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Trans Archiving: March 21-23, 2014

SAVE THE DATE!
Don’t miss the first-ever conference on Trans* archiving!
Moving Trans* History Forward
University of Victoria Transgender Archives Symposium
March 21—23, 2014
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
A 3-day symposium on Trans* archival collections focusing on acquisition, preservation, and access.

The University of Victoria Libraries is proudly committed to the preservation of the history of transgender people. We are inviting scholars, activists, archivists, and all interested people to share and participate in discussions about moving Trans* history forward through the creation and preservation of Trans* archival collections.

Hosted by:

  • Dr. Aaron Devor ( http://web.uvic.ca/~ahdevor/ ), Founder and Academic Director, University of Victoria Transgender Archives
  • Lara Wilson, Director, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria Libraries

Keynote speakers:

  • * Susan Stryker (http://gws.arizona.edu/user/161 ), Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, University of Arizona. “Trans* Activism and Archiving in the US: History, Objects, Methods.”
  • * Viviane Namaste (http://wsdb.concordia.ca/people/full-timefaculty/namaste.php ), Associate Professor and Concordia University Research Chair, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montréal. “Oral history, archives, and invisible labour of trans* women in Montréal.”
  • * Dallas Denny (http://dallasdenny.com/), writer, researcher, and veteran Trans* community activist, Atlanta, Georgia. “Preserving Trans* History: A Short History and Suggestions for the Future.”

Request for Proposals coming soon
Web: www.transgenderarchives.uvic.caEmail: Transarc@uvic.caSupport the Transgender Archives (https://extrweb.uvic.ca/page.aspx?pid=459)

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University of Victoria Trans Archive

How cool is this? University of Victoria has an archive of transgender materials – from Reed Erickson, Ari Kane, Virginia Prince, and other people who collected significant trans history.

From the Archivists:

The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria holds the world’s largest collection of archival material related to modern transgender activism and research.

The University of Victoria is committed to preserving the history of pioneering activists, community leaders, and researchers working for the betterment of transgender people.  Our collection began in 2007 with the generous donation by Ms. Rikki Swin of the entire contents of the extensive Rikki Swin Institute. Included were almost 500 transgender newsletters; papers and memorabilia of Virginia Prince, one of the founders of transgender activism; twenty years of history of Fantasia Fair, the longest-running TG convention (37 years and counting); key documents from activist Ariadne Kane; and papers from the founders of the International Foundation for Gender Education. Other major holdings include the personal papers of transgender pioneer, philanthropist, and activist Reed Erickson, founder of the Erickson Educational Foundation; legal documents from the Kimberly Nixon vs. Vancouver Rape Relief case; records of Vancouver transsexual support organization the Zenith Foundation; and more.

We would like your support in building our collections and making them more easily accessible to people throughout the world. If you have material that you think might be suitable for the transgender archives, or if you would like to support our work through a financial donation, please contact Academic Director Dr. Aaron Devor (ahdevor@uvic.ca)  or University Archivist Lara Wilson (ljwilson@uvic.ca).

The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria are open to the public, faculty, students, and scholars.  For more information about the collections, and about supporting the Transgender Archives at UVic , please visit:  http://transgenderarchives.uvic.ca/

And yes, I’ve already offered them one of those (manuscript) copies of My Husband Betty I found when we were moving this past summer.