Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2017
Keywords
Sturgis Haskins, Maine Gay Symposium, Wilde-Stein Club, University of Maine, Gay Community, Gay and Lesbian Right, Memorabilia, Boston, Maine, Orono
Abstract
Description:
Sturgis Haskins was a long-time activist in Gay and Lesbian communities, and was one of the organizers of the annual Maine Gay Symposium started in 1974 at University of Maine, Orono. Haskins was a co- founder in 1973 of the Wilde-Stein Club, the first openly Gay student organization at the University of Maine in Orono. The Papers contain material documenting Haskins’ personal life, pamphlets, correspondence, memorabilia, and information on organizations in which Haskins was interested, and clippings covering topics relating to the Gay and Lesbian communities and homosexuality.
Date Range:
1966-1999
Size of Collection:
24 ft.
Recommended Citation
Sturgis Haskins Papers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
Donated by Sturgis Haskins in 1999.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The Sturgis Haskins Papers are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu