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Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 157 Collections and/or Records:

Mimeographed typescript of the 1962 International Writers Conference in Edinburgh, 20-24 August 1962

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0086
Scope and Contents Complete mimeographed typescript of the entire proceedings of the 1962 International Writers Conference, held on 20-24 August 1962 at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, during that year's Edinburgh Festival.The conference's list of delegates included such luminaries as Norman Mailer, Colin McInnes, Henry Miller, Alexander Trocchi, Mary McCarthy and a host of other over 70 writter in all. The career of William Burroughs was effectively launched by his contributions to the event, on the...
Dates: 20-24 August 1962

Minutes from Meetings of the Scottish Switchboards Association, 1 Jun 1996 - 6 Dec 1998

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Identifier: GD61/5/3/4
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: workshops on mental and physical health; training updates; funding; conferences; and finances.

Dates: 1 Jun 1996 - 6 Dec 1998

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Oct 1986

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/23
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: a weekend training conference; a Friend conference in Manchester; training; Friends of Gay Switchboard (FROGS); Edinburgh University Gaysoc; West Lothian Young People's Advisory Service; and Switchboard receiving concerns about Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM).

Dates: 15 Oct 1986

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 19 Nov 1986

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/24
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: the West Lothian Advisory Service; training; reports on visits and conferences; a draft code of conduct; proposed articles; a Christmas night out; and Friends of Gay Switchboard (FROGS).

Dates: 19 Nov 1986

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Feb 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/1
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: the Northern Switchboards' Conference; training sessions; the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Befriending Service; the treasurer's report; Radio Forth receiving a forged letter claiming the Switchboard has closed; and a report on a 'transvestism' seminar.Note that transvestism is a historical term used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth.Also discussed is a request...
Dates: 15 Feb 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Mar 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: a grant application and the announcement of this in the Edinburgh Evening News; the Northern Switchboards Conference; Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); discussion of the decision to name the service the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; the installation of an intercom in the phones room; and an update on Lesbian Line.

Dates: 15 Mar 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 18 Apr 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/3
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: Radio Forth; an update on the Northern Switchboards Conference; the establishment of the Lesbian Line; information on the Youth Enquiry Service (YES) based in Leith; and feedback on a follow up meeting for the 'TV' service.

Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth.

Dates: 18 Apr 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting , 19 Sep 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/7
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: purchasing a new index and a request from Youthline to share Switchboard's information system; donations; conferences; the rota system; the next 'at home' event'; and an update on trainees.

Dates: 19 Sep 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 12 Dec 1984

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/10
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: training and new applications; feedback on the Terrence Higgins Trust AIDS Conference and comments on the increased number of AIDS related calls received by the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; and obtaining new telephone equipment.

Dates: 12 Dec 1984

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 10 Sep 1985

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Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/13
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: feedback from the Scottish Homosexual Rights (SHRG) Group Council Meeting; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) letter to the police; correspondence received from Radio Forth and the National Association of Gay Switchboards; and a report on a meeting with the Regional Social Work Department to discuss EGS becoming a charitable trust. The future of EGS’s premises also discussed including a proposal from Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) to share an office...
Dates: 10 Sep 1985