Charlotte LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection

Collection

Identifier: OH-QH

Staff Only

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Scope and Contents

Charlotte LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted as part of a collaborative between the community-based Charlotte Queer Oral History Project and UNC Charlotte staff. Interviews have been conducted with assorted individuals belonging to the local LGBTQ+ community.

Dates

Creation: 2014 - 2022

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Historical Note

The Charlotte Queer Oral History Project was established as a community-based project to capture oral histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people from Charlotte and its surrounding counties. The project was initiated in 2015 to complement the developing holdings of the King Henry Brockington LGBTQ+ archive. Initial partners included prominent individuals in the region's LGBTQ community and staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Extent

68 Interviews

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Charlotte Queer Oral History Project was established as a community-based project to capture oral histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people from Charlotte and its surrounding counties. The project was initiated in 2015 to complement the developing holdings of the King Henry Brockington LGBTQ+ archive. Charlotte LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted as part of a collaborative between the community-based Charlotte Queer Oral History Project and UNC Charlotte staff. Interviews have been conducted with assorted individuals belonging to the local LGBTQ+ community.