Old Dominion University Gay Alliance Records

Collection

Collection ID: RG 37-22A

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains administrative records and t-shirts related to the ODU Gay Alliance, a gay rights organization open to students, faculty, and staff.

Dates

1976-1980

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

The Old Dominion University (ODU) Gay Alliance was organizaed in November 1976 to provide alternative social programs for gay members of the ODU community, and to work for gay civil rights. The organization was open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni of ODU. The Gay Alliance not only organized events at ODU but also partnered with the local community on events such as the Tidewater Lesbian/Gay Conferences held in the 1970s and early 1980s. The organization became less active and eventually was disbanded in the early 1980s.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Box 1, Folder 1 was once a part of the Gay and Lesbian Student Union (GLSU) Records and was moved to this collection on 4/22/2024.

Related Materials

Gay and Lesbian Student Union (GLSU) Records (RG 37-5A); Our Own Community Press Newspapers (MG 143); Unitarian Universalist Church of Norfolk Records (MG 122).