Finding Aid for the Kim Kralj papers 1985-1991 LSC.2157
Finding aid prepared by Kimberlee Granholm, 2012; updated by Sabrina Ponce, 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 7 August 2017
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Title: Kim Kralj papers
Creator:
Kralj, Kim
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2157
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(6 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1974-1991
Abstract: Kim Kralj is a community activist and art dealer based primarily in Los Angeles, California. The collection consists primarily
of agendas, minutes, subject files, and general notes of action regarding West Hollywood's recognition and promotion of its
gay and lesbian citizens, including information about the Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Committee
on which Kralj served.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Acquisition Information
Gift of Kim Kralj, 1991. This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer
Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW), and the UCLA Library.
Sponsor
The
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) , and the
UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This
partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize,
preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
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[Identification of item], Kim Kralj papers (Collection 2157). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Preservation photocopies made of water damaged items in Box 4, Folder 7.
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Biography
Kim Kralj is an art dealer, human services commissioner, and community activist primarily based in Los Angeles, California.
She served on the West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force and the West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board. The West Hollywood
Gay/Lesbian Task Force was the precursor to the present West Hollywood Gay and Lesbian Advisory Board, and served as a liaison
between residents, police, and city council. In addition to her work with the Task Force, Kralj also served as the June Mazer
Lesbian Archives board president.
Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of agendas, minutes, subject files, and general notes of action regarding West Hollywood's
recognition and promotion of its gay and lesbian citizens, including information about the Gay and Lesbian Task Force and
the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Committee on which Kralj served.
Organization and Arrangement
The materials were grouped by project and arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
- Series 2: Sheriff's Conference Committee
- Series 3: Organizing, programming, and subject files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
West Hollywood Gay and Lesbian Task Force -- Archives.
Gay rights.
West Hollywood (Calif.)
University of California, Los Angeles. Library
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA
Kralj, Kim -- Archives
Series 1: West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1986-1991
Scope and Content
Contains the minutes, agendas, reports, and supporting material related to and covered in meetings held by the West Hollywood
Gay/Lesbian Task Force between January 1988 and July 1991. The West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force was the precursor to
the present West Hollywood Gay and Lesbian Advisory Board and served as a liaison between residents, police, and city council.
box 1, folder 1
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force: General
circa 1988-1991
Scope and Content note
Contains Kim Kralj's personal notes on West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force public hearings, a member contact list, undated
committee recommendations, and two handbooks on human services.
box 1, folder 2
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1987 February - 1988 January
box 1, folder 3
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1987 July - 1988 February
box 1, folder 4
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1986 November - 1988 March
box 1, folder 5-6
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1987 January - 1988 April
Scope and Content
Includes West Hollywood General Plan Household Survey Results and a Gay/Lesbian Survey.
box 1, folder 7
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 May
Scope and Content
Includes Social Service Programs review.
box 1, folder 8
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 June
box 1, folder 9
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 July
box 2, folder 1-2
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 August
Scope and Content
Includes a law enforcement agreement for the West Hollywood Christopher Street West Parade, rough draft of gay/lesbian questionnaire,
ballot initiatives, and a Child Care Policy Report.
box 2, folder 3
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 September
box 2, folder 4
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 October
Scope and Contents note
Contains the minutes, agendas, reports, and supporting material related to and covered in meetings held by the West Hollywood
Gay/Lesbian Task Force in October 1988.
box 2, folder 5
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 November
box 2, folder 6
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1988 December
box 2, folder 7
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 January
Scope and Content
Includes the Department of Human Services' 90 Day Work Plans.
box 2, folder 8
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 February
Scope and Content
Includes the Possible Annual Plan for 1989/1990, and a briefing paper on Proposition 99.
box 3, folder 1
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 March
Scope and Content
Includes the midyear agency evaluations and self assessments of the Social Services agencies contracted with the city.
box 3, folder 2
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 April
Scope and Content
Includes AIDS agenda items and 1988-1989 Workplan Accomplishments.
box 3, folder 3
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 May
box 3, folder 4
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 May - 1989 June
Scope and Content
Includes article on police brutality, AIDS related legislation, documents on the Warming Center food program, and a Park Ranger
Report.
box 3, folder 5
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 July
box 3, folder 6
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 August
box 4, folder 1
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1987 May - 1989 September
Scope and Content
Includes a Needle Exchange Program Report, and a summary of pending legislation.
box 4, folder 2
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1989 October
box 4, folder 3
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 February
box 4, folder 4
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 April
Scope and Content
Contains a Community Needs Assessment Report.
box 4, folder 5
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 June
box 4, folder 6
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 October
Scope and Content
Includes 1990-1991 Social Services Orientation Agenda.
