Vertical files are a way for libraries to organize items not cataloged individually, such as newspaper clippings, brochures, advertisements, or presentation handouts.
Special Collections has an extensive list of such material within its vertical files, with over 300 topics related to LGBTQ+ issues.
Please note that not all vertical files have been cataloged. For a more comprehensive list please contact Special Collections LGBTQ+ Librarian Elisa Landaverde.
You can identify some of these files with a keyword search. For example:
Here are just a handful of LGBTQ topics in the vertical files:
In many activist movements, key groups or individual leaders write statements which define and explain their purpose and goals. Here is a sample of manifestos in our collection, in chronological order:
We have material from dozens of LGBTQ+ organizations, including those listed below.
Searching these by keyword will retrieve items where the organization is the subject or author. The most relevant hits will be at the top. Please note that you may get false hits where the requested terms appear in a different order.
