| Title |
Description |
Call
Number |
Separate
Records Available? |
Gay
Rights Movement; Series 1: The Mattachine Society
of New York Records, 1951-1976
|
The organizational papers of The
Mattachine Society reflect the vigorous and at times
acrimonious debate that takes place among its members
from the time of its foundation in 1950. The first
major gay organization in the United States, the
society sponsored discussion groups, encouraged
support for civil rights and opposed police entrapment
for sexual acts. Guide available.
|
MICFILM 3417 |
No |
| The
Gay Rights Movement Collection, Series 2: Gay Activists
Alliance, 1970-1973 |
Founded in December 1969 by men
and women dissatisfied with the Gay Liberation Front,
the Gay Activists Alliance rapidly became the largest
and most visible gay organization in New York. On
June 28, 1970, 200 GAA members led the way as tens
of thousands of gays and gay rights supporters marched
to Central Park in celebration of the first anniversary
of Stonewall. Guide available. |
MICFILM 3418 |
No |
| Gay
Rights Movement; Series
3:. The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power : New
York records |
The AIDS Coalition to Unleash
Power (ACT UP) united a diverse, non-partisan group
of individuals committed to direct action to end
the AIDS crisis. The direct action consisted of
vocal demonstrations and dramatic acts of civil
disobedience. The focus of ACT UP was on speeding
governmental approval of new, often experimental,
anti-AIDS drugs and on forcing pharmaceutical firms
to reduce the prices of AIDS-related medications.
Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 4374 |
No |
| The
Gay Rights Movement; Series 4. The National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force records, 1973-2000 |
This collection documents the
activities over 25 years of the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, founded in New York in 1973,
and its achievements for the civil rights of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the
United States. Guide available. |
MICFILM 4395 |
No |
| Gay
Rights Movement; Series 6: Archives, ca. 1972-1994
: Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance |
The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance
(ALFA) was founded in 1972 by a group of radical
lesbians and disbanded in 1994. This collection
includes the organizational records of ALFA as well
as other southern organizations. It offers a selection
of grassroots newsletters, journals and rare periodicals,
many of which are now ephemeral and unavailable
elsewhere. Guide available. |
MICFILM 4182 |
No |
| Gay
Rights Movement; Series 7: Lesbian Herstory Archives:
Subject Files |
The Lesbian Herstory Archives
houses the world's largest collection of materials
by and about lesbians and their communities. The
oldest lesbian archive in the world, it was begun
in 1973 to insure preservation of lesbian culture
and history. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 4420 |
No |
| Gay
Rights Movement; Series 8: Selected periodicals
and newsletters from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender Historical Society |
This collection of periodicals
focuses on newsletters issued by gay and lesbian
political and social activist organizations throughout
the country and on periodicals devoted to gay and
lesbian political and social activist agendas. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 4398 |
No |
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