The Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives is celebrating the 20th anniversary of documenting the LGBTQIA+ experience in the Ozarks Region.

Please join us for an open house in the Missouri State University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Remarks will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will include details surrounding a new donation from AIDS Project of the Ozarks.

Discover, explore, and encounter selections from the Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives, including excerpts from oral histories, community publications and ephemera, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks (GLO) Collection, the Drag Photo Collection, PFLAG, the Jim House Collection, and more.

Learn about the ongoing efforts to preserve the history of the LGBTQIA+ community in this region and how you can document and share your own experiences with the future.

This event is free and open to the public. The event is intended for all audiences, and will include LGBTQIA+ related materials, photographs, and excerpts from oral histories. Light refreshments will be served. 

Free parking will be available in Lot 19, located on the west side of John Q. Hammons Parkway, north from Grand Street, diagonally across Duane G. Meyer Library. 

For more information contact Special Collections at 417-836-5428, located in Room 306 in Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University.