Queer Archives Projects

Trans Collection Guide

The 70-page Trans Collections Guide was published in 2020 and is designed to assist researchers and community members interested in exploring trans histories at the The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives. It provides a general overview of relevant materials in The ArQuives’ holdings, including the collections of Canadian artists, activists, and intellectuals like Mirha-Soleil Ross, Rupert Raj, and Anton Wagner. It includes detailed information about how to request and access these materials.

This guide also identifies common challenges that researchers face when exploring trans histories both at The ArQuives and more generally in collections predominately focused on gay and lesbian histories.

Prepared by the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory in collaboration with The ArQuives For the Collaboratory: Nick Matte, Elspeth Brown, Haley O’Shaughnessy, Al Stanton-Hagan, K.J. Rawson, and Elizabeth Holliday. for The ArQuives: Raegan Swanson, Rebecka Sheffield, Alan Miller, Harold Averill, and Lucie Handley-Girard.

Access a PDF copy of the Trans Collection Guide here or on  The ArQuives’ website.