Guide to the Orange County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Timeline Research Files MS.R.105
Processed by Jayme Hall and Joanna Lamb; machine-readable finding aid created by Joanna Lamb. Finding aid edited by Jolene
Beiser in 2019.
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Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Orange County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Timeline research files
Creator:
Muirhead, Barbara
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.105
Physical Description:
3.8 Linear Feet
(11 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1970-2000
Date (bulk): 1991-1996
Abstract: The collection consists of newspaper clippings, publications, and ephemera about Orange County, California's gay and lesbian
communities. The materials were collected by multiple individuals as part of the Orange County Historical Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender (LGBT) Timeline Project.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Orange County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Timeline research files. MS-R105. Special Collections and Archives,
The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard Hitt and Barbara Muirhead, 2003.
Custodial History
The majority of news clippings from this collection were contributed by Rus Calish. Additional materials were contributed
by: Tricia Aynes, Lillian Lobb, Linda Hidy, Alex Wentzel, Ron Rudderro, Joe Wilkins, John Rule, Max Schneider, Ron Smelt,
Roger Harrison, Bill La Pointe, Melitas Forster, Ron Kaump, Ted Heier, James Marchese, Pat Walsh, Laural Connor, Cheryl Miller,
Terry Stone, Perry Wiggins, Jay Murley, Stuart Baron, Drew Barras, Don Hagan, Sam Warren, Don Odorizzi, and the OC Human Relations
Commission.
Processing History
Jayme Hall and Joanna Lamb, 2008-2009.
Historical Background
The Orange County Historical LGBT Historical Timeline Project was started in 1995 by Barbara Muirhead to provide background
information to participants of the Orange County Federation of Lesbian, Gay, and HIV/AIDS support organizations. That same
year, UC Irvine opened the first Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Resource Center in the University of California System which hosted
the first online version of the Timeline. Since the project's inception, researcher Dick Hitt has also contributed information
and materials to the collection.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, publications, and ephemera about Orange County, California's gay and lesbian
communities. The materials were collected by multiple individuals as part of the Orange County Historical Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender (LGBT) Timeline Project. The project highlights important people, organizations, and events related to the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in Orange County, California. The bulk of the collection comprises newspaper
and magazine clippings, with additional photographs, newsletters, correspondence, and ephemera included. The collection is
particularly strong in documenting Orange County residents' participation in Laguna Pride Weekend, Gay Games IV, the 1993
March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Equal Rights and Liberation.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. Oversize clippings and magazines have been separated and are arranged
alphabetically by subject in boxes 5-10.
Separation Note
Some materials from this acquisition were separated to form the following collections:
- Dick Hitt files on gays and lesbians in Orange County, California. MS-R124.
- Robert R. Hodges papers. MS-R117.
- The Center Orange County records. MS-R118.
- George Raab collection. MS-R122.
- Art Balderrama papers. MS-R123.
- Thomas J. Peterson collection on the Elections Committee of the County of Orange. MS-R125.
- Nancy Phelps files on the American Civil Liberties Union. MS-R132.
- Patric A. Magee papers concerning transgenderism. MS-R133
- Mary A. Lynch papers. MS-R134
Processing Note
Duplicates and materials not related to Orange County were not retained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bisexuals -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Lesbians -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Gays -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Transgender people -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Gay liberation movement -- California -- History -- Sources
AIDS (disease) -- California -- Sources.
Scrapbooks -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century
Gay Games
box 4, folder 1-6
News clippings (oversized)
1990-2000
box 1, folder 1
Pamphlets, newsletters, and other materials
1995, 1996, and undated
box 5, folder 1
News clippings (oversized)
1979-1996
box 5, folder 2
News clippings (oversized)
1990-2000
box 1, folder 2
News clippings and Simmons Report Market Research
1990-1991 and undated
Civil rights and activism
box 5, folder 3
News clippings (oversized)
1990-1999
box 5, folder 4
News clippings (oversized)
1993
box 1, folder 3
Photographs
1993
General Physical Description note: 93 4x6 color photographic prints
box 1, folder 4
Negatives
1993
General Physical Description note: 100 film negatives
box 1, folder 5
Program guides, newsletters, and other ephemera
1993
Stonewall Rebellion 25th Anniversary Celebration
box 5, folder 5
News clippings (oversized)
1993-1997
box 1, folder 6
Program guides, pamphlets, and other materials
1994
Education Youth and Boy Scouts
box-folder 5 : 6-7
News clippings (oversized)
1989-2000
box 1, folder 7
News clippings and correspondence
1991-1995, 2000
box 5, folder 8
News clippings (oversized)
1993-1994, 1998
box 2, folder 1
Newsletters, press releases, and other ephemera
1994
box 2, folder 2
Newsletters, travel booking, and other materials
1993-1994
box 2, folder 3
Photographic prints
1994
General Physical Description note: 15 4x6 color photographic prints and 8 3x5 color photographic prints
box 6, folder 1-2
Hate crimes, homophobia, and police
News clippings (oversized)
1990-2000
box 2, folder 4
City council resolutions, letters to city council, and other materials
1993
box 6, folder 3
News clippings (oversized)
box 2, folder 7
Photographs
1994-1995
General Physical Description note: 68 4x6 color photographic prints and 25 film negatives
box 2, folder 8
Program guides, fliers, and other ephemera
1994-1995
box 6, folder 4
News Clippings (oversized)
box 6, folder 5-6
News clippings (oversized)
1990-1995
box 7, folder 1-4
News clippings (oversized)
1990-2000
box 2, folder 9
News clippings, press releases, and other materials
1991-2000
box 7, folder 5-6
News clippings (oversized)
1992-2000
box 8, folder 1
News clippings (oversized)
1993
box 2, folder 10
Correspondence, pamphlets, and other materials from various organizations
1993, undated
box 2, folder 11
Letters to and from Congress
1993
box 2, folder 12
Operation Lift the Ban newsletters, pamphlets, and other materials
1993
Orange County / Long Beach Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Veterans of America (OC/LB GLBVA)
box 2, folder 13
Membership correspondence, speeches and other ephemera
1993, undated
box 2, folder 14
National newsletters:
The Forward Observer
1992-1998
box 2, folder 15
Orange County/Long Beach Chapter newsletters:
Reveille!
1993-1997
box 8, folder 2
News clippings (oversized)
1993-1997
box 8, folder 4
Gay and Lesbian Times
1994-1995
box 3, folder 1
Publications from various organizations
1986-1999
Organizations include The Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County, The Human Rights Campaign, Parents and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays Orange County (OC-PFLAG), The People with AIDS (PWA) Health Group, True Colors, and Southern
California Women for Understanding (SCWU)
box 3, folder 2
Orange County Historical LGBT Timeline, first online version
2004 July 3
Orange County Historical LGBT Timeline: 2004
box 3, folder 3-4
OC Visibility League and Craig A. Martens scrapbook
box 8, folder 6-7
News clippings (oversized)
1992-2000
box 8, folder 8
News clippings (oversized)
1992-1996
box 9, folder 1-4
News clippings (oversized)
1991-1995
box 3, folder 5
Newsletters, Gay and Lesbian Inaugural Celebration guidebook, and other materials
1992-1996
box FB-068, folder 1
1992 Election scrapbook
1992
Religion and family values
box 10, folder 1-4
News clippings (oversized)
1978-2000
box 3, folder 6
Newsletters, news clippings, and other materials
1987, 1994-1996, undated