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Chris Smith collection, 1985-2012

 

Summary

Creator:
Smith, Christopher Lee
Abstract:
The Chris Smith collection, 1985-2012, is comprised of photographs, t-shirts, posters, banners, flyers, newspapers, and other items relating to Daytona LGBTQ+ locals and events, as well as the UCF Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union (GLBSU). The collection documents LGBTQ+ community members and events in Daytona from 1991 to 2012. It includes photographs of drag performances at LGBTQ+ clubs and bars in Daytona Beach. This collection also includes materials relating to speakers and events hosted by the UCF GLBSU, offering insight into the campus experience of LGBTQ+ students in the 1990s. Christopher Lee Smith was a student at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a former member of the UCF Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union from 1994-1995. Smith was elected as Treasurer of the organization in the Spring 1995 semester. Smith lived in Daytona Beach, FL and participated in various nightlife events within the LGBTQ+ community.
Extent:
10.46 Linear Feet 4 boxes, 2 flat files, 1 rolled item
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chris Smith collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The Chris Smith collection, 1985-2012, is comprised of photographs, t-shirts, posters, banners, flyers, newspapers, and other items relating to Daytona LGBTQ+ locals and events, as well as the UCF Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union (GLBSU). The collection documents LGBTQ+ community members and events in Daytona from 1991 to 2012. It includes photographs of drag performances at LGBTQ+ clubs and bars in Daytona Beach. This collection also includes materials relating to speakers and events hosted by the UCF GLBSU, offering insight into the campus experience of LGBTQ+ students in the 1990s.

Series I: Daytona LGBTQ+ Nightlife, features photographs, albums, promotional materials, posters, and banners relating to LGBTQ+ locals in Daytona Beach. Many of the performances shown within the materials feature drag performers.

Series II: UCF GLBSU and Miscellaneous, features various ephemera such as t-shirts and coasters as well as flyers and newspaper articles relating to the UCF GLBSU and other miscellaneous topics. It also contains a police report of a potentially hate-motivated assault on Chris Smith during his time as a student at UCF.

Biographical / historical:

Christopher Lee Smith was a student at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a former member of the UCF Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union from 1994-1995. Smith was elected as Treasurer of the organization in the Spring 1995 semester. Smith lived in Daytona Beach, FL and participated in various nightlife events within the LGBTQ+ community.

Acquisition information:
Gifted by Chris Smith to the LGBTQ+ History Museum of Central Florida. Gifted by the LGBTQ+ History Museum of Central Florida to University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections University Archives in 2021 (Accession no. CFM2021_22).
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Asmara Cortes-Caba in 2023. Staples and paperclips were removed from documents and replaced with plastic clips. All materials were placed into acid free folders and in an acid free box.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series.

I. Daytona LGBTQ+ Nightlife, 1994-2012 II. UCF GLBSU and Miscellaneous, 1985-1999

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chris Smith collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA