Full-text Primary Sources
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Full-text primary source documents on important aspects of LGBTQ life. Documents span from 1940-2014, with the bulk from 1950-1990.
UTK Library only has access to LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 Part 1. - Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000Full-text of books and periodicals from 1600-2000, including, for example, The Ladder: A Lesbian Review, 1956-1972.
- Twentieth Century Advice Literature : North American Guides on Race, Gender, Sex, and the FamilySearchable archive on American day-to-day life, attitudes, mores, and behaviors. Includes books from the early to later 20th century that offer advice on homosexuality.
- The Sixties : Primary Sources and Personal Narratives 1960-1974.Full-text of material documenting this most tumultuous time in twentieth-century U.S. history. Includes items on topics such as gay liberation.
- Everyday life & women in America : c.1800-1920Full-text of books, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides. Contains material on women's sexuality but may be challenging to search due to outdated terminology and veiled references to lesbianism.
- American PeriodicalsFull-text access to periodicals published between 1740 and 1940. Can be searched in combination with the Proquest Historical Newspapers. Link allows user to search both newspapers and periodicals together. To change the titles searched, click on the "change" link at top of page.
- Proquest Historical NewspapersIncludes Arizona Constitution, Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Daily News, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Detroit Free Press, Hartford Courant, Indianapolis Sun, Los Angeles Times, Nashville Tennessean, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, New York Tribune St. Louis Post-Dispatch, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post. Dates vary. Link allows user to search both newspapers and periodicals together. To change the titles searched, click on the "change" link at top of page.
History and Medieval Studies Librarian
Gay Pride Parade
New York City, 1981
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