Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Queer Straight Alliance records
Queer Straight Alliance
2632
Collection 2632
0.7 linear feet
1977-2025
The Queer Straight Alliance provides a safe, friendly environment for the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and other identities) members, as well as creating political awareness, social activities, and informaation to the community of Montana State University. This collection includes correspondence and paperwork related to the founding and operations of Queer Straight Alliance on campus and issues that they were concerned with since 1977.
Collection materials are in English
The Queer Straight Alliance at Montana State University (MSU) was founded in March 1977, by group president, Christopher Silberhorn. The student group was first organized under the name LAMBDA Gay Alliance. The Queer Straight Alliance provides a safe, friendly environment for the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and other identities) members, as well as creating political awareness, social activities, and informaation to the community of MSU. Other names the organization has been known by include Q-MSU and Gay Straight Alliance.
The larger national organization, LAMBDA Legal (LAMBDA Legal Defense and Education Fund), was founded by a group of volunteer lawyers when Attorney William J. Thom won a 1973 court case, gaining the right to found LAMBDA as a legal nonprofit organization in New York. By supporting efforts in impact litigation, societal education, and public policy reform, LAMBDA Legal stills works today to advance the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities as well as those with HIV/AIDS. LAMBDA Legal is responsible for winning several landmark cases such as Taylor vs. Rice in 2012 since their inception.
This collection includes correspondence and paperwork related to the founding and operations of Queer Straight Alliance on campus and issues that they were concerned with since 1977. Materials also include LGBQT resources, flyers, a scrapbook, a CD and audio tape, memos, newspaper articles, and other publications. A web archive begins in 2020.
This collection is open for research.
Correspondence, flyers, newspaper articles, memos, and paperwork created or collected by the Queer Straight Alliance of Bozeman, Montana was donated to Montana State University by the group on March 1, 2018.
This collection was processed 2018 April 2
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Montana
Montana
Gay college students
Gay-straight alliances in schools
LGBT community centers
Transphobia
Homophobia
Gay culture
Gay liberation movement
Transgender college students
Transgender people in mass media
Gay press
Gay press publications
Lesbian college students
Lesbian community
Lesbians in mass media
Lesbians' writings
Bisexual college students
Bisexuals' writings
Two-spirit people
Asexual people
Asexual people's writings
Clubs and Societies
Colleges and Universities
Gays and Lesbians
Montana
Bozeman
Sound Recordings
Scrapbooks
Web archives
Scrapbooks
Newsletters
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Clippings (Information artifacts)
LAMBDA Magazines
1986-2003
1
1
A.I.D.S./H.I.V.
1986-1996
1
2
Gay/Lesbian News
1991-1996
1
3
(letters, articles, etc.)
LAMBDA: Resource People and Contacts
1989-1992
1
4
Gay Health
1989
1
5
Newsletters and Articles Etc.
1990-1996
1
6
(Out-in-Montana, The Paper, and such)
Murder
1989
1
7
(includes film/photo negatives)
Gay/Lesbian Harassment at MSU
1987-1998
1
8
(Kecskes' articles)
Laws
1982-1985
1
9
(Montana)
Chronicle Articles off the Internet
1996-1997
1
10
LAMBDA Homophobia/Hate
1987-2000
2
1
Publications
1995-2003
2
2
QMSU Events/Movements
2002-2004
2
3
News – closet, petition, assault
2002-2004
2
4
Positively Aware Subscription
1999-2004
2
5
Flyers Q-MSU
undated
2
6
News Around Country QMSU
1997-2005
2
7
Speakers That Contacted Us
2000-2001
2
8
QMSU Resources
1985-1998
2
9
Club paperwork
1999-2005
2
10
LAMBDA Events
1987-1996
2
11
LAMBDA speakers that contacted us
1989-1997
2
12
LAMBDA resources
1990-1998
2
13
LAMBDA Alliance
1977-2000
2
14
LAMBDA Alliance
1984-1994
3
1
Lambda scrapbook
1992-1995
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
Lesbian Connection and Memo
May-June 1986
3
3
Lesbian Connection, Volume 8, Issue 6, May/June 1986
Human Rights Campaign
1996-1997
3
4
Miscellaneous Articles and Newsletters
1992-1995
3
5
Students for Choice and Women's Center Writings
1987-2016
3
6
QSA Awareness Materials
2017
3
7
Web Archive
2020-2025