Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues Records
UA.3.22.1
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Historical Note
- Scope and Contents note
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- Final Report
- Focus Groups and Surveys
- Working Papers
- Articles and Reference Materials
- Work Groups and Committees
- Additional Materials
- Electronic Material
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Title
- University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues records
- ID
- UA.3.22.1
- Date [inclusive]
- 1969-1994
- Extent
- 3.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
The University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues was created as a result of the MSU IDEA. The MSU IDEA was developed to achieve more diversity at Michigan State University. Concerned faculty met with Provost David Scott in February of 1990 to discuss the lesbian and gay aspects of diversity. As a result, two consultants from Rutgers University were brought in to assess the needs of gays and lesbians at MSU. In addition, the task force was created to further address the issues.
The first meeting of the task force was held on May 21, 1991. The task force gathered information by surveys sent out campus-wide hoping to get responses from lesbian, bisexual and gay faculty, staff, and students. They also held focus groups to determine the attitudes held by the university community about lesbians, bisexuals, and gays. The survey was conducted by the Center for Survey Research in the MSU Social Science Research Bureau.
The task force printed the results of their findings and recommendations in the three volume report, Moving Forward: Lesbians and Gay Men at Michigan State University, in the fall of 1992.
Scope and Contents note
The records of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues consist of consists five series: Final Report, Focus Group and Surveys, Working Papers, Articles and Reference Materials, and Work Groups and Committees.
The Final Reports series consists of volumes one, two and three of the report. Volume I contains a history of the task force, recommendations, history of lesbians and gays at Michigan State University, and hopes for the future. Volume II consists of transcripts of forums, responses to open-ended questions from the survey, and codebooks which give statistical information used to analyze the surveys. In addition, there are transcripts of forums from Lesbian and Gay focus groups. This series retains the original order of the report.
The Focus Groups and Surveys series contains transcripts from focus groups not included in the final report. They are excerpts taken from the transcriptions of the focus groups and compiled by subject. There is also a report summarizing the process of the survey and the focus groups. The series contains blank surveys that were handed out to faculty staff and students as well as the data from the questionnaires.
The Working Papers series is comprised of documents relating to the general business of the Task Force and work groups. It contains executive meeting minutes, memos, notes, Gay and Lesbian Faculty group papers, and correspondence. Also included are documents about recommendations to the University including those to the Military Education Advisory Committee about ROTC issues.
The Articles and Reference Materials series consists of articles from newspapers and magazines, including local sources, about issues relevant to the Task Force. The reference materials consist of policies from other universities, cities, and national groups on topics such as domestic partnership and housing.
The Work Groups and Committees series consist of items generated by the specific work groups and the Publicity Subcommittee which was a part of the task force. Included are memos, correspondence, and notes.
Additional materials: A CD-rom with additional electronic versions of the task force's final report is contained in a small box within Box 1844. Included are final reports produced by individual work groups.
The small box also contains a tape recording of the Minority Issues forum.
Audio tapes of interviews may not be reproduced and identifying names should not be published.
Arrangement
Arranged into five series: 1. Final Report. 2. Focus Group and Surveys. 3. Working Papers. 4. Articles and Reference Materials. 5. Work Groups and Committees.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections December 2003
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University. Audio tapes of interviews may not be reproduced and identifying names should not be published.
Custodial History
Transferred from Provosts Office, 2002-01-31. Transferred from MSU Libraries Special Collections, 2003-10-10.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The archives of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues (Michigan State University) was organized, conserved, and inventoried with funds provided by the American Radicalism Collection Endowment fund in honor & memory of Dr. Beth J. Shapiro (2006). (MSU Libraries)
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Libraries. Special Collections Division.
- Michigan State University. Staff.
- Michigan State University. Students.
