MS 501
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues |
| Collection Name: | Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgendered Issues Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1999-2009 |
| Physical Description: | 4.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | This collection is comprised of documents generated and compiled by the Tucson GLBT commission from its inception in 1999. The bulk of the material are meeting notes from monthly meetings, but also includes specific research into the commission’s area of interest such as hate crimes, transgender awareness and domestic partnerships. While the material is mostly documents, there are some AV materials that are designed as outreach for the community. It also contains community feedback and criticism regarding GLBT topics. |
| Collection Number: | MS 501 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Originated in 1998 as a mayoral task force in response to a hate crime in Tucson, the force evolved into a Commission of its own in 1999. The commission deals with a number of GLBT-related issues in the community, including HIV awareness and advocating for the gay community.
The commission was charged with advocating for the GLBT community in the Tucson area. Under this sanction, they developed political and social policies to better the lives of those in this community, including the creation of sensitivity training for local employers/employees and Arizona’s first Domestic Partner Registration. Among its other accomplishments were the addition of gender identity to civil rights protections and a recommendation of standard practices for health care and social services.
A crucial part of Tucson history and of the push forward for GLBT rights in the Southwest, the Tucson Commission for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender issues remains one of the few government sanctioned independent commissions for advocacy in the country.
Documents, few AV materials and electronic files on disk storage 1999-2009. This collection is comprised of the meetings, correspondence and research of the Tucson Commission of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgendered Issues. The bulk of the material relates meeting agendas and information researched by subcommittees. The collection includes the meeting agendas and official notes taken at the monthly meetings. The Commission observed summer and winter recesses causing the lapse of a month or two in the notes. This collection contains research done by the commission in response to the issues involving the GLBT community such as Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and HIV. Some outreach materials have been retained including, hate crime videos and the Don’t Play in the Park campaigns. Correspondence with leading politicians, such as the mayor and the fire chief, is also included.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues Collection (MS 501). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Series I: Manuals , Undated | |||||||||||
| This series contains the different manuals and handbooks retained by the commission | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | GLBT Commission Handbook undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Commission, Boards and Commission Handbooks undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Commission Manual (1 of 3) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Commission Manual (2 of 3) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Commission Manual (3 of 3) undated | |||||||||
| Series II: Meetings , October 1999- September 2009 | |||||||||||
| This series is arranged in chronological order. It contains meeting agendas, notes and related materials divided between correspondence, committee and subcommittee. | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Correspondence 2003-2006, 2008 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | Correspondence 2003-2006 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous Correspondence 2008 | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Committee 1999-2009 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 8 | Committee-Electronic Files on DVD and floppy disk 2001-2008 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Committee-Financial undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Committee October 1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Committee November Interviews 1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Committee December Interviews 1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Committee-Meeting Notes October 1999-December 1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 1999-December 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2001-August 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Committee-Meeting Notes September 2001-December 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2004, June 2004-September 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Committee-Meeting Notes March 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Committee-Meeting Notes April 2004 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Meeting Notes , May 2005 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Committee-Meeting Notes October 2004-December 2004 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2005-May 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Committee-Meeting Notes July 2005-September 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Committee-Meeting Notes October 2005-December 2005 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2006-September 2006 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Committee-Meeting Notes October 2006-March 2007 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Committee-Meeting Notes May 2007-September 2007 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Committee-Meeting Notes May 2007-December 2007 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2008-June 2008 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Committee-Meeting Notes September 2009-December 2008 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Committee-Meeting Notes January 2009-September 2009 | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Subcommittee 1999-2008 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | 11 | Subcommittee on Education 1999-2008 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Subcommittee- on Legal 1999-2006 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Subcommittee- on Park Sex 2004-2006 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Subcommittee- on Social Services 1999 | |||||||||
| Series III: Research, February 2000-2007 , Undated | |||||||||||
| This series is subdivided by broad theme and then arranged chronologically. It contains research notes and community responses | |||||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | Anti-Discrimination-Assorted Materials undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Boy Scouts-Mayor Comment Line February 20, 2000-September 24, 2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Boy Scouts-Mayor Comment Line September 25, 2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Boy Scouts-Mayor Comment Line September 26, 2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Mayor Comment Line September 27, 2000-October 2, 2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | United Way Correspondence 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Newspaper Clippings 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell- Repeal 2007 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Firefighters-Women’s Firefighting Assorted Materials undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Firefighters-Firefighter Sensitivity Training Materials undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Firefighters-Fire Department Related News Clippings undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Firefighters-Richard Miranda Hate Crime 2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Firefighters-Opela Hate Crime (1of 2) 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Firefighters- Opela Hate Crime (2of 2) 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | HIV-Robert/Meeks Article and Correspondence July 2005 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Transgender-Transgender News and Related Material undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Domestic Partnership-Assorted Materials and Correspondence undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Domestic Partnership-Other States’ Policies undated | |||||||||
| Series IV: Outreach , Undated | |||||||||||
| This series contains outreach materials used to educate the public | |||||||||||
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| 3 | 19 | Notes and Information undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Hate Crimes DVD and video undated | |||||||||