Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges
Dublin Core
Title
Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges
Subject
Advertising, Classified
College student newspapers and periodicals
Gay college students
Gay men's writings
Lesbian college students
LGBTQ+ communities
Newspapers
Western Carolina University -- Students -- Social life and customs
Description
The October 21, 27, November 10, 17, and December 1, 1988 issues of the Western Carolinian include this notice stating that Lavender Bridges' WCU Lesbian/Gay organization has free Ladyslipper catalogs, free issues of The Front Page, and other literature about lesbian/gay lifestyles. A phone number and P. O. Box is provided for more information. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.
Source
Lavender Bridges
Date
1988-10-21
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
clippings (information artifacts)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
63126
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63126
Has Format
This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/55900
Spatial Coverage
Jackson County (N.C.)
Cullowhee (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western
Extent
3.5" x 2.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County
Collection
Citation
“Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63126.