The Intermountain

In May of 2021, USU Folklore MA candidate John Priegnitz created the Intermountain West LGBTQ+ Oral History Project with the goal to document and preserve the lived experiences of this often marginalized community throughout the region.

This project is not only valuable to historians and folklorists, but also serves the public good by promoting visibility and inspiration to younger queer people who may feel cut off from their community. The culmination of the project will be a digital collection and exhibit housed by the Libraries' Special Collections & Archives with a launch date tentatively scheduled for Spring 2023.

Explore more Library digital collections and exhibits by scanning the QR code above! Or visit: library.usu.edu/archives