https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/c042f72ee449f9fdefbece5b9a604d23.pdf?Expires=1780531200&Signature=OKmIUtOm7pY%7E0ygirBDQ76kU1zrU3dkvr-PyWazyD7nbcg92FBwStlJOOXPIgujbctKIMps%7E2mNlRsFjWQwCUX6zpnLku30%7ECXn7-OqonfwAGPx-VKPgtCiC%7EOCWh64Eh0NNukVVDil4vUZo72ym69yjLskkmMRAFRtD7JPW81j%7EjZJ05pblgrKVwI3fWqJgXZAqXpVvYf2rADvzJNouxHo8ZFALpNqvZQrwYtQLZY--kvc6sDukCpw-WdqXT8VBuH83a6mnhwieD3v6RL0bm17UwcegY777HHP53ovs8Bf82Lz-pxhMhxOjMDxXqHZuzSlaXEZMeKS0LRPYzOVo-g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4f7235515d1858ef0af71c36655f5e84 PDF Text Text Archives and Records Finding Aid COLLECTION NUMBER: TITLE: Coll.3 Bay Windows Publication COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator(s): Title: Extent: Date Span: Location: Bay Windows Newspaper Bay Windows Publication 15 record cartons, approximately 14 linear feet 1983 – ongoing The History Project, Archives and Records Department SUBJECT TERMS Homosexuality—Massachusetts—Boston—Newspapers Lesbians—Massachusetts—Boston—Newspapers ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Terms of Use/Copyright: Unrestricted, though some items in the collection are copyrighted by individuals and/or organizations outside The History Project. Contact The History Project for further information: 29 Stanhope Street Boston, MA 02116 617.266.7733 info@historyproject.org www.historyproject.org ABSTRACT The Boston newspaper Bay Windows is an active weekly publication in tabloid format, first printed and distributed in 1983. Its website, www.baywindows.com, has online articles with a searchable archive for issues from December 1998 to present. Today, Bay Windows remains New England’s largest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) publication in newspaper format, with a current circulation of about 47,000. News articles of local, national and international interest are accompanied by articles on fashion, food, and media reviews, as well as freelance works, upcoming local and national events, obituaries, art, poetry, question and answer, press releases, classified and social announcements, and advertisements. 1 �SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The majority of the collection is contained in thirteen archival boxes measuring approximately 18"x5"x30" and two record cartons. The thirteen smaller boxes contain papers from the first issue in 1983 to Volume 23 No. 51 in 2005. The two larger record cartons contain duplicate issues of the paper, and their corresponding issues in the collection are indicated on the attached index. No papers from August 1991 to May 2001 are present in the collection. See index for issue range and information. Most issues offer a “Community Guide in Brief” section with relevant phone numbers for information and support groups in the Boston area. “AIDS Update,” (later called “Notes on an Epidemic,”) runs throughout most issues and the corresponding page number is indicated in the index. The “LeDogg” mascot, a small stuffed animal photographed in various locations and captioned for each issue, can be found primarily in volumes 1 through 12, and the “Encyclopedia of Homophilica,” which gives historical commentary on homosexuality, runs briefly in Volume 3. Poetry submissions run sporadically and merit study, as does the evolution of the full-page advertisements for local clubs, events, and fund-raisers. BAY WINDOWS