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Eunice M. Fisher collection, 1994-2016, Date acquired: 05/15/2014, bulk 1996-2000

 

Summary

Creator:
Fisher, Eunice M. (1936-)
Abstract:
A collection of materials gathered by Eunice Fisher, who moved to the Tampa Bay area later in life and became involved in LGBT activism. These papers primarily concern the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Tampa Bay and its affiliates, as well as Fisher's participation in her religious community.
Extent:
3.84 Linear Feet
10 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eunice M. Fisher collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Biographical / historical:

Born in 1936 in Milwaukee, WI, Eunice Fisher came into LGBT activism after her move to the Tampa Bay area in 1992. After becoming aware of the local LGBT community, Fisher became active in the Human Rights Task Force and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Tampa Bay, while working as a librarian at the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library. Fisher was married in 1968, but in 1988, she came out openly as a lesbian and her marriage ended. Fisher then became involved with Anne "Mickie" Howell and entered into a Holy Union with her. After four years together, Mickie died of lung cancer, and two years later, Fisher wrote her autobiography "Christian AND Lesbian: A Life in Progress" (2006). Fisher's LGBT activism has been influenced greatly by her Christian faith, which remains an important aspect of her life.

Fisher, Eunice M. Christian and Lesbian: A Life in Progress. Rockford, Ill: RWG Press, 2006.

Stonewall, February 1996.

Note written by Justin M. White

Acquisition information:
Donation
Processing information:

Processed

Arrangement:

Organized by subject then material type. Materials on the Community Center are arranged chronologically and then by subject. Individual folders organized alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Eunice M. Fisher collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA