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
Lesbian college students
LGBTQ+ communities
Meetings
Newspapers
Western Carolina University -- Students -- Social life and customs
Description
A paid advertisement for the first organizational meeting of Lavender Bridges on October 10 is from the October 3, 1985 issue of the Western Carolinian. A similar announcement was made in the Classifieds & Announcement section of the same issue. 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 organization was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in 1991.
Source
Lavender Bridges
Date
1985-10-03
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
clippings (information artifacts)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
63127
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63127
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/54447
Spatial Coverage
Jackson County (N.C.)
Cullowhee (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western
Extent
3" x 6.5"(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/63127.