LGBTQ Collecting Initiative
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Michael Shepley Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3205
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of personal correspondence, two unpublished manuscripts, and newspaper clippings concerning Michael Shepley, his family, and his friends. There are also several publications relating to gay rights activities in New York City in the early 1970s. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic/personal name and date from 1947 to 2020. The bulk of the papers date from 1967 to 1976 with significant gaps from 1987 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2017.
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Dates:
1947-2020; Majority of material found within 1967-1976
Michael Shepley Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1080
Scope and Contents
The Michael Shepley Photograph Collection contains photographs of Michael Shepley from his childhood through adulthood. The collection includes pictures of Shepley as a child; with school friends; with his father, Ethan A.H. Shepley, Jr.; at a campaign event for his grandfather, Ethan A.H. Shepley, Sr.’s, gubernatorial campaign; during his work as a publicity assistant at The Muny; and as an adult with his partner, Leonard Peters, including one photo of the couple at a New York City Gay...
Dates:
ca. 1961-1985
Michael K. Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3231
Scope and Contents
The collection pertains to Michelle McCausland’s (Michael Shreves’s) participation in Missouri and St. Louis pageants that were preliminaries for the Miss Gay America pageant and a program for a celebration of life held in August 2022. Pageant-related items include certificates from the Miss Gay Missouri 2012 pageant and a judges workbook from the Miss Gay St. Louis America pageant held at Hamburger Mary’s (3037 Olive St.) on February 17, 2013. There is a large date gap from...
Dates:
2012-2022.; Majority of material found within 2012-2013
Michael Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1109
Scope and Contents
The Michael Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Photograph Collection contains seven photographs showing Michelle McCausland, the drag persona of Michael Shreves. Five photographs show McCausland in costume, including shots taken during performances and posed headshots. Two photographs show behind-the-scenes views of Shreves applying makeup and getting ready for a performance.
Dates:
ca. 1980-1999
Morton Singer Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3214
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, news articles, and publications relating primarily to Dr. Morton Singer’s AIDS and LBGTQ activism from 1990 to 1996. The bulk of the papers date from 1991 to 1993 and are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Files relating to ACT UP/STL contain correspondence, flyers for meetings and demonstrations, and notes by Dr. Singer for press conferences. On December 1, 1992, ACT UP/STL held a candlelight vigil...
Dates:
1990-1996; Majority of material found within 1991-1993
St. Louis Crusaders Rugby Football Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3244
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one interest card with the following information: a QR Codes; practice times; Rugby 101 clinic on 08/13/2022 with a social at Just John afterward; and a map of Forest Park.
Dates:
2020
St. Louis LGBT History Project Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1052
Scope and Contents
The St. Louis LGBT History Project Photograph Collection contains posters and photographs documenting the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community from about the 1970s through 2013. Materials were collected by community historian Steven Brawley, founder of the St. Louis LGBT History Project. The collection covers a wide variety of topics, including headshots of drag queens and other performers; Pride festivals and parades; and posters advertising events sponsored by the Privacy Rights Education Project...
Dates:
1970-2013
St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH) Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3259
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a leaflet announcing the opening of the St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline with a target date of August 22, 2019. It includes contact information, social media, and donation accounts.
Dates:
2019
Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1044
Scope and Contents
The Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection contains two albums documenting the lesbian community in St. Louis. One album, titled "Lesbian Portraits," was assembled by local activist and scholar Martha Ficklen (aka Carla Flanagan), who may also have taken many of the photographs. The album includes portraits and candid shots of lesbians from the St. Louis area, dating from approximately the 1980s through the early 2000s. The women in the album include prominent activists, academics, and community...
Dates:
1984-2001
Tower Grove Pride Collection
File
Identifier: A3258
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one illustrated advertising card for the 2021 Tower Grove Pride celebration.
Dates:
2021