Recognizing the lack of historical documentation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples and activities in those official college historical records, the Colorado College LGBT Oral History Project seeks to initiate a concerted and directed effort to collect, preserve, and make visible the personal narratives of non-heterosexual students, faculty and staff from this institution’s past and present. In entering into conversation with these ‘queer voices’ of the college’s past we hope to contribute to the ongoing personal and societal negotiations surrounding sexuality and identity. The project will make these pasts visible and accessible to the public via an online digital archive. It is hoped that this work will establish a framework to sustain an interest in oral history and ensure that queer voices are recognized at Colorado College in the future.
Please stay tuned for more information regarding our oral history collection. If you are an Alumni of Colorado College, check out the recently created facebook page for LGBT grads (search LGBT Alumni of Colorado College)
For more information about the project or for information about how you can get involved, contact us.
Andrew Wallace, class of 2012
Project Director
