Title: Michael Lisowski Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1977-1984

Creator:

• Lisowski, Michael

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 235

Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Collection consists of subject files assembled by Michael Lisowski, an active member of Milwaukee's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The files relate to various organizations with which Lisowksi was involved--such as the Gay Peoples Union, Gay Counseling Services, and Gay Community at UWM--but few provide substantial evidence of Lisowski's specific contributions or activities. Often, these files contain only ephemera such as brochures and fliers. Several files pertain to the Gay Peoples Union, documenting that organization's efforts to unify the Milwaukee gay and lesbian community around issues of police harassment, establishment of a community center, and coalition building. Lisowski was vice president of the organization in 1978.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0235

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Michael Lisowski is an active member of Milwaukee's LGBT community. He has been involved with the Gay Peoples Union, Gay Counseling Services, Black and White Men Together-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network. At this writing, he co-hosts the Queer Program, a weekly call-in show broadcast on cable.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Black and White Men Together-Milwaukee Records. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 208.

• Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 206.

Copies of Our Horizon magazine were separated from the manuscript collection and offered to the Special Collections Department.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Michael Lisowski donated this collection in April 2006 (accession 2005-052).

Processing Information

Michael Doylen processed the collection at the Archives in May 2006.

Box   1 Folder   1	AIDS-Related Brochures, circa mid-1980s
Box   1 Folder   2	Coalition of Gay and Lesbian Organizations, 1981
Box   1 Folder   3	Gay Community at UWM, 1980, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Gay Counseling Services, undated
	Gay Peoples Union
Box   1 Folder   5	Annual Report, 1977
Box   1 Folder   6	Bylaws, 1978
Box   1 Folder   7	Correspondence, 1977-1981
Box   1 Folder   8	Milwaukee Gay Community Center, circa 1980
Box   1 Folder   9	Milwaukee Update Newsletter, 1981
Box   1 Folder   10	Minutes, 1981
Box   1 Folder   11	Police Harassment, 1978-1984
Box   1 Folder   12	Stationary (Blank)
Box   1 Folder   13	Surveys and Planning Documents, 1981
Box   1 Folder   14	Gay/Lesbian Health Task Force of Milwaukee, 1980-1981
Box   1 Folder   15	Gay-Related Brochures, undated