LGBT Resource Center records, 1969-2011
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- University of Georgia. Division of Student Affairs. LGBT Resource Center
- Date:
- 1969-2011
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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LGBT Resource Center records, UA17-009, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The LGBT Resource Center records contains organizational papers regarding its official function and its student group, Lambda Alliance's dealings such as financial papers and newspaper clippings preceding the offical resource center's existence. These records in this collection were brought together due to a cooperative research effort from students within the LGBT Resource Center.
- Biographical / historical:
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The University of Georgia's Pride Center, formerly the LGBT Resource Center, is a campus organization in the Division of Student Affairs that works to support LGBTQ+ students on campus and around Athens through education and advocacy. While the Resource Center itself was founded in 2005, one of it's student groups, Lambda Alliance, has existed officially since 1995. The LGBT Resource Center's forerunner, the Committe on Gay Education (CGE), began at UGA in 1971 under the leadership of students Asa Green and John Hoard.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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LGBT Resource Center records, UA17-009, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.