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Collection on Gay Life in Boise, Idaho, 1978-2022
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Collection on Gay Life in Boise, Idaho
- Dates
- 1978-2022 (inclusive)19782022
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (7 boxes, plus memorabilia)
- Collection Number
- MSS 192
- Summary
- The Collection on Gay Life in Boise, Idaho consists of printed material and memorabilia, mainly from gay organizations.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Collection on Gay Life in Boise, Idaho consists of printed material and memorabilia, mainly from gay organizations beginning in 1978. Includes programs from Elm Awards and Les Bois Awards ceremonies and annual Gay Pride Day magazines.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Collection on Gay Life in Boise, Idaho, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection arranged in five series: 1. Miscellaneous documents; 2. Flyers, brochures, etc. distributed as inserts with Boise's gay newspaper, under its various names; and 3. Handbills, flyers, brochures, etc., promoting events and organizations; 4. Boise Gay Pride programs and magazines; and 5. Memorabilia.
Acquisition Information
Assembled from various sources.
Future Additions
Accruals are expected.
Related Materials
See also the collection of theater programs from Spontaneous Productions (MSS 188) and records of Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors (MSS 211) and The Community Center, Inc. (MSS 241). Programs from the coronations of the Imperial Sovereign Gem Court of Idaho are found in the Doug Flanders "Martini" collection (MSS 245).
Spontaneous Productions: https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv00088
Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors: https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv417480
The Community Center, Inc: https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv57073
Douglas E. Flanders/Martini Papers: https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40740
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: DocumentsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | The Community Center: Articles of Incorporation |
1983 |
| 1 | 2 | Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors: Annual newsletters |
1998, 2000-2003 |
| 1 | 3 | Imperial Sovereign Gem Court of Boise, Idaho: History (as of 2005) |
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| 1 | 4 | Mr., Miss, Ms. Gay Idaho Foundation: Bylaws |
1992 1996 |
| 1 | 5 | Sunday's Children, Inc.: Articles of Incorporation |
1981 |
| 1 | 6 | Elm Awards programs |
1978-1982 |
| 1 | 7 | Elm Awards programs |
1999-2002 |
| 1 | 8 | Elm Awards programs |
2004 2006 2016 |
| 1 | 9 | Les Bois Awards programs |
2009 |
| 1 | 10 | Boise City employment policy: Timeline of lobbying |
1999-2004 |
| 1 | 11 | Boise City employment policy: Council emails |
2003-2004 |
| 1 | 12 | Treasure Valley Pride Association, Inc. |
2001 |
| 1 | 13 | Northwest LGBTA Youth Conference for Hope (Boise) |
2011 |
| 1 | 14 | Idaho AIDS Foundation annual report |
1990 |
| 1 | 15 | State Anti-discrimination Bill Information Packet |
2013 |
| oversize_drawers | drawer | ||
| 9037 | 9 | "Boys of Boise Revisited," The Intermountain Observer |
1971 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 3 | Salmon Teacher Incident |
2002 |
| 6 | 4 | South Eastern Idaho - General |
|
| 6 | 5 | PFLAG |
|
| 6 | 6 | Theron McGriff - March in Idaho Falls |
2002 |
| 6 | 10 | Theron McGriff |
|
| 6 | 7 | Correspondence |
|
| 6 | 8 | Our Complex Past: A Look at Human Rights in Idaho |
|
| 6 | 9 | Merlin H. Page Exhibition |
|
| 6 | 11 | Gay Life Articles |
|
| 6 | 12 | AIDS Awareness Benefit |
2002, December 08 |
2: Flyers, brochures, etc. distributed as inserts with Boise's gay newspaper, under its various names (The Paper, Out, Diversity)Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1-8 | Flyers, brochures, etc. distributed as inserts with Boise's gay newspaper, under its various names (The Paper, Out, Diversity) |
1984-1992, 1998-2002 |
| 2 | 9 | Diversity: Barbara Gittings autograph |
2004 |
| 2 | 10 | Diversity: Michael Cunningham autograph |
2004 |
3: Handbills, flyers, brochures, etc., promoting events and organizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1-18 | Handbills, flyers, brochures |
1997-2017 |
| 4 | Valentine for Aids Poster |
2019 |
Boise Gay Pride programs and magazinesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | First Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day, Boise, Idaho |
1990 |
| 6 | 1 | Second Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day |
1991 |
| 4 | The Third Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day...Program |
1992 | |
| 4 | The Fourth Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day....Program |
1993 | |
| 4 | The Fifth Annual Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Freedom Day...Program |
