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Pride Center records, 1990-2022

Overview of the Collection

Title
Pride Center records
Dates
1990-2022 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.6 linear feet, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
EWU-022-0844
Summary
The Pride Center records collection contains notes and records from the Pride Center, a proclamation from the White House, and scrapbook pages filled with newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings are related to LGBTQ issues and various topics such as the AIDS epidemic, an anti-LGBTQ+ Colorado amendment, Dont ask dont tell policy, Advocacy and protest for and against the queer community, and public opinion.
Repository
Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Records on the LGBT task force that led to the creation of the Pride Center and scrapbooks.

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Historical Note

Eastern Washington University (EWU) saw the emergence of its first queer organization, the Gay And Lesbian Alliance (GALA), by 1984. The club began meeting in the Women's Center with the intention to serve the homosexual students of EWU. They moved their meetings to Monroe Hall and renamed themselves the Gay Lesbian Student Alliance sometime before January of 1986. Several name changes occurred over the years including the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance and the Student Alliance For Equality (SAFE) until it became Eagle Pride sometime after 2002. The organization advocated for the better treatment of queer students on campus and hosted events by and for the LGBTQ+ community. Their most notable accomplishment was the creation of the Pride Center which officially opened in 2010 in room 105 of Showalter Hall. The Pride Center and Eagle Pride moved to the newly renovated Pence Union Building in 2019.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: https://www.ewu.edu/library/ewu-archives-special-collections/

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Pride Center records, 1990 - 2022; EWU-022-0844; folder number; Archives and Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Pride Center creation and recognition, 2010 - 2022, 0.01 Linear feet.

Series2: Pride Center scrapbooks, 1990 July 20 - 1999 May 20, 0.59 Linear feet.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from Eastern Washhington University Pride Center in 2022.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Eastern Washington University--History
  • Eastern Washington University--LGBTQ+ people
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