Acquisition Information

The collection was formally donated via deed of gift by Robert Ashworth in 2001.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Rozlind Koester at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in May 2007.

Related Materials

The Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript collection at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies contains materials related to the Robert Ashworth collection on the Union of Sexual Minorities Center of Western Washington University.

Other Resources

More information on Robert Ashworth and gay and lesbian activities in Bellingham and Whatcom County can be located at the following websites:

www.theslowlane.com

www.gaybellingham.org (this website may change management in the future)

Robert Ashworth has also published numerous books on biking in Whatcom County and throughout the United States. The Wilson Library at Western Washington University carries the following two:

Ashworth, Robert. America at Ten Miles Per Hour. Bellingham, WA: Robert Ashworth, 1993.

Ashworth, Robert. My Bike Ride to the Beach: but the Beach was 4000 Miles Away: a Nine Week Bicycle Journey Across the United States. Bellingham, WA: Robert Ashworth, 1992.