Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center News
Scope and Contents
The top of the newsletters features a title and a logo, which changes depending on the year. Three of the four issues include some sort of table of contents on the cover. The newsletters include news articles about the LGBTQ+ community, organized events, a community calendar, schedules for meetings, and more. The issue from 1999 includes some related but loose-leaf papers pertaining to the Resource Center, like donation slips, and letters from staff members. Resource directories are also included. A mail-in donation card is included in the 2009 issue. Some articles are written by members of the LGBTQ+ community, while others are written by other people but feature them. Common stories include members of the community sharing their experiences or struggles to achieve better protection for LGBTQ+ people.
Dates
- Creation: 1999-2009
Creator
- Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center (Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center was founded in 1987 as a nonprofit organization serving the LGBTQ+ community of Southwest Michigan. Over the years, the organization has supported the LGBTQ+ community, providing resources by holding youth groups, adult support groups, holding pride celebrations, and more. The Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center moved into their first office building in 1997, with their first full-time staff member joining in 1999. In 2017, the organization moved to their current location on Rose Street and was renamed to OutFront Kalamazoo.
Extent
0.10 Cubic Feet ; Folded, the newsletters measure 8.5 inches by 11 inches, while unfolded they measure 17 inches by 11 inches.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is composed of four newsletters from the Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center from 1999 to 2009.
Physical Description
Folded, the newsletters measure 8.5 inches by 11 inches, while unfolded they measure 17 inches by 11 inches. Overall, the collection is in good condition. There are minimal creases to the binding from use, and none of the pages are significantly torn, creased, or stained. The newsletters that have bindings have held up well.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center News Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meena Jacobs, Mallory Heslinger
- Date
- 2024-09-27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu