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Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays Portland Chapter records, 1973-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays Portland Chapter records
- Dates
- 1973-2009 (inclusive)19732009
- Quantity
- 3.53 cubic feet, (9 document cases and 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2988-25
- Summary
- Records of the Portland, Oregon chapter of Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
- 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
PFLAG, formerly known as Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is a group which supports the rights of LGBT people, founded in 1972 in New York City by Jeanne Milford. The Portland chapter was started in 1977, when couples Ann and Bill Shepard and Rita and Charles Knapp founded a gay support group named Parents of Gays. This group elected to join the PFLAG National Network in 1982.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains the records of the Portland, Oregon chapter of Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). The materials include brochures, pamphlets, notes, and newspaper clippings regarding gay rights issues, including PFLAG's efforts to combat anti-gay legislation such as Oregon Measure 9 and Oregon Measure 36. The collection also includes PFLAG newsletters, and materials related to the 1986 national PFLAG convention in Portland, Oregon.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN).
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
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays Portland Chapter records, Mss 2988-25, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Materials are generally sorted in alphabetical order by medium or subject, interspersed with the following series:
- Series A: General materials
- Series B: National PFLAG Convention in Portland, Oregon
- Series C: Marriage equality
- Series D: Measures and other legislation
Custodial History
Received via the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN)
Acquisition Information
Lib. Acc. 28862.
Processing Note
Collection processed by Sue Armitage in 2016 and Jeffrey A. Hayes in 2018.
Separated Materials
Cassettes and reel tape were separated into Oral History Collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Video tapes and DVD were separated into Film Collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A : General materials , 1973-2009 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Description of collection's contents |
undated |
| 1/2 | Advertising |
2005 |
| 1/3 | Anti-gay legislation - how to combat it |
1996-2002 |
| 1/4 | Biology - gay men |
2004-2008 |
| 1/5 | Biology and sexual orientation |
1993, undated |
| 1/6 | Bisexuality resource packet |
undated |
| 1/7 | Boards - how to form and run |
undated |
| 1/8 | Boosters and early letters |
1976-1985 |
| 1/9 | Basic Rights Oregon |
2008 |
| 1/10 | Basic Rights Oregon information flyers |
2007-2008 |
| 1/11 | Basic Rights Oregon lobby day |
|
| 1/12 | Brochures |
circa 1995, 2001-2002 |
| 1/13 | Brochures |
2000-2002 |
| 1/14 | Brochures and pamphlets |
1998, 2003-2005 |
| 1/15 | Bullying in schools |
2005-2009 |
| 2/1 | Civil rights laws |
2005-2006 |
| 2/2 | Planning for 2006 regional conference |
2006 |
| 2/3 | Conference evaluations |
2006 |
| 2/4 | Convention programs |
1992-1996 |
| 2/5-2/6 | Convention in Denver |
1984 |
| 3/1 | Declaration of human rights |
undated |
| 3/2-3/4 | Educational workshops and pamphlets |
|
| 3/5 | Election |
2004 |
| 3/6 | Elder LGBT |
2004 |
| 3/7 | Ethnic tropes |
undated |
| 3/8 | Expenses, payments |
1985 |
| 4/1 | Flag catalog |
2007 |
| 4/2 | Fundraising records |
2003-2006 |
| 4/3 | Fundraising events |
1986 |
| 4/4 | Fundamentally Speaking study guide by Todd Huttle
|
1999 |
| 4/5 | Gay Press Association mailing list |
1984 |
| 4/6 | Gay city maps and guides for Portland |
2005-2006 |
| 4/7 | Gill Foundation, Denver, Colorado |
2000 |
| 4/8 | Hate Crimes, Washington County |
1999-2006 |
| 4/9 | Helpline resources |
undated |
| 4/10 | Holocaust Memorial Museum
Materials from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
regarding persecution of gays in the Third Reich.
