Society for Individual Rights (S.I.R.) packet from ECHO conference (including "The S.I.R. Pocket Lawyer," venereal disease brochures, organizational chart, issues of Vector newsletter, The Council on Religion and the Homosexual publication "A Brief of Injustices"), 1965, undated
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily organizational records collected over several decades by Homophile activist Joan Fleischmann. These organizations include the East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO), the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO), the Daughter of Bilitis (New York), the Mattachine Society of New York, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Lesbian and Gay Caucus, as well as Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) (Mountville and Reading, Pennsylvania) and Dignity (Philadelphia). Among the materials of note are meeting minutes, programs, and presentation transcriptions from the East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO) and materials related to the Reminder Day pickets co-sponsored by Mattachine Society of New York.
Dates
- 1965, undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Fleischmann, Joan, 1933-2013 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center Repository