Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative History
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Note
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Vassar College. Library |
| Title: | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Lives Manuscript Collection |
| Dates: | 1990-2002 |
| Quantity: | 1.3 cubic feet (3 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Memoirs, manuscripts, diaries, correpondence and other materials documenting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons affiliated with Vassar College. |
Administrative History
Planning for the Vassar College Libraries' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Lives Collection began in the mid 1990s. The initial mission of the project was to provide research materials that were by and about lesbians and gay men affiliated with Vassar College. As the project evolved, it grew to include bisexual and transgender members of the community as well.
TopScope and Content Note
Memoirs, manuscripts, diaries, correpondence and other materials documenting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons affiliated with Vassar College. Unpublished material was solicited in 1999. In addition, some early funding was used to purchase books and videos relating to LGBT life for the Main Library.
TopAccess and Use
Access
The Baguer mansucript and the Wyss correspondence is currently restricted. This rest of the collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Anderson, Tobias
- Baguer, Carlos
- MacKay, Ann
- Wyss, Shannon
- Lieber, Jeffrey
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Alumni and alumnae
Subjects:
- Gay men's writings
- Lesbians' writings
- Bisexual college students--New York (State)
- Gay college students--New York (State)
- Lesbian college students--New York (State)
- Transgender college students--New York (State)
Document Types:
- Diaries
VCL Categories
- Vassar College
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Lives Manuscript Collection, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, March 2009
Acquisition Information
Gifts of the authors, 2000-2002.
Other Formats
The Wyss material is also available electronically.
Series List
Series I. Tobias Anderson (VC 1998), 1992-2002 (13 volumes) | |
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| 13 volumes which include diaries, dream journals, and some class notes. |
Series II. Carlos Baguer (VC 1996), 1996 (1 ms) | |
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| Baguer's Vassar senior thesis, "No Se Dice Nada, Se Haga Todo": The Not-So-Secret History of My Familial Closet. | |
| Note: Due to third-party privacy issues, this collection is currently restricted. |
Series III. Jeffrey Lieber (VC 1997), 1993 (1 ms) | |
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| Paper Lieber wrote for a Vassar English class in his first year of college. |
Series IV. Anne MacKay (VC 1949), 1990-1999 (2 folders) | |
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| Primarily materials related to her book, Wolf Girls at Vassar: Lesbian and Gay Experiences, 1930-1990, but also poetry and an unpublished manuscript of memoirs entitled, Just Lucky, I Guess!: Memoirs of a Wolf Girl or Growing up in Sheep's Clothing. |
Series V. Shannon Wyss (VC 1995), 1991-2000 (2 folders) | |
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| One folder includes a paper Wyss wrote while a graduate student in 1999: "Women on the Edge of the Transgender Era: Struggling to Throw Off Lesbian Feminism's Legacy." The other includes correspondence written to friends and family during and after her time at Vassar. | |
| Note: Due to third-party privacy issues, the correspondence in this collection is currently restricted. |
Container List
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Details
Memoirs, manuscripts, diaries, correpondence and other materials documenting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons affiliated with Vassar College.
