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Minute Book / Membership Register, 1965-1968

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection comprises the official records for the Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile for the years 1965-1968. These are contained in the Minute Book / Membership Register, which contains copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws; minutes of the pre-foundation planning committee and of the Board of Trustees and general membership meetings from June 1965 to August 1968; and several contemporary membership lists. The collection also contains a notebook of the Rev. Ken Wahrenbrock, Secretary of the organization, with his correspondence, copies of Board minutes, and other materials on the organization for the years 1965-1967. The bulk of the remaining manuscript materials derive from the papers of Jim Kepner, a founder of the organization, who served as Wahrenbrock's pro-tem and later succeeded him as Secretary. These include his detailed handwritten notes of Board meetings for the years 1965-1972; a file on the 4th North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) in 1968, to which Kepner served as a delegate; and a file of notes on the early history of the organization and its parent, the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, in San Francisco. The collection also contains a file of correspondence from 1966 to 1971 (the letters from 1975 and 1984 represent letters of inquiry written to the organization after it has ceased activities); informational brochures; flyers and announcements of the organization's monthly meetings and other activities; and copies of the nine issues of the organization's newsletter, Concern, published irregularly from 1966 through 1969.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-1968

Creator

Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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

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