The last few weeks the UWM Archives and our friends up in @uwmspeccoll have been preparing for Milwaukee PrideFest! You may have seen our previous post about the about the LGBT Button and Pin Collection held by the UWM Archives, and, if youâve seen the collection in person, some of these button designs might look familiar.Â
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of PrideFest Milwaukee (June 9-11th), weâll be showing off our collections and handing out recreations of our archived PrideFest and LGBTQ rights buttons! Along with this vintage Pride flare, we had some cheeky fun with images from our Pheonix Hosiery Company Records as well (the âgayer than springtimeâ button images were taken from midcentury stocking advertisements). Finally, we created our own buttons (top image). So, if youâre here and youâre queer (allies welcome too!), visit us June 9th-11th!
Weâre the UWM Libraries and we want to #ArchiveYourPride!!!