Tim Portwood papers, 1975-1984

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Summary

Creator:
Portwood, Tim, 1954-
Abstract:
Lawrence Timothy (Tim) Portwood (1974-) grew up in Southern California, attended Stanford (A.B., History, 1976), and earned his J.D. with distinction (1979) at Duke, where he was active in the Duke Gay Alliance. Collection comprises documents that Portwood received as a student or alumnus of Duke Law School. Other materials relate to LGBTQ life at Duke, as well as in Durham, North Carolina, and the Southeastern United States in the late 1970s.
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
UA.30.01.0091
University Archives Record Group:
30 -- Student and Alumni Papers and Materials
30 -- Student and Alumni Papers and Materials > 01 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises documents that Portwood received as a student or alumnus of Duke Law School, including acceptance letters, reading lists and other preparatory materials, local information, directories, a 5th reunion booklet, commencement materials, copies of the Duke Law School newsletter "The Devil's Advocate," and a few photographs. The balance of the collection relates to LGBTQ life at Duke, as well as in Durham, North Carolina, and the Southeastern United States in the late 1970s. There are publications distributed in bars during the period, including Carolina Zipper, Cruise Magazine, Free Press Magazine, Whatever Magazine, and Pink Trash Magazine. There is a file related to the Duke Gay Alliance (1978-1979), along with business cards and a playlist for a few local gay discotheques. Also includes a flyer promoting a defense fund for a psychologist charged in 1977 with an "abominable and detestable crime against nature" under a North Carolina law.

Biographical / historical:

"Lawrence Timothy (Tim) Portwood (1974-) grew up in Southern California, attended Stanford (A.B., History, 1976), and earned his J.D. with distinction (1979) at Duke, where he was active in the Duke Gay Alliance. Tim practiced law in San Francisco for 8 years, including two years as an associate with a major law firm and six years as in-house counsel with Bechtel Corporation. In 1987, he made a career change, joining the Office of Development at Stanford, where he worked for most of the next quarter century, including ten years as Director of University Campaigns and two years as Vice President for Development at Stanford Hospital. Tim's third career was as a fundraising consultant with Marts & Lundy. His clients included leading universities, research and policy organizations, environmental organizations. and cultural institutions. Tim retired in June 2021 and lives in Sonoma County, California, with his husband Jim Lauber and their rescue dog Lizzie. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sonoma Land Trust."

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Acquisition information:
The Tim Portwood Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2021.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, July, 2021

Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2021-0007

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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