Spectrum Awards records, 1994-2012
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- LGBT+ Center Orlando
- Abstract:
- The Spectrum Awards Records, 1994-2012, contains information relating to the Spectrum Awards, an LGBT+ community service award created by the Gay and Lesbian Community Services of Central Florida, Inc. in 1994. The collection is comprised of event programs, tickets, scripts, documentation of nominees and finalists, and other information relating to planning, as well as memorabilia and photographs.
- Extent:
- 2.3 Linear Feet 4 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Spectrum Awards records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
These records feature content relating to the Spectrum Awards from the years 1994 until 2012.
Series I, Award Records, includes documents relating to the planning of the awards such as lists of nominees and finalists, event programs, event tickets, and other planning documents from the years 1994 until 2003. Materials have been organized into one folder per year for the years 1994 through 1997, three folders for the year of 1998, and one folder for the remaining years of 2000 through 2003 altogether. There is no information for the year of 1999 and the information for the years 2000 through 2003 is very limited compared to other years.
Series II, Memorabilia, includes event memorabilia such as Spectrum Awards, a "Stonewall 2012" sash, photos, tickets, and programs that were originally framed.
- Biographical / historical:
The Spectrum Awards are community service awards that were presented for service and support to the LGBT+ community in Orlando, FL. These awards were hosted by Gay and Lesbian Community Services of Central Florida, Inc. GLCS members, David Bain and Lyle Miller, were the first to initiate the idea for the awards. The first annual Spectrum Awards was held on February 22, 1994 at the Club at Firestone. After a brief hiatus in the early 2000s, the awards resumed on November 2, 2007 at the Winter Park Civic Center.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida, 2021 (Accession no. CFM2021_22).
- Processing information:
Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Asmara Cortes-Caba in 2022. Staples and paperclips were removed from documents and replaced with plastic clips. All materials were placed into acid-free folders and in an acid-free box.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The entire collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
Copyright is still owned and controlled by the LGBT+ Center Orlando.
- Preferred citation:
Spectrum Awards records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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John C. Hitt Library12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2OrlandoFL32816-8030USA
