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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)19822004
- 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
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
- Series A: Pride marches (by year), 1982-2004
- Series B: General and administrative materials, 1986-1997
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series A: Pride marches, 1982-1997Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 1982 Pride March program
guide |
1982 |
| 1/2 | 1984 Pride March program
guide |
1984 |
| 1/3 | 1985 Pride March program
guide |
1985 |
| 1/4 | 1986 Pride March program
guide |
1986 |
| 1/5 | 1987 Pride |
1987 |
| 1/6 | 1988 Pride |
1988 |
| 1/7 | 1989 Pride |
1989 |
| 1/8 | 1990 Pride |
1990 |
| 1/9 | 1991 Pride |
1991 |
1992 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/10 | Advertiser contracts
(Pride Guide) |
1992 |
| 1/11 | Bank |
1992 |
| 1/12 | Booth registration
forms |
1992 |
| 1/13 | Correspondence |
1992 |
| 1/14 | Financial |
1992 |
| 1/15 | Health Fair |
1992 |
| 1/16 | Invoices |
1992 |
| 1/17 | Mailing list |
1992 |
| 1/18 | Marching
registrations |
1992 |
| 1/19 | Permits (city) and
insurance |
1992 |
| 1/20 | Program |
1992 |
| 2/1 | Vendor
contracts |
1992 |
1993 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/2 | Agenda for committee, and
minutes |
1993 |
| 2/3 | Correspondence |
1993 |
| 2/4 | Financial |
1993 |
| 2/5 | Miscellaneous |
1993 |
| 2/6 | Program |
1993 |
| 2/7 | Registration forms
(marching) |
1993 |
| 2/8 | Salem Gay Pride
flyer |
1993 |
1994 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/9 | Agenda and minutes |
1994 |
| 2/10 | Pride - booth
applications |
1994 |
| 2/11 | Correspondence,
general |
1994 |
| 2/12 | Correspondence regarding
Alternative Sound |
1994 |
| 2/13 | CVs |
1994 |
| 2/14 | Financial |
1994 |
| 2/15 | Miscellaneous
notes |
1994 |
| 2/16 | Parade
applications |
1994 |
| 2/17 | Permits (city) and
contracts |
1994 |
| 2/18 | Phone/mail
lists |
1994 |
| 2/19 | Press release |
1994 |
| 2/20 | Private
fundraisers |
1994 |
| 2/21 | Program |
1994 |
| 2/22 | Survey |
1994 |
1995 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | Agenda and
minutes |
1995 |
| 3/2 | Booth
registrations |
1995 |
| 3/3 | Business cards and
brochures |
1995 |
| 3/4 | Coming Out
Day |
1995 |
| 3/5 | Contracts and
agreements |
1995 |
| 3/6 | Correspondence |
1995 |
| 3/7 | Pride - Doris
Daze |
1995 |
| 3/8 | Festival booth
rules |
1995 |
| 3/9 | Financial |
1995 |
| 3/10 | Flyers |
1995 |
| 3/11 | Lucille Hart Dinner
program |
1995 |
| 3/12 | Mail/phone
lists |
1995 |
| 3/13 | March
registrations |
1995 |
| 3/14 | Miscellaneous
notes |
1995 |
| 3/15 | The Objects
(band) |
1995 |
| 3/16 | Program |
1995 |
| 3/17 | Program ad order
form |
1995 |
| 3/18 | Unidentified
photo |
1995 |
1996 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | Correspondence |
1996 |
| 4/2 | Evaluations |
1996 |
| 4/3 | Financial |
1996 |
| 4/4 | Food
concessions |
1996 |
| 4/5 | Minutes of
committee |
1996 |
| 4/6 | Permits (city) and
insurance |
1996 |
| 4/7 | Political |
1996 |
| 4/8 | Program |
1996 |
| 4/9 | Vendor/booths |
1996 |
1997 Pride |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/10 | Correspondence |
1997 |
| 4/11 | Financial |
1997 |
| 4/12 | Minutes of
committee |
1997 |
| 4/13 | Permit, city |
1997 |
| 4/14 | Program |
1997 |
| 4/15 | Right to Pride Dinner
program |
1997 |
| 4/16 | Vancouver BC
Pride |
1997 |
| 4/17 | Vendors |
1997 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/1 | 1998-1999 Pride--Programs |
1998-1999 |
| 5/2 | 2001-2003 Pride--Programs |
2001-2003 |
| 5/3 | 2004 and later Pride--Programs |
2004- |
Series B: General and administrative materials, 1986-1997Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/4 | Business cards and
brochures
Miscellaneous cards and brochures for Gay/Lesbian and
supportive businesses.
|
undated |
| 5/5 | By-laws, Lesbian and Gay
Pride, Inc.
By-laws adopted November 19, 1986, incorporation, and tax ID
papers.
|
1986 |
| 5/6 | By-laws--Draft of 1994
(revised) |
1994 |
| 5/7 | By-laws--Draft of 1996
(revised) |
1996 |
| 5/8 | By-laws--General
materials |
undated |
| 5/9 | Discrimination (sexual
orientation) |
undated |
| 5/10 | Equity Foundation |
undated |
| 5/11 | Ellis-Abdill
Includes letter from the Metropolitan Human Rights Campaign
to Stonewall Northwest regarding the murder of Roxane Ellis and Michelle
Abdill; and email message.
|
1995 |
| 5/12 | Film comments from newspapers
on
The birdcage
|
undated |
| 5/13 | Miscellaneous
material |
1993-1997 |
| 5/14 | Pride material
Includes phone logs, cards of participating businesses, a
photograph, and a blank request for cash disbursements, all unidentified by
date.
|
undated |
| 5/15 | Pride Northwest Mission
Statement
Edited mission statement of the organization.
|
undated |
| 5/16 | No on 9/ OCA
Miscellaneous material on the Oregon Citizens Alliance and
Ballot Measure 9, 1992.
|
1992 |
| 5/17 | Social event
flyers |
1997 |
| 5/18 | Stonewall Northwest
Letterhead |
1995 |
| 5/19 | Transgender
material |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
