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Holly Pruett papers, 1969-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pruett, Holly
- Title
- Holly Pruett papers
- Dates
- 1969-2004 (inclusive)19692004
1991-2004 (bulk)19912004 - Quantity
- 4.4 cubic feet, (10 document cases and 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 679
- Summary
- Papers relating to Holly Pruett's work in gay rights activism, particularly with the 1994 No on 13 campaign.
- 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
Measure 13 was a ballot measure placed on the ballot for the 1994 November election in Oregon. The measure, written by the right-wing group Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA), called for the state constitution to be amended so that homosexuals were denied “minority status” protections, and so that public schools and other organizations would be barred from “promoting or expressing approval of homosexuality.” The measure was remarkably similar to 1992’s Measure 9, which had also been authored by the Oregon Citizens Alliance and been defeated at the polls. Thanks to a vigorous opposition campaign, Measure 13 also failed at the polls, with 52% of voters rejecting the measure. In the aftermath of the 1994 election, staffers from the No on 13 campaign formed the gay rights advocacy group Basic Rights Oregon.
Measure 36 was a 2004 Oregon initiative which sought to amend the state constitution so as to explicitly define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Basic Rights Oregon led the campaign opposing the measure. However, the measure ultimately passed, 56.63% to 43.37%, and the Oregon Constitution was amended so as to officially bar legal recognition of same-sex marriages. In May 2014, United States District Judge Michael McShane ruled that the clause prohibiting same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, as it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Since then, Oregon has legally recognized same-sex marriages.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection primarily consists of papers relating to Holly Pruett’s activism regarding gay rights in Oregon. The bulk of the collection consists of records from the No on 13 campaign of 1994, wherein Pruett served as deputy campaign manager, but records from the 2004 No on 36 campaign, records from Support Our Communities Political Action Committee (SOC PAC), and early records of Basic Rights Oregon are also present. Another major component of the collection concerns a report which Pruett co-authored with No on 13 campaign manager Julie Davis, titled, “Oregon’s No on 13 Campaign: A Case Study in Movement Building through Electoral Organizing.” Additional materials include Pruett’s Master’s thesis, papers relating to Pruett's involvement with other activism-related activities, papers relating to non-Oregon gay rights issues in the early 1990s, a 1969 brochure for Black Studies at Reed College, and issues of gay and lesbian-oriented publications.
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. 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
Holly Pruett papers, Coll 679, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series A: No on 13 campaign
- Series B: Basic Rights Oregon
- Series C: Support Our Communities Political Action Committee (SOC PAC)
- Series D: Writings
- Series E: No on 36 campaign
- Series F: Other activism
- Series G: Other papers and ephemera
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A: No on 13 campaign, 1992-1994, (bulk 1994) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Original folders
Materials organized
and titled identically to Pruett's original
order. Unless stated otherwise, the folder title accurately reflects its
contents.
|
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Active field - PDX |
1994 |
| 1/2 | Active field - State |
1994 |
| 1/3 | Cable show |
1994 |
| 1/4 | Business endorsements
Handwritten notes.
|
1994 |
| 1/5 | Coalition planning |
1994 |
| 1/6 | Communications plan |
1994 |
| 1/7 | Communications team
Includes materials relating to the 1992 No on 9 campaign
|
1992-1994 |
| 1/8 | Field
Contains various papers, including ones relating to campaign
field offices, from which the folder's title was likely derived.
|
1994 |
| 1/9 | Internal/Personnel |
1994 |
| 1/10 | July 8th materials
Title refers to date when signatures to put Measure 13 on the
ballot were submitted.
|
1994 |
| 1/11 | Lit pieces
Includes some campaign literature for John Kitzhaber's
gubenatorial run.
|
1994 |
| 1/12 | Misc. communications |
1994 |
| 1/13 | Old 'To Do' lists |
1994 |
| 1/14 | POC plan
Materials regarding outreach to African Americans.
|
1994 |
| 1/15 | Persuasion literature |
1994 |
| 2/1 | State/local protocols |
1994 |
| 2/2 | Voters Pamphlet
Includes statements of opposition to 1992's Measure 9.
