TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
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1990-1993
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1986-1994
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A Guide to the Texas Lesbian Conference Records,
1986-1994
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| Creator: | Texas Lesbian Conference |
| Title: | Texas Lesbian Conference Records |
| Dates: | 1986-1994 |
| Creator Abstract: | The Texas Lesbian Conference was begun in 1988 as a way for lesbians to network, learn and share. The yearly conference was begun by a small group of women in Dallas, Texas. Over the years the conference featured speakers and workshops on coming out, dating, network building, maintaining relationships, health issues, political activism, spirituality, legal issues and financial matters. |
| Content Abstract: | The bulk of the collection documents the yearly conferences and consists of correspondence, marketing materials, notes, questionnaires, programs, and research materials. |
| Identification: | MS 43 |
| Extent: | 3 linear feet (approximately 800 items) |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: | Archives and Special
Collections Department, Library, The University of
Texas at San Antonio. |
The Texas Lesbian Conference was begun in 1988 by a small group of women in Dallas, Texas as a way for lesbians to network, learn and share. The yearly conference was the only statewide conference of it's kind at the time. The conferences featured speakers and workshops on coming out, dating, network building, maintaining relationships, health issues, political activism, spirituality, legal issues and financial matters. Conference location rotated between Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
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The bulk of the collection documents the yearly conferences held throughout the state and consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, questionnaires, programs, and research materials. Planning of the 1990 and 1994 conferences is more heavily documented with limited materials from 1993 and only the program from 1992. Also included are the organization's bylaws, select financial documentation and several souvenir t-shirts.
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Organization of Collection
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| The collection is arranged as follows: |
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| | General |
| | Conferences |
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Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Texas Lesbian Conference Records must be obtained from the Archives and Special Collections, University of Texas at San Antonio.
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| Organizations |
| | Texas Lesbian Conference. |
| Subjects |
| | Gay activists--Texas--San Antonio. |
| | Lesbian activists--Texas |
| | Lesbians--Texas--Congresses--Planning. |
| | Lesbians--Texas--San Antonio. |
| | Lesbians--Texas--Societies. |
| Locations |
| | Dallas (Tex.) |
| | Houston (Tex.) |
| | San Antonio (Tex.) |
| Genres/Formats |
| | Correspondence. |
| | Minutes. |
| | Notes. |
| | Programs. |
| | Questionnaires. |
| | T-shirts. |
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Texas Lesbian Conference Records, 1987-1992, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Texas Lesbian Conference '91, April 12-14, 1991, Austin, Texas, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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[Identification of item], Texas Lesbian Conference Records, 1986-1994, MS 43, Archives
and Special Collections, University of Texas at San Antonio Library.
Received from the Martha Prentiss in January 1997 (Acc. 1997-003).
Collection was processed in March 2008 by Nikki Lynn Thomas, Manuscripts Archivist.
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General,
1990-1993
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Bylaws,
1993 |
| 2 | | Financial,
1990-1991 |
| Box |
| OM2 | | | T-shirts,
1990 and undated |
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Conferences,
1986-1994
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| 1 | | | Lesbians in the '90s: Speaking Out, Third Annual Texas Lesbian Conference
, 1986-1990 |
| 3 | | | Program,
1990 |
| 4 | | | Budget, funding, and financial materials,
1986-1990 |
| 5 | | | Publicity, undated
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| 6 | | | Calendar,
1989-1990 |
| 7 | | | Committee members and volunteers, undated
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| 8 | | | Hotel and entertainment materials,
1989-1990 |
| 9 | | | Scholarship Request Form, 1990 |
| 10 | | | Addresses, undated
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| 11 | | | Research materials, undated
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| 12 | | | Past conferences, 1988 |
| 13 | | | Southeastern Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men,
1989 |
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| OM1 | | | | T-shirts,
1990 |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 14 | | Diversity * Unity * Community, Fifth Annual Texas Lesbian Conference
Program, 1992 |
| | | Many Kinds of Power, Sixth Annual Texas Lesbian Conference, 1993 |
| 15 | | | Publicity, 1993 |
| 16 | | | Hospitality, 1993 |
| 17 | | | Advertising agreement, 1993 |
| 18 | | | Vendor agreement, undated |
| 19 | | | Marketing tracking forms, 1993 |
| 20 | | | Order forms, 1993 |
| | | ¡Salud! Celebrating Our Community, Celebrating Ourselves, Seventh Annual Texas Lesbian Conference, 1991-1994 |
| 21 | | | General Committee, 1993-1994 |
| 22 | | | Program, 1994 |
| 23 | | | Program design, 1994 |
| 24 | | | Program design, 1994 |
| 25 | | | Program ads, 1993-1994 |
| 26 | | | Printer, undated |
| 26 | | | Meetings and Correspondence 1993-1994 |
| 27 | | | Mailing lists, 1993 and undated |
| 28 | | | Speakers, 1993-1994 |
| 29 | | | Advertising agreements, 1994 |
| 30 | | | Media, lesbian representation, 1991-1993 |
| 31 | | | Surveys (blank), undated |
| 32 | | | Surveys responses, 1994 |
| 33 | | | Vendors, 1994 |
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