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Cornell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Coalition records

 Collection
Identifier: 37-6-1589

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, logbooks, financial records and accounts, newsletters, bibliographies, minutes, lists, and broadsides of and pertaining to gay student groups at Cornell University. Includes twenty volumes of business logs, 1978-1993, of Gay People at Cornell and then the Cornell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Coalition.

Photos taken by David Ruether of gay events at Cornell in 1984. They were taken for a story on the student group's 15th anniversary. The story, written by Bill Andriette, ended up not appearing in the alumni magazine.

Dates

  • 1967-1999.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Organizational history

CHRONOLOGY

May 4 (5), 1966 or 1967
The founding and subsequent first meeting of the Student Homophile League at Columbia University (Source: The Cornell Daily Sun)
November 10, 1967
Two colleges have joined Columbia & University in establishing budding chapters of the SHL, and additional chapters may be formed by at least some of the other Ivy League universities, according to the groups's national chairman. Stephen Donaldson (a pseudonym used to maintain the group members' anonymity) said in a telephone interview that prospects are "bright" for the formation of similar homophile groups at other campuses. A Student Homophile League chapter at Cornell could not be established until a Cornell student contacted Donaldson, the national chair said. No such contact from Cornell has yet been received, he noted.(Source: The Cornell Daily Sun)

Extent

7.1 cubic feet. (7.1 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Following Columbia University students’ lead, in May 1968, Cornell student government approved the creation of the second gay college student organization in the nation. Jearld F. Moldenhauer, one of the founders, convinced student government to waive the requirement that the new group submit a list of its members’ names and recruited Father Daniel Berrigan of Cornell United Religious Work to sign on as the first faculty advisor. Founding documents of Cornell’s Student Homophile League (SHL), and correspondence, logbooks, financial records, bibliographies, minutes, photographs, event flyers and broadsides of the SHL and of Cornell student LGBTQIA+ student activism under subsequent names through 1999.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

The files had only a rudimentary order. The records of the Gay People's Center are not distinguished from those of the Student Homophile League. The original folder headings, when present, have been retained; others have been supplied. A chronological order has been determined only when practical. Two and a half cubic feet of periodicals have been distributed in other parts of the Human Sexuality Collection.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Records Boxes 1-5, 9-12

Series II. Photographs Boxes 6-7, 10

Series III. Ephemera Boxes 8, 10-11, 13

Series IV. Subject Files General Subject Files ACT-UP AIDS Conferences Cornell University Information Organizations

Series V. Newsletters, Publications, and Other Literature Box 13

RELATED MATERIAL

Daniel and Philip Berrigan collection, #4602.

Robert Roth papers, #7325.

Pauline Layton papers, #7620.

A history of Cornell's Student Homophile League, and transcripts of interviews with SHL founders Jearld Moldenhauer, Janis Kelly, and Robert Roth, can be found in the Haftan M. Eckholdt papers, #7622.

Direct Action to Stop Homophobia (DASH) records, #37-6-3552 (a Cornell LGBT group subsequent to the Coalition).

SEPARATED MATERIAL

The following materials have been cataloged separately and may be found using the online library catalog.

  1. ACT UP Reports: a Newsletter of ACT UP New York (1989)
  2. AIDS Treatment News (1989)
  3. The Alyson Lesbian Book Catalog (1988-1990)
  4. Ambiphysct (1992)
  5. The American Gay Atheist/ The American Gay and Lesbian Atheist (1989-1991)
  6. Amethyst (1991-1992)
  7. Anti-Gay Legislation: An Attempt to Sanction Inequality? Report of the Litigation Project on Anti-Gay Legislation (1982)
  8. Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays, Inc. Newsletter (1987)
  9. Athena: Newsletter of the Cornell Women’s Center (1987)
  10. Bi Women: the Newsletter of the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network (1988-1993)
  11. The Bridge (1989)
  12. The Center Voice: the Lesbian and Gay Services Center Newsletter (1990-1992)
  13. The Connection (1987-1992)
  14. Cornell Reproductive Rights Alliance Newsletter (1990)
  15. Gay Fathers Forum Newsletter (1989)
  16. The Gay Iowan (1986)
  17. Gaylactic Gazette (1989)
  18. Gayspace: Newsletter of the Gay Peoples Union (1986)
  19. G.L.A.D. Briefs: a newsletter from Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (1988-1992)
  20. The Goodstein Report on Citizen Activism in America (no date)
  21. G.U.L.F. Gayzette (1987-1992)
  22. The Haworth Press: New Books and Journals in Human Sexuality (1990)
  23. HEAL: Health – Education – AIDS Liaison (1990)
  24. Hera (1988-1992) Herizon Newsletter (1987-1990)
  25. The Intercollegiate: from the Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance (1986-1989)
  26. International Gay Men’s News (1992)
  27. Issues: A Quarterly Publication of AIDS Project Los Angeles (1987)
  28. The James White Review: A Gay Men’s Literary Quarterly (1990)
  29. Ladyslipper Catalog and Resource Guide: Recordings by Women (1991-1992)
  30. Lambda Rising News (1990-1991)
  31. Lambda Update/ Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (1986-1990)
  32. The Lavender Line: the Newsletter from Heritage of Pride, Inc. (1992)
  33. MACT: Men of All Colors Together (1987-1988)
  34. Men’s Work: a newsletter for the Ithaca Men’s Network (1987)
  35. Nashville Lambda Communications Guide (1991)
  36. National Center for Lesbian Rights Newsletter (1992)
  37. N.E.L.G.S.U. Newsletter (1989)
  38. News from LGAP: Lesbians and Gays at Penn (1988)
  39. NOGLSTP: National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Newsletter (1989)
  40. North Bi Northwest: The Newsletter of the Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network (1990)
  41. On Liberty: The Newspaper of the Cornell Civil Liberties Union (1990)
  42. Our Voice/Pride Institute (1987-1991)
  43. Outlines (1985-1992)
  44. Positively Aware: The Monthly Journal of Test Positive Aware Network (1992)
  45. Produce Report (1990)
  46. Q-Press: The Queer Camera (1992)
  47. San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (1987-1991)
  48. Sappho’s Isle: The Tri-State Lesbian newspaper (1992)
  49. Sin Fronteras: A Gay Latino Journal (1984)
  50. South End Press: New Titles and Backlist (1990)
  51. Speak Out: a Newsletter from the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization (1988-1989)
  52. States of Mind: the Publication of the Mental Health Association in Tompkins County (1990-1992)
  53. Stop the Violence: the Newsletter of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (1990)
  54. Talisman Magazine: Hunter College (1986)
  55. Task Force Report: a Newsletter of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (1985-1992)
  56. Tompkins County Task Force for Battered Women: Newsletter (1991)
  57. Upstate Gay Student Groups Newsletter (1988)
  58. Wild Women Sports (1992)
  59. Women’s Info News (1987-1992)

Physical Description

Correspondence, logbooks, financial records, accounts, newsletters, bibliographies, minutes, lists, broadsides, photographs.

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:
Phil McCrayBrenda Marston
Date completed:
July 1991(Revised January 1998)
EAD encoding:
Mireille Lee, May 2000Sarah Keen, June 2008Christine Bonilha, October 2010
Date modified:
Fredrika Loew, November 2018

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Phil McCray, Brenda Marston (based in part on research by Amanda Littauer and Pauline Layton)
Date
June 2000
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
ENG

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

https://rare.library.cornell.edu/
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)

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