GLAPN's Collections

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GLAPN 2988-7:

Periodicals
(Material dates 1970. This is an ongoing collection.)
12 cubic feet (12 boxes)

Items include Gay/Lesbian community newspapers from Portland, Salem, Eugene, Seattle, Olympia, Spokane, Boise, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and some smaller cities in Oregon and Washington. Also included are many newsletters of specific organizations. Not included are newsletters from most religious organizations (see those collections for the newsletters) and AIDS groups (they are in the Mss 2988-1 collection).

Box 1 (oversized)

Northwest Fountain, Portland newspaper. April 1978 (first issue) - December
1981. Issues lacking: June - September 1979. NOTE: The Oregon Historical
Society owns The Fountain, 1971 - 1973, a forerunner of this newspaper.

Box 2

Just Out, Portland newspaper. Oct. 28/Nov. 11, 1983 (first issue) - Oct. 15, 1993
(Vols. 1-10). The paper was bimonthly during Vol. 1, monthly Vols. 2-9, and bimonthly again Vol. 10. Issues lacking: Vol. 1, nos. 3, 13, 17-20, and 25; Vol. 2, nos.1-2, and 5; Vol. 4, no. 9; and Vol. 5, no. 2.

Box 3

Just Out, Portland newspaper. Nov. 1, 1993 - Apr. 18, 1997 (Vols. 11-14, no.
12). The paper was bimonthly during this time.

Box 4

Just Out, Portland newspaper. May 2, 1997 - Mar. 6, 1998 (Vols. 14, no. 13 -Vol. 15, no. 9). The paper was bimonthly during this time.

Box 5

Folder 1 Twist, Portland newspaper, biweekly in July and August 1992; weekly beginning in September 1992; Issues owned: 1992, July 16-31, Aug. 1-15, Sep. 3, Sep. 24;
1993: Mar. 18, May 13, July 1, July 15; 1994: Feb. 24, Apr. 14
Folder 2 Out & About, Monthly Portland newspaper (first issue, November 1995), Issues owned: 1995: December; 1996: February, April, May.
Folder 3 The City Open Press (COP), Portland newspaper, four issues 1986 and 1987 (incomplete).
Folder 4 Gay Rights/Oregon Gay Rights Report, Portland Town Council newsletter, 1976 - 1982; Issues owned: 1976: March, December; 1977: April, November, December; 1978: January - July, September, October, December; 1979: April, August, October, December; 1980: January, April, June/July, September, November, December; 1981: January - April, June/July - September, November; 1982: January, February, April, May, and October.
Folder 5 Right to Privacy PAC Newsletter/Voices. Monthly, later quarterly, publication of Right to Privacy, Inc. The name changed to Voices in 1994. Issues owned: 1993: June, November; 1994: March, August, December; 1995: April, Summer.
Folder 6 The Alternative Connection, Portland newspaper, October 1991 - February 1992.
Folder 7 The Alternative Connection, Portland newspaper, March 1992 - August 1992.
Folder 8 The Alternative Connection, Portland newspaper, September 1992 - February 1993.
Folder 9 The Alternative Connection, Portland newspaper, March 1993 - September 1993.
Folder 10 The Alternative Connection, Portland newspaper, October 1993 - March 1994.
Folder 11 City Week, Portland newspaper, October 1985 - July 1986. Many issues lacking.
Folder 12 City Week, Portland newspaper, August 1986 - May 1987. Many issues lacking.
Folder 13 City Week, Portland newspaper, June 1987 - October 1987. Many issues lacking.
Folder 14 City Week/Oregon Gay News/Portland Monitor, Portland newspaper, December 1987 - March 1989. The paper changed its name twice during this time. Many issues lacking.
Folder 15 Capitol Forum News, Salem newspaper. October 1981.
Folder 16 Community News, Salem newspaper. July 1985 - December 1988. Many issues lacking.
Folder 17 Community News, Salem newspaper. January, June 1989; August 1992 - June 1993. Many issues lacking.
Folder 18 Community News, Salem newspaper. July 1993 - June 1994.
Folder 19 Community News, Salem newspaper. July 1994 - June 1995.

