Utah Pride Center records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1918
Scope and Contents
The Utah Pride Center records (1976-2012) contain correspondence, meeting minutes, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, manuals, contracts, publications, financial documents, office files, administrative files, subject files, posters, and memorabilia. The largest portion of the organizational files belonged to the Utah Stonewall Center (USC). Boxes 1 through 8 contain USC's organization files, daily office files, office references, financial and committee files. The original file groups were kept intact, as much as possible. Boxes 9 through 27 contain USC's reference files. The first 3 boxes are specifically related to AIDS topics and the following 16 contain information relating to homosexual, bisexual, transsexual and gender topics and issues. The files contain collections of flyers, newsletters, journal and magazine articles, and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains files from other groups that were closely connected to the Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Many of the people involved with the community center were also involved with establishing these other organizations. Boxes 28 through 35 and box 60 contain files for Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons, American Civil Liberties Union, Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah, Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats, Queer Nation and the University of Utah. In 1988 the Utah Stonewall Historical Society and Archives for Gay and Lesbian Studies were formed and later housed at USC. Ben Williams was one of the archivists and was also a member of the USC Board of Directors. Boxes 36 through 41 are the contents donated from Ben Williams' desk files. The files were left in the groupings as originally donated, as far as possible. Box 42 is a scrapbook of Salt Lake Tribune newspaper clippings regarding homosexual topics. Boxes 43 through 50 are a collection of Gay and Lesbian newspapers and newsletters from the USC archives.
Dates
- 1976-2001
Creator
- Utah Pride Center (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Organizational History
The Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah (GLCCU) was established in 1986. The GLCCU fostered communication between Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender groups, and law enforcement groups in Utah. GLCCU established programs involving outreach, anti-violence, AIDS awareness, and managing the Utah Pride Festival. In 1991, GLCCU established the Utah Stonewall Center. The mission of the center was to provide a safe and supportive meeting place for gays and lesbians along the Wasatch Front. The center functioned as a meeting place for support groups, workshops, and seminars, as well as an information clearinghouse. The center also included an art gallery, library, and coffee shop. In 1995, Utah Stonewall Center officially broke from the GLCCU and in 1997 closed its doors. In 1998, the center reopened under new leadership with the name, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah. The center then included a cafe, lending library, meeting space, and a youth activity center. It sponsored programs including support and social groups, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs, gender-based book clubs, and coming-out groups. In 2002, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center combined with Utah Pride, Inc. Then in 2005, the center became the Utah Pride Center.
Extent
49.5 Linear Feet (78 boxes and 5 oversize folders)
Abstract
The Utah Pride Center records (1976-2012) include material from the same body under two previous names: the Stonewall Center and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah. The records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, manuals, contracts, publications, financial documents, office files, administrative files, subject files, posters, and memorabilia. The Utah Stonewall Center, opened its doors in June 1991. The mission of the center is to provide a safe and supportive meeting place for gays and lesbians along the Wasatch Front.
Arrangement
Original order retained where possible.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ben Williams in 2001.
Separated Materials
VHS video tapes and audio cassette tapes (A0649) were transferred to the Multimedia Division in Special Collections.
See also the Utah Pride Center photograph collection (P1010) in the Multimedia Division in Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Carver in 2007.
Addendum processed by Jeri Foster in 2008.
Addendum (boxes 58-59) processed by Matt Weathered in 2014.
Addendum (box 60) processed by Gina C Giang in 2023.
Addendum (boxes 61-78 and oversize folders 4-5) processed by Kristina Barksdale in 2024.
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Creator
- Utah Pride Center (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Utah Pride Center records, 1976-2001
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver.
- Date
- © 2001 (last modified: 2023)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu