Mecklenburg Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Action Committee (MeckPAC) records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material that was primarily taken from binders that MeckPac had organized chronologically. A large amount of the papers are questionnaires for City Council, School Board, and County Commission candidates. There are also voting guides, a significant amount of correspondence with local politicians and organizations. There is also a folder of floppy disks with draft bylaws of the organization, which is currently restricted.
Dates
- Creation: 1998-2010
Creator
- Mecklenburg Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Action Committee (MeckPAC) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical Note
Mecklenburg Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Action Committee (MeckPAC) was founded in 1998 as an organization to advance LGBT issues in Mecklenburg County. The impetus for the organization's founding was a desire to oust the "Gang of Five", a group of five County Commissioners who stripped public funding of the Arts and Science Council after they staged the controversial play "Angels in America" in Charlotte. MeckPac has continued over the years to attempt to fulfill its mission of mobilizing the LGBT community and its allies in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to participate in city and county elections, to educate city and county officials about issues of importance to the LGBT community and to hold city and county elected officials accountable for their votes on those issues. MeckPac is registered with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections and is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Mecklenburg Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Action Committee (MeckPAC) was founded in 1998 as an organization to advance LGBT issues in Mecklenburg County. The collection contains materials related to the operation of MeckPac from its founding in 1998 to 2010 including Voter Guides, Correspondence, Meeting Agendas, News Clippings and Photos.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation from James Hildreth, 2016.
Note
Forms part of the King-Henry-Brockington LGBTQ+ Archive.
Processing Information
Processed by Andrew Pack, 2016.
Subject
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
