Project 10 and Virginia Uribe papers, 1956-2019

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Summary

Title:
Project 10 and Virginia Uribe papers
Dates:
1956-2019
Creators:
Uribe, Virginia
Abstract:
Reports, writings, news clippings, correspondence, publications, conference programs, audio and video, photographs, ephemera and other material documenting the establishment of and response to Project 10, founded by Dr. Virginia Uribe, in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with collection materials dated 1956-2019, bulk 1988-2019. Project 10 is an on-campus counseling and advocacy program for LGBTQ youth.
Extent:
22.7 Linear Feet 17 boxes.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Project 10 and Virginia Uribe Papers, Coll2013-118, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains reports, writings, news clippings, correspondence, audio and video, publications, conference programs, photographs, and ephemera that document the establishment of and response to Project 10, 1986-2009. There is correspondence from parents with gay and lesbian children in support of the program, as well as correspondence in opposition. News clippings profile founder Dr. Virginia Uribe and demonstrate the reception of Project 10. There are Traditional Values Reports from the Traditional Values Coalition, which strongly opposed Project 10. In particular, the collection contains photographs and other material documenting the activities related to Project 10, the Models of Pride annual conference, the Models of Excellence scholarship program, and the gay and lesbian prom. There are also awards that Dr. Uribe and Gail Rolf received for their dedicated work, as well as a Project 10 license plate, button and Models of Pride bag.

Biographical / historical:

Project 10 was established at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in 1984 by Dr. Virginia Uribe. It is an on-campus counseling, drop-out prevention, and advocacy program for LGBTQ youth that provides nonjudgmental counseling services, accurate information on homosexuality, and a venue to build positive self-esteem. The program was created in response to an openly gay student who dropped out of Fairfax High School after being bullied and harrassed for his sexual orientation.

Founder Dr. Virginia Uribe was a biology teacher at Fairfax High School and came out publicly as a lesbian woman when she created the program. Dr. Uribe received her bachelors and masters degrees from Immaculate Heart College in 1955 and 1962, respectively. She completed her PhD in Psychology from Sierra University in 1988. For her doctorate research, she studied LGBTQ youth and their treatment in the public education system.

The first of its kind in the nation, Project 10 was supported by the Los Angeles Board of Education and the National Education Association. It was implemented in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools, as well as at universities and schools nationwide. Dr. Uribe was a keynote speaker at several conferences, and was active in promoting Project 10 by appearing on television and radio, and writing letters to newspaper editors.

Models of Pride, a free one-day conference that addresses topics of interest for LGBTQ youth, was created by the Gay and Lesbian Education Commission of the LAUSD in 1993. Friends of Project 10, Inc., the non-profit branch of Project 10 created in 1986, took over the planning for Models of Pride from 1998 until 2010. LifeWorks, the LGBT youth mentoring program of the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, became the presenter of the conference from 2010 to present day.

After Dr. Uribe's retirement from LAUSD in 1998, she became the Executive Director for Friends of Project 10, Inc. Gail Rolf replaced Dr. Uribe's position as Education Director for Project 10.

Dr. Virginia Uribe died on March 30, 2019 in Los Angeles at the age of 85.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Virginia Uribe on January 16, 2011. Additional materials were donated by Gail Rolf in 2021, following the death of Virginia Uribe in 2019.
Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by generous grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the California State Library. Collection processed by Jennifer Darwent, December 2013. Additional materials were added to the collection in 2021, following Virginia Uribe's death in 2019. Those additional materials were processed by Beth McDonald and Loni Shibuyama, 2024.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into four series: (Series 1) Administrative Records and Personal Papers, (Series 2) Photographs, (Series 3) Audio and Video Recordings, and (Series 4) Realia and Textiles.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jennifer Darwent and Loni Shibuyama
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-08 12:40:52 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Project 10 and Virginia Uribe Papers, Coll2013-118, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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