Wingspan LGBT Community Center records, 1967-2019
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Wingspan LGBT Community Center records, 1967-2019
MS 738 Creator:
Wingspan Collection Name: Wingspan LGBT Community Center
records,
Inclusive Dates: 1967-2019 Physical Description:
33.5 Linear Feet
Abstract: The Wingspan LGBT Community Center records consist of materials
related to over 25 years as a non-profit supporting LGBTQI communities. From programming
to grants written and received to the Wingspan Film Festival materials to organizational
materials related to bylaws, executive director notes, and meeting minutes, this
collection offers a full historical picture of Wingspan, Southern Arizona's LGBTQ
Community Center which closed its doors in July 2014. This collection is part of the
Arizona Queer Archives (AQA), a community focused archive through the Institute for LGBT
Studies at the University of Arizona. It was transferred to Special Collections in
2020. Collection Number: MS 738 Language: Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
Winspan Community Center was a nonprofit resource center located in Tucson, Arizona from
1988 to 2014. The Center provided outreach and social service programs for Tucson's
LGBTQ community. The Center also served advocates and allies within the community. The
vision of the center "involved a space where meetings could be held on a regular basis,
a lending library, and an info-line telephone service to share community information"
(Arizona Queer Archives). In 1989, Wingspan received its nonprofit 501(c)(3) status and
received grants to help grow the center and its space. As noted by the Arizona Queer
Archives, "Some of the agency's major contributions to the Old Pueblo was the creation
of PFLAG, Tucson's first Spanish-language LGBTQ group, and the Bilingual Anti-Violence
Hotline. In 2014, the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) took over operation of the
Anti-Violence Programs and the Eon Youth Lounge program that had formerly been headed by
Wingspan."
The Wingspan LGBT Community Center records includes administrative and programming
material from the Center. Items are arranged into series of similar information. Any
records that are restricted have been listed as restricted in the finding aid and cannot
be released until 2032. This collection is part of the Arizona Queer Archives (AQA), a
community focused archive through the Institute for LGBT Studies at the University of
Arizona. It was transferred to Special Collections in 2020.
Series I: Administration, 1967-2011 Subseries 1: Historical, 1980-2007 Subseries 2: Executive Director/Board Files, 1989-2001 Subseries 3: Grants, 1967-2011 Subseries 4: Sign-In Sheets, undated Subseries 5: Donor Files, undated Series II: Programming, 1993-2019 Subseries 1: Film Festival, 1996-2006 Subseries 2: Anti-Violence Project (AVP), 1993-2002 Subseries 3: EON, 2004-2005 Subseries 4: Health and Wellness, 1996-2006 Subseries 5: Continuing Education, 2007-2009 Subseries 6: Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA), undated Subseries 7: Binders, 2001-2019 Restrictions
This collection includes several boxes of restricted materials. Restricted materials
remain restricted until 2032. In instances where particular folders within a series are
restricted they will only appear in the finding aid as "restricted".
Copyright
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employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
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Geographic Name(s) Community centers
Subject(s) Civil rights -- Arizona
Gay activists -- United States
Gay liberation movement -- Arizona
Gay men -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Lesbians
Lesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Same-sex marriage
Sexual minorities -- Civil rights -- Arizona --
Tucson
Credit Line
Wingspan LGBT Community Center records (MS 738). Special Collections, University of
Arizona Libraries
Processing History
Processed by Caroline Kinsley in 2021.
Container List Series I: Administration, 1967-2011 Scope and Contents This series includes Wingspan administration files. Files include historical
notes, Executive Director and Board meeting notes, grant information, sign-in
sheets (restricted), and donor files (restricted). Subseries 1: Historical, 1980-2007 Scope and Contents This subseries includes historical information collected by Wingspan. Items
