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Gail Shibley collection, 1990-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Shibley, Gail R.
Title
Gail Shibley collection
Dates
1990-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.9 cubic feet, (2 document cases)
Collection Number
Coll 285
Summary
Collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and related materials documenting the career of Gail Shibley, who worked in local, state, and federal government, and was the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature.
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

A native of Oregon, Gail Shibley was educated at the University of Oregon, Harvard University, and the Lewis and Clark Law School, where she received her law degree in 2009. She served on the staff of U.S. Representative Jim Weaver of Oregon from 1980-1986, was the program manager of the city of Portland's Bureau of Traffic Management from 1990-1996, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1991, where she served until 1997 -- the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the state Legislature. After an unsuccessful campaign for Portland City Council in 1996, she served as the development director of LINK CDC in Portland from 1997-1998, the director of external communications at the Federal Highway Administration from 1998-2000, was the senior advisor to the secretary of labor from 2000-2001, international liaison for the Saxony Parliament in Germany from 2001-2002, and was the political director of John Kulongoski's campaign for Oregon governor in 2001-2002. Shen then served as the administrator of Environmental Public Health for the state of Oregon, and in 2013 became chief of staff for Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. She returned to state government in 2015, serving as assistant director for business services at the Oregon Youth Authority, and retired in 2017.

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Content Description

The collection contains photographs, clippings, ephemera, and related materials documenting Gail Shibley's public career through 2007. Most of the collection relates to her election campaigns and her years in the Oregon State Legislature. Included are photographs of Shibley with Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Gail Shibley collection, Coll 285, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns 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 materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1, Papers; Series 2, Photographs.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Gail R. Shibley, September 2011 (Lib. Acc. 27437).

Processing Note

Collection guide was revised in December 2023 to conform to current standard and to update biographical information about Gail Shibley.

Separated Materials

Video recordings received with this collection were separated to moving image collections at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Geoffrey B. Wexler
2011; revised 2023

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