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Lesbian and Gay Pride collection, 1982-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc. (Portland, Or.)
Title
Lesbian and Gay Pride collection
Dates
1982-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.5 cubic feet , (5 document boxes)
Collection Number
Mss 2988-10
Summary
Records of an organization of Portland, Oregon, which arranged Lesbian and Gay Pride marches in the city and elsewhere. Items include programs, financial information, contracts and permits, correspondence, planning minutes, and miscellaneous items for annual festivals and marches held in Portland and Salem, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia. Materials date from the late 1980s and 1990s.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English.
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Historical Note

Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc., was a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in Oregon in 1986. The official purpose of the organization was "to eductate the genral public about human rights issues in same sex relationships." Its chief sources of revenue were from film and lecture series and grants. Its major activity was organizing the Lesbian and Gay Pride marches and rallies in the Portland region.

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Content Description

Items include programs, financial information, contracts and permits, correspondence, planning minutes, and miscellaneous items for annual Gay Pride festivals and marches held in Portland and Salem, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia. The bulk of the material relates to Portland. The collection also includes miscellaneous material concerning sexual orientation discrimination, the Oregon Citizens Alliance and its anti-Gay Measure 9 from 1992, and the 1995 murders of Roxane Ellis and Michelle Abdill, Lesbian partners of Medford, Oregon.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Lesbian and Gay Pride collection, Mss 2988-10, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

  • Series A: Pride marches (by year), 1982-2004
  • Series B: General and administrative materials, 1986-1997

Acquisition Information

The materials were collected by the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN) and donated to the Oregon Historical Society.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Gay rights--Oregon.
  • Gay Pride Day.
  • Gay liberation movement--Northwest, Pacific
  • Gay liberation movement--Oregon
  • Gay rights--Northwest, Pacific.
  • Gays--Oregon--Identity.

Corporate Names

  • Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest
  • Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc. (Portland, Or.)

Geographical Names

  • Portland (Or.)--History

Finding aid prepared by Diane Couture
2009

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