Artifacts & Disclosures


Who We Are

This exhibit is the result of hundreds of hours of work by volunteers. For us, it was a labor of love (and sometimes, frustration), and we hope you enjoy it.

Tim Retzloff, online curator

Tim Retzloff

Tim is a staff member at the University Library at the University of Michigan. He is former assistant editor for Between the Lines, and has been researching Michigan LGBT history for over 10 years. He is currently resuming his undergraduate studies.

Julie Herrada, curator

Tim Retzloff

Julie is the curator of the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan Library. She holds an MLS and Certificate of Archival Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit. She has worked in the Labadie Collection since 1994.

Matthew Bietz, web developer

Tim Retzloff

Matthew holds a Master's degree in Information Science from the University of Michigan School of Information, where he is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction. He is currently a board member of the Lavender Information and Library Association.

Anthony Hand, information architect

Tim Retzloff

Anthony received his Master's from the UM School of Information in May 1999. He was active in numerous student organizations, especially the Lavender Information and Library Association. Anthony is currently living in Boston and working as a consultant in user experience & information architecture.

Others we want to thank

  • Elizabeth Bollinger and Stephen Bollinger helped with lots of image scanning (a very time consuming task).
  • Pat Anderson, Tom Champagne, Scott Dennis, Suzanne Gray, Steve Savage , and Kelly Webster helped with the immense task of cataloging the images, events, and captions in the exhibit.
  • We especially want to thank all of the members of the Lavender Information and Library Association. This exhibit would not have been possible without their support.
  • We also want to thank the University of Michigan Library Exhibits Committee, the Library Diversity Committee, and the Bentley Historical Library , for the encouragement and support we have received from them, for both the original physical exhibit and this online exhibit.
  • And of course, this exhibit would not be what it is without the generous contribution of images from established collections, individuals, and various copyright holders.