Gay Life Collection, 1978-
This collection consists of printed material and memorabilia, mainly from gay organizations in Boise, Idaho, beginning in 1978. Includes programs from Elm Awards and Les Bois Awards ceremonies and annual Gay Pride Day magazines. Additions are expected on a regular basis. See also the collection of theater programs from Spontaneous Productions (MSS 188) and records of Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors (MSS 211) and The Community Center, Inc. (MSS 241). Programs from the coronations of the Imperial Sovereign Gem Court of Idaho are found in the Doug Flanders "Martini" collection (MSS 245).
Box 1: Miscellaneous documents
Folder 1 The Community Center: Articles of Incorporation, 1983
Folder 2 Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors: Annual newsletters (1998, 2000-2003)
Folder 3 Imperial Sovereign Gem Court of Boise, Idaho: History (as of 2005)
Folder 4 Mr., Miss, Ms. Gay Idaho Foundation: Bylaws, 1992 and 1996
Folder 5 Sunday's Children, Inc.: Articles of incorporation, 1981
Folder 6 Elm Awards, 1978-1982
Folder 7 Elm Awards programs, 1999-2002
Folder 8 Elm Awards programs, 2004, 2006
Folder 9 Les Bois Awards programs, 2009
Folder 10 Boise City employment policy: Timeline of lobbying, 1999-2004
Folder 11 Boise City employment policy: Council emails, 2003-2004
Folder 12 Treasure Valley Pride Association, Inc., 2001
Folder 13 Northwest LGBTA Youth Conference for Hope (Boise), 2011
Folder 14 Idaho AIDS Foundation annual report, 1990
Box 2: Newspaper Inserts
Flyers, brochures, etc. distributed as inserts with Boise’s gay newspaper, under its various names (The Paper, Out, Diversity)
Folder 1 1984-1985
Folder 2 1986
Folder 3 1987
Folder 4 1988-1989
Folder 5 1990
Folder 6 1991
Folder 7 1992
Folder 8 1998-2002
Folder 9 Diversity: Barbara Gittings autograph, 2004
Folder 10 Diversity: Michael Cunningham autograph, 2004
Box 3: Handbills and Flyers
Handbills, flyers, brochures, etc., promoting events and organizations
Folder 1 1997
Folder 2 1998
Folder 3 1999
Folder 4 2000
Folder 5 2001
Folder 6 2002
Folder 7 2003
Folder 8 2004
Folder 9 2005
Folder 10 2006
Folder 11 2007
Folder 12 2008
Folder 13 2009
Folder 14 2010
Folder 15 2011
Box 4: Boise Gay Pride Programs and Magazines
Annual publications issued by the organizers of Gay Pride events in Boise
1990 First Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day / June 23, 1990 / Boise, Idaho
1991 Second Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day
1992 The Third Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day…Program
1993 The Fourth Annual Gay & Lesbian Freedom Day….Program
1994 The Fifth Annual Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Freedom Day…Program
1995 The Sixth Annual Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Freedom Day…Program
1996 From Silence to Celebration / The Official Publication of the Seventh Annual…
1997 Absolutely Idaho / The Official Publication of the Eighth Annual…
1998 Pride 1998 Magazine
1999 1999 Idaho Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Magazine
2000 Queer (ish) 2000
2001 2001, A Queer Odyssey
2002 Pride Magazine 2002
2003 Peace Through Pride
2004 Out 4 Justice / Boise Pride 2004
2005 Pride ’05 (single sheet); Boise Weekly issue “Pride 2005”
2006 Pride Boise 06
2007 2007 Boise Pride Schedule (one sheet)
2008 (no publication)
2009 (no publication)
2010 Idaho Pride Magazine
2011 (no publication)
Box 5: Memorabilia
Elm Awards plaques, 1981 (2)
Gay Pride buttons, 1996-
YFFN buttons
Box 6: Buttons
Buttons obtained from various sources relating mainly to gay events and issues in Boise and Idaho, including Pride and Coronation. Includes “Support Your Local Policewomen” from the 1978 firing of seven Boise female police employees.
Box 7: Photos
Album of photos from 1992 Pride parade in Boise, 1992, taken by Debbie Graham
Album of photos from 1997 Pride parade in Boise, 1997, taken by Debbie Graham
Box T-1: Miscellaneous T-Shirts
(1994) Decline to Sign / No on One Coalition
(1994) Lesbian Avengers [from Proposition One Campaign]
(1997) DuToit / City Council [James DuToit candidacy for Boise City Council)
Box T-1: Gay Pride T-shirts
T-shirts from the annual Gay Pride celebrations in Boise
(1987) Pride 87 Boise, Idaho / The Community Center
(1990) Together We Can Make a Difference
(1991) Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day 2 Boise, Idaho
Unity Equals Freedom
(1991) Second Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day, Boise, Idaho June 22, 1991
Unity=Freedom
(1992) Third Annual Gay and Lesbian Freedom Parade, June 13, 1992 Boise, Idaho
A Simple Matter of Justice [both grey and white]
(1993) A Family of Pride (copyright Jen Ray 1993) [white]
(1993) A Family of Pride (copyright Jen Ray 1993) [blue]
Box T-2: Gay Pride T-Shirts
(1994) Heritage of Pride / Quest for Freedom
(1995) Idaho Pride A Tapestry of Diversity
(1996) 7th Annual Pride Week Boise, Idaho 1996
(1997) Absolutely Idaho Pride 1997
(1998) Pride, Boise, Idaho Lesbian, Transgendered, Bisexual, and Gay Parade
Pride 98 Boise, Idaho
(1999) Ten Years of Idaho Pride 1999
(2000) Y2Gay 2000 Pride July 15, 2000
(2001) Queer as Idaho
(2002) Be Yourself Change the World
(2003) Peace Through Pride
(2004) Out 4 Justice
(2005) Boise Pride Live Out Proud
(2006) Pride Boise 06
(2007) Boise Pride June 9, oh-seven
Oversize Drawer
Miscellaneous items