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Finding aid to the Outfest records, 1986-2011

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The collection documents the board, staff, and committee activities; event planning and operations; outreach, marketing, and merchandising; fundraising; volunteer operations; financial management; collaborations; and general administration for Outfest, the Los Angeles gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender film festival, 1986-2011. The records document the opening night galas, launch parties, closing awards ceremonies, special film screenings, VIP parties, volunteer parties, Legacy Awards, Director's Guild of America events, Vito Russo Winter Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, fall mini-fests, silent auctions, rummage sales, and offsite parties managed by Outfest. The collection also includes records regarding Outfest California, Outfest Village, and Outfest's participation in local pride festivals and parades, film festivals in various cities, and local events such as the Dinah Shore Weekend and Sunset Junction Street Fair. Venue records include the Orpheum Theatre, Ford Amphitheatre, Los Angeles Theatre, Egyptian Theatre, Pacific Design Center, Director's Guild of America, and 18th Street Arts Center among others. Meeting records include those of the staff, senior staff, managers, board, board retreat, development committee, fundraising committee, hospitality committee, marketing (and outreach) committee, nominating committee, and silent auction committee. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, fliers, brochures, pamphlets, advertisements, programs, budgets, balance sheets, audience surveys, manuals, grant applications, daily transaction and sales records and reports, venue and vendor contracts, merchandising and rental agreements, vendor and contractor bids, insurance agreements, job descriptions, travel and hotel records, shipping invoices, maps and schematics, clippings, event tickets, ticketing agreements, catering and alcoholic beverage agreements and licenses, website records, calendars, and event badges. The "Administration, general" listings refer to records found loose or unlabeled and may contain any of the records cited above, including the event programs.

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Identifier
rj430458x
Collection
Discovery Resources
Institution
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Creator(s)
ONE Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Date Created
2013
Dates Covered
1986 to 2011
Genre
Finding Aids
Subject(s)
Outfest
Places
California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Topic(s)
Bisexuality in motion pictures
Gay and lesbian film festivals
Gays in motion pictures
Homosexuality in motion pictures
Lesbians in motion pictures
Transgender people in motion pictures
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8nz88gp
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