, ▁L GB T ▁par aph ernal ia , ▁m ement os , ▁and ▁rare ▁L GB T ▁collect ibles . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁The ▁brain child ▁of ▁Michael ▁Bo hr , ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁resident ▁of ▁Indian apolis ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Bre be uf ▁Jes uit ▁Pre par atory ▁School , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁X avier ▁University , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁started ▁the ▁archive ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁collection , ▁which ▁contained ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁books ▁and ▁other ▁memor abil ia ▁of ▁gay ▁life ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ac quired ▁Im m une ▁D ific iency ▁Sy nd rome ▁( A ID S ) ▁took ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁friends ▁of ▁Bo hr ' s , ▁and , ▁thus , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁catal yst ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁library . ▁Additionally , ▁Bo hr ' s ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁other ▁L GB T ▁libraries , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Ger ber / H art ▁Library ▁in ▁Chicago ▁served ▁as ▁insp iration ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁library ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁Collection ▁From ▁the ▁beginning , ▁Bo hr ’ s ▁incl ination ▁was ▁to ▁collect ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁gay ▁life ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁Thus , ▁by ▁ere ct ing ▁the ▁Chris ▁Gonz ale z ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives