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Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Orange County
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MS.R.170
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Orange County records
Creator:
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Orange
County, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.170
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1978-2008, undated
Date (bulk): 1989-2003
Abstract: The collection documents the activities
of the Orange County (OC) chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
national organization. Records of PFLAG OC include scrapbooks, clippings, and newsletters
dating from 1978-2008 (bulk, 1989-2003).
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the
creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Orange County records. MS-R170. Special
Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Pamela Woody, 2013.
Processed by Kelly Spring, 2015.
The National organization of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) was founded
in 1972 in New York, NY. Their mission is to support, educate and advocate for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. PFLAG has over 350 chapters in the United States
including numerous chapters throughout California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection offers a highly visual record of the activities of the Orange County (OC)
chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) national organization. The
bulk of the records are photo albums, which provide a specific viewing context for the PFLAG
photographs, reflecting how the group arranged and preserved its photographs. The clippings
are primarily from Southern California area newspaper articles and cover lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social and political issues in the United States from
1989-1994. While the collection does contain a selection of PFLAG newsletters, general
organizational records were not included in the donation.
Since the collection is very small, it is made up of one series that has been arranged
first by format, thereunder by content.
Related materials can be found in the following collections:
- The next step : coming out and speaking out as parents, families, and friends of lesbian, gay and bisexual people , HQ75.15 P38 1995. UCI Special collections
- Brad Brafford papers, 1971 - 2008, 1978 - 1998; MS R 146. UCI Special collections
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographic prints
Gays -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Lesbians -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Orange
County, Calif.) -- Archives