00883.xml B. J. METZGER: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and David B. PetersonMay 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Metzger, B. J. (Barbara Jean). B. J. Metzger papers. 1965-1998. Materials in English. Correspondence, academic papers and course materials, photographs, minutes of meetings, journals, poetry, materials relating to GLBT and feminist organizations, and other papers of a community organizer, democratic political activist, theological student, and GLBT activist who also held positions on commissions and task forces in St. Paul city government. 5.7 cubic feet (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Barbara Jean (B. J.) Metzger was a GLBT and Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) activist in St. Paul. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Metropolitan State University, St. Paul (1988), and master's degrees in theology from Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa (1990), and in religious studies from the University of Minnesota (1993). She also studied for a doctorate at Luther Seminary, St. Paul.

Metzger worked as a community organizer for several local organizations, and as a campaign manager with B. J. Metzger and Associates (1980-1998), where she worked on several issue-based campaigns, including Yes for Human Rights and Campaign 90s. She also served on the St. Paul Police Priorities Task Force, the St. Paul Human Rights Commission, the St. Paul Tax Assessment Task Force, and the St. Paul Housing Task Force. She was involved with the Minnesota DFL Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Feminist (LGBTF) Caucus, and held several positions within the DFL Party.

Metzger received several awards and honors for her contributions to human rights, feminism, and GLBT organizations in Minnesota, including the Brian Coyle Award (1997), the Human Rights Campaign (1997), the Ramsey County Women's Political Caucus Founding Feminist Award (1992), the Minnesota Women's Press Newsmaker of the Year Award (1991), and the Best Investigative Article award from the Neighborhood Press Association (1982). She was Grand Marshal of the Twin Cities Gay Lesbian Pride Celebration in 1992.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Human rights -- Minnesota. Lesbians -- Minnesota. Sexual minorities -- Minnesota. Organizations: Campaign 90s (Saint Paul, Minn.). Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Gay & Lesbian Community Action Council (Minn.) Metropolitan Community Church (Minneapolis, Minn.). Metropolitan Community Church (St. Paul, Minn.). Saint Paul (Minn.). Human and Civil Rights Commission. Document Types: Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Metzger, B. J. B. J. Metzger papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,313

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007358771

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 123.D.16.1B Personal materials: Bankruptcy, 1997-1998. Certificates, undated and 1970, 1979.

Includes Certificate of Holy Union of Barbara J. Metzger and longtime companion, Donna Jean Munro.

Correspondence, undated and 1981. Employment, 1982. Ephemera, undated and 1974.

Includes brochures, tickets, and cards.

Future magazine ideas and questionnaire, circa 1978. B. J. Metzger and Associates, 1987. Minnesota State Fair employment, 1998. Photographs, undated and circa 1996.

Contains several photographs of B. J. Metzger in Athens, Georgia, as well as photographs of a Pride Parade where former senator Paul Wellstone was speaking.

Poetry and writings, undated and 1965-1973. 3 folders. Resume, undated. United Theological Seminary application, 1982. Academic materials: Academic records, 1971-1972, 1988-1991. Conference: Interseminary Women, 1989. Course materials and notes, undated and circa 1967-1997. 12 folders. Independent study coursework, circa 1981. 2 folders. Introduction to Christian Faith examination, December 1988. Learning disabilities paper, circa 1997. Library practicum, 1994. Master of Arts Integrative Seminar, 1989. Ramsey Junior High School presentation, 1996. Thesis: The role of the confessing church of Nazi Germany in the creation of the World Council of Churches, 1996. Wartburg Theological Seminary, circa 1987-1989. Womens program course book: Women in America, 1972. 123.D.16.2F GLBT and feminist organizations and publications: Alternative Family Center: A center for social change, circa 1980. Blaisdell Place, 1977-1982. Christopher Street, incorporated, 1976-1977. Chrysalis, 1976-1978. 2 folders. Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council [GLCAC], circa 1978-1992. 15 folders.

Papers kept by Donna Jean Munro, who served on the Executive Board Committee for several years during the 1980s and 1990s. Includes meeting minutes, clippings, correspondence, and promotional materials.

