Subject File, 1970-2001, 2010
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Brief Description: Subject files of the Rainbow Round Table, containing correspondence, listserv correspondence, bylaws and procedures, Clearinghouse inventory, correspondence of Wendy Thomas (1992-96), minutes and meeting notes (1994-2001), rosters, and monthly updates.
Held at:
The American Library Association Archives
19 Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217 333 0798
Fax: 217 244 2868
Email: ala-archives [at] library.illinois.edu
Record Series Number: 49/35/1
Created by: Rainbow Round Table (1970-)
Volume: 0.6 Cubic Feet
Acquired: 10/04/2000. 1/18/2022
More information is available at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/4935001a.pdf
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Biographical Note for Rainbow Round Table (1970-) :

The Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) was founded in 1970 as ALA's Task Force on Gay Liberation.  It is the nation's first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender professional organization.(1)

The Raindow Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender professional library community, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender information and access needs of individuals at large. It is committed to encouraging and supporting the free and necessary access to all information, as reflected by the missions of the American Library Association.

The Rainbow Round Table provides its members, other American Library Association divisions, members, and affiliates, and the library and information science field as a whole with a forum for discussion and an environment for education and learning regarding the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender professional community and population at large.(2)

Subject Index
Clearing House
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
Gay Liberation
Gay Task force, Srrt
Rainbow Round Table
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Finding Aid Revisions: 1/20/2022