Genre(s)
- Brochures
- Letters (correspondence)
- Reports
- Sound recordings
Subject(s)
- Gay college students -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Gay rights
- Gay teachers -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Gays -- Political activity
- Lesbian college students -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Lesbian teachers -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Lesbians -- Political activity
Collection Inventory
Final Report 1992Scope and Contents note |
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Report. Volume I |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Part I |
1842 | 1 | ||
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Part II |
1842 | 2 | ||
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Report. Volume II |
1842 | 3 | ||
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Report. Volume III |
1842 | |||
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Student Codebook |
1842 | 4-5 | ||
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Student Open-end Responses |
1842 | 6 | ||
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Faculty Codebook |
1842 | 7 | ||
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Faculty Open-end Responses |
1842 | 8 | ||
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Staff Codebook |
1842 | 9 | ||
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Staff Open-end Responses |
1842 | 10 | ||
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African-American Group |
1842 | 11 | ||
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AP Group |
1842 | 12 | ||
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Brody Group |
1842 | 13 | ||
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CTU Group |
1842 | 14 | ||
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Department of Public Safety Group |
1842 | 15 | ||
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Female Athletes Group |
1842 | 16 | ||
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Fraternities Group |
1842 | 17 | ||
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Hard Sciences Group |
1842 | 18 | ||
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Soft Sciences Group |
1842 | 19 | ||
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Focus Groups and Surveys |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Focus Groups |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Affirmative Action for Lesbian/Bi/Gay People |
1842 | 20 | ||
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Domestic Partner Benefits |
1842 | 21 | ||
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Inclusion of Lesbian/Bi/Gay Material in the Curriculum |
1842 | 22 | ||
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Minority Issues Regarding Lesbians/Bi/Gays |
1842 | 23 | ||
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MSU Climate for Lesbian/Bi/Gay People |
1842 | 24 | ||
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Special Services for Lesbian/Bi/Gay People |
1842 | 25 | ||
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Working and Attending Class with Lesbian/Bi/Gay People |
1842 | 26 | ||
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Survey and Data Breakdown |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Faculty |
1842 | 27 | ||
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Staff |
1842 | 28 | ||
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Student |
1842 | 29 | ||
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Report to the Task Force on Gay and Lesbian Issues: Summary of Focus Groups |
1842 | 30 | ||
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Survey |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Faculty Results |
1842 | 31 | ||
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Staff Results |
1842 | 32 | ||
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Student Results |
1842 | 33 | ||
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Working Papers 1980-1994, undated |
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Activity logs, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1842 | 34 | ||
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Agendas and Minutes, 1991-1992 |
1842 | 35 | ||
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Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1990-1992 |
1842 | 36 | ||
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1993, n.d. |
1842 | 37 | ||
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Brochure, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1842 | 38 | ||
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Conference- Public, Ethical, and Psychological Aspects of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 1986 |
1842 | 39 | ||
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Conference, 1992 |
1842 | 40 | ||
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Correspondence, 1989-1992, n.d. |
1842 | 41-42 | ||
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Correspondence, Email, 1991-1992 |
1842 | 43 | ||
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Diversity Survey, Faculty and Academic Staff, n.d. |
1842 | 44 | ||
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Executive Committee Meetings |
1842 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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for March, April May 1991 |
1842 | 45 | ||
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for June 5 and June 26, 1991 |
1842 | 46 | ||
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for July 17, 1991 |
1842 | 47 | ||
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for September 4, 1991 |
1842 | 48 | ||
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for October 1991 |
1842 | 49 | ||
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for November, December 1991, January, June 1992 |
1842 | 50 | ||
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Financial, 1991-1993, n.d. |
1842 | 51 | ||
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First Meeting- May 21, 1991 |
1842 | 52 | ||
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Flyers, 1991-1992 |
1842 | 53 | ||
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Forum November 9, 1991 |
1842 | 57 | ||
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Gay and Lesbian Faculty Group, 1990-1994 |
1842 | 54 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Agendas, 1990-1992, 1993 |
1842 | 55 | ||
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Provost Meetings, 1991-1993, n.d. |
1842 | 56 | ||
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Gay and Lesbian Studies Group. Articles, 1980, 1987-1990, n.d. |
