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Justin Armintrout papers, 1997-2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Armintrout, Justin, b. 1975
- Title
- Justin Armintrout papers
- Dates
- 1997-2000 (inclusive)19972000
- Quantity
- 0.5 l.f.
- Collection Number
- Mss 707
- Summary
- This collection includes a small amount of correpondence, flyers and newsclippings relevant to the gay and lesbian community in Missoula, Montana. Also included are issues of OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula, a periodical co-founded by Justin Armintrout and Greg Kastl and later co-published by Justin Armintrout and Cat Carrel.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Justin Armintrout was born in 1975 and graduated from Monte Vista High School in Watsonville, California in 1994. He received a B.A. in Communication Studies with an emphasis in organizational communications from The University of Montana-Missoula.
In addition to co-founding the first gay and lesbian newspaper in Montana, Armintrout worked with the Human Rights Campaign and the Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center. He was a member of the Missoula Organization of Home Realtors and a volunteer member of the Missoula City-County Health Department’s HIV Advisory Committee and Montana Gay Men’s Task Force for HIV/AIDS. He ran for the Missoula City Council in 2007.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes issues from 1997-2000 of OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula, a periodical first co-founded and published by Justin Armintrout and Greg Kastl in 1997 and, beginning in April 1998, co-published by Justin Armintrout and Cat Carrel. The collection also includes correpondence from Kastl to Armintrout, flyers, programs, a poster, OutSpoken t-shirts, and newsclippings relevant to the gay and lesbian community in Missoula, Montana.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Justin Armintrout Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
Held by Justin Armintrout until donation.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Archives by Justin Armintrout, April 2009
Processing Note
The materials arrived in no particular order and have been organized with a focus on their relationship to the publication Outspoken and to the material format.
Related Materials
The Archives also holds oral history interview Justin Armintrout (OH 426) recorded in May 2009.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula | 1997 |
| 1/2 | OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula | 1998 |
| 1/3 | OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula | 1999 |
| 1/4 | OutSpoken, A Voice for the Gay Men and Women of Missoula | 2000 |
| 1/5 | OutSpoken advertising order form | 1997 |
| 1/6 | OutSpoken stationery | 1997 |
| 1/7 | Darren Alexander correspondence and story published in Outspoken | 1997-1998 |
| 1/8 | Correspondence from Greg Kastl | 1997-1998 |
| 1/9 | Miscellaneous correpondence | 1997-1998 |
| 1/10 | Newsclippings | 1997-1999 |
| 1/11 | Gay and lesbian event flyers and program | circa 1997 |
| 1/12 | Photo from 4th Annual Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Retreat | circa 1998 |
| 1/13 | Thank you certificate from the "8th reign of the Gay Missoula's" | 1998 |
| 1/14 | Birthday card for Justin Armintrout | undated |
| 1/15 | Photo by Terry Cyr used in Gay Men's Task Force poster | 1998 |
| Folder | ||
| OS 3 | Gay Men's Task Force poster | 1998 |
| Box | ||
| OS 2 | Three OutSpoken t-shirts | circa 1998 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gay men--Montana--Missoula
- Gays--Montana--Missoula--Periodicals
- Lesbians--Montana--Missoula
Personal Names
- Kastl, Greg, d. 2001--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- University of Montana--Missoula--Alumni and alumna
Form or Genre Terms
- Periodicals--Montana--Missoula
Occupations
- Gay journalists--Montana--Missoula
Titles within the Collection
- OutSpoken, a voice for the gay men and women of Missoula
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Carrel, Cat
- Kastl, Greg, d. 2001
Finding aid prepared by Teresa
Hamann
2009
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