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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Correspondence sent and received, Pennsylvania Governor's race, 1977-1978: primarily regarding the 1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign; responses from candidates to questions on gay rights; opposition to Senate Bill 83, which proposed ban on gays in certain state jobs in corrections, mental health, youth care, and police work, including position papers on "Why We Are Opposed to Senate Bill No. 83" and "Fact Sheet on Homosexuality"; concerns expressed over Walt Whitman Democratic Club's endorsement of Kline over Casey

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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