box 4, folder 7
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 November
box 4, folder 8
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1990 December
box 4, folder 9
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1991 March
box 4, folder 10
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1991 April
box 4, folder 11
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1991
box 4, folder 12
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1991 June
box 4, folder 13
West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Task Force
1991July
Series 2: West Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Sheriff's Conference Committee
1985-1990
Scope and Content
Contains minutes, reports, correspondence, complaints of harrassment, articles, memos, and other records related to the West
Hollywood Gay/Lesbian Sheriff's Conference Committee.
box 5, folder 1, box 4, folder 14
Sheriff's Conference Committee: Meetings
1988 January - 1990 May
box 5, folder 2
Sheriff's Conference Committee: West Hollywood Sheriff's contract renewal
1985 May - 1985 June
box 5, folder 3
Sheriff's Conference Committee: Sheriff's Department recruitment
1988 March - 1989 June
box 5, folder 4
Sheriff's Conference Committee: ACT UP harassment
1989 July - 1989 October
box 5, folder 5
Sheriff's Conference Committee: San Francisco Office of Citizen's Complaints
1987 July - 1989 October
box 5, folder 6
Sheriff's Conference Committee: Department correspondence
1988 January - 1989 September
box 5, folder 7
Sheriff's Conference Committee: International Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (IACOLE)
1989 September
Series 3: Organizing, programming, and subject files
1974 - 1991
Scope and Content
Contains correspondence, articles, legislation, and other records documenting other committee work and programming in which
Kim Kralj was involved, including Lesbian Visibility Week and the West Hollywood City Council.
box 5, folder 8-10
Lesbian and Gay Advisory Council
1989 February - 1991 March
Scope and Contents note
Contains the minutes, notes, correspondences and articles of topic related to the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Council meetings
in 1989.
box 5, folder 11-12
Lesbian Visibility Week
1990 February - 1991 July
Scope and Contents note
Contains a list of subcommittee participants, calendar events, revenue information, news articles, meeting information and
correspondences related to the 1990 Lesbian Visibility Week in West Hollywood.
Contains calendar events, news articles, meeting information and correspondences related to the 1991 Lesbian Visibility Week
in West Hollywood.
box 5, folder 13
Women's Issues Task Force
1987 December - 1988 October
Scope and Contents note
Contains press releases, group recommendations, and notes regarding the Women's Issues Task Force.
box 5, folder 14
Women's History Month
circa 1990 - 1991 March
General Physical Description note: Printed documents, flyers
Scope and Contents note
Contains press releases, flyers and event lists of activities related to Women's History Month.
box 6, folder 1
West Hollywood City Council
1988 September - 1991 February
Scope and Contents note
Contains press releases, notes, correspondences, assessments and reports related to West Hollywood City Council meetings and
activities.
box 6, folder 2
Decriminalization of prostitution: papers and correspondence
1984 July - 1990 October
General Physical Description note: Printed documents
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondences, policies, profiles, news articles, an information sheet from the National Organization for Women
(NOW) entitled "Prostitution is a Feminist Issue," and position papers related to prostitution legislation and decriminalization.
box 6, folder 3-5
Decriminalization of prostitution: legislation and publications
circa 1974-1990
General Physical Description note: Legal briefs, handbooks
Scope and Contents note
Contains the following publications: "Commercial Sex and the Rights of the Person: A Moral Argument for the Decriminalization
of Prostitution" by David Richards, an issue of Truth Seeker including the article "Prostitution and the Criminal Justice
System" by Norma Jean Almodovar, "Prostitutes Prevent AIDS: A Manual for Health Educators" by Priscilla Alexander, "Prostitution:
A Feminist Analysis" by Belinda Cooper, "Police Corruption: A Sociological Perspective" edited by Lawrence W. Sherman, "Working
on Prostitution" by Priscilla Alexander, "The Highest Paying Customers: America's Cities and the Costs of Prostitution Control"
by Julie Pearl, "The Criminalization of the AIDS Epidemic" (National Lawyers Guild Aids Network), "AIDS and Intravenous Drug
Use" edited by Don C. DesJarlais, "Should Prostitution Be Legalized?" by Charles Halleck, "What Laws Should Govern Prostitution?"
New York committee report, and "AIDS, Prostitution and the Use of Historical Stereotypes to Legislate Sexuality" by Beth Bergman.
box 6, folder 6-7
Articles and West Hollywood City Plan
1987 September - 1988 June
General Physical Description note: Printed documents
Scope and Contents note
Contains "Press, Politics and Polls," articles from the San Francisco Sentinel, and the City of West Hollywood General Plan
book.
box 6, folder 8
Memorabilia
1988
General Physical Description note: Pin
Scope and Contents note
Contains Kim Kralj's admission pass pin to the 1988 National Lesbian Rights Conference in San Diego, California.