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Archives Collective collection
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Archives Collective collection

  • RBSC-ARC-1014
  • Collection
  • 1919-1989, predominant 1973-1989

Collection contents include materials related to various lesbian and gay organizations in Vancouver and Toronto, as well as political activities in the New Democratic party, left-wing organizations, presses and radio. The Gay Liberation movement is widely represented, with Labour, Socialist and Marxist, Women’s Liberation, and First Nations organizations peppered throughout the collection. Significant attention is given to Gay Alliance Towards Equality, the John Damien, Gay Tide and Body Politic legal battles, and Anita Bryant. There is also a significant presence of materials relating to CRFO Co-op Radio.

It was collected and donated by James Thomas, Founder of the Archives Collective. Significant donations were made to the Archives Collective by Randy Notte, a writer and gay advocate based out of Victoria and then Toronto and Vancouver; these donations document his wide range of involvement in the NDP and Socialist groups throughout Canada, especially as they have to do with gay and lesbian rights at that time. Files 2-20 to 6-07 are related to Notte’s activities. The collection is divided into two series, Subject Files (1919-1989) and Archive Administration (1979-1989).

Collection includes materials in the form of letters; pamphlets; posters; political materials, including a number of NDP related items collected by Randy Notte; materials relating to the functions of Gay and Lesbian organizations in Vancouver, Victoria and globally; newspapers and newspaper clippings; and other ephemera.

Archives Collective

Subject Files

Series contains files related to the activities of queer organizations and activists in Vancouver, Toronto and other parts of Canada and the United States. A significant portion of this series is related to the political activities of Randy Notte, a contributor to the collection. Contents include informational pamphlets and brochures, legal cases, reports and statement papers, political materials, meeting minutes, organizational ephemera, newspaper clippings, periodicals, newsletters, and posters.

Archives Administration

Series covers the internal workings of the Archives Collective, especially the activities of James Thomas. Contents are mostly related to various archival or historical networks that the Collective was a part of, or correspondence dedicated to collecting materials from organization and subsequently housing the collected materials. Series contains letters, newsletters, lists of organizations, and donation receipts.

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