|
1990-1999, undated |
| 4/11 | Hospitality |
1986 |
| 4/12 | How-to guides: Letters to the editor, interviews
|
undated |
| 4/13 | How-to guides: Letters to the editor |
1985 |
| 4/14 | Intel - Gay employee group |
1994-1998 |
| 4/15 | Intersex |
2001-2008, undated |
| 4/16 | Letters to the editor |
1999-2007 |
| 5/1 | Listening communities |
1995-2005 |
| 5/2 | Lower Columbia/Hipfish |
2007-2008, undated |
| 6/4 | Richard Ralph Mowry papers |
2003, undated |
| 6/5 | National PFLAG folder and buttons |
undated |
| 6/6 | National Coming Out Day |
2003 |
| 6/7 | National and local magazines |
1983-2005 |
| 6/8 | PFLAG newsletters |
1990-1994 |
| 6/9 | National PFLAG newspapers |
1990-1994 |
| 7/1 | Gay/Alternative newspapers |
1988-2004 |
| 7/2 | National/local newspaper articles |
|
| 7/3 | Obituaries |
2003, 2005 |
| 7/4 | "Our Place at the Family Table" conference |
1993 |
| 10/1 | "PFLAG Pinks" supporting Race for the Cure |
2007 |
| 7/5 | Portland Gay Men's Chorus |
1997 |
| 7/6 | Portland Voice newsletters |
1996, 1999, 2001-2003 |
| 7/7 | Portland Voice newsletters |
2004-2006 |
| 8/1 | Pride songs |
undated |
| 8/2 | Public Service Announcements |
2008 |
| 8/3 | Psychology/Psychiatry on gays |
1997-1998 |
| 8/4 | Q Center |
2003-2006 |
| 8/5 | Racism/Oppression |
undated |
| 8/6 | Bob Ralph Memorial Service/PFLAG mailing list
|
1991, 1995 |
| 8/7 | Reflections: Quarterly Resource Directory |
1986 |
| 8/8 | Annual reports and miscellaneous papers |
199201994, 1991-2004 |
| 8/9 | Annual report |
2006 |
| 8/10 | Schedules, events, members |
1980-1989 |
| 8/11-8/12 | Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
|
|
| 9/1 | Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
|
1993-2001 |
| 9/2 | Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
|
2005-2006, undated |
| 9/3 | Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) - Drop-In
Center, volunteer manual |
2008 |
| 9/4 | Straight Spouses newsletters |
2001-2003 |
| 9/5 | Substance Abuse in the Gay Community workshop handouts
|
1980-1989 |
| 9/6 | Web resources list |
undated |
| 10/3 | World map |
undated |
| 9/7 | World without LGBT flyer |
1997 |
| 9/8 | Marge Work papers |
1991-1993, undated |
| 10/2 | Marge Work folder, "Women in Transition" |
1973-1980 |
| 9/9 | Youth suicide materials |
undated |
| 9/10 | Miscellaneous papers |
1982-1986 |
| 9/11 | Miscellaneous papers |
1990-1999 |
| 9/12 | Miscellaneous papers |
1993 |
| 9/13 | Miscellaneous papers |
2000-2004 |
| 9/14 | Miscellaneous papers |
2000-2009 |
| 9/15 | Photographs |
undated |
Series B : National PFLAG Convention in Portland, Oregon , 1986 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/7 | General files |
|
| 2/8 | Committees |
|
| 2/9 | Drafts for convention |
|
| 2/10 | Hotel planning |
|
| 2/11 | Speaker selection |
|
| 2/12 | Planning with Benson hotel |
Series C : Marriage equality , 2003-2005 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/3 | Pamphlets on Marriage equality |
undated |
| 5/4 | Newspaper clippings re marriage equality |
2004, undated |
| 5/5 | Legal papers re marriage equality |
2003-2004 |
| 5/6 | Marriage equality - Li et al. v. State of Oregon, et
al. decision |
2005 |
| 5/7 | Marriage equality - Information from Basic Rights
Oregon |
2004 |
Series D : Measures and other legislation , 1991-2005 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/8 | Measure 9 |
1991-1992 |
| 5/9 | Measure 12 |
1993-1994 |
| 6/1 | No on Measure 36 notebook |
2004 |
| 6/2 | No on Measure 36 - PFLAG actions |
2004 |
| 6/3 | Senate Bill 1000 |
2005 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Congresses and conventions--Oregon--Portland
- Gay liberation movement--Portland
- Gay liberation movement--Portland
- Gays--Oregon--Portland
- Lesbians--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Portland, Or.)--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Administrative records
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
