538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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Paul Bigley and friends at Imperial Court campaign event, Seattle, February 2, 1985
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.1.1.1
Date:1985
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Investiture ceremony for the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle, February 17, 1985
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.1.1.2
Date:1985
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Paul Bigley and Peaches O'Day, 2006
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.1.2.1
Date:2006
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Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2008 brochure
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.1.4.1
Date:2008
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Thank you certificate from royalty of Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle, 1986
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.1.8.1
Date:1986
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Grande Finale!, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle 1976 Coronation Ball program
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.1
Date:1976
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Singin' in the Reign Seattle Style, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 1986 program
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.3
Date:1986
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An Evening of Motown, the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2003 program
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.9
Date:2003
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Choose Your Channel, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2012 program
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.12
Date:2012
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Chong Wa Education Society fundraising dinner flier, Seattle, 2017
The Chong Wa Benevolent Association was founded in the late 1890s by Seattle’s Chinese community to create a federation of its diverse group of Chinese family and district associations, societies, and businesses. Its purpose was to administer Chinatown politics and support Chinese causes in the non-Chinese community. Over the years, the Association has provided its members with a broad spectrum…
ID Number:2025.10.6
Date:2017