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Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-049

Scope and Content

Correspondence, meeting minutes, clippings, press releases, member lists, task force statements, financial documents, articles, legal papers, police/civil service documents, organizational forms, bylaws, a photograph, and flyers documenting activities of the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force in Los Angeles, primarily during the years 1981-1984. The Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California." The collection focuses on the Task Force's efforts to modify the "training, hiring, police practices, and procedures" of the Los Angeles Police Department in regard to gay and lesbian community relations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1978-1992
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1981-1984

Creator

Access

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Publication Rights

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Historical Note

The Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California." Its primary focus was on the "training, hiring, police practices, and procedures" of the Los Angeles Police Department in regard to gay and lesbian community relations.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet ([7 folders])

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, meeting minutes, clippings, press releases, member lists, task force statements, financial documents, articles, legal papers, police/civil service documents, organizational forms, bylaws, a photograph, and flyers documenting activities of the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force in Los Angeles, primarily during the years 1981-1984. The Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California."

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Title
Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Collection, 1978-1992
Status
Publish Basic
Author
Marc LaRocque
Date
(c) 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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