Preserving Pride: Oral histories project documents history of Illinois State’s LGBTQIA+ community

Illinois State University, home to one of the first queer college organizations in the country, has a long history of impactful LGBTQIA+ students and staff on campus.Yet Milner Library Digitization Coordinator Karmine Beecroft struggled to find historical documents representative of Illinois State’s LGBTQIA+ community.

​Illinois State University, home to one of the first queer college organizations in the country, has a long history of impactful LGBTQIA+ students and staff on campus.Yet Milner Library Digitization Coordinator Karmine Beecroft struggled to find historical documents representative of Illinois State’s LGBTQIA+ community.