WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
sl 545 ST. LOUIS LESBIAN AND GAY ARCHIVES
In October of 1987 the Community Liaison for Education and Research (CLEAR), a member organization of Challenge Metro (formerly the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Community Services), began an ambitious project. This project consisted of collecting the history of the Gay and Lesbian Community in St. Louis, and later called the Lesbian and Gay Archives. The nucleus of the archives consisted of a large collection of periodicals, clippings, flyers, and brochures donated by the owner of Our World Too Bookstore, Bill Cordes. After an initial surge of activity, the archives was placed in the care of Fredric Rissover. He continued to collect material and was assisted by Bill Cordes. In the summer of 1991, Fredric made arrangements to place the collection with the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection documents the history of the gay and lesbian community in St. Louis well and provides the researcher with complete, or near complete, runs of several different publications. This collection forms the core of the gay and lesbian collections housed in WHMC and should be used in conjunction with them.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series 1, Events in the Gay and Lesbian Community. This series contains playbills, posters, flyers, and other memorabilia from various events in the community. Events include movies, plays, benefits, and fund raisers. Folders 1 through 7; dates range from 1991 to 1994. Arranged alphabetically by title.
Series 2, Publications. This series contains newsletters, newspapers, updates, and magazines from the St. Louis area. Many of these publications are complete sets and are irreplaceable. Folders 8 through 54; dates range from 1992 to 2008. Arranged alphabetically by title.
Series 3, Resources. This series contains information concerning organizations, bars, restaurants, and the like which have existed in the gay and lesbian community. Folders 55 through 58; dates range from 1992 to 1993. Arranged alphabetically
FOLDER LIST
SERIES 1: Events in the Gay and Lesbian Community
Box 1
1. Leather Pageants, 1992-1993
2. National March on Washington, 1993
3. Pride Celebration, 1991-1993
4. St. Louis International Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals, 1992-1993
5. The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1991
6. Various Flyer, 1993-1994
7. Wired Women, 1992-1993
8. Women's Events, n.d.
SERIES 2: Publications
9. Dignity St. Louis, 1992-1993
10. Food Outreach, 1992-1993
11. Frontline, 1992-1993
12. Gateway Gear, 1982-1993
13. Gateway M.C.,1984-1987
14. Gazette Newsletter, 1992-1993
15. Kansas City Night Gazer, 1992
16. LesTalk,1992, (Folder 1 of 2)
17. LesTalk,1993 (Folder 2 of 2)
18. Metropolitan Community Church-St. Louis(MCC-SL) Newsletter, 1992-1993
19. Midwest Roundup, 1992
20. Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays (PFLAG), 1992-1993
21. St. Louis Advisor, 1992 (Folder 1 of 2)
22. St. Louis Advisor, 1993 (Folder 2 of 2)
23. St. Louis Nite Gazer, Special Editions
24. St. Louis Nite Gazer, 1992
25. St. Louis Nite Gazer, 1993
26. St. Louis Nite Gazer, 2003
27. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1992-1993
28. St. Louis Pride Pages Telephone Directory, 2002-2003
29. Show Me, Issues 59-71 (Folder 1 of 4)
30. Show Me, Issues 72-76 (Folder 2 of 4)
31. Show Me, Issues 77-81 (Folder 3 of 4)
32. Show Me, Issues 82-84 (Folder 4 of 4)
33. Single Newsletter, 1992
34. The Lavender Dragon, 1992-1993
35. The Riverfront Times, 1992
36. The Spirit of Living Faith, 1992-1993
37. TWISL Magazine, 1992 (Folder 1 of 5)
38. TWISL Magazine, 1992-1993 (Folder 2 of 5)
39. TWISL Magazine, 1993 (Folder 3 of 5)
Box 2
40. TWISL Magazine, 1993 (Folder 4 of 5)
41. TWISL Magazine, 1993 (Folder 5 of 5)
42. Vital Voice, 2001 (Folder 1 of 13)
43. Vital Voice, 2001 (Folder 2 of 13)
44. Vital Voice, 2001-2002 (Folder 3 of 13)
45. Vital Voice, 2002 (Folder 4 of 13)
46. Vital Voice, 2002 (Folder 5 of 13)
47. Vital Voice, 2002 (Folder 6 of 13)
48. Vial Voice, 2002-2003 (Folder 7 of 13)
49. Vital Voice, 2003 (Folder 8 of 13)
50. Vital Voice, 2004 (Folder 9 of 13)
51. Vital Voice, 2005-2006 (Folder 10 of 13)
52. Vital Voice, 2006 (Folder 11 of 13)
53. Vital Voice, 2006-2007 (Folder 12 of 13)
54. Vital Voice, 2007-2008 (Folder 13 of 13)
Series 3: Resources
55. Flyers, n.d.
56. Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP), 1992-1993
57. The AIDS Foundation of St. Louis, 1992-1993
58. The Gateway Men's Choir, n.d.