These records document the organization of Pride at Work, an AFL-CIO constituency group that represents and advocates for LGBTQ union members across the United States. The records document the work and activities of Pride at Work since its formation in 1994, including their Labor Leadership Initiative training and education, and the evolution of the organization’s history.
The types of records are: correspondence, meeting minutes, speeches, conference materials, publications, and news clippings. This collection also contains photographs, oversize posters, memorabilia (such as t-shirts and stickers), VHS tapes, MiniDV tapes, DVDs, CDs, and audio cassette tapes.
As indicated by the eleven series, this collection includes information about: the founding and administration of Pride at Work, their National Executive Board (NEB), LGBTQ rights legislation, correspondence with other unions and labor rights groups, documentation of their participation in rallies and marches, training and education materials, participation in world-wide LGBTQ conferences, speeches, correspondence with local Pride at Work chapters in the United States, the Pride at Work newsletter, and news clippings on the LGBTQ movement and related topics.
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This collection also contains audiovisual materials. Items that cannot be used in the Special Collections reading room or are too fragile for researchers require that a digital copy be made prior to use because the original audio tapes are not reformatted for public access. Interview content is restricted without release forms. Please contact us before visiting the Special Collections reading room to view this collection.
This series includes early history of Pride at Work before it was founded, as well as materials that document the process of establishing the organization as a constituency of the AFL-CIO. Governance and administration of Pride at Work is part of this series as well, through correspondence, some membership records, organization finances, employee benefits, and press releases. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Materials of a sensitive nature, such as those containing personally identifiable information, are restricted for 75 years or the life of the individual and may be screened and removed by special collections staff. In some cases, documents may be redacted. Please speak with a staff member if you believe that materials have been unnecessarily removed.
Pride at Work records, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
Pride at Work records, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries. https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/46646 Accessed July 12, 2025.
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