ISSUES OF NOTE HIV/AIDS, predictably, enjoys heavy coverage in the paper, especially in the early to mid 1980s. Headlines pertaining to the HIV/AIDS epidemic run in the following issues: ▪ “What You Should Know,” Vol. 1 No. 1; ▪ “A Community Responds,” Vol. 2 No. 8; ▪ “AIDS Action Committee Annual Report,” Vol. 4 No. 16; ▪ The AIDS Quilt, Vol. 5 No. 43 and Vol. 6 No. 23 and 25; ▪ The 100,000 Dead Mark, Vol. 7 No. 31, ▪ “AIDS in the 90's,” Vol. 14 No. 8 and Vol. 15 No. 42. Other important topics that may be of interest to the researcher are: ▪ The March on Washington: Vol. 5, No. 41 ▪ Boston Pride: 1989 Event in Vol. 7 No. 23 and The “Pride Guide ‘05” in Vol. 23 issues 24 through 26. ▪ Gay Marriage: The article, “Court Rules Couples May Wed,” can be found in Vol. 21 No. 49. DESCRIPTION OF ARRANGEMENT The collection is arranged by date, with corresponding volume and issue numbers, as listed below. Many issues from the 1990's are missing, but the early years of the paper are nearly complete in the collection. Duplicates are housed in two separate record cartons, boxes 14 and 15, and are marked as such. The corresponding duplicate issues in the collection are noted on the attached index. 2 �BOX CONTENTS LIST Box # Start Date End Date 1 March 1983 Vol. 1 No. 1 Apr 12 - Apr 25, 1984 Vol. 2 No. 8 2 Apr 26 - May 9, 1984 Vol. 2 No. 9 Mar 21 - Apr 3, 1985 Vol. 3 No. 6 3 Apr 3 - Apr 18, 1985 Vol. 3 No. 7 Oct 17 - Oct 23, 1985 Vol. 3 No. 32 4 Oct 26 - Oct 30, 1985 Vol. 3 No. 33 May 8 - May 14, 1986 Vol. 4 No. 19 5 May 29 - Jun 4, 1986 Vol. 2 No. 22 Dec 23 - Jan 7, 1987 Vol. 4 No. 52 6 Dec 23 - Jan 14, 1987 Vol. 5 No. 1 Sept 10 - Sept 16, 1987 Vol.5 No. 36 7 Sept 24 - Sept 30, 1987 Vol.5 No.38 May 19 - May 25, 1988 Vol.6 No. 20 8 May 26 - Jun 1, 1988 Vol. 6 No. 21 Dec 22 - Dec 28, 1988 Vol. 6 No. 51 9 Jan 5 - Jan 11, 1989 Vol. 7 No. 1 Dec 13 - Dec 19, 1990 Vol. 8 No. 50 10 July 4 - July 10, 1991 Vol. 9 No. 27 May 31 - Jun 6, 2001 Vol. 19 No. 24 11 Apr 25 - May 1, 2002 Vol.20 No. 19 Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2003 Vol.21 No. 19 12 May 1 - May 7, 2003 Vol. 21 No. 20 Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2004 Vol. 22 No. 52 13 Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2004 Vol. 23 No. 1 Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2005 Vol. 23 No. 51 14 Duplicate Issues Duplicate Issues 15 Duplicate Issues Duplicate Issues 3 � https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/c72884397543051296555f35a8ea9ee6.xlsx?Expires=1780531200&Signature=bCtBgSOyvxQ6VBxjcRsKHjtaXaxMPSxCYyUlZHMjceFCfzt710uQM00nG7jEqMa%7ECsBz57rDx8FVuSQxb1CIQv%7EI6KTW5EKcUkSnV16XAb%7EOg1OotmDYs0Rrl0Yx1H8Hkhr8qiqMlgpURXteMONAiQD4JxNr%7Ez8SFctI6ICoeRP3K5jZruw1JbXzh56M6FmigBu8GMPDLJQDOoZWJxz5HfjWOCLGvdhRWaMZ9L%7EQCck1RUlFKAMyB8zmr0TySHLiZUtO1Q6nxWkxV-Qmqr7Yj2Ms0INTmxVKnS3EH2GzL9NsuROwqgJp%7EdJZV1sbCg8gV2qsuvqen%7EPs2L4-laieQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e8f978a3ecd3c5f53d9ebeeb3169c04d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Coll. 003: Bay Windows publication Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-present Description An account of the resource The Boston-based weekly Bay Windows was first printed and distributed in 1983. The History Project has an incomplete run dating from March 1983-December 2022. To view this collection in person, email: info@historyproject.org.