. Most of...
Dates:
2015-2021
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis Print Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1066
Scope and Contents
The Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis Print Collection contains one framed print declaring a "Hate Free Zone." The declaration was made by the member congregations of Holy Ground Collaborative. This print was displayed by the Metropolitan Community Church in the early years of the organization before it had its own building. During this period, the Church met in space shared with other organizations, and the sign was displayed to designate the location as a special area...
Dates:
ca. 1973
Millennium LGBTQ Intensive Outpatient Program Brochure
Collection
Identifier: A3257
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a brochure (2 copies) entitled “Mental Wellness is more than a State of Mind” for Millennium Integrative Health’s LGBTQ Intensive Outpatient Program dated approximately 2022.
Dates:
ca. 2022