LGBTQ Collecting Initiative
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 56 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 Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3291
Scope and Contents
The papers include essay drafts, published essays, news articles, protest chants, and stickers. Items date from 1990 to 1993 and are arranged chronologically. Most of the materials relate to Gerhart’s membership with ACT UP St. Louis. There are news articles by Dennis Chambers and Gerhart published by local media and a letter to editor of the News-Telegraph written by Chambers.
Ephemera items include stickers distributed by ACT...
Dates:
1990-1993, n.d.
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
Chris Guerrero Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1331
Scope and Contents
The Chris Guerrero Collection contains color snapshots showing what is considered to be St. Louis' first official Gay and Lesbian Pride parade, held in 1980. The informal snapshots were taken amidst the crowd and show marchers gathering, marching through the streets, and walking up the steps to Brookings Hall at Washington University. Many marchers are carrying balloons or banners. A large banner being carried at the front of the parade reads: "Lesbians Gays and Friends / Walk for Charity."...
Dates:
1980
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
Margaret Flowing Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3233
Scope and Contents
The papers include writings, newspaper clippings, fliers, organizational records, correspondence, and photographs relating to the activism of Margaret Flowing Johnson. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic/name of organization and date from 1979 to 2003.
The earliest items in the papers relate to Women Take Back the Night (B2/f.20) and to the St. Louis Abused Women’s Support Project (presently known as The Women’s Safe House), for which the...
Dates:
1979-2003
Kalk-Lammert Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3356
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence received by Kalk and Lammert, newspaper clippings, and publications related to the 1993 March on Washington. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of document and dates from April to June 1993.
There are several notes and letters dating from April 29th to June 14th in response to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article of May 9, 1993. Friends and strangers wrote to support Kalk and...
Dates:
1993 April - June
Barbara and Christine Kelly-Cox St. Louis Cardinals Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3348
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two items. The first is a bound, unused season ticket booklet for the St. Louis Cardinals regular 2020 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second is a certificate recognizing Barbara and Christine Kelly-Cox as members of Cardboard Nation.
Dates:
2020