trianglecommunityworks Inventory of the Triangle Community Works Records, 1974-2008 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2010Processed by Meghan Lyon, December 2009; finding aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Triangle Community Works Records, 1974-2008 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Triangle Community Works! Triangle Community Works Records, 1974-2008 Material in English 5.5 Linear Feet 4125 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Triangle Community Works! was formed in 1994 and consists of a coalition of groups, including ASPYN (A Safer Place Youth Network), The Gay and Lesbian Helpline, P-FLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and RRNGLE (Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality). Collection includes historical documents from several groups in Triangle Community Works!, including ASPYN, RRNGLE, and the Gay and Lesbian Helpline. Materials date from the 1970s to 2008. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Triangle Community Works Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 Provenance

The Triangle Community Works Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, December 2009

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, January 2010

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0276

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Historical Note

Triangle Community Works! is an organization that seeks to serve as a framework, a resource, and a partner to meet the emerging needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other communities in the Greater Triangle area of North Carolina. It was formed in 1994 and consists of a coalition of groups, including ASPYN (A Safer Place Youth Network), The Gay and Lesbian Helpline, P-FLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and RRNGLE (Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality).

The Gay and Lesbian Helpline, which joined TCW! in 1996, began operating in 1991 as the first hotline for the gay and lesbian community in the Raleigh area. It offers peer counseling, education, information, and referrals for callers about anything from gay-friendly bars to AIDS education.

ASPYN, another component of TCW!, serves as a community safe haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and allied youth, ages 13-18.

More information about Triangle Community Works!, including their various programs and current activities, can be found on their website, http://www.tcworks.org/.

 Collection Overview

This collection (Accession 2009-0276) includes historical documents from several groups in Triangle Community Works!, including ASPYN, RRNGLE, and the Gay and Lesbian Helpline. Materials date from the 1970s to 2008.

Although it is a small part of the overall collection, the TCW! Series offers a helpful overview of the various programs within Triangle Community Works. Materials about the TCW! organization date from the 1990s through 2007. The TCW! materials include administrative files, such as meeting minutes, agendas, flyers, and publicity. Another notable part of the series is the TCW! financial files, which detail the organization's fiscal operations, including taxes, investments, and bank statements. The remainder of this series consists of press releases, newsletters, and ephemera from various events, such as pride marches. Also included is a binder of materials from Coalition 807, which predated Triangle Community Works! in the early 1990s, and newsletters from OutRight!, another organization within TCW!.

The RRNGLE Resource Library Series (Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality) makes up the majority of the Triangle Community Works Records. It consists of research and subject files collected and maintained by RRNGLE. Files are held within a variety of sub-series, including Religious Groups, Media coverage, Gay and Lesbian Organizations, and General subject files on topics from gay marriage to ordination of gay clergy. RRNGLE materials date largely from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, with some materials from the 1970s, but nothing post-1995.

The ASPYN Series (A Safer Place Youth Network) includes materials dating from both before and after the group joined Triange Community Works!. Files predating TCW! include administrative and board materials, such as annual reports and meeting minutes. TCW! era materials include adult volunteer training manuals and policies, information for teenagers interested in joining ASPYN, evaluations by participants in ASPYN meetings and programs, and ASPYN call logs and group facilitator logs from the mid-1990s.

The Helpline Series includes materials ranging from the inception and formation of the Gay and Lesbian Helpline in 1991, through call logs from as recent as 2008. The series consists of administrative files, research articles on gay and lesbian hotlines, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters and publications, and materials from the merging of the Helpline into the TCW! organization. The majority of the series, however, consists of the logbooks and call logs kept by volunteers tracking the calls received at the Helpline. This series has restrictions: Helpline logs are closed for five years following the year of the calls (for example, logs from 2005 are closed until 2011). Please see Research Services or the Bingham Center staff with questions about this restriction.