Gay Pride festivals and events, 1978-1983. 2 folders.

Includes materials from Gay Pride Week, 1979; Gay Pride Day, 1978; and Gay and Lesbian Pride, 1983.

GAZE, background materials and notes, undated. Lesbian Connection, circa 1975. Lesbian Gay Community Service [LGCS/GCS]: 1976-1979. 3 folders. 123.D.16.3B 1979-1980. Lesbian Feminist Organizing Committee [LFOC] newsletter, 1976-1981. 2 folders. Lesbian and gay athletic Olympics, 1982.

Includes program for the Gay Athletic Games, and the Minnesota Lesbian/gay Committee of the International Gay Olympic Association's newsletter, the "Bleep" Bulletin.

Lesbian Mothers Union, circa 1983. Lesbian Resource Center [LRC], 1970s-1981. 3 folders. Loving Women, 1976. Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights [MCGR/MCGLR], 1979-1981. 4 folders.

Includes copies of MCGR/MCGLR newsletters, Pomegranate and Lesbian/Gay Newsbriefs.

Minnesota State Forum on the National March on Washington for Lesbian/Gay People, 1978-1980. 3 folders. Minnesota National Organization of Women [NOW], 1985. Mom's Apple Pie newsletter, circa 1975-1976. Motive On the liberation of Women, 1969. National conference of openly lesbian and gay elected and appointed officials, 1987. No More Assault, circa 1979. Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG], 1976-1977. Persimmon Productions, circa 1981. Pornography Resource Center, 1984-1985. Postal Employment Network [PEN] for lesbians and gays, 1992-1996. Radical Women Position papers, 1973-1975. So's Your Old Lady, 1973-1974. Spirit Rising, 1981. Susan Saxe Defense Committee, circa 1975. Take back the night, circa 1981. Target City/Gay Survival Fund, 1980. Time Rag, undated. Tretter, Jean-Nickolas, undated and circa 1986. Twin Cities Women's School, circa 1975. Twin Cities Womens Union [TCWU], circa 1974. University Lesbian Gay Community [ULGC], undated and 1976-1977. 2 folders. West 7th Neighborhood Center, 1982-1983. 2 folders. Wingspan: A ministry to and on behalf of gay and lesbian persons, 1982, 1988. 2 folders. Women's Coffee House, undated. Miscellaneous lesbian and gay organizations, events and publications, circa 1978. 123.D.16.4F Tax Assessment Task Force, 1983. 1 folder. Campaign 90s, 1989-1992. 47 folders.

Includes receipts, initiatives, registers, meeting minutes, advertisements, opposition flyers, correspondence, endorsements, and miscellaneous related materials. Also includes some materials from Yes to Human Rights, the organizational precursor to Campaign 90s.

123.D.16.5B DFL party and politics: Barbeau, Bill, 1993. City DFL executive committee, circa 1993. Jorgenson, Christine, 1991-1993. Kimberly, Susan, 1993-1994. 2 folders. Minnesota DFL Lesbian/Gay Caucus, 1981-1986. 10 folders.

Includes meeting minutes, events, clippings, notes, brochures, advertisements, press releases, and other miscellaneous related materials.

Pappas (Sandy) for Mayor, circa 1997. 4 folders. Senate District 65, circa 1980-1987. 18 folders.

Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, notes, geographical data, convention information, and miscellaneous related materials.

Wally Swann Campaign Committee, 1997-1998. Miscellaneous DFL materials, undated and 1978-1993. 5 folders. Metropolitan Community Church, circa 1976-1982. 4 folders.

Includes brochures, correspondence, policies, and other related materials of both the St. Paul and Minneapolis Metropolitan Community Churches.

123.D.16.6F St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development, 1981-1983. 2 folders. St. Paul Human Rights Commission, undated and circa 1977-1990. 9 folders. St. Paul Mayors Task Force on Police Priorities, circa 1986-1992. 4 folders. Subject files: Drug awareness and abuse, circa 1977-1978. 2 folders. Information on public ownership of cable television in St. Paul, circa 1982. Protest songs and chants, undated and 1981.