GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON LESBIAN AND GAY
MINNESOTANS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1990-1993, 2003. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files of Geraldine Sell, chair of the Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans, which was appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich on March 30, 1990 to conduct hearings and gather information about violence and discrimination against Minnesota's lesbian and gay population. It was a follow-up to the 1988 Governor's Task Force on Prejudice and Violence. Governor Arne Carlson continued the work of the task force until its report was completed on March 22, 1991. | |
| Quantity: | 0.6 cubic feet (1 partial box), 14 audio files (541 MB) : MP3, 1 master video file MOV (50.6 GB), and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The files contain the task force's briefing materials, including testimony and background documents; membership data; minutes of the Religious Subcommittee; audio files of public hearings in Rochester, Albert Lea, Moorhead, and St. Cloud; and the task force's final report. There is also a video recording of a June 1991 presentation about the task force done at U S WEST as part of the corporation's Gay and Lesbian Awareness Month and 2003 correspondence documenting instances of homophobia in Minnesota. Occasionally, the records refer to the task force as the Governor's Task Force on Gay and Lesbian Minnesotans.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of the audiovisual material are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage server and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original audiocassettes and videocassette were disposed after the recordings were digitally reformatted into MOV and WAV files.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2002-31; 2005-18
Processing Information:
Digital audiovisual transferred from the master audio and videocassette by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, (December 2020).
Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 9900173749504294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 105.H.19.6F | Briefings to the Task Force, 1990. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Testimony and submissions on various issues designed to bring all members of the task force “up to speed” on issues facing lesbian and gay Minnesotans. | |||||||||||
| Briefing handouts, 1990. | |||||||||||
| Printed leaflets and selected articles accompanying above testimony. | |||||||||||
| Final report, March 22, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Follow-up, 1991-1993. | |||||||||||
| Includes H.F. 1091, introduced by Representative Karen Clark incorporating recommendations of the task force report, including background data on similar legislation in Wisconsin and Illinois; task force testimony on the report; and transcript of a homily by Geraldine Sell given at St. Joan of Arc Church, May 5, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Ideas and drafts of report, 1990. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, 1990. | |||||||||||
| Notes of Geraldine Sell, [1990]. | |||||||||||
| Press release and membership data, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||
| Public hearing testimony, 1990. | |||||||||||
| Religious Subcommittee, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||
| Includes minutes. | |||||||||||
| Public hearings: | |||||||||||
| Rochester, September 7-8, 1990. 3 audio files: MP3 (117 MB). | |||||||||||
 Digital version, part 1 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 2 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 3 | |||||||||||
| Albert Lea, September 8, 1990. 3 audio files: MP3 (115 MB). | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 1 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 2 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 3 | |||||||||||
| Moorhead, October 5-6, 1990. 4 audio files: MP3 (141 MB). | |||||||||||
| Includes opening and introduction by Geraldine Sell; J. D. Peterson and Lou Cyr, part 1; Rebecca Gardener; Barbara Chromy; Steven Spencer; Connie Bender; call to break and reconvene by Geraldine Sell; Lou Cyr, part 2; JeNelle Jacobson; Dorothy Finstad; Joe Appert; Linda Thompson; Gary Jacobson; and closing by Geraldine Sell. | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 1 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 2 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 3 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 4 | |||||||||||
| St. Cloud, October 12-13, 1990. 4 audio files: MP3 (166 MB). | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 1 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 2 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 3 | |||||||||||
| Digital version, part 4 | |||||||||||
| Internet | U S WEST presentation, June 1991. 1 master video file (1 hour, 54 minutes): MOV (50.6 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB). | ||||||||||
| Two panel discussion regarding the task force and a question and answer segment. Members present: Susan Mackay, Geraldine Sell, Father Edward Flahavan, Ann Viitala, Angukcuaq (Richard LaFortune), and John R. Wright. | |||||||||||
| Container note: 6-4-91, 6-14-91. | |||||||||||
 Digital video | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 2003. | |||||||||||
| Includes written testimonies by gay and lesbian Minnesotans documenting their experiences with homophobia in their communities. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Discrimination -- Minnesota.
- Gay liberation movement -- Minnesota.
- Gay rights -- Minnesota.
- Gays -- Minnesota -- Crimes against.
- Gays -- Minnesota -- Religious life.
- Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota.
- Hate crimes -- Minnesota.
- Homosexuality -- Religious aspects.
- Lesbians -- Minnesota -- Crimes against.
- Lesbians -- Minnesota -- Religious life.
- Lesbians -- Minnesota.
- Lesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Clark, Karen, 1945-
- Sell, Geraldine.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Governor's Task Force on Prejudice and Violence.
- US WEST, Inc.
- Document Types:
- Sound recordings.
- Video recordings (physical artifacts).
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