Cornell Gay Scholarship Offer, Cornell Libraries, 1981-1982, 1982-1992

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Scope and content

From the Collection:

Correspondence, subject files, audiocassettes, and other materials documenting the shift from gay liberation to gay and lesbian activism, and concerning the establishment of organizations, programs, and issues at Cornell and in Ithaca, including the Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection, Ithaca's Fair Practice Ordinance, the adoption of Tompkins County's Local Law C, the addition of sexual orientation to the University's Equal Opportunity statement, and the development of AIDS awareness and and an AIDS policy at Cornell. Also files on sexuality-related and men's conferences, 1985-91 and on the Ithaca Alternative Spiritual Community, and additional files on Ellis' professional and activist life.

Dates

1975-1993.

Creator

From the Collection: Ellis, Michael J. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

5 cubic feet. (5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes handwritten note from Barbara Gittings, then coordinator of the Gay Task Force of the American Library Association: "Thanks for sending stuff on the fascinating story of the gay scholarship and the gay books fund! Do please let me know the final outcome. - Barbara Also, 1982 letter from Michael Ellis sent to 14 faculty and staff members, including University Librarian Louis Martin, along with American Library Association's Gay Bibliography