Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) of Grants Pass, Oregon records
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized by accession; as of 2013 there is only one accession.
Accession Up 051: contains PFLAG Grants Pass pamphlets and newsletters, buttons, and a banner. There are also audio cassette and video cassette recordings of events and interviews.
The collection also contains ephemera from the anti-gay organizations.
Many of the records are undated; most of the records seem to have originated in the 1990s.
Dates
- Creation: 1990s
Creator
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Grants Pass/Josephine County Chapter (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Collection includes sound recordings, moving images, and digital files to which access is restricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections and University Archives in advance and pay fees for reproduction services as necessary.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) was founded in 1972 by a mother who wanted to publicly support her gay son. It is "made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people."
"PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy. PFLAG is a national non-profit organization [and] has over 350 chapters and 200,000 supporters in major urban centers, small cities and rural areas in all 50 states."
[Source: pflag.org website]
Extent
1.5 linear feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The National Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) organization was founded in 1972 by a mother of a gay son, and there are local chapters in every state. The collection contains the records of the Grants Pass, Oregon chapter.
Arrangement
Material within this collection has been organized by accession. This organization reflects the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. This organization is also based on the decision not to merge the various accessions and organize them as a whole at this point in time, give the fact that future accruals are anticipated and/or that this organization is deemed sufficient for access.
Researchers should note that materials within a series or accession may overlap and/or relate to materials found in other accessions or initially processed materials. For example, correspondence may be found in all or only some groupings. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers may need to consult each accession.
Researchers should also note that similar materials can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material is organized upon receipt or during initial processing. For instance, correspondence is one accession may be arranged alphabetically, while correspondence in another accession is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing. Multiple accession(s) for the collection have not been merged or organized as a whole. Each accession is described separately.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Grants Pass (Or.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Josephine County (Or.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Topical
- Gay liberation movement -- Oregon
- Gay rights -- Oregon
- Gays -- Oregon -- Grants Pass
- Gays -- Oregon -- Josephine County
- Gays -- Political activity -- Oregon
- Gays and Lesbians
- Homophobia -- Oregon
- Homosexuality -- Social aspects -- Oregon
- Parents of gays -- Oregon -- Grants Pass
- Parents of gays -- Oregon -- Josephine County
- Parents of gays -- Political activity -- Oregon
- Title
- Guide to the Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) of Grants Pass, Oregon Records
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
