The collection comprises legal documents, correspondence, clippings, photographs, audio and videocassettes and other material, 1977-1994, collected by Irvin Howard. In particular, the collection includes campaign materials from the Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, a political action group formed to oppose a proposed 1991 ballot measure that would repeal the city's AIDS anti-discrimination ordinance. The collection also includes subject files on gay- and lesbian-related issues, such as Christian organizations and individuals opposed to homosexuality, gay-related California legislation, gay and lesbian youth, and anti-discrimination policies in universities.