Adele Starr collection on Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Bulk, 1977-1996 1960-2010

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Adele Starr collection on Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Bulk, 1977-1996 1960-2010

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Correspondence, minutes, photographs, clippings, manuscripts, financial records, pamphlets, education materials, flyers, posters, audiocassettes, textiles, ephemera and a banner from Adele Starr, documenting the activities of the Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. (PFLAG), and of Parents and Friends of Gays (1976-1981), the predecessor to PFLAG's Los Angeles chapter (PFLAG/LA). Starr was founder of Parents and Friends of Gays and first president of PFLAG. The bulk of the material dates from 1977 to 1996, and includes the Federation's incorporation papers; correspondence from parents and children; records of the annual international conferences; educational materials; and records of outreach activities to schools and religious communities to support, educate and advocate for the rights of gay men and lesbians.

24.1 linear feet.; 9 archives boxes + 5 archives cartons + 15 flat archive boxes + 1 map drawer + 1 trophy + 1 oversize banner.

ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6652302

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Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc.

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Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays

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Parents and Friends of Gays

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Starr, Adele, 1920-

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Biography Adele Starr was born as Ida Seltzer in Brooklyn, New York on February 10, 1920. When she was a teenager, she changed her name to Adele. In 1941, she married Lawrence Starr, an accountant, and remained in New York till the 1950s. Moving to Los Angeles, the Starrs settled in Brentwood, where Adele helped her husband establish a private accounting practice. Adele and Larry had four sons and a daughter. In 1974, their son, P...