Edit-a-thon at IHLIA, Amsterdam in April 2014.

*Pink bookcase* with selected LGBT literature in the IHLIA Plaza of the Amsterdam Public Library (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, OBA)

IHLIA LGBTI Heritage, Amsterdam

Organisation: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage is the heritage organization in the field of LGBTI in the Netherlands and curates the largest LGBTI collection in Europe.
Adress:
- OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Library) Oosterdok, Oosterdokskade 143, third floor (IHLIA Plaza), 1011 DL Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at walking distance from Amsterdam Central Railway Station. Postal address: Oosterdoksstraat 110, 1011 DK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Official website

Wikimedia activities

2014

IHLIA LGBT Heritage (formerly in Dutch Internationaal Homo/Lesbisch Informatiecentrum en Archief) was very active in this Wikipedia project, stimulated by the then Head Collections Lonneke van den Hoonaard.

Introductory Wikipedia course, Tuesday April 8, 2014, with nine enthousiastic participants for a full afternoon. At the end they enhanced IHLIA-related Wikipedia articles. Assistance by Wikipedians in special residence Arie Sonneveld and Hans Muller.
Wikipedia writing session (Edit-a-thon), Wednesday April 16, 2014: follow-up session with eight participants, guided by Arie Sonneveld and Hans Muller. Results: seven new or expanded Wikipedia articles.
Introduction/Writing course May 6, 2014, for interested supporters of IHLIA: four participants, resulting in three new or expanded articles.
Personal guidance for ten personnel in editing Wikipedia.
Taking stock of IHLIA's image collection. The number of digitised images was restricted and copyright issues with the predominantly recent material complicated uploads to Wikimedia Commons.
Overview of IHLIA-related subjects on Wikipedia. A number of missing LGBT encyclopedic articles can still be written.

2015 Project Extension

Internal edit-a-thon Friday February 11, 2015, with 9 participants.
New photopotraits were obtained, such as Vera Bergkamp's to the right.
Missing biographies and articles on organisations, w:nl:Categorie:Homo-organisatie, were supplied
Wikipedia articles were enhanced or created (N = new):
- w:nl:Amsterdam als homohoofdstad, w:nl:Arnold Aletrino, w:nl:Willem Arondeus, w:en:Willem Arondeus, w:nl:Samir Bargachi, w:nl:Adolf Brand, w:nl:Nico Engelschman, w:nl:Alan Turing, w:de:Der Eigene, w:nl:Frieda Belinfante, w:nl:Marie Jacobus Johannes Exler N, w:nl:Joannes Henri François, w:nl:Geschiedenis van Amsterdam, w:nl:Geschiedenis van de prostitutie in Amsterdam, w:nl:Gert Hekma N, w:nl:Heteronormativiteit, w:nl:Homo-emancipatie, w:nl:Homocultuur, w:nl:Homoseksualiteit, w:nl:Homoseksualiteit in nazi-Duitsland, w:en:IHLIA LGBT Heritage N, w:nl:Internationaal Homo/Lesbisch Informatiecentrum en Archief, w:nl:Judith Schuyf N, w:en:LGBT writers in the Dutch-language area, w:nl:Nederlandse Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC, w:nl:Mia Smelt, w:nl:Joke Swiebel N
In the aftermath of this project many well-attended Wikipedia writing sessions (Edit-a-thons) were held at IHLIA with the Dutch Wikimedia chapter WMNL, still continuing as of 2023.

Uploaded images

including

1 Arnold Aletrino 2x, w:nl:Willem Arondéus 15x, Frieda Belinfante, w:nl:Han Diekmann 2x, Der Eigene w:de:Der Eigene, w:nl:Nico Engelschman 5x, w:nl:Mia Smelt

German pioneering LGBT magazine Der Eigene, 1896.
Arnold (Sam) Aletrino (1858-1916), Dutch writer on LGBT subjects and medical doctor, before 1916.
Jacob Anton Schorer (1866 - 1957, nl), LGBT emancipator, before 1920?
Artist Willem Arondéus on the then isle of Urk, around 1921.
Arondéus designed calendar page, around 1929-1930.
Dutch special summer postage stamps designed by artist Arondéus, 1938.
Niek Engelschman (Bob Angelo, 1913-1988, nl), Dutch actor and president of the world's first LGBT organisation COC, 1930s.
Niek Engelschman receives an award by Dutch Culture minister Elco Brinkman, 1986.
Mia Smelt (1914-2008, nl), highly esteemed Dutch LGBT radio host, date unknown.