 Collection Arrangement

This collection has been minimally processed, so materials have only been refoldered when necessary for preservation. Please see below for a detailed folder list.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Triangle Community Works! Helplines. Gay youth. Gay teenagers--Raleigh (N.C.) Gay community--Raleigh (N.C.) Gays--Religious life. Religion and culture--Raleigh (N.C.) Same-sex marriage--Laws and legislation--United States. Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States. Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Contents of Collection TCW! Series, 1994-2007 (1 box) 1Flyers and posters from ASPYN and TCW! TCW! administrative files and flyers, 1996 TCW! finances (including bank statements, investments, reports, and taxes), 2001-2003 TCW! minutes and agendas, 1994-1996; 2000-2004; and 2006-2007 (5 folders) Coalition 807 binder, 1994-1995 Advertisements, 1995 News clippings Press releases, 1994-1995 Pride March, 1995 Pride March, 2000 Organizational information (including tax forms, guidelines, by-laws), 1999 and no date Fund for Southern Communities, 1994-2000s Miscellaneous TCW! and Coalition 807 mail and correspondence, 1994-2004 Newsletters, 1994-1996 (2 folders) OutRight!, 1991-1996 OutRight! articles, 1993 OutRight! publicity and newsletters, 1991-1994 RRNGLE Resource Library Series, 1970s-1995 (3 boxes) 1Religious Groups UCC: United Church Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Concerns, 1989-1992 UCC open and affirming statements, 1988-1993 National Gay and Pentecostal Alliance, 1992 Jewish, 1992 Metropolitan Community Church, 1989-1994 Assembly of God, 1989 Greek and Cyprist Orthadox, 1976-1991 Southern Baptist, 1976-1994 United Church of Canada, 1992 Islam, 1990 Society of Friends: Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, 1989-1995 Friends for Lesbians and Gay Concerns newsletters, 1992-1995 Brethren/Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, 1993-1994 Dialogue newsletters, 1978-1994 Free Catholic Church/Ecumenical Catholic Church, 1992 Unitarian Universalists For Lesbian and Gay Concerns, 1989 Welcoming Congregations, 1970-1992 United Church Coalition WAVES newsletters, 1988-1990 Episcopal Voice of Integrity newsletters, 1991-1993 Presbyrterian, 1989-1991 Presbyrterians for Lesbian and Gay Concern, 1992 More Light Churches, 1991-1992 2Seventh-Day Adventist, 1990-1992 Lutherans, 1970-1993 Lutherans Concerned, 1990-1992 Reconciled in Christ, 1993 Mormons, 1989-1990 United Methodists, 1992-1994 Reconciling Congregations, 1990-1992 Reconciling Pastors Action Network, 1993 Affirmation (United Methodists for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns), 1991-1995 Affirmation newsletters, 1990-1994 Disciples of Christ/GLAD Alliance, 1991-1992 Crossbeams newsletters, 1990-1995 Roman Catholics, 1984-1993 New Ways ministry, 1988-1992 Conference of Catholic Lesbians, 1992 Dignity, 1989-1992 National Council of Churches, 1991-1992 American Baptists Concerned, 1993-1994 Episcopal Church-Integrity, 1989-1991 Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), 1994 Evangelicals Concerned Record newsletters, 1983-1993 Reviews newsletters, 1986-1993 Media Coverage Second Stone newspapers, 1991-1993 Stonewall News newspapers, 1994-1995 10 Percent magazines, 1994 Our Own Community Press newspapers, 1992-1995 POZ magazines, 1994-1995 PFLAGpole newsletter, 1994 Miscellaneous magazines and articles, 1992-1994 Organizations Human Rights Campaign Fund, 1990-1995 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 1989-1994 ACLU, 1992-1994 PFLAG, 1991-1992 and no date NOW, 1991 AIDS Service Agency for Wake County, 1992-1995 Southern Poverty Law Center, 1993-1994 North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, 1988-1993 NC Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality, 1991-1994 3Lesbian and Gay Health Project, 1988-1994 NC Pride PAC, 1991 and no date Southeastern Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men, 1990-1991 Helpline, 1992 NC Human Rights Fund, 1986 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, 1993 Names Project, AIDS Quilt, 1992-1993 Gay Games, 1994 Mary Renault Society of the Triangle, North Carolina, 1990 AIDS Services Project, 1989 AIDS National Interfaith Network, no date Queen Nation, no date Black and White Men Together, 1990 Lesbian Herstory Archives, 1988 College/university campus groups, 1984-1991 Spectrum (Ministry of Light), 1992 Campaign to End Homophobia, 1988-1991 March on Washington, 1993 St. John's Metropolitan Community Church, 1993-1995 KKK and hate groups, 1989-1993 Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, no date National Gay Rights Advocates, 1990 People for the American Way, 1993-1994 Stonewall 25, 1994 Subject files General gay and lesbian coverage, 1988-1992 Public opinion, 1992-1993 Religion and gays (general), 1979-1992 Ordination of gay clergy, 1987-1991 Pastor care, 1979 Biblical passages, 1992-1993 and no date Ethics, 1992-1994 Holy unions, 1991-1992 and no date Worship resources, no date Legal issues, 1989-1992 Domestic partner recognition, 1989-1993 Sodomy laws, 1987-1992 ASPYN Series, 1990-2006 (1 box) 3ASPYN prior to TCW! Board meeting agendas Board meeting minutes Board member and volunteer lists Policies and by-laws Annual reports, resignations, miscellaneous ASPYN information, 2000s Volunteer application package, 1995 Advertising and brochures, no date Training manual Training Newsletters, no date Original documents, 1994-1995 Evaluations, 1996-1998 Youth questionaires, 1995-1998 Meeting minutes, 1994-1996 Bank accounts and bills, 1995-1996 Call logs, 1994-1995 Youth group facilitator logs, 1994-1997 (2 folders) Helpline Series, 1990-2008 (4 boxes) 4Formation, 1991 Correspondence, 1991-1994 Research articles By-laws, finances, call summaries, 1991-1993 Meeting minutes, 1991-1996 Agendas, 1994-1995 and no date Newsletters and publicity, 1991-1995 Merger with TCW!, 1996 Logbooks of volunteer comments, 1991 October 7-1994 August 30 (3 books) Helpline logs 1991 (1 packet) 1992 (5 packets) 51993 (5 packets) 1994 (5 packets) 1995 (3 packets) 61996 (5 packets) 1997 (3 packets) 1998 (3 packets) 1999 (2 packets) 2000-2001 (1 folder) 2001-2002 (2 folders) 2002 (1 folder) 2004 (1 folder) 72005 (1 folder)

RESTRICTED until 2011

 2006 (1 folder)

RESTRICTED until 2012

 2007 (1 folder)

RESTRICTED until 2013

 2008 (1 folder)

RESTRICTED until 2014