Professional Advisory Council (PAC) records, 1977-1988, bulk 1977-1982

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Summary

Creators:
Professional Advisory Committee (PAC)
Abstract:
The collection consists of the records of the Professional Advisory Council (PAC), a group founded in the Inland Empire in 1977 to provide resources, education, support and community to local gay professionals and businesses. Materials in the collection include meeting minutes, calendars, notes, resource lists, brochures, information on other local organizations, and other related records.
Extent:
0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Professional Advisory Council (PAC) records (MS 301). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the records of the Professional Advisory Council (PAC), a group founded in the Inland Empire in 1977 to provide resources, education, support and community to local gay professionals and businesses. Materials in the collection include meeting minutes, calendars, notes, resource lists, brochures, information on other local organizations, and other related records.

Biographical / historical:

The Professional Advisory Council (PAC) was a group formed in 1977 to bring together gay professional men and women of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The goals of the volunteer organization were to provide a supportive forum for gay professionals in the area, provide referral servives and professional consultation for members, to educate the non-gay community about the gay experience, to encourage political activism among members, and provide a sense of community in the area.

PAC undertook a number of projects in the late 1970s and 1980s, including setting up a speaker's bureau to bring prominent LGBT figures to the area, establishing rap/support groups for members, providing business directories and referral services to local gay businesses and organizations, and setting up a telephone hotline to provide support and resources for the local gay community. The organization was mostly active during the 1980s, but continued on in a smaller capacity until the early 2000s.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Craig Henderson, 2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2025.

Arrangement:

The collection was originally housed in a three ring binder, with labeled tabs marking different sections within the binder. Materials have been rehoused into folders, but the original order of the materials and names of the tabs have been maintained.

Restricted materials have been separated from the collection for the duration of their restriction period, with a marker in the collection indicating their original placement within the binder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research, with the exception of select files that are restricted.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Professional Advisory Council (PAC) records (MS 301). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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