Box 1
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Correspondence sent, 1977: primarily regarding the 1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence sent, 1978: regarding the 1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign; statewide civil rights protection; fire code violation among Philadelphia gay bars; entrapment of homosexuals on local Federal property by the National Park Service; Philadelphia police brutality; attempt by local United Way to suppress Gay Community Center of Philadelphia (GCCP) application for grant funding; WWDC annual fundraising dinner; outreach to other gay political clubs and student groups
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence sent, 1979: regarding support of H.R. 2074 amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include members of sexual minorities; Philadelphia police brutality; concern over gay issues in the media; minors being allowed into Philadelphia gay bars; opposition to appointment of Reuben Askew as Special Representative for Trade Negotiation in the Unites States; the National Gay Conference in Philadelphia; Philadelphia mayoral election
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence sent, 1981: regarding H.R. 2074; WWDC endorsements for 1981 elections; gay physicians and healthcare professionals wishing to establish a local clinic; the WWDC 5th anniversary brunch honoring Congressman William Gray, The Welcomat's Bill Tonelli and Dan Rottenberg, Rainbow Disco's Diane Lusk, Dignity's Joe Tozzi and Ann Butchart
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence sent, 1982: primarily regarding Jeff Britton's candidacy in the Democratic Primary for State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly against incumbent Rep. Sam Rappaport; endorsements of Britton's candidacy; aleged defamatory letter to the editor in Philadelphia Gay News by Britton's "arch enemy" David Fair; bankruptcy of the Committee to Elect Jeff Britton; Philadelphia Gay Rights Bill; interest in investing in a bathhouse in Washington, DC; Britton'/s attempt to have Leslie Phillips, transgender treasurer of National Association of Gay and Lesbian Democratic Clubs, removed from office
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence received, 1976: regarding attempts to add gay rights to the 1976 Democratic National Convention platform; and others
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence received, 1977: primarily regarding regarding the 1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign; also 1977 campaigns for Philadelphia District Attorney and Controller; including GOP candidates in the Walt Whitman Democratic Club's activities; Philadelphia police brutality; Philadelphia's Anita Bryant Roast Committee
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence received, 1978: regarding campaigns for various state positions; Britton's candidacy for committeeman; fire code violation among Philadelphia gay bars; entrapment of homosexuals on local Federal property by the National Park Service; proposed charter change that would have allowed Frank Rizzo to serve a third term as Mayor of Philadelphia
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence received, 1979: regarding endorsements of Philadelphia judicial, city council, controller candidates; opinion piece by David R. Fair on opposition to the March on Washington; concern by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends Committee on the Civil Rights of Homosexuals over content of a travel club enclosure accompanying a WWDC mailing; concerns from multiple individuals about Jeff Britton's and Mark Segal's public disagreements; attempts to include a gay rights plank on the Democratic National Convention platform; responses to WWDC questionnaire to Philadelphia City Council candidates
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984
Correspondence received, 1980: regarding U.S. Senate Bill S. 2081 to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation; recommendations for individuals to serve on City of Philadelphia boards and commissions
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into three series: I. Business records; II. Subject files; and III. Printed materials. The business records are comprised of correspondence sent and received from 1976 to 1983. There are very few materials from 1980. In addition to covering local and state elections and ballot initiatives, topics include civil rights concerns for gays and lesbians, adding a gay rights plank to the Democratic National Committee platform, potential violations at local gay bars for...
Dates:
1975 - 1984