Jamie and Sally S. Whitbeck Collection on the ImageOut Film Festival
Content Description
This collection consists of Jamie and Sally S. Whitbeck's personal collection of ImageOut programs and ephemera. Jamie and Sally served as volunteers with the ImageOut Festival from 1993 until the 2010s. The majority of the material consists of festival guides with listings of the films and showtimes for each year of the festival from 1993 until 2019 with the exception of 2018. Other material consists of published anthologies, ephemera, correspondence, newsletters, and news clippings. Also included are programs for LGBTQ+ plays performed in the Rochester area from 1985 to 1997.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 - 2022
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by the Rochester Public Library. Copyright of the papers may be held by the authors', or authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain written permission of the holder[s] of copyright and the Rochester Public Library before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Biographical / Historical
Jamie Whitbeck was a dedicated ally of the LGBTQ+ community for many decades. In 1993, he was invited to help start the ImageOut Film Festival. Jamie and his wife Sally Stahlbrodt Whitbeck served as a volunteer with the festival for more than 20 years. Jamie died in January 2025.
ImageOut, the Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, presents LGBTQ+ arts and cultural experiences showcasing films, other creative works and artists to promote awareness, foster dialogue and build community. Established in 1993 under the auspices of The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and The Rochester Lesbian and Gay Political Caucus, ImageOut presents film screenings, film series, juried art exhibitions, a literary journal, and an annual film festival featuring LGBTQ+ artists and themed works. ImageOut has operated continually since 1993.
Extent
1.0 Cubic Feet (4 flip-top pamphlet boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collections consists of Jamie and Sally S. Whitback's personal collection of ImageOut programs and ephemera. The materials date between 1993 and 2022. The collection consists of festival guides, published anthologies, ephemera, correspondence, newsletters, and news clippings.
Arrangement
This collection consists of four pamphlet boxes divided into four series:
Series I: ImageOut Festival Guides, 1993-2019
Series II: ImageOut Writes, 2003, 2012-2017
Series III: Volunteer Information, Newsletters, Correspondence, and Ephemera, 1985-2022
Series IV: News Clippings, 2007-2020
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection ws donated by Sally S. Whitback to the Local History and Genealogy Division in 2025. [Accession number 2025.025]
Cultural context
Topical
- Title
- Jamie and Sally S. Whitbeck Collection on the ImageOut Film Festival
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ron Martin-Dent
- Date
- 2025-05-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Local History & Genealogy Division Repository
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