Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1971-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1.15 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Doug Young, 1950-1994, was born near Taber, Alberta and raised there and in Medicine Hat. He attended Medicine Hat College and the University of Calgary. Young worked with the Alberta Service Corps for five years and Canada Customs for three. He was active in the Gay rights movement in Calgary and served as the president of Gay Information and Resources Calgary (GIRC) from 1977 to 1979, and as a board member from 1977 to 1981. He was active in many other organizations including the Alberta Lesbian and Gay Rights Association, AIDS Calgary, Gay and Lesbian Legal Advocates Calgary (GALLAC), Right to Privacy Committee, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Police Liaison Committee.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of John Cooper, 1994.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, notes, and records of organizations in which he was involved; Gay newspapers; and some personal papers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Sensitive files are restricted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes from an interview with Doug Young by John S. Cooper are in the Cooper Family fonds, at Glenbow
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Name access points
- Alberta Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (Subject)
- Association to Document Discrimination Against Gays (Subject)
- Calgary Gay Fathers (Subject)
- Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition (Subject)
- Gay Alliance Toward Equity (GATE) (Subject)
- Gay and Lesbian Legal Advocates Calgary (Subject)
- Gay Information Resource Centre (Subject)
- Gay Political Action Committee (Subject)