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Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project records
Coll2008-020  
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  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing Information
  • Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Related Material
  • Separated Materials
  • Index

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
    Title: Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project records
    creator: Ranson, Rebecca (Rebecca Hargett)
    creator: Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project (Atlanta, Ga.)
    Identifier/Call Number: Coll2008-020
    Identifier/Call Number: 541
    Physical Description: 5.25 Linear Feet 5 boxes and 1 oversize item.
    Date (inclusive): 1985-1996
    Abstract: Play submissions, correspondence, membership information, administrative records, and publications of the Southeastern Arts Media and Entertainment (SAME) Project, 1985 to 1996.
    Container: 1

    Access

    The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

    Publication Rights

    Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).

    Preferred Citation

    [Box #, Folder #], Southeastern Arts, Media and Education (SAME) Project Records, Coll2008-020, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

    Acquisition Information

    Date and method of acquisition unknown.

    Processing Information

    Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira and Sócrates Silva, May 22, 2008. An additional 1.25 linear foot was added to the collection, and the finding aid was revised in 2016.
    Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
    The following folders have been separated from the collection due to physical damage: Bailiwick (1989-1993) Buddies in the Bad Times (1989-1990) Gay Performances Company (1980-1990) Gay Sweatshop (1975-1992) The Glines (1989-1993) Kaliyuga Arts (undated) Keller, Lawrence (1991) Theatre Rhinoceros (1992) Three Dollar Bill (undated)

    Administrative History

    The Southeastern Arts, Media and Education (SAME) project, 1985-1996, was a multidisciplinary Atlanta based gay and lesbian nonprofit arts organization whose mission was to utilize arts for social change. During its first ten years, 1985-1995, SAME produced over 70 plays, original film and video works, including Promise of Life, a documentary on people living with AIDS, and published Amethyst, a semi-annual journal of creative writing and visual arts. SAME, along with Southern Voice newspaper, co-produced the Southeastern Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, which screened over 50 films in 1994, a major event for the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian community. SAME also organized numerous visual arts exhibitions and an annual arts and crafts festival.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The records of the Southeastern Arts and Media Entertainment Project, (SAME), 1985-1996, consist of administrative records, including an operational handbook, correspondence, financial ledger sheets and statements, membership lists, publications, scripts, t-shirts, and a banner. The collection is organized in five series: (1) Adminstrative Records, (2) Publications, (3) Scripts, (4) Ephemera, and (5) Production Files.

    Related Material

    Rebecca Ranson Papers, Coll2008-021, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
    Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1986-1996, Manuscript Collection Number 1015, Emory University.

    Separated Materials

    Amethyst, Winter 1987.
    Cookin' with pride! [cookbook] A project of Southern Point Press, under the auspices of SAME, the Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project, Inc. (book)
    Different [musical], Dan Pruitt, Patrick Hutchinson, and Rebecca Ranson, VV0220. (video VHS)
    The Report Line newsletter of the Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project, Inc. (newsletters)
    Southern Voice, Vol. 1, No. 12 (August 4, 1988).
    "Special Black Gay Pride Issue" Venus (Aug./Sept. 1996).

    Index

    Ball, Charlene
    Bumbalo, Victor, 1948-
    Calabria, Deb
    Cloutier, Martin
    Cyr, Dave
    Dana, Mary
    Dillon, David
    Field, Aden
    Fields, Mike
    Fries, Kenny
    Garner, Terry Cammon, 1953-
    Grimsley, Jim, 1955-
    Hill, Stebbo
    Imhotep, Akbar
    Lawes, Lisa
    Olson, Donald S.
    Ranson, Rebecca, 1943-
    Raphel, Kenneth
    Smith, Don
    Sojourner, Sabrina
    Underwood, Lolita
    Wertheim, Aubrey
    Yeoman, Cal
    Youngblood, Shay

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Gay dramatists
    Gay theater
    Homosexuality and theater
    Lesbian dramatists