Cynthia Walker Papers

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00198

Staff Only

The Cynthia Walker Papers consists of LGBTQ+ social and activist group materials collected by Walker. Included are t-shirts from Q-Fest St. Louis and St. Louis Prides; catalogs of feminist and lesbian films; information about the 1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; and a large array of LGBTQ+ and lesbian publications, some of which were published locally in St. Louis.

Dates

Creation: 1977-2011

Creator

Walker, Cynthia (Cynthia Kaye) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

12.50 linear feet

21 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical Information

Cynthia (Cindy) Kaye Walker grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1976, after briefly enrolling at Wesleyan University and St. Louis University, Walker transferred to Washington University in St. Louis. She graduated in December 1980 with a B.A. degree in Women and Gender Studies becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college. Soon after discovering her interest in Women and Gender Studies, Walker came out at school and to her family as a lesbian. Walker was involved in social and activist groups for LGBTQ+ people, women, and feminists both on and off campus. She found community in those groups, and spoke of them in interviews as a chosen family.

Sources: Sonia Storck’s “Cindy Walker: An Oral History” (2018). Washington University Commencement booklet (1981).