Conferences

Most of the files of correspondence contain original letters from correspondents, as well as manuscript or carbon copies of Waddington's responses.

Contains: a large conference poster; Yolanda's notes for presenting at the conference as well as her notes from other speakers' talks, including some sketch portraits; letters to Yolanda about the conference; photographs (with negatives)of social events surrounding the conference and of sights around Spello.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.