1843 | 1 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Memos, 1989-1990, n.d. |
1843 | 2 | ||
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Implementation Advisory Group, 1993 |
1843 | 3 | ||
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Meeting Schedules, 1992 |
1843 | 4 | ||
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Membership lists and signature sheets, |
1843 | 5 | ||
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Memos, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 6-7 | ||
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MSU IDEA, 1985, 1989-1991, n.d. |
1843 | 8 | ||
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Notes, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 9 | ||
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Progress reports, 1990-1992 |
1843 | 10 | ||
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Statement to President DiBaggio Regarding the Welfare of Lesbian and Gay Members of the University Community, 1989 |
1843 | 11 | ||
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Stein, Terry. Notes, 1990-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 12 | ||
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Survey |
1843 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Focus Groups, 1991, n.d. |
1843 | 13 | ||
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Survey Data Collection Subcommittee, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 14 | ||
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Recommendations, 1991 |
1843 | 15 | ||
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Task Force Consultant Visit on Dec. 12-14, 1990, 1990-1991 |
1843 | 16 | ||
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Task Force Recommendations, 1992-1994, n.d. |
1843 | 17 | ||
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Task Force Recommendations. Executive Committee of Academic Council (ECAC), 1993 |
1843 | 18 | ||
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Task Force Recommendations. Military Education Advisory Committee (MEAC), 1991, 1993-1994 |
1843 | 19 | ||
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Task Force Recommendations. Vice Presidential Administrative Group, 1993 |
1843 | 20 | ||
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Articles and Reference Materials 1969-1993, n.d. |
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Articles |
1843 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Curriculum, 1990-1991 |
1843 | 21 | ||
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Domestic Partnership, 1986-1991, n.d. |
1843 | 22 | ||
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General, 1988, 1990-1991, n.d. |
1843 | 23 | ||
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Groups and Persons in the News, 1990-1991, n..d. |
1843 | 24 | ||
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Hate Code/Speech, 1989, 1991, n.d. |
1843 | 25 | ||
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Heterosexism/Homophobia, 1989-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 26 | ||
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Homosexuality, 1977, 1988-1989, n.d. |
1843 | 27 | ||
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Military, 1988-1991, n.d. |
1843 | 28 | ||
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MSU- Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 29 | ||
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MSU- General, 1970, 1990-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 30 | ||
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MSU- John Nowak/ Delta Sigma Phi, 1982, n.d. |
1843 | 31 | ||
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MSU- Wilson Protest, 1969 |
1843 | 32 | ||
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Rutgers- Gay Rights, 1988-1989, n.d. |
1843 | 33 | ||
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Reference |
1843 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLUF) Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1988-1992, n.d. |
1843 | 34-35 | ||
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A Room of Our Own bookstore 1991 |
1843 | 36 | ||
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City College of San Francisco, 1980, 1989 |
1843 | 37 | ||
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City of Berkeley, 1987 |
1843 | 38 | ||
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City of East Lansing, 1991 |
1843 | 39 | ||
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Columbia University, 1990 |
1843 | 40 | ||
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Department of Civil Rights, 1977 |
1844 | 1 | ||
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Gay and Lesbian Military Freedom Project, 1987, 1989-1990, n.d. |
1844 | 2 | ||
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Graff, Leonard- Sexual Orientation Challenge, 1973 |
1844 | 3 | ||
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Lansing Association for Human Rights Newsletter, 1990-1993 |
1844 | 4 | ||
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MIT, 1990 |
1844 | 5 | ||
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MSU Antidiscrimination Policy, 1977 |
1844 | 6 | ||
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MSU Brookover Committee, 1969-1979 |
1844 | 7 | ||
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MSU ROTC, 1989, 1991-1992 |
1844 | 8 | ||
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National Committee for Sexual Civil Liberties 12th Annual Conference, May 23, 1981 |
1844 | 9 | ||
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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), 1989-1990, n.d. |
1844 | 10 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Campus Project, 1988-1991, n.d. |
1844 | 11 | ||
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Military, 1991, n.d. |
1844 | 12 | ||
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National Gay Rights Advocates, 1991 |
1844 | 13 | ||
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"Out on Campus" Newsletters, 1991 |
1844 | 14 | ||
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Partners magazine, 1992 |
1844 | 15 | ||
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Resources, 1990-1991, n.d. |
1844 | 16 | ||
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Rutgers- "In Every Classroom," 1989 |
1844 | 17 | ||
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Santa Cruz, 1987 |
1844 | 18 | ||
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Stanford, 1988-1989, n.d. |
1844 | 19 | ||
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State of/University of Illinois, 1991-1992 |