|
1992-1994 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/3 | Item values for benefit auction |
1994 |
| 2/4 | Benefit auction program |
1994 October 7 |
| 2/5 | Bigot Busters materials |
1994 |
| 2/6 | Board endorsements |
1994 |
| 2/7 | Campaign calendar |
1994 August-November |
| 2/8 | Campaign planning records |
1994 |
| 2/9 | Campaign security and emergency communications
|
1994 |
| 2/10 | Committee minutes |
1994 August |
| 2/11 | Committee roster |
1994 |
Subseries 2: Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/12 | Correspondence and memos |
1994 |
| 2/13 | Fax correspondence |
1994 August-October |
| 2/14 | Fax cover sheets
Contents of faxes were missing or misplaced by time of
processing.
|
1994 August-September |
| 2/15 | Lawn signs |
1994 September |
| 2/16 | Non-Profit Support Services |
1994 October |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/17 | Materials re David Allen case and "Five Oaks Incident"
Criminal case and controversy which supporters of Measure 13
used as a campaign issue.
|
1994 |
| 2/18 | Correspondence and forms re endorsements |
1994 |
| 2/19 | Flyers |
1994 |
| 2/20 | Even flyers |
1994 September-October |
| 2/21 | Flyers and publications forwarded to Pruett
Materials had been clipped together.
|
1994 |
Subseries 3: Finances and fundraising |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/22 | Financial records
Includes some financial records for Support Our Communities
Politican Action Committee (SOC PAC).
|
1994 |
| 3/1 | Fundraising flyers |
1994 |
| 3/2 | Fundraising records |
1994 |
| 3/3 | "Initative Efforts in 1994, with Preliminary Dollars"
Sheet erronously has correction implying that Measure 13
passed. Additional copy attached to records in another folder indicate that the
person correcting the sheet meant to mark the measure listed below.
|
1994 November 30 |
| 3/4 | List of No on 9 donors, and attached fundraising
letter to Joe Brown
List most likely compiled to determine who to contact for
fundraising for the No on 13 campaign.
|
1994 August-September |
Subseries 4: Lists and contact information |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/5 | Rosters and contact information |
1994 |
| 3/6 | List of cable access shows in Oregon and in
Vancouver, Washington |
1994 September |
| 3/7 | List and contact information of attendees at
conference in Portland, "Lon and Beyond" |
circa 1994 |
| 3/8 | Contact information for local branches of "friendly"
state-wide organizations |
1994 |
| 3/9 | Lists and contact information of human dignity groups
|
1994 |
| 3/10 | Coos and Clatsop County contacts |
1994 |
| 3/11 | Lane County contacts |
1994 |
| 3/12 | List of organizations opposing Measure 13
|
1994 |
| 3/13 | List and contact information of attendees at SOC PAC
conference |
1993 December - 1994 March |
Subseries 5: Messaging, media and publications |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 12/1 | Corvallis Gazette-Times article |
1994 September 9 |
| 3/14 | Papers and correspondence re messaging |
1994 |
| 3/15 | Research on messaging, "13 is the same as 9"
|
1994 |
| 3/16 | "It's B-A-A-CK" message drafts |
1994 August |
| 12/2 | League of Women Voter's Guide |
1994 November |
| 3/17 | No on 13 mailer |
1994 |
| 3/18 | MOBA Media Inc. news releases |
1994 September - October |
| 3/19 | "Morning Message/Message of the Day" releases
|
1994 September-November |
| 3/20 | Newsletters and mailings from allied organizations
|
1994 |
| 3/21 | Newspaper articles and news reports |
1994 |
| 4/1 | Newspaper articles and promotional materials
|
1994 |
| 4/2 | Oregonian piece on Measure 9
Used for research during the No on 13 campaign.
|
1992 |
| 3/22-3/23 | Photocopied newspaper clippings
Also includes articles about other gay rights-related news
that year.
|
1994 |
| 4/3 | Photocopied newspaper clippings sent to Timothy
Lehman |
1994 |
| 4/4 | Quotes from Barbara Bernstein interviews |
1994 |
| 12/3 | Issue of Wall Street Journal |
1994 October 7 |
Subseries 6: Opposition research materials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/5 | Writing on anti-Mormonism of Measure 13 authors
|
1994 |
| 4/6-4/8 | Materials re Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA) and
allied organizations
Group that authored and lobbied for Measure 13.
|
1994 |
| 12/4 | Yes on 13 newspaper mailings |
1994 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/10 | No on 13 rally records |
1994 September-October |
| 4/11 | No on 13 rally photograph
Thank you note to Julie Davis is written on the back.
