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Archives and Records
Finding Aid
COLLECTION NUMBER:
TITLE:
Coll.24
Lowell High School GSA Collection
COLLECTION SUMMARY
Creator(s):
Title:
Extent:
Date Span:
Janet Dendy
Janet Dendy’s Lowell High School GSA Collection
1 linear foot (1 record carton)
1992 – 2002
Administrative Information:
Provenance: This collection was donated by (Janet Dendy, 2010)
Processing Note: Finding Aid prepared for the History Project, by Alexandra Bisio, under
the supervision of Andrew Elder and updated and revised by William Holden.
Terms of Use: Materials described in the finding aid are available for research at The
History Project. Contact info@historyproject.org to make an appointment.
Digital Repository: Not Applicable.
Copyright: Unrestricted, though some items in the collection are copyrighted by individuals
and/or organizations outside The History Project.
Contact The History Project for further information.
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Boston, MA 02116
617.266.7733
info@historyproject.org
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SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Names:
Dandy, Janet
Lowell High School
Subject Topics:
GLBT Youth
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�Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)
RELATED COLLECTIONS:
Coll. # 009: Homophile Union of Boston
Coll. #010: Student Homophile League
Coll. # 028: Project 10 East
Biographical Note:
Janet Dendy was a health educator at Lowell High School and the official faculty advisor of
Lowell High’s Gay Straight Alliance from September of 1997 until her retirement in 2002.
Unofficially begun in 1996, The Rainbow Connection was created for as a club for students
in grades 9 through 12 who wished to meet with peers to create a safe environment for
LGBTQ students through education, promotion of community spirit, and support of gay and
lesbian friends.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Janet Dendy’s Lowell High School GSA Collection consists of the records of the Rainbow
Connection, including the organization’s constitution, membership rosters, activity flyers
and one copy of the summer 1998 edition of The Rainbow Review. Information regarding
the Massachusetts Department of Education’s “Safe School Program” as well as general
information written for and about LGBTQ youth in Massachusetts is also included.
Newspaper clippings included are taken from both gay and student media, such as Bay
Windows and The Lowell High School Review. Photographs of Rainbow Connection activities
are included in this collection.
Two floppy disks, containing pictures of the May 1999 diversity banner and Janet Dendy’s
Personal GSA file, require conversion before use. A Rainbow Connection T-shirt has been
removed and relocated to The History Project’s T-shirt Collection, Coll.34.
Series 1:
Administrative:
Folder 1:
The Rainbow Connection, 1996 – 2002
Folder 2:
Safe School Program, 1993- 2001
Folder 3:
LGBTQ Youth: General Information, 1997 – 2001
Folder 4:
Newspaper Clippings, 1992 – 2001
Series 2:
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Photographs and Mixed Media:
5:
6:
7:
8:
9:
10:
11:
Diversity Quilt, 1999
Pride, 1999-2000
Unknown, n.d.
Personal Files and Diversity Photos, 1998-1999 [2 Floppy Disks]
Inaugural Display of the Names Project Quilt, 1992 [VHS]
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, 1989 [VHS]
Tidal Waves, 1992 [VHS]
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�Series 3:
Ephemera:
Folder 12:
Folder 13a:
Folder 13b:
T-Shirt: Lowell High School GSA, XL, n.d.
Janet Dendy's Button Collection
Janet Dendy's Button Collection
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