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Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon records, 1989-1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon
Title
Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon records
Dates
1989-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.6 cubic feet, (8 document cases)
Collection Number
Mss 2988-3
Summary
Records of an Oregon political organization that opposed anti-lesbian/gay ballot initiatives in the early 1990s. Includes correspondence, contribution lists, records and receipts of expenditures, bank statements, volunteer and employee logs, election reports to the Oregon Secretary of State, and organizing and strategy materials. The organization was also known as the Right To Privacy PAC and the "No On 9" campaign of 1992-1993.
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

Ballot Measure 9 on the 1992 general election ballot in Oregon was an attempt by the Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA) to amend the Oregon constitution to prohibit the enactment of laws by the state, counties, or cities that outlaw discrimination against homosexual or bisexual persons, and to require public schools in Oregon to teach students that homosexuality was "wrong," "unnatural," "perverse," and "abnormal." The Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon (CHFO) was the organization formed to defeat Measure 9.

On November 3, 1992, after a vigorous campaign attracting national attention, Measure 9 lost 56.5% - 43.5% -- although the measure carried 21 of Oregon's 36 counties. The same day, Colorado voted on a measure (Amendment 2) containing a similar prohibition against the enactment of civil rights laws for homosexual and bisexual persons. The Colorado measure passed 53% - 47% but was ultimately found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court on May 20, 1996 in the case Romer v. Evans et al. These were the first such statewide ballot measures in the United States. Later efforts in Idaho in 1994 and Maine in 1995, and another attempt in Oregon in 1994 (Measure 13), all were defeated by voters.

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Content Description

Items include a small amount of correspondence, contributions lists, expenditures, bank statements, volunteer and employee logs, election reports to the Oregon Secretary of State, organizing and strategy material, and other materials relating to the "No on 9" campaign of 1992.

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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

Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon records, Mss 2988-3, Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

  • Series A: No on 9 campaign materials
  • Series B: Other related materials

Custodial History

The materials were collected by Fred Neal, who served as Treasurer of the organization. They were donated to the Oregon Historical Society via the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN).

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Fred Neal, July 1996, Library Accession 22762.

Processing Note

The materials were re-processed and re-boxed in January 2013.

Related Materials

Additional records of the Right to Privacy PAC are designated Coll 281 in the Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library.

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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

  • Elections--Oregon
  • Gay liberation--Oregon
  • Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--Oregon
  • Gays--Oregon
  • Homophobia--Oregon
  • Lesbians--Oregon
  • Referendum--Oregon

Personal Names

  • Neal, Fred--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon--Archives
  • Oregon Citizens Alliance
  • Right to Privacy (organization)--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--Politics and government--1951-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Financial reports
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Minutes

Finding aid prepared by George Painter and Jeff Donaldson-Forbes
2012

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