Description
This collection comprises the papers of
Patric A. Magee, a transgender man active in many transgender support groups and activities
in Orange County and Southern California. The collection includes personal correspondence
and writings by Magee, as well as fliers, pamphlets, and brochures from Southern Californian
and national LGBT and transgender organizations, materials from transgender conferences
attended by Magee, materials detailing surgical and medical procedures, newsletters and
magazines, and catalogs for products related to transgenderism. Also included are reference
DVDs. The materials are representative of the issues transgender Southern Californians face
and many of the resources available to them.
Background
Patric Magee is the founder and facilitator of OCFTM (Orange County Female to Male), a
support and social group for members of the female-to-male transsexual/transgender
community. Magee has also served as a board member for and secretary of the Elections
Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO), a nonpartisan political action committee for
lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender, HIV/AIDS and women's causes, and was the co-founder
and director of the Orange County Transgender Coalition in 2004. Magee has been a guest
speaker, lecturer and panelist at various institutions including California State
Universities at Northridge and the Channel Islands, Chapman University, Claremont College,
University of California, Irvine, and Santa Ana College.
Extent
10 Linear Feet
(3 record center cartons, 13 document cases, and 1 media box)
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are generally retained
by the creators of the records and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher
to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for
permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For information on
use, copyright, and attribution, please visit:
http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html.
Availability
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may
contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and
Archives in advance to request access.