Practical Guide to Searching LGBTQIA Historical Records

<p>This book provides a number of effective tools to aid in the recovery of LGBTQIA historic material by providing extensive glossary and non-glossary written descriptions, and how to use those terms and phrases in searching effectively online and offline. </p><p>Researching hidden and forbidden people from the past can be extremely difficult. Terminology used to write about LGBT+ people shifts over time, legal terminology enforces certain set terms which some writers use but others reject to avoid informing or disgusting a reading public. Often written descriptions contain no set terminology at all. How then can LGBT+ people be found in historic records? This book provides practical tools for a researcher wanting to uncover material from online or hard copy sources, including: keyword/s covering various sexual orientations and gender diversity, along with how and when to use them; tips for effective searching in online newspaper archives; how to use genealogy, auction and social media sites to uncover information; searching in online and physical libraries; advice on researching in physical archives and the types of collections which can yield results; and researching in museums collecting and displaying LGBT+ content. </p><p>Making use of a straightforward and jargon free style, this is a short and accessible guide to doing historical research on Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Queer and non-normative research subjects. This is a useful resource for students and scholars alike in Archive Studies History, Gender and Sexuality Studies. </p> <p>Chapter 1 Dictionaries Word Books and Encyclopaedias; Chapter 2 Lesbian and Gay Terminology; Chapter 3 Bisexual other Sexual Orientations Terminology; Chapter 4 Gender Diversity Terminology Chapter 5 Researching in Newspaper Archives; Chapter 6 Researching in Genealogy, Auction and Online Sites; Chapter 7 Researching in Libraries, Books, and Journals; Chapter 8 Researching in Archives; Chapter 9 Researching in Museums; Conclusion </p>