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Lesbian Community Project records, 1976-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lesbian Community Project
Title
Lesbian Community Project records
Dates
1976-2008 (inclusive)
1985-2008 (bulk)
Quantity
13 cubic feet, (26 document cases, 1 card file box, 1 oversize folder, 1 tube)
Collection Number
Mss 2988-12
Summary
Records of lesbian community and political activism group headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, publications, files on organizations and issues, and photographs. Materials date primarily from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.
Repository
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

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1985, the Lesbian Community Project (LCP) began its mission to promote, as it states in its first mission statement, the “well-being of the lesbian community through a grassroots organization with an evolving multi-issue, multi-cultural perspective.” Over the course of the next 23 years until closing its doors in 2008, LCP became a champion of lesbians in the greater Portland area as well as the stretches of Oregon and nearby Vancouver, WA. In its history, the LCP has expanded the visibility of Pacific Northwest’s lesbian and gay community as can be seen in grants received, the conferences and programs they offered, the political fights lost and won, the individuals LCP stood behind, the directors who led the charge, and the activities of countless members and volunteers; all of which are part of the collection.

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Content Description

As a grassroots nonprofit organization, LCP records show the establishment of an organization from the initial thoughts of its founding members through the passing of its 20th Anniversary; its connecting ties to the Community Education Project; the by-laws and mission statements that developed over the years to best represent the changing lesbian community; the financial struggle of depending on grants and donations to survive while best serving its community; and the shaping of an organization as the issues and images of the lesbian, gay and transgender community shifted over time.

The LCP collection includes records of administrative, financial, legal, personnel, board of director, committee, media, and membership activities within the organization as well as key social and political issues, events, and organizations of interest to LCP during its tenure. The collection also includes the LCP publication On Track. Letters from the lesbians throughout Oregon in thanks of the LCP can also be found in the collection.

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Use of the Collection

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 Community Project records, Mss 2988-12, Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Administrative records
  • Series B: Political and social issues
  • Series C: Lesbian Community Project activities

Custodial History

The collection was originally housed in the organization's offices in Portland's Union Station. The materials were gathered by the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN) and donated to the Oregon Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Acquired 2003-2010: Library Accessions 24975, 26081, 261123, 26300, and 27027.

Separated Materials

The following materials have been transferred to the artifact collection of the Oregon Historical Society:

  • On Track Award plaque of 1994-1996 winners
  • Annie Ocean "Placenta - Tree of Life" original framed artwork

Oral histories received with this collection have been transferred to the oral history collections of the Oregon Historical Society and will be cataloged individually.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Gay liberation movement--Oregon.
  • Gay liberation movement--Northwest, Pacific.
  • Lesbians--Northwest, Pacific.
  • Lesbians--Oregon.
  • Lesbians--Societies and Clubs--Northwest, Pacific.
  • Women--Societies and Clubs--Oregon.
  • Women--Societies and Clubs--Northwest, Pacific

Corporate Names

  • Lesiban Community Project--Archives. (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs.
  • Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs.
  • Portland (Or.)--Societies and clubs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Letters (correspondence)

Titles within the Collection

  • On track

Finding aid prepared by Katrina O'Brien
2012

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