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Milwaukee LGBT Resources in Special Collections

Radical and/or Left Press

Kaleidoscope by Editor: John Kois
Call Number: (SPL) (FOP) PS1 .K3x
Publication Date: 1967-1971
Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper published in Milwaukee from October 6, 1967 to November 11, 1971, and covered issues from an alternative and radical-liberal perspective, addressing American politics, police actions, civil rights, gender issues, sexuality, activist activities, and contemporary art, music, and literature.

Special Collections holds the entire run of Kaleidoscope in print form.

Kaleidoscope (Digitized Copies)
Click the newspaper image to be taken to digitized copies of Kaleidoscope, available through the UWM Digital Collections. All issues have been digitized. The digital collection provides a history of the publication and the digitized issues are keyword searchable.

Bugle American
Call Number: (SPL) (FOP) AP2 .M2336x
Publication Date: 1970-1978
Bugle American (later called "Bugle") was an underground newspaper based in Milwaukee. While the publication was not specifically produced by/for LGBT people, there were occasionally articles, announcement, and advertisements related to LGBT life.

Volumes and Issues Available:

v.2:no.20 (1971:Feb.18/24 ) - v.6:no.211 (1975:Aug.6),
v.6:no.214 (1975:Sep.3) - v.6:no.221 (1975:Oct.22),
v.6:no.223 (1965:Nov.5) - v.6:no.224 (1975:Nov.12),
v.7:no.232 (1976:Jan.21) - v.7:no.250 (1976:Jun.25),
v.7:no.253 (1976:Jul.30),
v.7:no.257 (1976:Sep.17),
v.7:no.259 (1976:Sep.30) - v.7:no.260 (1976:Oct.8),
v.7:no.266 (1976:Nov.19) - v.8:no.277 (1977:Feb.18)