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Queer periodicals collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-065

Scope and Contents

This collection contains issues of over 490 different gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender periodicals published between 1966 and 1998. The bulk consists of English-language titles from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, though examples from the European continent, Russia, and Israel are also present. The extent of each title may vary from a single issue to several complete (or near-complete) volumes. The collection is arranged into three separate series by size, and alphabetically by title thereunder.

Dates

  • Creation: 1966-1998

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Extent

213 Linear Feet (48 hollinger boxes, 181 small flat hollinger boxes, and 4 large flat hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Queer periodicals collection contains over 490 different gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender periodicals published between 1966 and 1998. The bulk consists of English-language titles from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, though examples from the European continent, Russia, and Israel are also present. The extent of each title may vary from a single issue to several complete (or near-complete) volumes. The collection is arranged into three separate series by size, and alphabetically by title thereunder

Arrangement

In the Collection Organization, each title's contents are listed at the issue level. The first and last issues of each volume generally include an added date for reference. For longer runs of a single title, the first and last issues contained in each box are also listed by date. Titles that have been published with incorrect issue statements are listed, with a correction in parentheses if necessary. Multiple copies of a single issue are occasionally present in the collection, and have been noted. Some dates have been supplied for titles and appear in parenthesis. A comprehensive city/state/country index has been added to this finding aid, as well as a separate timeline that can be used to locate titles by publication date or date range.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2001.

Title
Queer periodicals collection, 1966-1998
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Anna Colvin (Wesleyan class of 2004), Martha Fleming-Ives '2005, Dael Norwood '2004, Cristin Quealy '2004, Mike Sanfilippo '2005, Anne Thompson '2002, Aaron Welo '2004, Margaret Patton and Jeffrey Makala, 2004 Encoded by Andrea Benefiel, December 2008 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Amanda Nelson, July 2020
Date
July 29, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
Olin Library
252 Church Street
Middletown CT 06459 USA
860-685-3864