Joseph J. Fynney Grave

Photograph of Joseph J. Fynney's gravestone.

Titanic Lifeboat

Photograph of Titanic survivors on a lifeboat

Briarcliff Lodge

Photograph of Briarcliff Lodge

Closeup on Letter from Millet to Parsons

Closeup photo of letter from Francis Davis Millet to Alfred Parsons

Letter from Millet to Parsons

Photo of a letter from Francis Davis Millet to Alfred Parsons

Archibald Butt: Presidential Aide and Titanic Victim, 1865-1912, by James Gifford

This exhibit introduces Archibald Butt, a journalist and U.S. presidential aide who died on the Titanic. The exhibit includes an interpretation of his life as queer by James Gifford. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012. Updated in 2024.

The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

Rachael's Cafe

Photo of Rachael's Cafe

BloomingOUT Radio Station Logo

Logo of Bloomington's BloomingOUT Radio Station

Quarryland Gay Men's Chorus

Photo of the Quarryland Gay Men's Chorus

Joseph J. Fynney

Photo of Joseph J. Fynney

Marie Grice Young and Ella Holmes White

Marie Grice Young and Ella Holmes White

William Thomas Stead

Photo of William Thomas Stead

Thomson Beattie, Thomas McCaffry, and John Hugo Ross

Photo of Thomson Beattie, Thomas McCaffry, and John Hugo Ross, along with an unknown individual, in Venice.

Newspaper Report on Butt's Death

Illustrated newspaper report on Butt's death in the Titanic sinking

Butt at Garden Party

Butt at a garden party with President and Mrs. Taft

Butt with Military Leaders

Photo of Archibald Butt with Robert Baden-Powell, William Taft, and James Bryce

Butt Memorial

Image of the memorial to Archibald Butt.

Titanic

Photo of the Titanic

Butt and Taft in Uniform

Photograph of Butt and Taft in uniform next to a column