Duke Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Alumni oral histories, 2015-2016

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies
Abstract:
Collection consists of computer files comprising oral histories conducted by students with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, or Queer (LGBTQ) Duke alumni. The oral histories document the inviduduals' experiences as members of the LGBTQ community before, during, and after their time at Duke. The alumni attended Duke between the mid-1970s and 2000s and describe experiences at and around Duke and Durham, North Carolina from a variety of perspectives and time periods. The oral histories were collected as part of the Spring 2015 class LGBTQ History and Activism: Duke, Durham, and Beyond. Computer files include audio files (WAV and MP3), field notes and tape logs (DOC and DOCX), and the occasional supporting document file.
Extent:
7.8 Gigabytes
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
UA.01.15.0016
University Archives Record Group:
01 -- General Information and University History
01 -- General Information and University History > 15 -- Audio/Video (A/V), Photographic, and Visual Materials

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of computer files comprising oral histories conducted by students with LGBTQ Duke alumni in 2015 and 2016. The oral histories document the inviduduals' experiences as members of the LGBTQ community before, during, and after their time at Duke. The alumni attended Duke between the mid-1970s and 2000s and describe experiences at and around Duke and Durham, North Carolina from a variety of perspectives and time periods.

Some interviews also compare the LGBTQ experience at Duke and in Durham to other locations around the country over different time periods.

Biographical / historical:

During the Spring 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters, students enrolled in a course titled LGBTQ History and Activism: Duke, Durham, and Beyond conducted oral history interviews with Duke alumni about their involvement in the LGBTQ movement before, during, and after their time at Duke.

Acquisition information:
The Duke Alumni LGBTQ Oral Histories were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2015 and 2016. The electronic files were transferred via Box.
Processing information:

Processed by Matthew Farrell, February and June 2016.

Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2015-0058, UA2016-0029

Arrangement:

Collection arranged into series: Oral Histories, 2015.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Terms of access:

Copyright for official university records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Duke LGBTQ Alumni Oral Histories, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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