Box 5A

Folder 1 Community News, Salem newspaper. July 1995 - November 1995; January - June 1996.
Folder 2 Community News, Salem newspaper. July - November 1996; January - June 1997.
Folder 3 Community News, Salem newspaper. July - September 1997; November 1997 - March 1998.
Folder 4 PFLAG Newsletter, Monthly newsletter of the Portland chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 1992: July, December; 1993: January, February, June, July, October, November; 1994: January - December.
Folder 5 PFLAG Newsletter, Monthly newsletter of the Portland chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 1995: January - December; 1996: January - November.
Folder 6 PFLAG Newsletter/PFFLAGPole, Monthly newsletter of the Portland chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 1997: January, February, April - December; 1998: January, February. PFLAGPole (newsletter of national organization): December 1995/January 1996.
Folder 7 Downtown Gents/City Gents, Portland newspaper. The name changed during this time. May, July, and September 1990, and January/February and March/April 1991.
Folder 8 NWGA Newsletter/Northwest Passages, Monthly Portland newspaper for transvestites. Called the NWGA [Northwest Gender Alliance] Newsletter in 1996. Changed to Northwest Passages in 1997. Issues owned: 1996: May - November; 1997: February, March, May - December; 1998: January, February.
Folder 9 Northwest Speak Out Project Newsletter, Quarterly newsletter of the Northwest Speak Out Project published in Portland.
Issues owned: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter 1995.
Folder 10 Exclusively Out and About, Guide to entertainment, resources, community and professional services in Portland, 1984.
Folder 11 Klamath Area Lambda Association (KALA) Newsletter Monthly Klamath Falls newsletter. Issues owned: 1995: October - December;
1996: January/February - April.
Folder 12 Gay Ol= Times, Roseburg newspaper. July [?] 1981, December 1985, February 1987, April 1993, May 1993, August 1993, September 1993.
Folder 13 Cascade Voice, Vancouver, Washington newspaper. October 1982, September 9, 1983, February 24, 1984, March 3, 1984, January 11, 1985, January 25, 1985.
Folder 14 Vancouver Voice, Vancouver, Washington newspaper. 1993: May, July, August, October - December; 1994: February - June, August - November.
Folder 15 Vancouver Voice, Vancouver, Washington newspaper. 1995: May, August; 1996: January, March - November.
Folder 16 Vancouver Voice, Vancouver, Washington newspaper. 1997: January - December; 1998: January -March.
Folder 17 View Magazine, Eugene magazine. November 1995 - May 1996.
Folder 18 View Magazine, Eugene magazine. June - September 1996, November 1996, February 1997 -
March 1998.
Folder 19 Border Riders Motorcycle Club Newsletter, Seattle newsletter for Gay motorcycle enthusiasts. Monthly. Issues owned: 1996: January - March, August; 1997: April, May; 1998: January, February.
Folder 20 Community Northwest, Seattle newspaper. August 1991.
Folder 21 Pink Pages Northwest, Directory of services for the Pacific Northwest. Winter/Spring 1997.

Box 6

Folder 1 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. February (first issue) - December 1986.
Folder 2 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1987.
Folder 3 THE LAVENDER NETWORK COMMEMORATIVE CALENDAR 1988, Commemorates the 1987 National March on Washington.
Folder 4 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1988.
Folder 5 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1989.
Folder 6 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1990.
Folder 7 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1991.
Folder 8 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1992: January - April, August, September, November, December.
Folder 9 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1993: January, February, April - December.
Folder 10 The Lavender Network, Eugene newspaper. 1994: February - December.
Folder 11 Stonewall News Northwest, Spokane newspaper. November 1996 - April 1997.
Folder 11A Stonewall News Northwest, Spokane newspaper. May 1997 - March 1998.

Box 7

Folder 1 2002, Seattle newspaper, July 1995 - December 1995.
Folder 1A 2002, Seattle newspaper, January - March;, May - August 1996 and September 1996 cessation notice.
Folder 2 GI (Gay Ink), Seattle newspaper, 1996 (first issue was June 5). Incomplete.
Folder 2A GI (Gay Ink), Seattle newspaper, 1997 - 1998. Incomplete.
Folder 3 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, Oct. 13, 1978 and 1986 - 1992. Incomplete.
Folder 4 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, February - March 1994. Incomplete.
Folder 5 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, August - September 1994. Incomplete.
Folder 6 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, 1995. Incomplete.
Folder 7 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, March 1996. Incomplete.
Folder 8 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, April 1996.
Folder 9 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, May 1996.
Folder 10 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, June 1996.
Folder 11 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, July 1996.
Folder 12 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, August 1996.
Folder 13 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, September 1996.
Folder 14 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, October 1996.