|
1994 October 9 |
| 4/12 | Religious Right Response materials
Materials had been clipped together.
|
1994 |
| 4/13 | Sheet music, "Take One Step" by Alice Knotte
Includes a letter from Knotte about the song.
|
1994 |
| 4/14 | Papers and correspondence re staff and volunteers
|
1994 |
| 4/15 | Staffing - blank personal profile form |
1994 |
| 4/16 | Staff weekly reports |
1994 August-September |
Subseries 7: Statements |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/1 | No on 13 statements |
1994 |
| 6/2 | Yes on 13 statements |
1994 |
| 4/17 | Statements, mailings, etc. |
1994 |
| 4/18 | Statements by organizations |
1994 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/1 | Text of Measure 13 |
1994 |
| 6/3 | Voter Contact Services cross count profile summary
|
1994 September |
| 12/9 | Voters' Pamphlet statements against Measure 9
Presumably used for research during the No on 13 campaign.
|
1992 |
| 5/2 | Write-up on anti-gay discrimination against Marge
Montague |
1994 |
Subseries 8: Post-election activities |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/3 | Records |
1994 November |
| 5/4 | Debrief meetings |
1994 November |
| 12/5 | Easel sheets with notes from debrief meetings
|
1994 November |
| 5/5 | Plans |
1994 |
| 5/6 | Staff assessments of campaign |
1994 November-December |
Series B: Basic Rights Oregon, 1995Return to Top
Organization that grew out of the No on 13 campaign.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/7 | ||
| 12/6 | ||
| 5/8 |
Series C: Support Our Communities Political Action Committee (SOC PAC), 1993-1995Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/9 | Records
Removed from binder.
|
1993 |
| 5/10 | Records
Loose records.
|
1993 |
| 7/1 | Records |
1993-1994 |
| 7/2 | Records |
1995 |
| 7/3 | Campaign planning and literature |
1993 |
| 7/4 | List of endorsers |
1994 January |
| 7/5 | Job and position descriptions |
1994 |
| 7/6 | Mailings |
1993 December - 1994 July |
| 7/7 | Materials for opposition to Oregon Citizens Alliance
municipal measures |
1993 |
| 7/8 | "Reading"
Articles, notes, and SOC PAC records that had been housed
together.
|
1993; undated |
| 7/9 | Steering committee records |
1994 August-September |
Series D: Writings, 1992-1995Return to Top
Papers written by Pruett and Julie Davis, and related materials.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/10 | Master's thesis, "Fighting the Good Fight: Leadership
Development in a Political Action Committee" |
1994 May |
| 7/11 | SOC PAC papers found with master's thesis |
1993-1994 |
Subseries 1: No on 13 campaign report
Report co-authored with Julie Davis through Basic Rights
Oregon, titled, "Oregon's No on 13 Campaign: A Case Study in Movement Building
through Electorial Organizing."
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/12 | Proposal for report
Proposal titles the report as, "Out-Organizing the Radical
Right: Organizational Development and Campaign Strategy"
|
1995 January 20 |
| 7/13 | First draft and related papers |
1995 |
| 8/1 | Second draft |
1995 |
| 8/3 | Third draft |
1995 |
| 8/3 | Fourth draft |
1995 |
| 8/4 | Original copy of final draft |
1995 October |
| 9/1 | Copy of final report |
1995 |
| 9/2 | Research notes, correspondence, etc. |
1994-1995 |
| 9/3 | "Various documents which may be needed for
appendices" |
1992-1995 |
Series E: No on 36 campaign, 2004Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 9/4 | Records and ephemera |
|
| 9/5 | African American outreach and involvement |
|
| 9/6 | Asian American, Latino, and Pacific Islander outreach
and involement |
|
| 9/7 | Endorser notes |
|
| 9/8 | Lists |
|
| 9/9 | Lobbying strategies and tips
Includes original folder that housed materials.
|
|
| 9/10 | Plans |
|
| 10/1 | Promotional materials and advertisements |
|
| 10/2 | Post-election records |
Series F: Other activism, 1991-1995Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10/3 | Notes and papers on activism and leadership workshops
Had been originally housed in a binder.
|
1993-1994 |
| 10/4 | "Analysis and Response Plan to Traditional Values
Coalition Videotape 'Gay Rights/Special Rights'" by Renée DeLapp
Includes related papers.
