SOC. Social Activism
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Alex Hurder Papers
This collection contains the papers of Alex Hurder, professor of Law at Vanderbilt University, specializing in disability law.
MAT Trotter LGBTQ T-Shirt Collection
The MAT Trotter LGBTQ T-Shirt Collection contains shirts from gay pride events and AIDS fundraisers, mostly from the Nashville, Tennessee area.
David Grieve Patent Collection
This collection contains a patent from 1797 for David Grieve for an invention in looms. The patent is signed by President John Adams, Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, and Attorney General Charles Lee.
Ecology Action Collection
The Ecology Action Collection consists of a newsprint board game by Ecology Action from the early environmental movement of the 1970s.
Dennis Dickerson Papers
The Dennis Dickerson Papers, 1970-2024, consist of the correspondence, course files, and drafts of historian Dennis Dickerson.
Ron Sanford Papers
Photographs, costumes, hair wigs, documents, and other three-dimensional artifacts related to Ron Sanford's career and personal life involved with drag queen productions and pageants as well as living as an openly gay man in Nashville and other areas of the country.
Middle Tennessee LGBTQ Collection
The Middle Tennessee LGBTQ Collection, 1977-2023, consists of artifacts, paper documents, publications, and photographs collected at local events or purchased by Sarah Calise, LGBTQ historian and founder of Nashville Queer History, or items purchased by Vanderbilt Special Collections and University Archives.
Southern LGBTQ Periodicals Collection
The Southern LGBTQ Periodicals Collection, 1977-1991, consists of newspapers, magazines and other regularly published titles in the Southern United States or periodicals featuring prominent stories of Southern places.
One Small Step Collection
The One Small Step Collection, 2025, consists of One Small Step podcasts recorded at Vanderbilt University.
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
Requesting Materials
Each finding aid contains a link to request materials from the collections. Collections can also be requested by emailing the repository directly through the library website. Each repository has its own location, hours, and contact information. Please consult the repository with questions about using the materials. Collections are non-circulating and must be used in the repository’s reading room. In many cases, the collections are stored off-site and require advance notice for retrieval.