Queer Student Life on Butler’s Campus Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection pertains to Queer Student Life on Butler’s Campus. It currently consists of the records of the Butler Alliance, including workshops, communications, and newspaper clippings.
In expanding this collection, materials related to Gender Inclusive housing have been added and LGBTQ issues on campus.
This collection originally consisted of materials related to the LGBT student group Butler Alliance between 1993-1994. Because the focus was so narrow, the collection has been expanded to regard other aspects of LGBTQIA+ Student Life on Butler’s campus. Additional clippings have been included, and this collection should continue to grow.
Dates
- Creation: 1993 - 2021
Creator
- Butler LGBTQIA+ Alliance (Organization)
- Woodruff, Burton (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical / Historical
The Butler Alliance (also known as the Gay/Lesbian Alliance, LBGTQIA+ Alliance) has been an organization dedicated to providing a safe space for individuals and allies to find community as early as the mid 1980s. The organization connected individuals with support, resources, workshops, activism and community development opportunities. It also provided a space for discussion, hobbies, field trips, creative arts and performance.
Today's Alliance is located in the Efroymson Diversity Center in Atherton Union.
Extent
0.24 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a living collection of materials related to Queer Student Life on Butler’s campus. It currently contains materials from the Butler Alliance and clippings.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
- Title
- Guide to the Queer Student Life on Butler’s Campus Collection
- Author
- By Eli Furuness, July 2024 Revised by Annie Benefiel, July 2026
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
4600 Sunset Avenue
Irwin Library 345
Indianapolis Indiana 46208 United States
specialcollections@butler.edu