|
1993 October 22 |
| 10/5 | "Campaign Messages and Audiences"
Chart designed by Pruett.
|
1995 |
| 10/6 | Community Strategic Training Initiative (CSTI) records
Includes original folder with timelogs.
|
1991 |
| 12/7 | Easel sheets with notes from CSTI meeting |
1991 |
| 10/7 | Federal Advocacy Network |
1994 |
| 10/8 | Human Rights Campaign Fund |
1993-1994 |
| 10/9 | Papers re immigration and affirmative action
|
1994-1995; undated |
| 10/10 | Program for Mackenize River Gathering with piece on
Rural Organizing Project's work on No on 9 |
1994 |
| 10/11 | Memo on draft plan for National Freedom to Marry
Coalition |
1995 September 6 |
| 10/12 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, "Action Kit -
Fight the Right: March on Washington Edition" |
circa 1993 |
Subseries 1: Non-Oregon materials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10/13 | Non-Oregon anti-gay groups |
1994 |
| 10/14 | News releases re non-Oregon measures |
1994 |
| 10/15 | Michigan Campaign for Human Dignity records
|
1994 |
| 10/16 | Washington Citizens for Fairness/Hands off Washington
grant proposal |
1993 |
| 10/17 | Washington Citizens for Fairness/Hands off Washington
records
Had originally been housed with SOC PAC "Reading" folder.
|
1993 November |
| 11/1 | Washington Citizens for Fairness records |
1994 |
| Box/Folder | ||
Oregon House Democratic Campaign Committee "Model
Campaign Plan: 1992 Primary Election" |
1992 | |
| 11/2 | Oregon Speak Out Project |
1993 |
| 11/3 | Oregonian issue with article on cultural divide over
gay rights |
1993 July 11 |
| 12/10 | Portland Police Bureau/Sexual Minorities Partnership
Agreement |
1994 September-October |
| 11/4 | E-Mail correspondence and photocopied clippings re Tom
Potter's withdrawal from U.S. Justice Department nomination
Potter, then Portland police chief, withdrew after Potter's
support of gay rights became considered controversial by the Clinton
Administration.
|
1994 October |
| 11/5 | Research on history of bigotry and discrimination
|
1995 |
| 11/6 | "The Right Response: A Report on National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force 'Fight the Right' Activities in 1993" |
1994 January |
| 11/7 | Draft, "Run and Win Workbook," by Dave Fleischer
|
1995 |
| 11/8 | Search Conference |
1991 |
| 11/9 | Western States Center |
1994 |
Series G: Other papers and ephemera, 1969-1998 Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 11/11 | Brochure, "Black Studies at Reed" |
1969 July |
| 11/12 | Court order re Kennneth Lewis v. Phil Keisling, Scott
Lively, et al. |
1994 September 6 |
| 11/13 | Event flyer with note on back
Note reads, "Counties in OR by Cong. dist." Note was probably
originally attached to a list.
|
circa 1994 |
Subseries 1: Publications and articles |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 11/14 | Article "The Crisis of Socialism and the Third
World," by Franz J. Hinkelammert |
1993 |
| 11/15 | Gretchen: The Story of Gretchen Miller Kafoury
|
1998 |
| 12/8 | Issues of Just Out |
1994 November 4; 1995 November 17 |
| 11/16 | Issue of The Lesbian Insider Insighter Inciter
|
1981 January |
| 11/17 | Issue of Transformation
|
1994 January-February |
| 11/18 | Article, "Rebuilding Politics from the Ground Up"
|
1993 |
| 11/19 | Article, "Who Killed L.A.? The War Against the
Cities," by Mike Davis |
1993 June |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 11/20 | Voters' pamphlet for May 1994 election |
1994 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gay rights--Oregon
- Homophobia--Oregon
- Political campaigns--Oregon
- Referendum--Oregon
- Social action--Oregon
Personal Names
- Pruett, Holly--Archives
Corporate Names
- Basic Rights Oregon
- Oregon Citizens Alliance
- Support Our Communities Political Action Committee
Geographical Names
- Oregon--Gay rights
Form or Genre Terms
- Administrative records
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Fliers (printed matter)
- Masters theses
- Publications (documents)
- Reports
Titles within the Collection
- Just Out
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Davis, Julie (creator)
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