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 |
 | "Introducing Our Cousin Julian Eltinge" Booklet cover | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 2 |
 | 1990s Princess Kennedy's Stage Costuming and hair styling notes for the Utah Shakespeare Festival | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 3 |
 | Alan Smith Jacobsen [2] | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004 | Image |
| 4 |
 | Boynton Family Plot Woodbridge NJ [1] | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 5 |
 | Boynton Family Plot Woodbridge NJ [2] | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 6 |
 | Boynton Family Plot Woodbridge NJ [3] | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 7 |
 | Chris Brown and Robert Garis | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 8 |
 | Connell O'Donovan Protesting at the LDS Temple | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 9 |
 | David C Martin AIDS Quilt Square | 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 10 |
 | Digging Stick from Abajo Mountain | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020 | Image |
| 11 |
 | First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Woodbridge NJ | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 12 |
 | Flyer Protesting Race Mixing | 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 13 |
 | Headstone of Joseph C. Hall/ Jarahal | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 14 |
 | Headstone of Pearl Jones Corry | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 15 |
 | Headstone of Robert "Bob" Henry Mizer | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 16 |
 | Headstone of Sarah Watt Lundstedt | 2000 | Image |
| 17 |
 | Helen Bacon [1] | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002 | Image |
| 18 |
 | Helen Bacon [2] | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 19 |
 | Jean Day Faulkner, Tracy Johnson-Faulkner, Marjorie "Marge" Day | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 20 |
 | Joel Dorius and Friends on his birthday | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006 | Image |
| 21 |
 | JoLynne Van Valkenburg | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008 | Image |
| 22 |
 | Kermit Dorius Family Photo | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 | Image |
| 23 |
 | Laurine "Mickee" Michelsen [3] | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011 | Image |
| 24 |
 | Mixed Race Couple getting Married in Moab, Utah | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 25 |
 | Modern Exterior of Iolanthe Sidney's Artist Boarding House in Harlem | 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |