About the Project
In the past year, Vanderbilt's Special Collections and University Archives have greatly increased our LGBTQ archival collections, improved the description and access to existing collections, and began building meaningful relationships with local community members. This fellowship was designed to continue this success through an LGBTQ history exhibit. Fellows worked closely with mentor Sarah Calise, Curator of Community Histories and the leading scholar of Nashville's LGBTQ history, to curate, design, and create an exhibit, gaining specific skills in exhibit design, artifact handling, writing concise and complex narratives, working with community partners, and planning a public program.
Mentor
Sarah Calise
Fellows
Yahir Brito; Ezri Tyler
Project
Fellows curated their own exhibit cases, writing labels and selecting items from the archives.