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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Pikes Peak Gay Community Center (PPGCC) records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-018
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
1 archive carton
Date (inclusive): 1968-2001
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: The Pikes Peak Gay Community Center (PPGCC) records consist of administrative records, promotional material, and correspondence
from the late 1970's during its formation, including documentation of its relationships with the Gay and Lesbian Community
Center of Colorado, the Lambda Services Bureau, and other organizations and people. The collection includes promotional material
from the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado as well as a brief history of the center written by Gerald A. Gerash
in 2001.
The date and method of acquisition are not documented.
The Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center was formed in 1978. The foundation for the center was developed through its
Planning & Implementation Committee and with assistance from the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado and the Lambda
Services Bureau.
Periodicals separated into the ONE periodical collection include newsletters from Denver and Colorado Springs spanning 1977-1985
including:
Gayspeak: Newsletter of the Pikes Peak Gay Community Center,
Volume 7, Number 2-3, 1985
Update: Newsletter of the Gay Community Center of Colorado, Inc.,Volume 1, Edition 1-3, 1977
Gaynin': Newsletter of the Gay Community Center of Colorado, Volume 1, Issue 4, 6, 1977; Volume 1, Issue 6, 8-12, 1977; Volume 1, Issue 8-12, 1978; Volume 2, Issue 1-3, 5, 1978; Volume
2, Issue 7, 9-12, 1979; Volume 2, Issue 9, March 1979; Volume 3, Issue 1-6, 1979; Volume 3, Issue 7, [8], 1980; Volume 4,
No. 3, 1980; Volume 4, Issue 5-12, 1980; Volume 5, Issue 1-6, 1981
Newsletter of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado, March, April, June, September 1985
Newsletter of the Pikes Peak Gay Community Center, Volume 1, Issue 1, November 1979
PIC-Notes, Volume 1, Number 1, 3, 4
Gayspeak: Newsletter of the Pikes Peak Gay Community Center, Volume 7, Number 2-3, 1985
The Pikes Peak Gay Community Center (PPGCC) records, 1968-2001, include Planning and Implementation Committee documents, a
statement of purpose, proposed by-laws, office procedure documents, board candidate applications, and other foundational records.
The collection also includes member mailings; newsletters; correspondence with center members, the press, and periodical publishers;
clippings; anti-gay flyers; court documents about gay marriage and gay arrests; tax-exempt status records; educational material;
and exercises in creative writing. The collection includes a brief history of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado
written by Gerald A. Gerash in 2001.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Pikes Peak Gay Community Center (PPGCC) Records, Coll2013.18, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Formerly box A239. Collection processed by Jeff Snapp, 2013.
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.
This collection is arranged in the following sections:
Community Center(s) communications and records [4 folders]
Personal and professional correspondence [6 folders]
Contemporary literature - writings and flyers [2 folders]
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Same-sex marriage -- United States
Hate speech -- United States
Gays -- Services for
Gay community -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Gay Community Center
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado