East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO) miscellaneous materials (including ECHO publication "How to Handle A Federal Interrogation," proposal by Kay Tobin, Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Society of New York documents concerning ECHO, handwritten notes among members), 1965-1966, 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
- 1965-1966, 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