COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Subject files pertaining to Cornell and Ithaca lesbian and gay groups and issues, including AIDS Work of Tompkins County, Cornell AIDS Action, ACT UP Ithaca, the Cornell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance, a Cornell gay and bisexual men's support group, and records from both the LGB Working group at Cornell and from the LGBRO (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Resource Office).
Also, handouts, Gay Games related advertising, broadsides, and other material collected in June 1994 in New York City; also material concerning the Stonewall 25 year celebration.
Dates
- 1986-1996.
Creator
- Busch, Michael, 1954- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Artist; AIDS Work of Tompkins County volunteer, and member of the Board of Directors; Ithaca Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Task Force Board of Directors member; editorial staff of Outlines; in 1988 he received the New York State Press Association Award for "Strong at the Broken Places," an article detailing his relationship with his friend Daniel, who was dying.
At Cornell, member of Cornell AIDS Action; member of the Working Group on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues which was formed by President Frank Rhodes in 1993; active in the process which led the University to offer domestic partner benefits to same-sex partners of faculty and staff; also active in creating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Resource Office.
Extent
1 cubic feet. (1 cubic feet.)
1 folders. (1 folders.)
Abstract
Subject files pertaining to Cornell and Ithaca lesbian and gay groups and issues, including AIDS Work of Tompkins County, Cornell AIDS Action, ACT UP Ithaca, and the Cornell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance.
Physical Description
Subject files.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Andrea HektorBrenda Marston
- Date completed:
- May 2004
- EAD encoding:
- Andrea HektorPeter Martinez, May 2004
- Date modified:
- Kristen Reichenbach, January 2018
- ACT UP Ithaca (Organization)
- AIDS Work of Tompkins County
- Alliance (Cornell University)
- Cornell University. Cornell AIDS Action
- Gay Games (4th ) (Location of meeting: New York, N.Y.). Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1994 :.)
- Gay athletes.
- Gays -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Lesbians -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Brenda Marston
- Date
- May 24, 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu