Gives the heretofore neglected history of lesbigay librarians, founders of the oldest professionally endorsed task force in the world.
Introduction Makeover Without a Mirror--A Face for Lesbigay Library History by James V. Carmichael, Jr. Finding Our Names: Theory, Problems, and Context Methodological Issues in Research with Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals by Caitlin Ryan and Judy Bradford A Lesbigay Gender Perplex: Sexual Stereotyping and Professional Ambiguity in Librarianship by Christine L. Williams Biographical Research on Lesbigay Subjects: Editing the Letters of Lillian Smith by Margaret Rose Gladney A Closet Curtained by Circumspection: Doing Research on the McCarthy Era Purges of Gays from The Library of Congress by Louise S. Robbins Queer Histories/ Queer Librarians: The Historical Development of a Gay Monograph by Norman G. Kester Telling Our Names: The Pioneers Gays in Library Land: The Gay Task Force of the American Library Association, The First Sixteen Years by Barbara Gittings A Personal Task Force Scrapbook: "Incunabula," 1971-1972 and After Photographs by Kay Tobin Lahusen with captions by Barbara Gittings Reclaiming a Founding by Israel D. Fishman Librarians as Cultural Enforcers by Janet Cooper The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Task Force of American Library Association: A Chronology of Activities, 1970-1995 by Cal Gough Saving Our Names: Lesbigay Library/ Archival Collections Archivists, Activists, and Scholars: Creating a Queer History by Brenda J. Marston Building a "Home of Our Own": The Construction of the Lesbian Herstory Archives by Polly J. Thistlewaite An Accidental Institution: How and Why a Gay and Lesbian Archives? by Jim Kepner Safe Harbour: The Origin and Growth of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of New Zealand by Phil Parkinson and Chris Parkin Owning Our Names: Gay Graduates Destination Library by Donald H. Forbes Social Responsibility and Acceptable Prejudice by Richard L. Huffine Out Publicly: The Personal and Professional of Gay Public Librarianship by John A. Barnett Index
JAMES V. CARMICHAEL is Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. /e
"In this aptly titled volume, Carmichael has put together diverse
materials to begin a search and opens a door to much more
work....The contributors provide plenty for academics to chew on,
but they also offer good reading for anyone interested in GLB
community or libraries. If your library does not own it, request
it....No graduate student of history should ever be told again that
"there are no sources" for doing lesbian history....GLB community
members can know they are far from alone....Daring to Find Our
Names brings together an incredibly varies, and in sum, rich
collection of essays....as I read [it] I felt a sense of living
history. I laud Carmichael's vision and initiative in undertaking
this work. It has been sorely needed."-H-Net Reviews in the
Humanities & Social Sciences
?[A]n important contribution to the body of literature providing
access to general library history....[A]nd the title is recommended
for inclusion in library science collections, as well as in
collections of institutions which collect in the area of
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer studies.?-Journal of
Academic Librarianship
?In this aptly titled volume, Carmichael has put together diverse
materials to begin a search and opens a door to much more
work....The contributors provide plenty for academics to chew on,
but they also offer good reading for anyone interested in GLB
community or libraries. If your library does not own it, request
it....No graduate student of history should ever be told again that
"there are no sources" for doing lesbian history....GLB community
members can know they are far from alone....Daring to Find Our
Names brings together an incredibly varies, and in sum, rich
collection of essays....as I read [it] I felt a sense of living
history. I laud Carmichael's vision and initiative in undertaking
this work. It has been sorely needed.?-H-Net Reviews in the
Humanities & Social Sciences
?Most all of us have wandered through the stacks of college and
public libraries, looking for our reflections in book covers. This
collection will provide a professional, historical perspective,
along with resources and some great references.?-The Harvard Gay &
Lesbian Review
?The contributions...offer good reading for anyone interested in
GLB community ir libraryes. If your library does not own it,
request it....Daring to Find Our Names brings together an
incredibly varied, and in sum, rich collection of essays.?-H-Net
Reviews
"�A�n important contribution to the body of literature providing
access to general library history....�A�nd the title is recommended
for inclusion in library science collections, as well as in
collections of institutions which collect in the area of
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer studies."-Journal of
Academic Librarianship
"[A]n important contribution to the body of literature providing
access to general library history....[A]nd the title is recommended
for inclusion in library science collections, as well as in
collections of institutions which collect in the area of
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer studies."-Journal of
Academic Librarianship
"Most all of us have wandered through the stacks of college and
public libraries, looking for our reflections in book covers. This
collection will provide a professional, historical perspective,
along with resources and some great references."-The Harvard Gay &
Lesbian Review
"The contributions...offer good reading for anyone interested in
GLB community ir libraryes. If your library does not own it,
request it....Daring to Find Our Names brings together an
incredibly varied, and in sum, rich collection of essays."-H-Net
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