have been described at the folder level. box item 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 box folder 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 box folder 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 box folder 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 4 17 4 18 4 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 4 23 4 24 4 25 4 26 4 27 4 28 4 29 4 30 4 31 4 32 4 33 4 34 4 35 4 36 4 37 box item 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 box folder 33 17 33 18 33 19 33 20 33 21 33 22 Subseries 2: Executive Director/Board Files, 1989-2001 Scope and Contents This subseries includes Executive Director and Board files. These files include
notes, meeting minutes, and other documents relating to Wingspan. box folder 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 Scope and Contents Includes one folder labeled "By-laws '92". 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 Scope and Contents (No title; originally in box without folder) 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 6 13 Scope and Contents (No title; originally in box without folder) 6 14 6 15 6 16 Scope and Contents (No title; originally in box without folder) 6 17 6 18 Scope and Contents (No title; originally in box without folder) 6 19 6 20 6 21 6 22 6 23 6 24 6 25 Scope and Contents (No title; originally in box without folder) 6 26 6 27 6 28 6 29 6 30 6 31 6 32 6 33 6 34 6 35 6 36 6 37 6 38 6 39 6 40 6 41 6 42 6 43 6 44 6 45 box folder 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 7 12 7 13 7 14 7 15 7 16 7 17 7 18 7 19 7 20 7 21 7 22 7 23 7 24 7 25 7 26 7 27 7 28 7 29 7 30 7 31 7 32 7 33 7 34 7 35 7 36 7 37 7 38 7 39 7 40 box folder 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 12 8 13 8 14 8 15 8 16 8 17 8 18 8 19 8 20 8 21 box folder 18 1 18 2 18 3 18 4 Subseries 3: Grants, 1967-2011 Scope and Contents This subseries includes grant material. Items are described at the folder
level. box folder 8 22 8 23 8 24 8 25 8 26 8 27 8 28 8 29 8 30 box folder 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 11 9 12 9 13 9 14 9 15 9 16 9 17 9 18 9 19 9 20 9 21 9 22 9 23 9 24 9 25 9 26 9 27 9 28 9 29 9 30 box folder 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 12 10 13 10 14 10 15 10 16 10 17 10 18 10 19 10 20 10 21 10 22 10 23 10 24 10 25 10 26 10 27 10 28 10 29 10 30 10 31 10 32 10 33 10 34 10 35 10 36 10 37 10 38 10 39 10 40 10 41 10 42 10 43 10 44 10 45 box folder 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 11 6 11 7 11 8 11 9 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 13 11 14 11 15 11 16 11 17 11 18 11 19 11 20 11 21 11 22 11 23 11 24 11 25 11 26 11 27 11 28 11 29 11 30 11 31 11 32 11 33 box folder 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 4 12 5 12 6 12 7 12 8 12 9 12 10 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 14 12 15 12 16 12 17 12 18 12 19 12 20 12 21 12 22 12 23 box folder 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 13 7 13 8 13 9 13 10 13 11 13 12 13 13 13 14 13 15 13 16 13 17 13 18 13 19 13 20 13 21 13 22 13 23 13 24 13 25 13 26 13 27 13 28 13 29 13 30 13 31 13 32 13 33 13 34 13 35 13 36 13 37 13 38 13 39 13 40 13 41 13 42 13 43 13 44 13 45 13 46 13 47 13 48 13 49 13 50 13 51 13 52 13 53 13 54 13 55 13 56 13 57 13 58 13 59 13 60 13 61 13 62 13 63 13 64 13 65 13 66 13 67 13 68 13 69 13 70 13 71 13 72 13 73 13 74 13 75 13 76 13 77 13 78 13 79 13 80 13 81 13 82 13 83 13 84 13 85 13 86 13 87 13 88 13 89 13 90 13 91 13 92 13 93 13 94 13 95 13 96 13 97 13 98 13 99 13 100 13 101 13 102 13 103 13 104 13 105 13 106 13 107 13 108 13 109 13 110 13 111 13 112 13 113 13 114 13 115 13 116 13 117 13 118 13 119 box folder 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 14 6 14 7 14 8 14 9 14 10 14 11 14 12 14 13 14 14 14 15 14 16 14 17 14 18 14 19 14 20 14 21 14 22 14 23 14 24 14 25 14 26 14 27 14 28 14 29 14 30 14 31 14 32 14 33 14 34 14 35 14 36 14 37 14 38 14 39 14 40 14 41 box folder 15 1 15 2 15 3 15 4 15 5 15 6 15 7 15 8 15 9 15 10 15 11 15 12 15 13 15 14 15 15 15 16 15 17 15 18 15 19 15 20 15 21 15 22 15 23 15 24 15 25 15 26 15 27 15 28 15 29 15 30 15 31 15 32 15 33 15 34 15 35 15 36 15 37 15 38 15 39 15 40 box folder 16 1 16 2 16 3 16 4 16 5 16 6 16 7 16 8 16 9 16 10 16 11 16 12 16 13 16 14 16 15 16 16 16 17 16 18 16 19 16 20 16 21 16 22 16 23 16 24 16 25 16 26 16 27 16 28 16 29 16 30 16 31 16 32 16 33 16 34 16 35 16 36 16 37 16 38 16 39 16 40 16 41 16 42 16 43 16 44 16 45 16 46 16 47 16 48 16 49 16 50 16 51 16 52 16 53 16 54 16 55 16 56 16 57 16 58 16 59 16 60 16 61 box folder 17 1 17 2 17 3 17 4 17 5 17 6 17 7 17 8 17 9 17 10 17 11 17 12 17 13 17 14 17 15 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 19 17 20 17 21 17 22 17 23 17 24 17 25 17 26 17 27 17 28 17 29 17 30 17 31 17 32 Subseries 4: Sign-In Sheets (RESTRICTED), undated Scope and Contents RESTRICTED. This subseries includes sign-in sheets and records. Due to the
