Description
News clippings, correspondence, audiocassettes, publications, conference programs and ephemera documenting the establishment
of and response to Project 10, founded by Dr. Virginia Uribe, in the Los Angeles Unified School District, 1986-2009. Project
10 is an on-campus counseling and drop-out prevention program for LGBT youth.
Background
Project 10 was established at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in 1984 by Dr. Virginia Uribe. It is an on-campus counseling
and drop-out prevention program for LGBT 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.
Extent
2.2 linear feet.
1 archive box + 1 flat archive box.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.