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Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection, 1972-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Western Washington University. -- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
- Title
- Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection
- Dates
- 1972-2012 (inclusive)19722012
- Quantity
- 4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0136glbtmis
- Summary
- The Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection documents some of the history of the LGBTQ+ community of Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Some access restrictions apply to oral history interviews (Contact repository for details).
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection comprises a collection of materials gathered and housed by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. During the Center's Gay and Lesbian Archives Project in 2001-2002, Center staff solicited archival materials including photographs, publications, posters and other printed materials. A number of individuals from Bellingham and Whatcom County donated materials about the history of the local LGBTQ+ communities.
The Center hosted a workshop to discuss the history and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in Whatcom County, encouraged donation of materials and conducted oral history interviews with several community members.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection documents some of the history of the LGBTQ+ community of Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington. The collection spans the period circa 1972-2012, with the bulk of material from 1972-2002.
Manuscript materials include fliers, posters, journals and a small number of photographs documenting events and activities in the Bellingham and the surrounding area, clippings and articles, as well as information about local LGBTQ+ resources. These materials include incomplete runs of local women's publication the "Women's Network Newsletter", and a local lesbian publication called "The L Word". Manuscripts also include a journal, posters and fliers pertaining to a traveling women's coffeehouse in the early 1990s, and several programs from the Pacific Northwest Women's Music & Cultural Jamboree (held at Western Washington University in the early 1990s). Information about gay and lesbian community resources in Bellingham include histories of the Womencare Shelter (founded in 1979 as a safe house for victims of domestic violence) and the Elizabeth Blackwell Women's Clinic. Manuscripts also include a 1972 photograph of a local gay bar in downtown Bellingham, ephemera documenting LGBTQ+ events held at Western Washington University, and programs from the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Evergreen Empire's drag ball show in Bellingham. The collection contains one folder of records reflecting the concerns and actions of women at the Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp circa 1983-1984. Posters and fliers document anti-nuclear protests at the Boeing Cruise Missile Plant in Kent, Washington, and include the 1985 publication We Are Ordinary Women: A Chronicle of the Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp.
Audio recordings include copies of Chris Pastorino's lesbian radio show, produced by Western Washington University's KUGS station from the early 1980s through 1993. The collection also contains several oral history interviews conducted in conjunction with the Gay and Lesbian Archives project in 2001-2002.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection is organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:
- Series I: Manuscripts circa 1972-2001
- Series II: Audio Recordings circa 1982-2002
Acquisition Information
The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies solicited archival materials for this collection in the course of the Gay and Lesbian Archives Project in 2001-2002. Several individuals donated materials relating to local LGBTQ+ history at the time of the project, with some additional gifts of archival material from community members made in subsequent years.
Processing Note
About Harmful ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialog on this topic), see our Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Manuscripts, circa 1972-2012Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Blackwell's Women's Clinic (history) |
circa 1973-1981 |
| 1 | 2 | Community Resources for GBLT community |
undated |
| 1A | 1-2 | Gender identity, transgender rights and experience (2 folders of articles, clippings and published resources) |
approximately 1995-2012 |
| 1 | 3 | "Grandma's Assumption" article by Suzanne Kolm |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | Imperial Sovereign Court of the Evergreen Empire-I.S.C.E.E. (Drag) event programs, |
1996-2001 |
| 1 | 5 | "L" Word newsletter |
1994-1995 |
| 1 | 6 |
Labyrinth
|
undated |
| 1 | 7 | Lesbian Coffeehouse journal and flyers |
1990-1993 |
| 1A | 3 | Marriage Equality - Clippings and published material |
2005-2012 |
| 1 | 8 | Pacific Northwest Women's Music and Cultural Jamboree |
1991-1994 |
| 1 | 9 | Posters and flyers for local events |
circa 1979-1984 |
| OV1 | Posters for local events |
circa 1979-1984 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1A | 4-6 | Religion, gender and sexuality - publications and resources (3 folders)
Includes a Directory of Inclusive Faith Communities in Greater Seattle area (2003-2004), copies of thE Cable and Record newsletters from Evangelicals Concerned (2003-2008), and copy of a statement from the rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bellingham re: human sexuality.
|
approximately 2003-2011 |
| OV1 | The Stranger: The Queer Issue, Volume 16:41 |
June 21-27, 2007 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 10 | Up & Up bar – historic photograph |
1972 |
| 1 | 11 | Western Washington University related ephemera |
1971-1972 |
| 1 | 12 | Western Washington University – Motherlode concert photographs |
undated |
| 1 | 13 | Whatcom County Coalition of Washington Citizens for Fairness/Hands off Washington campaign for senate bill 1443 |
1993-1994 |
| 1 | 14 | Womencare Shelter – history |
undated |
| 1 | 15 | Women's Network Newsletter |
1981-1983 |
| 1 | 16 | Women's Peace Camp |
1983-1985 |
Series II: Audio Recordings, 1982-2001Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Chris Pastorino's radio shows
|
1982-1993 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Meg Christian and Chris Williamson (Chris Pastorino and Valerie Fisher) - Press Conference |
1983 June 4 |
| 2 | 2 | Women on Air "Lesbians Show" |
1982 August |
| 2 | 3 | Betsy Rose and Janet Peterson Interview |
1985 August |
| 2 | 4 | Meg Christianson Interview |
1982 October |
| 2 | 4 | Holly Near Interview, Seattle |
1983 September 24 |
| 2 | 5 | Women on Air "History of Lesbianism" |
1984 January 5 |
| 2 | 6 | Meg Christian Interview |
1984 April |
| 2 | 7 | Women on Air - Betsy Rose |
1985 February 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Chris Williamson and Tret Fure |
1985 November 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Linda Allen Interview |
1986 January 20 |
| 2 | 9 | Linda Allen Interview |
1989 March 21 |
| 2 | 10 | Women on Air |
1992 August 31 |
| 2 | 11 | Women on Air |
1993 April |
| 2 | 12-13 | Women on Air Final Show |
1993 June 7 |
Oral History Interviews cassettes and transcripts
|
1982-2002 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ashworth, Robert |
2002 February 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Jubilo, Sherry *Interview is indecipherable. |
2002 August 27 |
| 3 | 3 | Morgan, Steve |
2001 December 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Pastorino, Chris *Restrictions apply to this interview |
2002 February 22 |
| 3 | 5 | Rowell, Ross |
2001 November 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Oral History Interview CDs |
|
| Box | Folder | ||
| OV1 | OV1 | Rebecca Valrejean New Testament LP |
1977 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Antinuclear movement--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
- Bisexuals--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Feminism and the arts--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Gay rights--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Gays--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Lesbians--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Oral history--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Transgender people--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Women and peace--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
- Women musicians--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Women's health services--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Women's rights--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources.
- Women's shelters--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Women--Political Activity--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Interviews
- Records (Documents)
