Episode 7 of Unboxing Queer History is all about William B Kelley - a lifelong Chicago LGBTQ activist. The William B. Kelley and Chen K. Ooi collection is the cornerstone collection of Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, taking up more than an entire wall of the archives.
Want to know more about Bill Kelley and his activism? And about how his collection ended up at Gerber/Hart? Stay tuned and listen in on June 14th to the penultimate episode of Unboxing Queer History!
Unboxing Queer History is created by Ari Mejia, Jen Dentel, and Erin Bell. Produced by Ari Mejia with Hannah Viti. Artwork by Mere Montgomery & theme music by Danny Robles! And special thanks to Jules Gordon for co-producing the episode on People Like Us books and Alyssa Edes for producing the episode on Lorrainne Sade Baskerville!
Special thanks to RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System) for the "My Library Is... " grant that funded this project!