sensitive nature of these files, this subseries is RESTRICTED until 2032. box folder 18 5 Subseries 5: Donor Files (RESTRICTED), undated Scope and Contents RESTRICTED. This subseries includes donor files. Due to the sensitive nature of
these files, this subseries is RESTRICTED until 2032. box 19
Series II: Programming, 1993-2019 Scope and Contents This series includes programming materials related to Wingspan. Programming
material includes information on the Wingspan Film Festival, the Anti-Violence
Project, EON, Health and Wellness, Continuing Education, and the Southern Arizona
Gender Alliance (SAGA). There are also several binders in the collection where
various materials have been collected. Subseries 1: Film Festival, 1996-2006 Scope and Contents This subseries pertains to the Film Festival. Items are described at the folder
level. box folder 20 1 20 2 20 3 20 4 20 5 20 6 20 7 20 8 20 9 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 20 19 20 20 20 21 20 22 20 23 20 24 20 25 20 26 20 27 20 28 20 29 20 30 20 31 20 32 20 33 20 34 20 35 20 36 20 37 20 38 20 39 20 40 20 41 20 42 20 43 box item 21 1 21 2 21 1 21 2 21 3 21 4 21 5 21 6 21 7 21 8 21 9 21 10 21 11 21 12 21 13 21 14 21 15 21 16 21 17 21 18 21 19 21 20 21 21 21 22 21 23 21 24 21 25 21 26 21 27 21 28 21 29 21 30 21 31 21 32 21 33 21 34 21 35 21 36 21 37 21 38 21 39 21 40 21 41 21 42 21 43 21 44 21 45 21 46 21 47 21 48 21 49 21 50 21 51 21 52 21 53 21 54 21 55 21 56 21 57 21 58 21 59 21 60 21 61 21 62 21 63 21 64 21 65 21 66 21 67 21 68 21 69 21 70 21 71 21 72 21 73 21 74 box item 22 1 22 2 22 3 22 4 22 5 22 6 22 7 22 8 22 9 22 10 22 11 22 12 22 13 22 14 22 15 22 16 22 17 22 18 22 19 22 20 22 21 22 22 22 23 22 24 22 25 22 26 22 27 box item 23 1 23 1 23 2 23 3 23 4 23 5 23 6 23 7 23 8 23 9 23 10 23 11 23 12 23 13 23 14 Subseries 2: Anti-Violence Project (AVP), 1993-2002 Scope and Contents This subseries pertains to the Anti-Violence Project (AVP). Items are described
at the folder level. box 24 box folder 25 1 25 2 25 3 25 4 25 5 25 6 25 7 25 8 25 9 25 10 25 11 25 12 25 13 25 14 25 15 25 16 25 17 25 18 25 19 25 20 25 21 25 22 25 23 25 24 25 25 25 26 25 27 25 28 25 29 25 30 25 31 25 32 25 33 25 34 25 35 25 36 25 37 25 38 25 39 25 40 25 41 25 42 25 43 25 44 box 26 box 27 Subseries 3: EON, 2004-2005 Scope and Contents This subseries includes information on EON. Items have been described at the
folder level. box folder 19 81 19 82 19 83 19 84 19 85 box Folder 28 1 28 2 28 3 28 4 28 5 28 6 28 7 28 13 28 14 box 29 Subseries 4: Health and Wellness, 1996-2006 Scope and Contents This subseries includes Health and Wellness programming notes. Items have been
described at the folder level. box folder 30 1 30 2 30 3 30 4 30 5 30 6 30 7 30 8 30 9 30 10 30 11 30 11b 30 12 30 13 30 14 30 16 30 17 30 18 30 19 30 20 30 21 30 22 30 23 30 24 30 25 30 26 30 27 30 28 30 29 30 30 30 31 30 32 30 33 30 34 30 35 30 36 30 37 30 38 30 39 30 40 30 41 30 42 30 43 30 44 30 45 30 46 30 47 30 48 30 49 30 50 30 51 30 52 30 53 30 54 box folder 31 6 31 7 31 8 31 9 31 10 31 11 31 12 31 13 31 14 31 15 31 16 31 17 31 18 31 19 31 20 31 21 31 22 31 23 31 24 31 25 31 26 31 27 31 28 31 29 31 30 31 31 31 32 31 33 31 34 31 35 31 36 31 37 31 38 31 39 31 40 31 41 31 42 31 43 31 44 31 45 31 46 31 47 31 48 31 49 31 50 31 51 31 52 31 53 31 54 31 55 31 56 31 57 31 58 31 59 31 60 31 61 31 52 31 63 box folder 19 86 Subseries 5: Continuing Education, 2007-2009 Scope and Contents The materials in this subseries deal with continuing education programming that
was offered by Wingspan. Items are described at the folder level. box folder 32 1 32 3 32 4 32 5 32 6 32 7 32 8 32 9 32 10 32 11 32 12 32 13 32 14 32 15 32 16 32 17 32 18 32 19 32 20 32 21 32 22 32 23 box folder 19 87 Subseries 6: Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA), undated Scope and Contents This subseries includes information from the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
(SAGA). Items are described at the folder level. box folder 33 1 33 2 33 3 33 4 33 5 33 6 33 7 33 8 33 9 33 10 33 11 33 12 33 13 33 14 33 15 33 16 Subseries 7: Binders, 2001-2019 Scope and Contents This subseries includes a series of binders put together by members of
Wingspan. They contain various materials related to Wingspan and other LGBTQ
movements in the Tucson area. box item 34 1 34 2 34 3 34 4
