Descriptive Summary
Jehan Agrama collection on the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA)
1989-2001.
(bulk
1991-1993).
Coll2008-049
Agrama, Jehan
2 records boxes + 1 archive
carton + 1 archive half-carton + 1 oversized box. 4 linear
feet.
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Correspondence, agendas, notes, minutes,
programs, reports, and materials collected by Jehan Agrama in her role as
Co-President and as member of the Board of Directors of the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), 1989-1994. The collection
includes documents related to the formation of GLAAD/USA, GLAAD Media Awards
programs, 1994-2000; and documents outreach to the Los Angeles Unified School
District and Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task
Force. Languages represented in the
collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
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writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
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It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
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Preferred Citation
Box #, folder #, Jehan Agrama Collection on the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), Coll2008-049, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira in August 2008.
Biography
Jehan Agrama was born in Cairo, Egypt and attended school in Rome,
Italy. In 1976, she came to the United States to attend college. She earned a
bachelor's degree in mathematics from Pomona College, Claremont, and an Honors
M.B.A. from the Presidential Key Executive Program of Pepperdine University.
Agrama went on to work in the entertainment industry where she rose to the
position of Chief Operating Officer of Harmony Gold, an international
television production and distribution company with ancillary merchandising and
music divisions.
As a founder of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Los
Angeles (GLAAD/LA) she served as the first female co-president in 1989 and was
re-elected in 1990 and 1991. Agrama also contributed to the creation and
production of the Annual GLAAD Media Awards and served as the Co-Chair of the
10th Annual event in 1999. She represented GLAAD/LA on the Executive Committee
of the Mayor's Los Angeles Coalition (formerly Coalition of 100), the Media
Image Coalition of Minorities and Women, and the Racial Harmony and Discourse
Task Force of Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA). Until 1994, she served on the GLAAD/LA
board as Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee and was elected to the first
Emerita position on the board.
In 1992 the Gay & Lesbian Arab Society of Los Angeles honored Agrama
with the Knights of the Middle East Award. In 1993, the Los Angeles Gay &
Lesbian Community Services Center honored her with their Community Service
Award and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund honored her with their
Liberty Award. In the same year she also served as a Community Grand Marshall
of the Christopher Street West (CSW) Pride. As of August 2008, she lives with
her spouse of over 25 years, Dwora Fried.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jehan Agrama collection on Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, Los Angeles (GLAAD/LA), consists of six series. The series are
related to her role as Co-President, member of the Board of Directors, and her
position as Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee. The collection includes
documents related to the formation of GLAAD/USA, outreach to the Los Angeles
Unified School District and her representation of GLAAD on the Rebuild Los
Angeles (RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task Force. Also included are GLAAD
Media Awards Show programs, 1994-2000, and a sample of GLAAD publications,
1989-2001.
Arrangement
The basic arrangement reflects the order in which the files were found
with the board of director files consolidated into one chronological
series.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Agrama, Jehan
Discrimination--United States
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hate crimes--United States--Prevention
Hate speech--United States
Homophobia--United States--Prevention
Homosexuality--Law and legislation--United
States
Mass media and gays--United States
Mass media--Social aspects--United States
Mass media--Political aspects--United
States
Minorities in mass media
Prejudices--United States
Toleration--Study and teaching
Separated Material
Guides
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Media Guide to the Lesbian and Gay
Community. New York City: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation, 1990.
Lesbian Visibility Resource Guide. Open
Enterprises, Inc. 1990
Magazines and Newsletters
GLAAD Bulletin (New York City) -
August/September 1989, October/November 1989, January/February 1990
GLAAD Dispatch - Volume 3, issue number 8
(August 1996)
GLAAD Images - May/June 1996
GLAAD Newsletter (New York City) - Fall
1989, Winter 1990, Summer 1990
GLAAD Notes - Volume 2, number 4 (Winter
2000)
GLAAD Rag (Washington, D.C.) - July 1990,
August 1990, September 1990
Programs
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center (GLCSC) programs - 1991, 1992, 1993
Lesbian And Gay Psychotherapy Association of Southern California, Inc.
(LAGPA), Second Annual Community Service Award program, 2001
Collection Inventory
Series 1.
Chapter correspondence and press releases
1989-1994
11 folders
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of correspondence from local chapters and the
national chapter, including correspondence on the creation of the national
federation, GLAAD/USA. The series also includes press releases from the
GLAAD/LA office.
GLAAD/USA
1990-1993
1 : 1-1 : 2
GLAAD/Los Angeles. Letters to the editor
1992
1 : 3
GLAAD/Los Angeles. Spanish speaking media
1991-1992
1 : 4
GLAAD/New York City
1989-1990
1 : 5
GLAAD/Orange County, California
1991
1 : 6
GLAAD/San Francisco Bay Area
1990-1992
1 : 7
GLAAD/other chapters
1991-1992
1 : 8
GLAAD/National
1989-1993
1 : 9-1 : 10
Miscellaneous
1990-1994
1 : 11
Los Angeles City Task Force on Family
Diversity, submitted by Diane Himes, David Link, Linda
Poverny
May 20,
1987
Film and Dream Imagery in Personal
Mythology: A Pilot Study Using the Mythic Method, by Kirwin
Rockefeller
June 1992
Psychoneuroimmunology and Biopsychological
Cofactors of HIV-Spectrum Disease and Long-Term Survivors: A Review of the
Literature, by Kirwin Rockefeller
September
1992
Press releases
1990-1994
1 : 12
Series 2.
