Box 1
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Correspondence received, 1981: regarding National Gay Task Force (NGTF) request to not introduce Federal pro-gay civil rights legislation, and the Stonewall Gay Democratic Club's opposition to this; the Sexual Reform Act of the District of Columbia City Council; the Family Protection Act S. 1378
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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, 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
Correspondence received, 1983: regarding dedication of Baskin bust of Walt Whitman at 4th [5th] and Oregon Sts.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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 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