The Community Center Records, 1983-2003

Overview of the Collection

Title
The Community Center Records
Dates
1983-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 linear feet, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
MSS 183
Summary
Chiefly minutes of the board of directors and treasurers' reports. Includes information about fundraising, operation of the organization's physical center, publication of its monthly newspaper, known variously as The Paper, Out!, and Diversity, and activities of the gay community in Boise, Idaho.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is available for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Incorporated 1983 in Boise, Idaho, as The Community Center, Resources for Gay and Lesbian People; name shortened in 2009; often known by its acronym, TCC.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Chiefly minutes of the board of directors and treasurers' reports. Includes information about fundraising, operation of the organization's physical center, publication of its monthly newspaper, known variously as The Paper, Out!, and Diversity, and activities of the gay community in Boise, Idaho.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description], The Community Center Records, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of the organization via its chairman, Robert A. Meyer, 2005.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-2 Tax Exempt Status 1984
1 3 IRS Annual Report Form 1991-1997
1 4-6 Bylaws 1984-1997
1 7-29 Board Minutes 1984-1998
1 30 Meeting Minutes and Notes 1992-1993
1 31-38 Financial Records 1983-1992
1 39 Finance Committee 1998
1 40-42 Secretary's Reports 1996-1998
1 43-44 Elm Awards 1994-1995
1 45 Elm Awards 2004
1 46-50 Transaction Reports 1989, 1993-1996
1 51 Treasurer's Reports 1989
1 52-53 Treasurer's Reports 1992
1 54 Treasurer's Reports 1994
2 1-2 Treasurer's Reports 1995-1996
2 3 Building Committee 1984
2 4-6 Building Fund 1990-1997
2 7 Aids Awareness Week Proclamation 1985
2 8 Grants 1988 and 1992
2 9 Monthly Report 1996
2 10 Operations
2 11 Contact List
2 12 Pledge Cards
2 13 Questionnaire
2 14 Support Information
2 15 Newspaper Articles
2 16 United Way 1991-1997
2 17 Special Reports Northwest Telco 1993
2 18 MCC/TCC Joint Agreements 1991-1995
2 19 MCC/TCC Joint Building Account Activity 1993-1997
2 20 Community Carnival 1994
2 21 T-Dance
2 22 Diversity Report 1994
2 23 Diversity Newsletter 1995
2 24 The Alchemist's Workshop: An Ethnography of the TCC 2003
2 25 Webpage 2001

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Gay culture
  • LGBTQ+ civil rights
  • LGBTQ+ communities
  • Publishers and Publishing

Corporate Names

  • The Community Center (Boise, Idaho)

Geographical Names

  • Boise (Idaho)

Mandy Moncur
2014; updated 2023

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