Scope and content
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
- Ellis, Michael J. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Restrictions on Use:
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.
Restrictions on Use:
Audio visual media that has been digitized: TR-17118 to TR-17122.
Biographical / Historical
Resident Director, Ecology House; Director of Robert Purcell Union; Associate Dean and Director of Willard Straight Hall, Cornell University, 1976-1993. Director of HIV Counseling and Testing, Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington,DC, 2000-2004.
Extent
5 cubic feet. (5 cubic feet.)
Abstract
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 Local Law C, the addition of sexual orientation to the University's Equal Opportunity statement, and the development of AIDS awareness and policy.
SERIES LIST
- A. Journal Manuscript
- B. Book
Separated Materials
Periodicals Separated from #7615:
- Brother: Mar. 1988
- Choice: Spring, Winter 1986; Spring-Winter 1987; Spring 1988; Spring, Fall-Winter 1989; Spring, Fall 1990; Winter 1991
- Empathy: Fall-Winter 1988; Fall-Winter, Spring-Summer 1989/1990
- EMV Newsletter (Ending Men's Violence): Jan. 1989
- Equity Institute News: Winter 1989
- IMN Newsletter (Ithaca Men's Network): Aug., Oct. 1985; Aug., Nov. 1989
- Journal of Sex Education and Therapy: Fall/Winter 1981
- Men's Studies Newsletter: Aug./Sept. 1986
- Men's Work: Dec./Jan. 1986/1987; Jan. update, Mar./Apr., Jun. 1987
- Out on Campus: Oct. 1989; Feb.-Mar. 1990
- Resources, Research and Reviews: Mar. 1986; Jun., Oct. 1987; Feb., Apr., June, Sept. 1988; Feb. 1989; Feb., Apr. 1990
- The Advocate: no. 426 (Aug. 6, 1985); no. 481 (Sept. 15 1987); no. 485 (Nov. 10, 1987); no. 511 (Nov. 8, 1988)
- GLAAD Bulletin: Jan./Feb., Oct./Nov. 1989; Mar./Apr.-Sep./Oct. 1990; Jan./Feb. 1991; Pride Special and Jul./Aug. 1991-Nov./Dec. 1991; Mar./Apr.-May/Jun. 1992; Sep./Oct.-Nov./Dec. 1992
- GLAAD Newsletter: Winter/Spring 1989
- Images: no. 1 (Fall 1992)
- Lambda Update: v. 8, nos. 1-2 (Spring, Fall 1991)
- News from GAYPAC/GAYPAC News: Dec. 1979; Feb., Apr. 1980; Oct.-Dec. 1983; Feb.-Mar. 1984
- Outlines: Dec. 1984; Feb. 1985 (2 different issues); Apr. 1985; Jun. 1985; Apr. 1986; Nov./Dec. 1986; Apr./May 1987; Summer 1987; Dec. 1987/Jan. 1988; Apr./May 1989; Sep. 1989; Sep./Oct. 1990; June 1992
- Washington Blade: v. 18, no. 42 (Oct. 16, 1987)
- AIDS Surveillance Monthly Update: Center for Disease Control, 1990
Monographs Separated from #7615:
- Blank, Joani, The Playbook for Men about Sex San Francisco, Down There Press, 1975
- HIV/AIDS: U.S. AIDS cases reported through January 1991 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1991
- Making Colleges and Universities Safe for Gay and Lesbian Students: Report and Recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Boston, 1993
Physical Description
Correspondence, subject files, audiocassettes, manuscript, book.
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:
- B.C. Beredo
- Date completed:
- July 2000
- EAD encoding:
- Mireille Lee, August 2000
- Date modified:
- Tabitha Cary, June 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by B.C. Beredo
- Date
- August 2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Revision Statements
- 12/07/2018: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
- 2007-05-29: converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002
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