Race, HIV/AIDS, and Health Care Access in 1980s St. Louis In conjunction with programs at The Griot Museum of Black History, Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis is taking a closer look...
Marching with Pride Pride and St. Louis, 1979 – 2019 Forty years ago, in April 1979, the first organized “Gay Pride” event took...
The ACLU’s Work in Focus: Reflections from an Internship Reflections The history of the ACLU of Missouri is the history of St. Louis – and, as the old saying goes, history...
Reflections on Roger Baldwin and WashU As an intern helping compile the ACLU of Missouri’s history, one of my tasks involved learning more about Roger Nash Baldwin...
LGBTQ History and Black History Month The Zebra Lounge is one of 800+ locations connected to LGBTQ history that are documented online in Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis. In the 1980s...
A Look at LGBTQ+ Periodicals As part of our continued celebration of LGBT History Month this October, we are highlighting a few of the historic...
WWI Collections: Remembering Charles Duncker Jr. Today, October 17, is the 100 year anniversary of the death of Washington University alum Captain Charles Henry Duncker Jr.,...
LGBT History Month 2018 October is LGBT History Month — and a great opportunity to focus on how important events in October, and its predominant holiday...
WWI Collections: Wartime Recipes from the Gellhorn Papers Looking for some new and unusual recipes to try this fall? You might find some unexpected inspiration in Washington University...
Celebrating Labor Day with the Sentner Papers In celebration of Labor Day this Monday, we are highlighting the extensive and drama-filled collection of radical local labor organizer...
WWI Archives: Washington University’s War Contribution In early May of 1917, over 100 students from Washington University were already preparing to leave their campus behind to...
Finding the ‘L’ in ‘LGBTQ’: Part 1 In celebration of Pride Month, the Special Collections Blog is highlighting a few of Washington University Libraries’ collections that are...