The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
Welcome
The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies is the largest LGBTQ-specific archival repository in the upper Midwest. It holds approximately 3,500 linear feet of material—including books, periodicals, grey literature, personal and organizational records, zines and pamphlets, artifacts and ephemera, and audiovisual materials. The Collection is national and international in scope (featuring materials in approximately 58 languages), but is especially strong in materials documenting the history of LGBTQ people, organizations, and communities in the Upper Midwest, especially the Twin Cities area. The Tretter also serves as a center for LGBT and queer ideas, hosting panel discussions, community conversations, and other events designed to support critical inquiry into LGBTQ pasts.
Explore the Tretter Collection
Who is Jean Tretter?
Learn more about the founder of the collection.
Collection highlights
Detailed information about areas of strength within the Tretter Collection, and access to an array of way-finding tools.
Information for researchers
Information about finding materials, requesting materials, visiting the reading room, and accessibility.
The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Information about and links to materials that are part of our ongoing, in-house trans oral history project.
Publications
Links to back issues of our newsletter (the "Tretter Letter"), press about the Tretter, and scholarly and creative publications that rely on materials from our collections.
Contact us
Questions? Ask us!
Rachel Mattson
Curator, Tretter Collection
rmattson@umn.edu
612-624-7526
Search for Tretter materials
- Collection guides
- Collection guides, also known as finding aids, are online guides to selected historical records and papers.
- Images and more
- Search for digitized images and other media.
- Libraries catalog
- Search for cataloged books, journals, and records.
- Digital Conservancy
- The Digital Conservancy is the "digital arm" of the University Archives and provides access to digital scholarly and administrative records of the University of Minnesota. Learn more about the Digital Conservancy.
Visit
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Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
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111 Andersen Library
222 21st Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455 - Parking information
- Call
- 612-624-7526
- tretter@umn.edu
Give to the collection
The Tretter Collection would not exist without contributions from many individuals, organizations, and collectives. There are many ways to contribute! Learn more about donating materials for inclusion in our collections, participate in oral history projects, attend events, volunteer, or make a financial gift to support the long term sustainability of our work.