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Western Carolina University
LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County
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WCU LGBTQIA+ Archive partners with UNC-Asheville and the non-profit organization Blue Ridge Pride to create a regional archive of LGBTQ oral histories and ephemera.
- Browse everything in the collection
- Listen to oral histories
- Read about Lavender Bridges
- See images from Sylva Pride
The Western Carolina University LGBTQIA+ Archive: Jackson County Collection is community-based, so present or past residents of Jackson County may conduct and submit interviews, photographs, or other materials for inclusion. Interns or independent study courses are available for WCU students in any major, and all training is provided.
For more information or to get involved, please contact Sarah Steiner at sksteiner@wcu.edu.
History
The Western Carolina University LGBTQIA+ Archive: Jackson County Collection was established in 2018 by Sarah Steiner, associate professor at Hunter Library. In Spring 2019, Dr. Travis A. Rountree, assistant professor of English, and Dr. Erin Callahan, associate professor of English, worked with Steiner to secure grant funds to expand the archive and include WCU students in its growth and maintenance. Jenny McPherson has provided organizational and processing leadership since the archive's inception. The archive has grown to involve students and faculty across multiple departments and colleges.
In 2020, the WCU LGBTQ archive began a collaboration with the Western North Carolina LGBTQIA+ Archive at UNC Asheville, run by Dr. Amanda Wray. The partnership aims to increase the diversity and range of LGBTQIA+ stories and to expand the scope of the unified collections. The collaboration between WCU and UNCA will involves undergraduate and graduate students at both institutions and various community stakeholders, including Blue Ridge Pride, YMCA, oral history narrators, and at-large members of the LGBTQIA community region-wide.
For further information about the Western North Carolina LGBTQIA+ archive contact wncarchive@gmail.com.
Browse records (162)
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Western Carolinian advertisement for Lavender Bridges newsletter
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Interview with Kaleb Lynch
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Interview with Kaleb Lynch
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Western Carolinian clipping with notice of meetings
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Western Carolinian clipping with notice of...
1989-10-26
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Interview with Morgan Hall, transcript
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Interview with Morgan Hall, transcript
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Western Carolinian column "Have A Irie Christmas"
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Western Carolinian column "Have A Irie Christmas"
1986-12-04
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Photograph of Lyd Shelley
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Photograph of Lyd Shelley
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Interview with Skylar Shay
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Interview with Skylar Shay
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Interview with Karson Walston, video
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Interview with Karson Walston, video
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Interview with Nancie Wilson
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Interview with Nancie Wilson
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Western Carolinian Editor's Notebook: "Learning to be Tolerant"
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Western Carolinian Editor's Notebook: "Learning to...
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Interview with Stacy Plumb, audio
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Interview with Stacy Plumb, audio
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Interview with Stacy Plumb, transcript
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Interview with Stacy Plumb, transcript
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Western Carolinian column "LB- 'Alive and Well'"
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Western Carolinian column "LB- 'Alive and Well'"
1988-09-22
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Photograph of Aria Ashburn
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Photograph of Aria Ashburn
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Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges
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1986-01-30
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Interview with Michelle Cooper, audio
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Interview with Michelle Cooper, audio
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Interview with Stacy Plumb
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Interview with Stacy Plumb
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Interview with Aria Ashburn, video
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Interview with Aria Ashburn, video
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Letter to "Dear Mom" from Aria Ashburn
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Letter to "Dear Mom" from Aria Ashburn
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Interview with Kassie Troy, transcript
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Interview with Kassie Troy, transcript