Anna Wipfler senior essay and interviews documenting lesbian and gay student activism at Yale
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of Anna Wipfler's senior essay, "The Making of 'the Gay Ivy': A History of Lesbian and Gay Student Organizing at Yale, 1969-1987" and her oral history interviews with lesbian and gay Yale alumni. The papers document gay and lesbian student life and activism at Yale and in New Haven, Connecticut. Student organizations including the Gay Alliance at Yale, the YaLesbians, the Gay and Lesbian Coop, and the Yale Women's Center are well documented in the interviews.
Dates
- 2008-2009
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the papers is partially restricted. See inventory for details.
Original computer files may not be accessed due to their fragility. Researchers must consult access copies.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Conditions Governing Use
Unless otherwise stated in the Collection Contents, copyright has been transferred to Yale University for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Materials for which copyright has been transferred to Yale University may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact beinecke.library@yale.edu. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anna Wipfler, 2009.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by format; interviews are arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (38 boxes )
1904.64 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of Anna Wipfler's (Yale 2009) senior essay, "The Making of 'the Gay Ivy': A History of Lesbian and Gay Student Organizing at Yale, 1969-1987" and her interviews with lesbian and gay Yale alumni.
Biographical / Historical
Anna Wipfler graduated with a B.A. from Yale College in 2009. Her senior essay research focused on gay and lesbian student activism at Yale College in the 1970s and 1980s.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 49 (YRG 49), Papers and projects on Yale.
Processing Information
This material was imaged or captured by the Yale University Digital Accessioning Support Service (DASS) in 2010 for preservation and access. For more information on the DASS and the actions taken during its accessioning work, click here: Born Digital @ Yale: Digital Accessioning Support Service.
- Bisexuality
- Born digital
- College students
- Computer files
- Gay liberation movement
- Gay men -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Homosexuality
- LGBTQ resource
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Cooperative at Yale
- Lesbianism
- Lesbians -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Students -- Political activity
- Transsexualism
- Wipfler, Anna
- Yale University -- Students
- Title
- Guide to the Anna Wipfler Senior Essay and Interviews Documenting Lesbian and Gay Student Activism at Yale
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Mary Caldera
- Date
- July 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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