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Meet Xena Becker LGBTQ+ Digital Humanities Fellow, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, MLIS Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

This summer, I worked in the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Charlotte as the LGBTQ+ Digital Humanities Fellow. My assignment was to perform preliminary research for and create a prototype of a digital timeline about the history of the LGBTQ community in Charlotte. This timeline, when it has reached its final stage, will be used on the SCUA website to showcase the materials in the King-Henry-Brockington archive of records of LGBTQ individuals and organizations in Charlotte since the 1960s. Beyond building a creative and accurate timeline, my goal for this project was to gain an understanding of Charlotte’s queer history through the material artifacts that have passed through that community. Additionally, I was encouraged to seek out gaps in the collections and to consider which areas of the Charlotte community are not fully represented in the materials that are currently housed at UNC Charlotte.

How to Cite:

Becker, X., (2019) “Meet Xena Becker LGBTQ+ Digital Humanities Fellow, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, MLIS Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”, MAC Newsletter 47(2), 26–30. doi: https://doi.org//macnewsletter.11135