Identity area
Reference code
UQFL249
Title
Date(s)
- 1891-1994. (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box, 43 parcels.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Gay issues 1891-1994 : mainstream political and cultural perspective : a comprehensive archive and index / compiled by Greg Weir.
Collection alternatively titled as: Greg Weir Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Contents : photocopied files of press clippings, minutes of meetings, articles and reports, media releases, submissions, ministerial statements, newsletters, correspondence and ephemera. The collection records the public debate on gay and lesbian issues ; homosexual law reform ; introduction of anti-discrimination legislation ; the growth of gay awareness ; AIDS ; the links between gay issues and political change. Also vol. 7 contains a small amount of material about the peace movement and the Australian Labor Party. Box 1 contains floppy disks with an electronic copy of the index and approximately 200 colour slides.
Bulk of records cover 1974-1994.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The papers have been arranged into 25 sections or volumes by Weir and include a comprehensive index. Within each volume, documents are filed in chronological order and allocated a number. For example, Document 303-23 means Document 303 in 23rd volume.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access, except access to Vols. 23, 24, 25, is restricted. Application for access to restricted material may be submitted to the Fryer Librarian for consideration.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Duplicate copies of the Weir Archive are held in National Library of Australia and Mitchell Library manuscript collections.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Weir, Greg (Subject)
- Australian Labor Party (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.