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.
Filters: Collection:"dha_cdlgbtuh"
| Title | Date | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | "Lavender Sons of Zion" Doctorate of Philosophy Dissertation | 2008 | Text |
| 2 |  | 2000s Bonnie Christensen | 2008; 2009 | Image |
| 3 |  | 2000s Bonnie Christensen B&W | 2008; 2009 | Image |
| 4 |  | Iowa Theater Arts Page on the Play "14" | 2008-01 | Text |
| 5 |  | Ruth Mary Hobbs in her 20s and in her 80s-90s | 1937; 2008 | Image |
| 6 |  | February 7, 2008 Deseret News Obituary for JoLynne Van Valkenburg | 2008-02-07 | Text |
| 7 |  | Salt Lake Tribune Obituary for Ruth Mary Hobbs | 2008-07-20 | Text |
| 8 |  | Vern Duane Grant [3] | 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008 | Image |
| 9 |  | Scott Ruston | 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 10 |  | Radio City Lounge Entrance | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009 | Image |
| 11 |  | Shared Headstone Maude Kiskadden Adams and Louise Boynton | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009 | Image |
| 12 |  | "Introducing Our Cousin Julian Eltinge" Booklet cover | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | 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 |  | Mixed Race Couple getting Married in Moab, Utah | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 17 |  | Persis Helene Haughtelin Melehes [2] | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 18 |  | Plaque on the Dalton/Eltinge Crypt | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 19 |  | Princess Kennedy and Krys Fox | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 20 |  | the Sevenels ancestral home of Lowell Family | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 21 |  | U.S. Queer Rights Movement Outline | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Text |
| 22 |  | Weerdinge Couple Mummified Remains | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010 | Image |
| 23 |  | Laurine "Mickee" Michelsen [3] | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011 | Image |
| 24 |  | Transgender Archives Information card on William Gauze/ Mystery Gauze Postcard (Pictured) | 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024 | Text |
| 25 |  | Citations on William Gauze/ Mystery Gauze | 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2024 | Text |