Shelly Robbins papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains LGBT publications and event programs collected by Shelly Robbins, as well as a scrapbook of photos and pins documenting her participation in the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Dates
- 1987-1993
Creator
- Robbins, Shelly (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Shelly Robbins moved to Atlanta from the West Coast in the mid-1980s at the age of 39. She volunteered with the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987, Southern Voice, the Names Project, Fourth Tuesday, the Atlanta Pride Committee, the Pride Prom, and other LGBT organizations through the early 1990s. After 1996, she worked as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Atlanta Health Initiative. She retired in 2012 and married her wife Jacke in 2013. Additional biographical information about Shelly Robbins has not been determined.
Extent
0.417 linear ft. (one document case)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2016
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2016.
- Title
- Shelly Robbins papers
- Author
- Hannah Givens
- Date
- September 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository