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Dignity collection, 1980-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dignity/Portland, Inc. (Portland, Or.)
Title
Dignity collection
Dates
1980-1998 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.5 cubic feet , (7 document boxes)
Collection Number
Mss 2988-5
Summary
Includes financial records, meeting minutes, newsletters, and correspondence of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the gay and lesbian Catholic organization Dignity. Materials date from the 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

Dignity is an organization of lesbian and gay Catholics. It was founded in southern California in 1969 by Father Patrick X. Nidorf. The chapter in Portland, Oregon, was established around 1974. It became a part of "District X" comprising the Pacific Northwest.

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Content Description

The collection includes financial records, meeting minutes, newsletters, and correspondence, all dating from the 1980s and 1990s. The correspondence is from and to a wide variety of individuals and organizations, much of it concerning local chapter activities. There is also information concerning Dignity/Portland's participation in the PFAB (People of Faith Against Bigotry) organization that helped to fight the Oregon Citizen Alliance's anti-Gay ballot measures in 1992 and 1994. Also includes newsletters of Dignity/Seattle.

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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

Dignity/Portland collection, Mss 2988-5, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Minutes of meetings and reports, 1981-1993
  • Series B: Newsletters, 1986-1996
  • Series C: Correspondence, 1981-1998
  • Series D: General files, 1980-1996
  • Series E: Financial records, 1985-1995

Custodial History

Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest.

Acquisition Information

The collection was acquired via the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest

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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 and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--Oregon.
  • Gays--Oregon--Identity.

Corporate Names

  • Dignity/Portland, Inc.

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--Politics and government.
  • Portland (Or.)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Financial records.
  • Letters (Correspondence)
  • Newsletters.
  • Printed ephemera.

Finding aid prepared by Diane Couture
2009

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