Series 7 - Sporting Associations

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Sporting Associations

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  • Textual record
  • Graphic material - photograph
  • Moving images
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CA EDM MS-595-7

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  • 1980 - 2004, predominant 1980 - 1994 (Creation)
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    GALA Sports Related Organizations

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13 cm of textual records and other material

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(1980-current)

Administrative history

In May of 1980, writes Rick Hurlbut, a group of gay men met to discuss the need for organized recreation opportunities for gay men and women in Edmonton. (See Box 15, folder 2) The group began by organizing some pick-up baseball games followed by social gatherings, and named their club the ‘Edmonton Roughnecks Recreation Association’ (ERRA). At the end of that first season, the Roughnecks participated in a city fastball tournament celebrating Alberta’s 75th Anniversary. The Club was incorporated in February, 1981, and went on to offer sporting leagues for volleyball (introduced in the winter of 1980-81) and Gymnastics (only ran for one season, ca. 1982). The Club trained for and participated in several local, national, and international sporting tournaments, and also entered teams in the Gay Games. Their newsletter was eventually spun off into an independent, and Edmonton’s first gay newspaper, called Fine Print. ERRA appears to have folded ca. 1987; a TEAM Edmonton Gay and Sports Association was active in the 1990’s, and then re-establishes in 2006, with the shared purpose of providing sports and recreation options for Edmonton’s LGBTQ community. A wide variety of LGBQT sports options are available in Edmonton today.

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Scope and content

This series consists of two sub-series: the Edmonton Roughnecks Recreation Association (ERRA) and a subseries of Sporting Associations/Gay Games records. The ERRA records include administrative files, promotional materials, tournament information, and framed and matted team photographs. There are also photographs of social activities, and a framed set of volleyball tournament medals. Included are items of ERRA clothing, including a tee shirt, baseball pants, and baseball socks. The gay games are represented in 6 files (dating 1984-1994), and there is 1 file concerning the Gay and Lesbian Sports Council of Edmonton. Finally there are two files documenting two fundraising events that featuring Olympic athlete, Mark Tewksbury.

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Immediate source of acquisition

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The material was arranged by creator and then in chronological order.

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  • English

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    Copyright may apply.
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    File list available online.

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    Physical description

    Includes ca. 270 photographs, 1 video cassette, 3 posters, and ERRA clothing (t-shirt, baseball pants, baseball socks)

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    City of Edmonton Archives

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    Rules for Archival Description (RAD), Archives Society of Alberta Subject Terms

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    Final

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