J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Ina Mae Murri papers
Murri, Ina Mae, 1935-2010
ACCN 2887
6 linear feet
12 boxes
1977-2007
The Ina Mae Murri papers (1977-2007) contain correspondence, newsletters and articles pertaining the Murri's life and involvement in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer/Questioning, and others (LGBTQ+), and Mormon feminist activism.
English
.
Ina Mae Murri (1935-2010) was born in Newdale, Idaho. She enlisted in the Air Force in 1955, and was discharged in 1956. After her discharge, she moved to Los Angeles to live with her mother. In 1960 she married James Sanders, and the two had a son, Eric Sanders, one year later. They divorced in 1967, and later Ina became active in LGBTQ+ groups in California such as Affirmation for Gay and Lesbian Mormons and Mormons for ERA. She was active for the rest of her life in feminist and LGBTQ+ groups, and accumulated correspondents and friends world-wide. In 1980 she met Stella Lopez-Armijo, the woman who became her life-long partner. Together they founded the group Lavender Seniors. Both were killed in a car accident in 2010 while attending a family reunion in Idaho.
The Ina Mae Murri papers (1977-2007) contain correspondence, newsletters and articles pertaining the Murri's life and involvement in LGBTQ+ and Mormon feminist activism.
Correspondence arranged chronologically. Publications arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by India Young in 2016.
Click here to read a statement on harmful language in library records.
Murri, Ina Mae, 1935-2010--Archives
Murri, Ina Mae, 1935-2010--Correspondence
Mormons for ERA--Archives
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons (Organization)
Latter Day Saint gay people--California--Archives
Lesbian activists--California--Archives
Women political activists--California--Archives
Latter Day Saint women--California--Archives
Gay culture--United States--20th century--Periodicals
Gay culture in literature--20th century
Equal rights amendments--United States
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Feminism--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Feminists--California--Archives
Women social reformers--California--Archives
Sexual minority activists--California--Archives
LGBT activism
Gays and Lesbians
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Personal correspondence
Newsletters
Periodicals
Autobiographies
Financial records
Manuscripts
Conference materials
Programs (Publications)
Autobiography and correspondence
1979-2003
Autobiography
1987-2003
1
1
Correspondence
1979-1986
1
2-6
Correspondence
1987-1989
2
Correspondence
1990-1991
3
Correspondence
1992-1995
4
Correspondence
1996
5
1
Correspondence
1997-2007
5
2
Correspondence, Kate Allen
1980
5
3
Correspondence, Geneil Davis
1986
5
4
Correspondence, England
1981-1997
5
5
Correspondence, Guadalupe Garcia
1992
5
6
Correspondence, Guadalupe Garcia
1993-1997
5
7
Correspondence and miscellany
1979-1997
Correspondence, Hayman/Peterson
1987-1995
6
1
Correspondence, Zillah Howarth
1980
6
2
Correspondence, Debbie Johnson
1990-1991
6
3
Correspondence, Linda Kahl
1979-1980
6
4
Correspondence, Kristen Keller
1980
6
5
Correspondence, Jamie McGrath
1994-1997
6
6
Correspondence, Karen Murri
1989-1990
6
7
Correspondence, Cheryl-Leigh Stevens
1992-1997
6
8
Correspondence, Carolyn Tanner
1988
6
9
Correspondence, Lisa D. Quist
1989-1990
6
10
Correspondence, Sonja Johnson
1979-1981
6
11
Correspondence, letters to editors of LDS publications
1980-1989
6
12
Undated correspondence
6
13
Financial and legal papers
1991-1997
6
14
Notes and papers
6
15
Health and recipes
6
16
Index cards
6
17
Publications, Affinity
1984-2004
Publication for gay and lesbian Mormons.
Affinity
1984-1986
7
1
Affinity
1994-1997
7
2
Affinity
January 1998-December 1999
7
3
Affinity
January 2000-January 2004
7
4
Publications, An Affinity for Women
1982-2004
Publication for lesbian Mormons, Ina Murri was the editor.
An Affinity for Women
1988-1998
8
1
An Affinity for Women logo and letterhead
8
2
An Affinity for Women mailing lists and financial information
1988-1992
8
3
An Affinity for Women Manuscripts
1988-1994
8
4
Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons
1982-1991
8
5
Publications
1978-2004
The Bee Line
1985-1986
9
1
The Bee Sting
1981-1985
9
2
The Blue Sheet
1985
9
3
Dyke Shorts
1978
9
4
Emma's Corner
1999-2000
9
5
Euro Affinity
1992-1993
9
6
Ina Mae Murri's newsletter
1980
9
7
Various gay Mormon publications
9
8-10
LDS publications on homosexuality
1986
9
11
Response to LDS discourse on LGBTQ+ issues
1981-1995
9
12
Lavender seniors
1985-2004
9
13
Lesbian events
1989-1992
10
1
Correspondence and mailing list, LEMS: Lesbian Ex-Mormons
1983-1989
10
2
LEMS newsletters
1983-1984
10
3
Linda M. Peterson, "Finding Lesbian Ex-Mormons," LEMS
10
4
Lesbian Connection
1979-1980
10
5
The Lesbian Tide
1977-1980
10
6-7
Articles, Mormon feminism
1993
10
8
ERA LDS discourse
1977-1985
10
9
Mormons for ERA
1979-1986
11
1
Contains correspondence, propaganda, and organization information.
Mormons For ERA Newsletter
1979-1986
11
2
New Direction: Mormon Bishop Speaks on Homosexuality
11
3
The Wishing Well
1980
11
4
Draft, Women of Affirmation
1989
11
5
Various articles
1980-1993
11
6
Contains
Cyring Change in a Permanent World: Contemporary Mormon Women on Motherhood, Everything, The Hanging Thread, Lesbianism in the 1920s and 1930s: A Newfound Study, New York, Lesbian Chic, Lesbianism and other HangUPS, New Policies, Tribute to Manhood, A Son's Tribute to his Mother, There Is Neither Male Nor Female, and Will Benson Be King?.
Event programs and news clippings
National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights
1987
12
1
Events
1987-1996
12
2
ERA news clippings
1979-1982
12
3
News clippings
1980-1996
12
4
Contains articles from
East Bay Out Now, The Sentinel, and San Francisco Chronicle.
Sunstone Symposium panels
1986-1989
12
5