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Coors Boycott Committee Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-029

Scope and Content

Correspondence, memoranda, resolutions, flyers, articles, clippings, reports, sworn statements, newsletters, publicity, photographs, pamphlets, petitions, and ephemera documenting the activities of the Los Angeles-based Coors Boycott Committee (CBC), 1975-1997. The Coors Boycott Committee advocated and coordinated support for a boycott of Coors beer by gays and lesbians opposed to Coors' discriminatory and invasive employment practices, as well as its financial support for anti-lgbt public figures. Among other things, the collection documents the Coors Brewing Company's efforts to correspond with the CBC and other gay and lesbian organizations; and the CBC's coordination with organized labor unions in organizing strikes and boycotts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-1997
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1981

Creator

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Historical Note

The Los Angeles based Coors Boycott Committee was formed in 1977 by gay activist Morris Kight and others to advocate and coordinate a gay and lesbian boycott of Coors Brewery products. By this time Coors was already the target of boycotts by lesbians and gays, feminists, and other marginalized groups; as well as strikes by organized labor unions due to company practices that included invasions of employee privacy, discrimination against ethnic minorities, anti-union policies, and financial support for organizations with similar practices.

Extent

1 Linear Feet ([16 folders])

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, resolutions, flyers, articles, clippings, reports, sworn statements, newsletters, publicity, photographs, pamphlets, petitions, and ephemera documenting the activities of the Coors Boycott Committee (CBC), 1975-1997. Based in Los Angeles, the CBC advocated and coordinated gay and lesbian support for a boycott of Coors beer to protest the company's discriminatory employment and financial practices.

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.

Subject

Title
Coors Boycott Committee Collection, 1975-1997
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

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