PrideFest Collection
Scope and Contents
The PrideFest Collection contains four oversize posters promoting PrideFest 2003 and PrideFest 2004, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pride in St. Louis. Both events were held in June in Tower Grove Park. Three of the posters document PrideFest25 in 2004, including a broadside advertisement with date and location information, a schedule of events, and a map of the event. One large poster advertises PrideFest 2003, including date and location information. Several of the posters list sponsors.
Dates
- 2003-2004
Conditions Governing Access
No viewing restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright was transferred to the Missouri Historical Society upon donation. The user assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical / Historical
The first St. Louis Pride parade was organized by the Magnolia Committee, which was founded in an apartment on Magnolia Street in 1979 with the express purpose of organizing a Pride march. At the same time, other local groups were independently organizing their own Pride events. These disparate events merged to become a full week of Pride activities held in April 1980, called the St. Louis Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride. The week was capped by the Magnolia Committee's “Lesbians, Gays, and Friends Walk For Charity” on April 20.
After the 1980 celebration, the Magnolia Committee reorganized and became part of the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Pride Committee. This Committee was dedicated to sponsoring an annual Pride event to be held in June, in honor of the Stonewall Riots which occurred in June 1969. The first official PrideFest was held in 1981. PrideFest was held for many years in Tower Grove Park, moving to Downtown St. Louis at Soldiers Memorial in 2013.
The St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Pride Committee later became PrideFest St. Louis, Inc.
Extent
0.15 Cubic Feet ( (3 oversize folders; 4 posters))
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
No physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Collection donated by Pride St. Louis, Inc. in 2005.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital copies and item-level records of select images are posted as they are created and can be accessed through the Online Collections on the Missouri Historical Society website (mohistory.org/collections).
Digitized images are generated from the original item whenever possible and files are adjusted only to ensure an accurate representation. Master files are saved in TIF format and JPEG viewing files are automatically generated from the master files.
Formats
Posters
Processing Information
Processed by Lauren Sallwasser in 2020.
- Title
- Guide to the PrideFest Collection.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Lauren Sallwasser using ArchivesSpace.
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Department Repository
Library and Research Center
225 South Skinker Boulevard
St. Louis MO 63105
photo@mohistory.org