Augustana PRISM Alliance records
Scope and Contents
The Augustana PRISM Alliance records, 2004-2009 and undated, consists of one faculty advisor's binder with the group's constitution, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Of particular interest are materials that document anti-hate organizing provided from the group in response to a homophobic incident that occured on campus in 2005. The binder formerly belonged to two faculty advisors, Dr. Jane Simonsen and Dr. Scott Magelssen.
Dates
- Creation: 2004-2009
Creator
- Simonsen, Jane (Person)
- Magelssen, Scott (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Augustana PRISM Alliance provided support to Augustana College students of all sexualities and genders. The group also worked to educate the campus community about issues faced by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. Prior to the group's founding, similar groups existed on Augustana's campus with alternative names, including Lighthouse and the Augustana Gay/Straight Alliance (AGSA).
Extent
.2 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Augustana PRISM Alliance provided support to Augustana College students of all sexualities and genders. The group also worked to educate the campus community about issues faced by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. The Augustana PRISM Alliance records, 2004-2009 and undated, consists of one faculty advisor's binder with the group's constitution, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Robert Burke and Jane Simonsen, July 2023.
Processing Information
Processed by Micaela Terronez, November 2023.
Source
- Burke, Robert (Person)
- Title
- Augustana PRISM Alliance records, 2004-2009.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Micaela Terronez
- Date
- November 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu