| Scope and content |
This collection contains materials related to the creation of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University, specifically Dr. Peel's correspondence and a diary, as well as photographs and digital files related to the earlier incarnations of the center. |
| Access restriction | The collection is open for research use. Digital materials may be available for use only in the Special Collections Research Room and may be inaccessible due to hardware or software requirements. |
| Cite as |
[Item description and date]. Records of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LBGTQ Center. UA22-10, Box [number]. University Archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. |
| Terms of use | See collection guide for copyright restrictions. |
| Associated materials | This collection is a part of Records of Student Affairs. |
| Biographical note | The LGBT Resource Office was initially conceptualized as East Carolina Unversity student Summer Wisdom's Master's thesis. It opened in 2011 in Brewster Hall. Wisdom ran the center as a part time employee until 2013 when Mark Rasdorf was hired as the center's first fulltime employee. Two graduate assistants were also hired at that time. In January 2019, the center was renamed the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LBGTQ Center and opened in the newly built Main Student Center. During 2019 Jessica Melowski became the center's second fulltime employee, replacing the two Graduate Assistant positions. |
