Shoulders to Stand On
General Context
Shoulders to Stand On is an initiative of the Rochester Public Library dedicated to collecting archival materials related to the city's LGBTQIA+ history. As an agent, it is is used as a "collector" in order to designate a collection an one acquired by or through the initiative.
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Susan David collection on gay and women's culture in Rochester (N. Y.)
This collection consists of event programs, photographs and papers related to gay and women's cultural groups, especially choirs, collected by Susan David of Rochester, N. Y., between 1983 and 1998.
Susan Jordan papers
This collection consists of the personal papers of Susan Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ rights activist, and social justice advocate based in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1977 and 2018 with the bulk of materials dating between 1977 and 1990. The papers are comprised of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, an unpublished poetry manuscript, and a bound volume of poetry. The scrapbooks have been digitized and are accessible as PDF files.
Tim O. Mains Papers
Tim Sally Papers
This collection consists of the personal papers of Tim Sally, a grassroots LGBTQ+ and human rights activist originally from Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1956 and 2022, with the bulk of the materials dated between 1979 and 2016. The materials are comprised of personal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, periodicals, photographs, academic journal articles, ephemera, realia, audio/visual cassettes, and digital materials.
Tom Privitere collection of LGBTQ ephemera
The Tom Privitere collection consists of ephemera assembled by gay rights activist and labor leader Tom Privitere. The material dates from 1992 to 2006, and consists of posters, clothing, pins and a certificate.
William Giancursio Collection on the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus
William Giancursio was the artistic designer for the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus that was founded in 1982. The collection include one t-shirt commemorating the joint performance of Toronto Gay Men's Chorus and the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus at Nazareth College Arts Center on June 2, 1990. The collection also include 13 Rochester Gay Men's Chorus posters.
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- Subject
- Shoulders to Stand On 24
- Gay rights 15
- Gay culture 10
- AIDS (Disease)--United States 5
- Gay choirs 4
- Same-sex marriage 4
- Women’s rights -- New York (State) -- History 4
- AIDS (Disease)--Prevention 3
- Gay pride parades 3
- Community organizations -- New York (State) -- Rochester 2
- Correspondence 2
- Festivals -- New York (State) -- Rochester 2
- Gay adoption 2
- Gay and lesbian film festivals 2
- Gay films. 2
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity. 2
- Image Out Film Festival 2
- NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt 2
- Posters 2
- Protest movements--United States 2
- Safe sex in AIDS prevention 2
- Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--United States 2
- Sexuality in Christian living 2
- Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century 2
- political activism 2
- AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for--United States. 1
- Businesswomen 1
- Buttons (Information artifacts) 1
- Charities, Medical. 1
- Choirs (Music)--United States 1
- Churches -- New York (State) -- Rochester 1
- Community theater -- New York (State) -- Rochester 1
- Family Court of the State of New York (Monroe County) 1
- Family, law & society 1
- Feminism -- United States -- History 1
- Gardening 1
- Gay business enterprises 1
- Gay lawyers--United States--Biography. 1
- Gay musicians 1
- Gay theater 1
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Catholic Church. 1
- Legislators--United States. 1
- Lesbian theater 1
- Lesbians. 1
- Monroe County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government 1
- Naturalization. 1
- Poetry. 1
- Public health -- New York (State) -- Rochester 1
- Religion and social problems -- New York (State) 1
- Religion in culture 1
- Rochester (N.Y.) -- Church history 1
- Rochester (N.Y.) -- Politics and government 1
- Rochester (N.Y.) -- Social conditions 1
- Rochester (N.Y.). City Assessor 1
- School administrators 1
- Slides (Photography) 1
- Softball. 1
- Tax assessment. 1
- Taxes (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
- Transgender people 1
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State) -- History 1
- Women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- History. 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs 1
- Women's choirs. 1
- political posters 1