Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People - Archives Dept.  Tags: uwm_archives uwm local_history lgbt_studies history  

Search the library catalog to locate archival and manuscript collections which provide sources on the history of local lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

There are 2 recommended methods for searching in PantherCat.

1) Use the search box below, already limited to the Archives Dept.'s holdings. Note that the results will include some books on the subject, but more of them will describe archival or manuscript collections.

Use either and, or or not between search terms. Use quotation marks around exact phrases ("coming out").

Here are three examples of keyword searches:

-Lesbian or Lesbians

-Gay and Wisconsin

-Transsexual or Transgender or Transgendered

2) In PantherCat main page, search by subject headings. For example, search for "Gay community" in the Search by: Subject Heading (Keyword) option, while selecting the Quick Limit box as "Archives."

Other commonly used subject headings include:

-AIDS (Disease)

-Gay liberation movement

-Gay activists

A general search hint: when reading any catalog record, follow the links found at "Subjects" to locate other material in the UWM Libraries on that same subject.

The LGBT collections in the Archives Department provide a unique perspective on the emergence of a gay and lesbian movement in Milwaukee since the late 1960s. Topical strengths of our collections include the gay liberation movement, gays and lesbians in the military, HIV/AIDS, and marriage equality.

A list of significant collections follows. We have many other collections on the general topic, which you may explore by using the search strategies described elsewhere in this guide, or by asking an archivist.