Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers (The Dallas Way)
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Scope and Contents
Contains the papers, photographs, newsletters, articles and clippings of Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong. The range of materials reflect time in the Dallas Gay Political Caucus, the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, as well as the Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition of Dallas. Campaign brochures, questionnaire information or interviews with candidates during the elections are included. The collection also contains articles from various publications during the 1980s and early 1990s concerning LGBT issues. Photographs of Don Baker, Dick Peeples, and Steve Wilkins as early members of the Dallas Gay Political Caucus are included, as well as photographs of Phil Johnson and Chance West. Photographs of Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong with former Texas Governor Ann Richards are among the images from 1993, along with rare photographs from the 1977 Anita Bryant protest in Houston.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-2004
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1975-1997
- Acquisition: Date acquired: 10/00/2016
Creator
- Young, Louise (Person)
- Armstrong, Vivienne (Person)
- The Dallas Way (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Louise Young was an active member of the Gay Liberation Front in Boulder, Colorado during the 1970’s. Young relocated to Dallas in 1976 with her partner Vivienne Armstrong after her teaching contract at East Central State College was not renewed due to her sexual orientation. Young was hired by Texas Instruments, and in 1993 began a push for workplace equality, a goal that quickly became her primary activism outlet. Since working with Texas Instruments (and Raytheon, the company that purchased their defense contracts in 1997) to develop and implement a non-discrimination policy that covered sexual orientation, Young has helped many other companies create similar policies. Young’s advocacy in workplace equality has gained her national recognition; she was the first female co-chair of the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Council and a past member of the Out & Equal National Advisory Board.
Vivienne Armstrong received her Master’s in nursing from Texas Women’s University and worked for the Visiting Nurses Association, one of the few health providers to work with people with AIDS in the early days of the epidemic. Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss appointed Armstrong to the Health and Human Services Committee in 1986.
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Extent
3.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Collection is an LGBT collection which primarily contains organizational documents from the Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition of Dallas, as well as the Dallas Gay Political Caucus and the Dallas Gay Alliance/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in an alphanumeric format by date. Series 1: Papers contains questionnaires, meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, photographs and articles. Series 2: Audio Recordings contains interviews with Dallas candidates for mayor and city council elections.
Physical Access Requirements
This collection is stored off-site and requires a minimum of 24 hours notice prior to use.
Source of Acquisition
Dr. Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Accruals and Additions
2016-077, 2017-043
Subject
- Dallas Gay Political Caucus (Organization)
- Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition of Dallas (Organization)
- Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance (Organization)
- Richards, Ann (Person)
- Bryant, Anita (Person)
- Johnson, Phil (Person)
- West, Chance (Person)
- Armstrong, Vivienne (Person)
- Young, Louise (Person)
- Baker, Don (Person)
- Peeples, Dick (Person)
- Wilkins, Steve (Person)
- Title
- Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers (The Dallas Way)
- Author
- S. Ivie
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of North Texas Special Collections Repository
University of North Texas, Willis Library
1155 Union Circle # 305190
Denton TX 76203 US