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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Jay Heavner Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference Collection, 1988, undated, Ms2022-084, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Jay Heavner Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in September 2020.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jay Heavner Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference Collection commenced and completed in December 2022.
The Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference in 1988, which was hosted at the University of Virginia, was the first time that the conference was held and the first time that gay and lesbian students from across the state met to discuss their common concerns. A brochure advertising the conference listed its purpose as having been "cocieved in an effort to unite and mobilize the gay student communites throughout Virginia and the Washington D. C. area". The brochure also lists the goal of the conference as to "encourage a state-wide current of motivation that will effect political and social change, for ourselves and for others".
The Jay Heavner Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference Collection contains newspaper articles, a brochure advertising the Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference, a poster advertising the conference, and an attendee list from the conference.
The guide to the Jay Heavner Virginia Gay and Lesbian Student Conference Collection by Special Collections and University Archives is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
The reverse side of the paper contains two articles from Virginia Tech's newspaper, The Collegiate Times. The first article is entitled "Gays seek visibility on campus"; and the second is entitled "Time to act".