Allen G. Shores Democratic National Convention photographs
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Scope and Contents
Photographs taken by Allen Shores at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Most of the photographs are of the Lesbian & Gay Caucus or of members of the caucus.
Dates
- Creation: 1980
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish material must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives as the physical owner of the material. Note that permission to publish does not constitute copyright clearance. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials from the copyright holder(s).
Biographical / Historical
The 1980 Democratic National Convention had approximately 74 openly gay or lesbian delegates. The previous convention in 1976 had only 4. The 1980 convention was also the first time that an openly gay man had been nominated for one of the two top positions of either major political party.
Extent
100 photographs. (100 photographic prints)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs taken by Allen Shores at the 1980 Democratic National Convention.
Acquisition Information
Photographs were gifted to the archives by Allen G. Shores, December 23, 1998.
Processing Information
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Title
- Finding aid to the Allen G. Shores Democratic National Convention photographs
- Status
- Publish Basic
- Author
- Kyle Morgan
- Date
- © 2012
- 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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Los Angeles California 90007 United States
(213) 821-2771
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