1844 | 20 | ||
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State University of New York, 1991 |
1844 | 21 | ||
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University of Massachusetts- Amherst, 1985 |
1844 | 22 | ||
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University of Michigan, 1991, n.d. |
1844 | 23 | ||
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University of Oregon Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns, 1990 |
1844 | 24 | ||
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University of Pennsylvania, n.d. |
1844 | 25 | ||
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University of Wisconsin, 1980 |
1844 | 26 | ||
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Vassar College, 1989 |
1844 | 27 | ||
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Work Groups and Committees 1991-1992, n.d. |
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Publicity Committee, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 28 | ||
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Work Groups |
1844 | |||
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Climate, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 29 | ||
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Curriculum, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 30 | ||
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Exclusion, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 31 | ||
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Multicultural Issues, 1991-1992 |
1844 | 32 | ||
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Policies and Benefits, 1991 |
1844 | 33 | ||
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Special Concerns of Lesbians, 1991 |
1844 | 34 | ||
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Staff Concerns, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 35 | ||
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Student Concerns, 1991-1992, n.d. |
1844 | 36 | ||
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Additional MaterialsScope and Contents noteAdditional materials in small box in Box 1844. |
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Audio Material- Forum on minority issues cassette tape |
1844 | |||
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Electronic MaterialScope and Contents noteAdditional materials in small box in Box 1844. The material is contained on cd-rom. The first term is the folder title, and the subsequent terms are files with description after. ... |
Box 1844 |
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Conference |
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A&T- conference activity log |
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CONFEREN- conference follow up report |
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Vol. I (of the final report) |
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01FRONT- title page, authors and introduction of the final report |
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02CHAPT1 - 07CHAPT6- chapters 1 through 6 of the final report |
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08APXA- Appendix A- Charge tot he University-Wide Task Force |
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09APXB1- Appendix B, Part 1: Task Force Recommendations Cross Reference to Work Group Recommendations |
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10APXB2- Appendix B, Part 2: Recommendations of University-Wide Task Force Work Groups |
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11APXC- Appendix C: Statement on Bisexuality by One Member of the Executive Committee of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues |
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12APXD- Appendix D: Task Force Publicity |
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References |
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Vol. II (of the final report) |
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CLIMATE- final report of the climate work group |
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CURRICUL- Curriculum Work Group Report |
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CURRICULapx- Curriculum Work Group Report appendix |
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EXCLUSIO- Final Report Exclusion Work Group |
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LESBIAN- Special Concerns of Lesbians Work Group Report |
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MULTICUL- Report on Multicultural Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Issues Compiles by the Multicultural Issues Work Group |
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POLICIES- Policies and Benefits work group report |
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POLICIESREC- Policies and Benefits Work Group Recommendations |
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ROTCTWO- Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation ROTC |
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Staff- Staff Concerns and Employment Issues, Work Group Report |
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STAFFREC- Staff Concerns and Employment Issues Work Group Recommendations |
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STUDENT- Student Concerns work group report |
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Volume III (of the final report) |
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BIBLIOGR- Moving Forward Lesbians and Gay Men at Michigan State University: A Selected Reference List on Lesbian and Gay Life |
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FORUMS- Articles Published About the Work of the Task Force (cover page only) and Summary Reports of Public Forums |
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INCIDENT- Incidents of Homophobia Reported at Michigan State University |
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INTRO- Survey and Focus Group Data |
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"Moving Forward: Lesbians and Gay Men at Michigan State University," volume I, A Report of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues 1992 |
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Flyers 1999, 2002, Undated |
1844 | 38 | ||
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Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Ally College Conference Flyers 2002 |
1844 | 39 | ||
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"Multicultural Development: Lesbian-Bi-Gay and Transgender Concerns" Electronic Newsletter February 12, 2002 |
1844 | 40 | ||