Box 8

Folder 1 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, November 1996.
Folder 2 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, December 1996.
Folder 3 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, January 1997.
Folder 4 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, February 1997.
Folder 5 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, March 1997.
Folder 6 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, April 1997. [continues with Box 9]
Folder 7 With Pride , Quarterly newsletter of the Pride Foundation. Issues owned: Summer 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996
Folder 8 Partners, Seattle newspaper geared to same-sex couples. July/August 1990 - Fall 1992. This was bimonthly in 1990 and 1991 and quarterly in 1992.
Folder 9 Diversity, Boise newspaper. July 1993 - April 1994.
Folder 10 Diversity, Boise newspaper. May 1994 - December1994/January 1995.
Folder 11 Diversity, Boise newspaper. February - November 1995.
Folder 12 Diversity, Boise newspaper. December 1995/January 1996 - August 1996.
Folder 13 Diversity, Boise newspaper. September 1996 - April 1997.
Folder 14 Diversity, Boise newspaper. May - August, October 1997.
Folder 15 Diversity, Boise newspaper. November 1997 - February 1998.
Folder 16 RFD, Literary journal geared to Gay men. Not published in the Northwest, but refers to several Northwest cities. Autumn 1974 and Winter 1974/1975.
Folder 17 Portland Center Stage, Program for Month. December 1995.
Folder 18 Spilled Ink Catalogue, Northwest publisher=s publication catalogue. Summer/Fall 1987, Summer 1988.
Folder 11 Sign of the Times, Seattle publication. 1986, 1988, and 1989. Incomplete.
Folder 12 Sign of the Times, Seattle publication. 1990, 1991, and 1993. Incomplete.
Folder 13 In Uniform, Nationally distributed erotic magazine published in Portland. Designed for Gay men with an interest in men in uniform. May 1994 - Spring 1997. Incomplete.

Box 9

Folder 1 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, May 1997.
Folder 2 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, June 1997.
Folder 3 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, July 1997. (Lacking July 18, 1997).
Folder 4 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, August 1997.
Folder 5 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, September 1997.
Folder 6 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, October 1997.
Folder 7 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, November 1997.
Folder 8 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, December 1997.
Folder 9 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, January 1998.
Folder 10 Seattle Gay News, Seattle newspaper, February 1998. (Lacking Feb. 27, 1998).

Box 10 (oversized)

Miscellaneous newspapers or clippings that have Gay-related articles in them.

Alliance, The, June 1982
Oregonian, June 21, 1996; June 23, 1996; Sep. 8, 1996; Sep. 9, 1996; Sep. 11,
1996; Nov. 2, 1996; June 19, 1997; June 22, 1997
Portland Alliance, June/July 1996
Portland Downtowner, May 25, 1992
Rocky Mountain News, May 21, 1996
USA Today, May 22, 1996
Willamette Bridge, May 29-June 4, 1970
Willamette Week, Dec. 6-12, 1990; Aug. 13-19, 1992; Mar. 16-22, 1994