GLAAD/LA Board of Directors
1989-1995
28 folders
Series Scope and Content
The GLAAD/LA Board of Directors series contains meeting agendas and
minutes, job descriptions, letters of understanding, self-appraisals, and
retreat materials. The retreat folders included materials for the development
of a cohesive and enduring organization.
By-laws
1989-1990
1 : 13
Board nominations
1990-1991
1 : 14
Co-President
1990-1991
1 : 15
Board general information
1990-1992
1 : 16
Executive director search
1990-1992
1 : 17
Board job-descriptions
1990-1992
1 : 18
Board development
1990-1992
1 : 19
Board retreats
1990-1993
1 : 20-1 : 21
Contact information
1990-1995
4 : 4
Board profiles
1991
1 : 22
Board letters of understanding
1991-1992
1 : 23
Board self-appraisals
1991-1992
1 : 24
Board meeting minutes
1991-1992
1 : 25-2 : 1
Board application
1991-1993
2 : 2
Executive committee
1992
2 : 3
Steering committee
1992-1994
2 : 4
Organizational structure
circa 1992
2 : 5
Board meeting minutes
1993
2 : 6-2 : 9
Board meeting minutes
1994
2 : 10-2 : 12
Clippings
1988-1994
4 : 5, 5 : 2
Series 3.
GLAAD/LA Outreach
1989-1994
10 folders
Series Scope and Content
Agrama served as Co-Chair of the Media Outreach Committee that
provides sensitivity training and meets with media executives. The series
contains sensitivity training information, agendas, notes, and minutes along
with related outreach information to the Los Angeles Unified School District
and the Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) Racial Harmony and Discourse Task Force.
Los Angeles Office of Education
1989-1991
2 : 13
Education sub-committee minutes
1991-1993
2 : 14
Education sub-committee miscellaneous
1991-1993
2 : 15
Outreach committee
1990-1993
2 : 16-2 : 17
Media Outreach miscellaneous
1991-1993
2 : 18
Media Outreach sensitivity training
1992-1993
2 : 19
Sensitivity training: request for
qualifications
1993
2 : 20
Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) background
information
1992-1993
2 : 21
Rebuild Los Angeles (RLA) committee materials
1992-1993
2 : 22
Series 4.
Lift the Ban on Gays and Lesbians in the
Military
1993
7 folders
Series Scope and Content
In 1993, President Bill Clinton attempted to honor his promise to
allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the United States military. The
series documents GLAAD's efforts in support of lifting the ban; the series
consists of statements, press releases, and event planning documents.
Celebrity resolutions
1993
2 : 23
Video press conference,
To Support and Defend
1993
2 : 24
Military press
1993
2 : 25
Lift the ban poster
1993
2 : 26
Lesbians in the military
1993
2 : 27
Military resolution
1993
2 : 28
Military meetings
1993
3 : 1
Series 6.
Awards and Recognition Programs
1994-2000
10 folders
Series Scope and Content
Agrama participated in the creation and production of the GLAAD
Media Awards; the series primarily contains programs from the 1994-2000 Media
Awards. The series also contains a draft script of the 1997 Los Angeles Media
Awards show written by Agrama and Michael B. Keegan and a copy of
Daily Variety Gotham celebrating the
10th anniversary of the GLAAD Media Awards. Other programs include the 2nd
Annual GLAAD Fairness Awards and the program from Congregation Kol Ami
celebration honoring Peter W. Kraus, M.D., Jehan Agrama, and the Honorable
Stephen M. Lachs.
GLAAD Awards Script and Programs
1994-2000
Draft of script to Los Angeles awards show by Agrama and
Michael B. Keegan
1997
3 : 2
5th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
1994
3 : 3
6th Annual Los Angeles Awards programs
1995
3 : 4
7th Annual Los Angeles, New York Awards
program
1996
3 : 5
8th Annual USA and Los Angeles Awards
programs
1997
3 : 6
9th Annual USA and Los Angeles Awards
programs
1998
3 : 7
10th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
1999
3 : 8
Daily Variety Gotham
April 16,
19995 : 1
11th Annual Los Angeles Awards program
2000
3 : 9
2nd Annual Fairness Awards in Los Angeles
program
1999
3 : 10
Congregation Kol Ami Celebrates: Flying Toward a Brighter
Future, Honoring Peter W. Kraus, M.D., Jehan Agrama, and Honorable Stephen M.
Lachs program
1999
3 : 11
Series 7.
GLAAD Publications
1989-2001
5 folders
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of a sample of GLAAD publications including
guides, reports, brochures, and flyers created to promote its goal of accurate
and inclusive representations of people and events in the media.
Homophobia Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation
1989
1991
3 : 12
Lesbian and Gay Images: An Entertainment
Media Resource
1995
3 : 13
National Media Center Project executive
summary
1996
4 : 1
Annual report
2000
4 : 2
Brochures, flyers, and newsletters
1990-2001
4 : 3