Ms. Earline Budd Collection

2023 18 November (pickup)

Draft finding aid updated

18 June 2023 by Vincent Slatt.

6 July 2023 by Glenn Reimer.

6 November 2023 by Glenn Reimer.

18 November 2023 by Glenn Reimer.

Alternative Titles

Earline Budd Collection

“MS 0764 RHP Series [???]” at the DC History Center

Online description and digitized items: https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/collections/show/51 

MS 0764 RHP Series number(s)

Series XXIV, Donor Components

DC History Center Accession number

(Leave blank until transferred to the DC History Center), [Date]

Extent 

1 folder and 1 oversize folder of certificates; 3 plaques; 1 award.

Abstract

Provide a 2-sentence description of what was delivered/known about the collection at pick-up/delivery.

• Vincent S and Diedre G collected several awards, certificates, citations and plaques donated by Miss Budd.
• Vincent will photo document and provide proper notation on each artifact

Creator

Ms. Earline Budd collected this material.

Biographical note

Donor should assist in writing a detailed summary of the life and activities of the person(s) or organization(s) involved with creating and collecting the materials.

Key dates, places, and affiliations that describe their life should be include

Scope and content of collection

Provide a detailed summary of the collection for online description and public outreach.

What types of records are included, what subjects are covered? What is not included?

Why are these materials important or being preserved?  

This is the first part of the Earline Budd Collection. It includes awards, certificates, citations and plaques all donated by Miss Budd. We will effort to collect additional articles, photos, etc. for part II of her collection by the end of 2023. Individual descriptions of each artifact are coming.

Donor information

Ms. Earline Budd, 18 June 2023. Ms. Budd donated the materials via outreach by Diedre Gray, director of the Trans History Initiative.

Reproduction and use guidelines

Collection is available for “fair use.” Material may be protected by copyright. Please contact RHP for further information.  

Did donors transfer copyright to RHP?  Who may use it when? How? Fees?  

Processing history and next steps

Diedre Gray and Vincent Slatt retrieved the materials from Ms. Budd’s home on 18 June 2023. They were transported to Slatt’s home for processing.

July 6, 2023 Scanned all certificates and photographs. Photographed oversized certificate, plaques, and award.

2023. #D items transported to storage shed.

2024. Jan 21. 1 folder of certificates transferred to DC History Center, Series XXIV Donors.

Next steps include:

• Type list of awards from Photographs
• Type list of certificates from scans
• Post online to Omeka

• Completed 6 November 2023, revised 18 November 2023.

Repository and Access

Plaques and awards available online; 3D items in RHP storage, available by appointment. Oversize certificate remains at home of VES.

Certificates and photographs open to [all people] at the DC History Center, as of 2024 Jan 21.

Container List -- Current Inventory

Last processed on

2023 November 18

Container 1 (RHP Storage Shed; Not at DCHC)

3 plaques:

May 30, 1999                Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day - The Welmore Cook Award

May 1, 2011                Countless Years

December 15, 2000        Safe Haven Outreach Ministry - The Human Services Award

1 award:

May 12, 2003                National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Fourteenth Annual Leadership Awards

Series XXIV: Donors  Budd (At DCHC)

13 Certificates

Folder 1:                One folder with twelve (12) certificates and two (2) photographs.

Earline Budd 1                Certificate of Appreciation from Government of DC for DC HIV Prevention

                        Planning Group, Nov 14, 2004                

Earline Budd 2                Certificate of Completion of HIV/AIDS Training from National Minority AIDS    

                        Council, Aug 19, 2009

Earline Budd 3                Trinity Award from IFGE, April 2010

Earline Budd 4                Certificate of Recognition to Transgender Health Empowerment from Gertrude          

                        Stein Democratic Club, May 25, 2011

Earline Budd 5                Trans People of Color Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award, June 2, 2011

Earline Budd 6                Certificate of Appointment as a Member of DC Commission of Human Rights,

July 11, 2012                                                

Earline Budd 7                Proclamation of Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from DC Mayor

                        Vincent C. Gray, Nov 20, 2012

Earline Budd 8                Proclamation of Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from DC Mayor

                        Vincent C. Gray, Nov 20, 2013

Earline Budd 9                Observance of 15th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from President

Barack Obama, Nov 14, 2014

Earline Budd 10                Proclamation of Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from DC Mayor

                        Vincent C. Gray, Nov 20, 2014

Earline Budd 11                Observance of 15th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from Congress

                        Member Eleanor Holmes Norton, Nov 20, 2014

Earline Budd 12                A Ceremonial Resolution of 15th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance from

                        DC City Council

Earline Budd 13                Certificate of Appointment as a Member of DC Commission on Human Rights,

                        Dec 31, 2014

Earline Budd 14                Miss Budd with Mayor Vincent C. Gray [photograph]

Earline Budd 15                Trinity Award 2001 [photograph]

Folder 2 (Oversize Folder 1)

1 Certificate