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Box 1

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Correspondence received, 1982: primarily regarding Jeff Britton's candidacy in the Democratic Primary for State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly against incumbent Rep. Sam Rappaport; controversy concerning Jeff Britton's potential appearance at a Black and White Men Together (BWMT) meeting; effort to pass City Council bill that would restrict the placement of honor boxes near public artworks, notably a bust of Walt Whitman by Leonard Baskin at 5th and Oregon Sts.; information on libel law presented by Leonard M. Sagot Associates

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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