LGBTQ Collecting Initiative
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
Kris Kleindienst Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3239
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily ephemeral materials such as fliers, programs, pamphlets, and news clippings with a small amount of correspondence relating to Kris Kleindienst’s involvement with the Gay Games; Red Tomatoe, Inc. and local entertainment events; Team St. Louis; and the Mor or Les bar. There is one unpublished manuscript by Kleindienst, “An Incomplete History and Analysis of the St. Louis Women’s Movement.” The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and...
Dates:
1974-1995
Lesbians in Positive Sync Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1308
Scope and Contents
The Lesbians in Positive Sync (LIPS) collection documents a planning retreat held by the leadership of LIPS, probably in 1998. LIPS leadership consisted of four black women and four white women, and all eight women were present at the retreat. These women included Angel Saddler, Cheryl Throgmorton, Deke Law, Deb Holmes, and Susan Nanny. Also present was a paid facilitator, Mary Ferguson. The retreat was held at the resort community of Innsbrook, Missouri in Warren County. The goal of the...
Dates:
1998
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
Ellen Lowenstein Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1332
Scope and Contents
The Ellen Lowenstein Collection contains four folders of color photographs showing examples of interior designer Dan Johnson's work on Late Knights of Pythias events, on the installation of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt at Forest Park Community College, and on decor at Mitchley's bar.Two folders contain photos showing outdoor dance floors, designed by Johnson, that were constructed for the Late Knights of Pythias' Sunday afternoon "tea dances" held during the 1990 and...
Dates:
ca. 1983-1990
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
MO HIV Justice Coalition Leaflet
Collection
Identifier: A3252
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a one-page, black-and-white flier from the MO HIV Justice Coalition from 2019. The flier supports Missouri House bills 166 and 167; communicates the Coalition's purpose, objectives, and changes for people living with HIV; and includes contact information.
Dates:
2019
Betty Neeley Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3206
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of materials collected by Betty Neeley that document five friends and lesbian life in the St. Louis area from the mid-20th century to the 2010s. Items in the collection are arranged alphabetically by name and span from 1989 to 2019.
Jill Aul was presented a Women of Achievement Award in 2019. Betty Neeley attended the awards luncheon and saved the ceremony program, a commemorative bookmark, and her invitation to the awards...
Dates:
1989-2019