Box 11

Folder 1 Galon News, Coos County newsletter. Monthly. Issues owned: 1996: June, November, December; 1997: January, February, April, and June (final issue).
Folder 2 GLEE Notes, Multnomah County Gay and Lesbian employee newsletter. May/June 1996, July/August 1996.
Folder 3 Phoenix Flyer, Publication of the Phoenix Rising Foundation. August 1996, September 1997.
Folder 4 The Pink Elephant, Publication of Log Cabin Republicans of Oregon. Monthly. Issues owned: 1996: May, June, July/August, October, November, December; 1997: February, May.
Folder 5 Positive Vibe, Publication of HIV-Affected Community. 3 issues, no publication dates.
Folder 6 With Pride, Newsletter of the Pride Foundation. Summer 1997, Fall 1997.
Folder 7 Orientations, Eugene newsletter. Monthly. January, February, April, June 1996.
Folder 8 Directions, Newsletter of Pride Northwest. January 1998.
Folder 9 About Face!, Newsletter of the Veterans for Human Rights, Portland chapter. Published intermittently. Spring 1996 and Spring 1996 Special Pride Edition.
Folder 10 Leather Pride!, Newsletter from Seattle. Usually bimonthly. Issues owned: 1995: January, December; 1996: May, July/August - November/December; 1997: January/February, May/June - November/December 1997; 1998: January/February 1998.
Folder 11 The Oregon Liberator, Newsletter from Portland. June 1972, June 1973.
Folder 12 Living Beyond the Closet, Newspaper from Bend. September/October 1995, Winter/Spring 1996, Summer 1996, Fall 1996.
Folder 13 Beyond the Closet/News from Beyond the Closet, Newsletter from Bend. September 25, 1995, April 1996, September 1996.
Folder 14 Northwest Gay and Lesbian Historian, Newspaper of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Summer/Fall 1996, June 1997.
Folder 15 Love Makes a Family, Newspaper of Love Makes a Family, Inc. of Portland. Issues owned: 1994: Winter; 1995: Spring, Winter; 1996: Spring, Summer, Fall; 1997: Fall/Winter; 1998: Spring.
Folder 16 On Track, Newspaper of the Lesbian Community Project. July 1996.
Folder 17 Pride N.W. Newsletter, Newspaper of Pride Northwest. September/October 1995, January 1996, March 1996, January 1997, September 1997 and several undated 1996 issues predating June Pride.
Folder 18 Portland Radical Women Calendar, Newsletter of Radical Women. Monthly. Issues owned: 1995: May - November; 1996: March - June, August; 1997: January, February, June - December; 1998: February.
Folder 19 Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, 1996 election overview. Includes stories on victorious openly Gay state legislative candidates in Oregon - Chuck Carpenter and George Eighmey.
Folder 20 The Outdoor Group, Newsletter published in Eugene. Quarterly??? Single issue dated June - October 1996.
Folder 21 Voices, Newsletter of Oregon Right to Privacy. Spring 1996; Fall 1996; December 1997.
Folder 22 The Northwest Gay Pre-Viewer, Publication of Portland Gay People=s Alliance. No date, ca. 1974.
Folder 23 Coalition to End Bigotry Newsletter, Salem publication. May 1996 and February 1997.
Folder 24 The Spectator, Newsletter of the Rose City Softball Association. May 1996.
Folder 25 MRG News, Newsletter of the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation. Spring 1997.
Folder 26 Changing Men, Portland monthly men=s rights newsletter. Issues owned: 1974: March (first issue) - July/August, October - December; 1975: January, April, May, July, December.
Folder 27 Changing Men, Portland monthly men=s rights newsletter. Issues owned: 1976: August, December; 1977: January, March - May, September - December.
Folder 28 Changing Men, Portland monthly men=s rights newsletter. Issues owned: 1978: March - December; 1979: January - April, December; 1980: January - April.
Folder 29 The LRC News, Seattle publication of the Lesbian Resource Center. June 1997.
Folder 30 Gay S.D.A. Outreach News, Seattle monthly publication for Gay Seventh Day Adventists. Issues owned: 1978: April, June, August - December; 1979: March - May, July.
Folder 31 Issues, Olympia bimonthly newsletter. December 1983 (first issue) - August/September 1984.
Folder 32 Lesbian Community Newsletter/Matrix, Olympia monthly publication (name changed). June 18, 1979 (first issue) - December 1979. Lacking issue #3.
Folder 33 Matrix, Olympia monthly publication. 1980.
Folder 34 Matrix, Olympia monthly publication. Issues owned: 1981: January, February, April - December.
Folder 35 Matrix, Olympia monthly publication. Issues owned: 1982: January - April, June, September, November, December.
Folder 36 Matrix, Olympia monthly publication. Issues owned: 1983. January, May - December.

Box 12

Folder 1 Gay Tide, Vancouver, BC newspaper published approximately quarterly. August 1973 -
November 1976, apparently complete.
Folder 2 Lights/Lights With Current, Seattle newspaper published twice monthly. Issues 7, 8, 11, 14, 18, and 22, all
dated between July 1983 and March 1984. The name was changed sometime
between issues 8 and 11.
Folder 3 Women=s Press, Eugene feminist newspaper published bimonthly. Publication began in 1970.
1980: August/September; 1981: January/February, March/April,
November/December; 1982: April/May - December/January.
Folder 4 Women=s Press, Eugene feminist newspaper published bimonthly. 1983: February/March, May/June - September/October; 1984: January/February, September/October, November/December.
Folder 5 Women=s Press, Eugene feminist newspaper published bimonthly. 1985: January/February, May/June - November/December.
Folder 6 Women=s Press, Eugene feminist newspaper published bimonthly. 1986.
Folder 7 Women=s Press, Eugene feminist newspaper published bimonthly. 1987: January/February, May/June - September/October.
Folder 8 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. December 1983 (first issue) - May 1984.
Folder 9 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. July - December 1984.
Folder 10 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. January - June 1985.
Folder 11 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. July - December 1985.
Folder 12 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. January - June 1986.
Folder 13 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. July - September, November, December 1986.
Folder 14 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. January, February, April - June 1987.
Folder 15 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. July - December 1987.
Folder 16 Angles, Vancouver BC monthly newspaper. June, July, August 1988.