1994 | |
| 4 | The Sixth Annual Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Freedom Day...Program |
1995 | |
| 4 | From Silence to Celebration / The Official Publication of the Seventh Annual... |
1996 | |
| 4 | Absolutely Idaho / The Official Publication of the Eighth Annual... |
1997 | |
| 4 | Pride 1998 Magazine |
1998 | |
| 4 | 1999 Idaho Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Magazine |
1999 | |
| 4 | Queer (ish) |
2000 | |
| 4 | 2001, A Queer Odyssey |
2001 | |
| 4 | Pride Magazine |
2002 | |
| 4 | Peace Through Pride |
2003 | |
| 4 | Out 4 Justice / Boise Pride |
2004 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 2 | Pride Programs |
2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| 4 | Boise Weekly issue "Pride 2005" |
2005 | |
| 4 | (no publication) |
2008 2009 | |
| 4 | Idaho Pride Magazine |
2010 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 2 | 2014 Pridefest Schedule |
2014 |
| 6 | 2 | 2015 Pride Guide/OutBoise Magazine |
2015 |
| 8 | Boise Pride 2021 |
2021 | |
| 8 | Boise Pride 2022 |
2022 |
5: MemorabiliaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5 | Elm Awards plaques |
1981 |
| 5 | Gay Pride buttons |
1996- |
| 5 | YFFN buttons |
|
| 5 | Other buttons: Pride and Coronation. Includes "Support Your Local Policewomen" from the 1978 firing of seven Boise female police employees. |
|
| 5 | Coffee mug |
|
| 5 | Pens |
|
| 5 | COVID Pride facemask |
2022 |
| 6 | Photos: 1992 and 1997 Pride parades in Boise, by Debbie Graham |
|
T-shirts |
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| Box | ||
| 7 | Decline to Sign / No on One Coalition |
1994 |
| 7 | Lesbian Avengers [from Proposition One Campaign] |
1994 |
| 7 | DuToit City Council [James DuToit candidacy for Boise City Council] |
1997 |
| 7 | The Rocky Horror Show / Spontaneous Productions |
|
| 7 | T-shirts from the annual Gay Pride celebrations in Boise |
2001 |
| 7 | Pride 87 Boise, Idaho / The Community Center |
1987 |
| 7 | Together We Can Make a Difference |
1990 |
| 7 | Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day 2, Boise, Idaho Unity Equals Freedom |
1991 |
| 7 | Second Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day, Boise, Idaho, Unity at Freedom |
1991 June 22 |
| 7 | Third Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Parade, Boise, Idaho, A Simple Matter of Justice [both grey and white] |
1992 June 13 |
| 7 | A Family of Pride (copyright Jen Ray 1993) [white] |
1993 |
| 7 | A Family of Pride (copyright Jen Ray 1993) [blue] |
1993 |
Gay Pride T-Shirts |
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| Box | ||
| 8 | Heritage of Pride / Quest for Freedom |
1994 |
| 8 | Idaho Pride A Tapestry of Diversity |
1995 |
| 8 | 7th Annual Pride Week Boise, Idaho |
1996 |
| 8 | Absolutely Idaho Pride |
1997 |
| 8 | Pride, Boise, Idaho, Lesbian, Transgendered, Bisexual, and Gay Parade Pride 98 Boise, Idaho |
1998 |
| 8 | Ten Years of Idaho Pride |
1999 |
| 8 | Y2Gay 2000 Pride |
2000 July 15 |
| 8 | Queer as Idaho |
2001 |
| 8 | Be Yourself Change the World |
2002 |
| 8 | Peace Through Pride |
2003 |
| 8 | Out 4 Justice |
2004 |
| 8 | Boise Pride Live Out Proud |
2005 |
| 8 | Pride Boise 06 |
2006 |
| 8 | Boise Pride June 9, oh-seven |
2007 |
PostersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversize_drawers | drawer | ||
| 9037 | 9 | Pride (incomplete) |
1996-2015 |
| 9037 | 9 | AIDS events and conferences |
1999-2009 |
| 9037 | 9 | Films |
2001-2007 |
| 9037 | 9 | Women's Night |
1998-1999 |
| Folder | |||
| 9037 | 9 | "Gay Life in Idaho" (Alan Virta) |
|
| 9037 | 9 | Queer ID Conference |
2006 |
| drawer | |||
| 9037 | 9 | Idaho Human Rights |
2001 |
| 9037 | 9 | Seattle Women's Chorus (Idaho Voices for Diversity) |
2005 |
| 9037 | 9 | Minerva Jayne's Pink-Trash, Cuntry-Burfday Bash |
2009 |
| 9037 | 9 | Princess 30, The Emerald Club |
2007 |
| 9037 | 9 | No On 1 Coalition |
1994 |
| 9037 | 9 | Elm Awards |
2002, 2006 |
| 9037 | 9 | City of Boise Pride Street Banner (signed by Mayor Bieter and City Council) |
2018 |
Audio-VisualReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5 | Micro and audio cassette: Mary Ann Kelly |
2003 |
| 5 | Cassette: Frank Kameny |
2003 |
| 5 | VHS: Channel 8 raw footage |
|
| 5 | VHS: Pridaho |
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| 5 | CD: AIDS Awareness Weekend |
2002 |
| 5 | CD: Merlon Page paintings |
|
| 6 | Boise Freedom Day Rally and Parade Photographs (2 envelopes) by Deborah/Debbie Graham |
1997 |
| 6 | Boise Gay Pride Parade Photographs (2 envelopes) by Deborah/Debbie Graham |
1992 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gay culture
- LGBTQ+ civil rights
- LGBTQ+ communities
Corporate Names
- The Community Center (Boise, Idaho)
- Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors (Organization)
Occupations
- Drag queens
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