Scope and Content:
The Connell O'Donovan LGBT Utah History digital collection is a research collection pertaining to LGBTQ+ history in Utah, particularly from pre-Utah territory to the early 1990s. The collection includes various materials such as photographs, newspaper clippings, research notes, personal accounts, biographies, and other documents related to events, activism, and key figures in the movement. Connell O'Donovan uses this collection for historical research, aiming to illuminate the enduring presence of LGBTQ+ communities in Utah. His research also encompasses social and cultural studies, educational purposes, genealogical research, and archival preservation. The Connell O'Donovan LGBT Utah History research collection highlights the contributions of the Utah LGBTQ+ community to the Gay Rights movement, including those who faced prosecution for their sexuality.
System of Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in its original order as born digital files, by relation ( topic folder), is part of (subfolder), relation has part (sub-subfolder), Relation is Version of (sub-sub-subfolder), and genre.
| Title | Date | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 | 1870s Samuel Richard Thurman and His Brother David John Thurman | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 2 |
 | 1880 East Salem Oregon U. S. Census, for Nettie Shipley | 1880 | Text |
| 3 |
 | 1880 San Francisco U.S. Census Entry for the Cole-Smiley Family | 1880 | Text |
| 4 |
 | 1880s Pierce Lafayette and Felix Hall the First Former Slaves Documented as a Couple | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 5 |
 | 1880s-1890s Sarah Briggs Chapman | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 6 |
 | 1880s-1890s Sarah Briggs Chapman | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 7 |
 | 1900s Image of Two Women Embracing | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 8 |
 | Ada Dwyer [2] | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 9 |
 | Adelina Patti | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 10 |
 | Alferetta McClure McCleery | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900 | Image |
| 11 |
 | Asenath Annie Kiskadden Adams [1] | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 12 |
 | Berdache Whe-Wa of the Zuni Nation | 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886 | Image |
| 13 |
 | Carline Monson | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 14 |
 | Carlos Sessions and Three Drag Performers | 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 15 |
 | Chief Douglas of the White River Ute Nation | 1880 | Image |
| 16 |
 | Electra Niles DuPraw (Duprat) | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 17 |
 | Ella Wesner | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 18 |
 | Ella Wesner Cabinet Card | 1880 | Image |
| 19 |
 | Eugene D'Ameli playing the "Wench" in a minstrel show | 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 20 |
 | Evan Stephens as a Young Man [2] | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880 | Image |
| 21 |
 | Francis Leon in Drag [2] | 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887 | Image |
| 22 |
 | Henry Thomas Brown and Mary Jane Small Brown | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 23 |
 | Kate Thomas [1] | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 | Image |
| 24 |
 | late 1800s Sanpete Minstrels [1] | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900 | Image |
| 25 |
 | late 1800s Sanpete Minstrels [2] | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900 | Image |