Jehan Agrama Collection on the Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA)
Michael C. Oliveira
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Jehan Agrama Collection on the Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA)
Collection number: Coll2008-049
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Los Angeles,
California
- Processed by:
- Michael C. Oliveira
- Date Completed:
- August 12, 2008
- Encoded by:
- Michael C. Oliveira
© 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jehan Agrama collection on the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA)
Dates: 1989-2001.
Bulk Dates: (bulk
1991-1993).
Collection number: Coll2008-049
Creator:
Agrama, Jehan
Collection Size: 2 records boxes + 1 archive
carton + 1 archive half-carton + 1 oversized box. 4 linear
feet.
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: Correspondence, agendas, notes, minutes,
programs, reports, and materials collected by Jehan Agrama in her role as
Co-President and as member of the Board of Directors of the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), 1989-1994. The collection
includes documents related to the formation of GLAAD/USA, GLAAD Media Awards
programs, 1994-2000; and documents outreach to the Los Angeles Unified School
District and Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task
Force.
Languages: Languages represented in the
collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Box #, folder #, Jehan Agrama Collection on the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), Coll2008-049, ONE National
Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira,
August 2008.
Biography
Jehan Agrama was born in Cairo, Egypt, and attended school in Rome,
Italy. In 1976, she came to the United States to attend college. She earned a
bachelor's degree in mathematics from Pomona College, Claremont, and an Honors
M.B.A. from the Presidential Key Executive Program of Pepperdine University.
Agrama went on to work in the entertainment industry, where she rose to the
position of Chief Operating Officer of Harmony Gold, an international
television production and distribution company with ancillary merchandising and
music divisions.
Agrama was a founder of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), serving as the first female co-president in
1989; she was re-elected in 1990 and 1991. Agrama also contributed to the
creation and production of the Annual GLAAD Media Awards and served as the
Co-Chair of the 10th Annual event in 1999. She represented GLAAD/LA on the
Executive Committee of the Mayor's Los Angeles Coalition (formerly Coalition of
100), the Media Image Coalition of Minorities and Women, and the Racial Harmony
and Discourse Task Force of Rebuild LA (RLA). Until 1994, she served on the
GLAAD/LA board as Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee. She was elected to
the first Emerita position on the board.
In 1992, the Gay & Lesbian Arab Society of Los Angeles honored
Agrama with the Knights of the Middle East Award. In 1993, the Los Angeles Gay
& Lesbian Community Services Center honored her with their Community
Service Award, and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund honored her with
their Liberty Award. In the same year she also served as a Community Grand
Marshall of the Christopher Street West (CSW) Pride. She currently (2008)
lives with her spouse of over 25 years, Dwora Fried.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jehan Agrama Collection on Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA) consists of six series. The series are
related to her role as Co-President, member of the Board of Directors, and
Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee. The collection includes documents
related to the formation of GLAAD/USA, outreach to the Los Angeles Unified
School District, and her representation of GLAAD on the Rebuild Los Angeles
(RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task Force. Also included are GLAAD Media
Awards Show programs, 1994-2000, and a sample of GLAAD publications,
1989-2001.
Arrangement
The basic arrangement reflects the order in which the files were found,
with the board of director files consolidated into one chronological
series.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Agrama, Jehan
Discrimination--United States
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hate crimes--United States--Prevention
Hate speech--United States
Homophobia--United States--Prevention
Homosexuality--Law and legislation--United
States
Mass media and gays--United States
Mass media--Social aspects--United States
Mass media--Political aspects--United
States
Minorities in mass media
Prejudices--United States
Toleration--Study and teaching
Separated Material
Guides:
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Media Guide to the Lesbian and Gay
Community
. New York City: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, 1990.
Lesbian Visibility Resource Guide. Open
Enterprises, Inc. 1990.
Magazines and Newsletters:
GLAAD Bulletin (New York City) -
August/September 1989, October/November 1989, January/February 1990.
GLAAD Dispatch - Volume 3, issue number 8
(August 1996).
GLAAD Images - May/June 1996.
GLAAD Newsletter (New York City) - Fall
1989, Winter 1990, Summer 1990.
GLAAD Notes - Volume 2, number 4 (Winter
2000).
GLAAD Rag (Washington, D.C.) - July 1990,
August 1990, September 1990.
Programs:
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center (GLCSC) programs
- 1991, 1992, 1993.
Lesbian And Gay Psychotherapy Association of Southern California, Inc.
(LAGPA), Second Annual Community Service Award program, 2001.
Collection Inventory
Series 1.
Chapter correspondence and press releases
1989-1994
Physical Description: 11 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of correspondence from local chapters and the
national chapter, including correspondence on the creation of the national
federation, GLAAD/USA. The series also includes press releases from the
GLAAD/LA office.
