The Invisible Histories Project locates, preserves, researches, and creates for local communities an accessible collection of the rich and diverse history of LGBTQ life in the US South. IHP acts as an intermediary between the Q***r community and various institutions like universities, museums, archives, and libraries in order to preserve Southern LGBTQ histories. IHP focuses on four key elements r
elated to advancing LGBTQ Southern History:
Community Engagement
Archiving, Preservation, Research & Scholarship
Education
Professional Development & Best Practices
IHP acts as an intermediary between institutions, organizations, and everyday folks. We strive to break barriers between organizations and their local communities to ensure that preservation and research exist in a co-productive and relationship centered way. In addition to direct collection and preservation, IHP is invested in providing scholars with direct access to materials as well as creating a network of people conducting LGBTQ Southern archiving, preservation, education and research to make scholarship more accessible. We focus on providing education around the Q***r South to those within and outside the region through speaking, exhibiting, online materials, and publications. Finally, IHP seeks to help develop a new generation of scholars working in the Q***r South as well as work alongside other professionals in the field to develop best practices for this work.
