The Evelyn “Evie” Akers Collection contains material that reflects the history of a variety of lesbian and gay social and amateur sports-oriented organizations. These organizations were active in the 1970s and 1980s, and included such sports as bowling, softball, horseshoes, darts, and shuffleboard. Ms. Akers was instrumental in founding the Kansas City Coed Sports Association in 1982, an effort to formally organize different types of amateur gay and lesbian sports teams. The scrapbook features newsletters, scoring sheets, photographs, and reminiscences written by Ms. Akers. Most of the photographs include captions as to the nature of the event, but are not completely identified. In addition, there is a section of the scrapbook that is composed of publicity stills of the band Fantasia, which featured Beverly Lynch. The scrapbook also contains Ms. Akers membership card to Pete’s Pub, a bar that primarily catered to the lesbian community, located on 47th Street just west of Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas; an historical list of Kansas City-area gay and lesbian bars; and several miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