Box 1 : 3
GLAAD/Los Angeles. Letters to the editor
1992
Box 1 : 4
GLAAD/Los Angeles. Spanish speaking media
1991-1992
Box 1 : 5
GLAAD/New York City
1989-1990
Box 1 : 6
GLAAD/Orange County, California
1991
Box 1 : 7
GLAAD/San Francisco Bay Area
1990-1992
Box 1 : 8
GLAAD/other chapters
1991-1992
Los Angeles City Task Force on Family
Diversity
, submitted by Diane Himes, David Link, Linda
Poverny
May 20,
1987
Rockefeller, Kirwin,
Film and Dream Imagery in Personal
Mythology: A Pilot Study Using the Mythic Method
June 1992
Rockefeller, Kirwin,
Psychoneuroimmunology and Biopsychological
Cofactors of HIV-Spectrum Disease and Long-Term Survivors: A Review of the
Literature
September
1992
Series 2.
GLAAD/LA Board of Directors
1989-1995
Physical Description: 28 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The GLAAD/LA Board of Directors series contains meeting agendas and
minutes, job descriptions, letters of understanding, self-appraisals, and
retreat materials. The retreat folders included materials for the development
of a cohesive and enduring organization.
Box 1 : 14
Board nominations
1990-1991
Box 1 : 16
Board general information
1990-1992
Box 1 : 17
Executive director search
1990-1992
Box 1 : 18
Board job-descriptions
1990-1992
Box 1 : 19
Board development
1990-1992
Box 4 : 4
Contact information
1990-1995
Box 1 : 23
Board letters of understanding
1991-1992
Box 1 : 24
Board self-appraisals
1991-1992
Box 1 : 25-2 : 1
Board meeting minutes
1991-1992
Box 2 : 2
Board application
1991-1993
Box 2 : 4
Steering committee
1992-1994
Box 2 : 5
Organizational structure
circa 1992
Box 2 : 6-2 : 9
Board meeting minutes
1993
Box 2 : 10-2 : 12
Board meeting minutes
1994
Series 3.
GLAAD/LA Outreach
1989-1994
Physical Description: 10 folders.
Series Scope and Content
Agrama served as Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee, which
provides sensitivity training and meets with media executives. The series
contains sensitivity training information, agendas, notes, and minutes, along
with related outreach information to the Los Angeles Unified School District
and the Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task Force.
Box 2 : 13
Los Angeles Office of Education
1989-1991
Box 2 : 14
Education sub-committee minutes
1991-1993
Box 2 : 15
Education sub-committee miscellaneous
1991-1993
Box 2 : 16-2 : 17
Outreach committee
1990-1993
Box 2 : 18
Media Outreach miscellaneous
1991-1993
Box 2 : 19
Media Outreach sensitivity training
1992-1993
Box 2 : 20
Sensitivity training: request for
qualifications
1993
Box 2 : 21
Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) background
information
1992-1993
Box 2 : 22
Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) committee materials
1992-1993
Series 4.
Lift the Ban on Gays and Lesbians in the
Military
1993
Physical Description: 7 folders.
Series Scope and Content
In 1993, President Bill Clinton attempted to honor his promise to
allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the United States military. The
series documents GLAAD's efforts in support of lifting the ban; the series
consists of statements, press releases, and event planning documents.
Box 2 : 23
Celebrity resolutions
1993
Box 2 : 24
Video press conference,
To Support and Defend
1993
Box 2 : 27
Lesbians in the military
1993
Series 5.
Awards and Recognition Programs
1994-2000
Physical Description: 10 folders.
Series Scope and Content
Agrama participated in the creation and production of the GLAAD
Media Awards. This series primarily contains programs from the 1994-2000 Media
Awards. The series also contains a draft script of the 1997 Los Angeles Media
Awards show, written by Agrama and Michael B. Keegan, and a copy of
Daily Variety Gotham celebrating the
10th anniversary of the GLAAD Media Awards. Other programs include the 2nd
Annual GLAAD Fairness Awards, and the program from Congregation Kol Ami
celebration honoring Peter W. Kraus, MD, Jehan Agrama, and Judge Stephen M. Lachs.
GLAAD Awards Script and Programs
1994-2000
Box 3 : 2
Draft of script to Los Angeles awards show by Jehan Agrama and
Michael B. Keegan
1997
Box 3 : 3
5th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
1994
Box 3 : 4
6th Annual Los Angeles Awards programs
1995
Box 3 : 5
7th Annual Los Angeles, New York Awards
program
1996
Box 3 : 6
8th Annual USA and Los Angeles Awards
programs
1997
Box 3 : 7
9th Annual USA and Los Angeles Awards
programs
1998
Box 3 : 8
10th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
1999
Box 5 : 1
Daily Variety Gotham
April 16,
1999
Box 3 : 9
11th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
2000
Box 3 : 10
2nd Annual Fairness Awards in Los Angeles
program
1999
Box 3 : 11
Congregation Kol Ami Celebrates: Flying Toward a Brighter
Future, Honoring Peter W. Kraus, MD, Jehan Agrama, and Judge Stephen M.
Lachs program
1999
Series 6.
GLAAD Publications
1989-2001
Physical Description: 5 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of a sample of GLAAD publications including
guides, reports, brochures, and flyers created to promote its goal of accurate
and inclusive representations of people and events in the media.
Box 3 : 12
Homophobia Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation
1989
1991
Box 3 : 13
Lesbian and Gay Images: An Entertainment
Media Resource
1995
Box 4 : 1
National Media Center Project executive
summary
1996
Box 4 : 3
Brochures, flyers, and newsletters
1990-2001
