Stonewall Alliance for Youth Long Beach records
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, petitions, publicity material, clippings, and other administrative records, 1981-1993, from the Stonewall Alliance for Youth in Long Beach, California. The bulk of the documents have the original name of Committee for Project 10 Long Beach, as the Stonewall Alliance for Youth was modelled after Project 10 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The materials document activist David Newell and the committee's attempts to establish a similar program in the Long Beach Unified School District in conjunction with the ONE in Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center. Included are correspondence and clippings documenting community endorsements, as well as public opposition; and records documenting internal conflicts over finances and organizational structure.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-1993
Creator
- Stonewall Alliance for Youth Long Beach (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Administrative History
In 1989, activists from the Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club, an LGBT political group, proposed the establishment of a high school counseling program for LGBT teenagers in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). The Committee for Project 10 Long Beach was formed, taking its name from a similar program, Project 10 at Fairfax High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District. With the support of the ONE in Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center, and led by gay activist David Newell, the committee proposed a district-wide program that involved hiring a coordinator to provide LGBT literature, counseling, and support for all LBUSD high schools. The proposal was rejected in 1991 due to growing opposition from parents, church leaders, and high school principals. In 1991, the committee changed its name to the Stonewall Alliance for Youth Long Beach when Project 10's founder revoked the committee's use of the name.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 carton.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, petitions, publicity material, clippings, and other administrative records, 1981-1993, from the Stonewall Alliance for Youth in Long Beach, California. The Stonewall Alliance for Youth was formed in order to establish programs in the Long Beach Unified School District that provide information, counseling, and support for gay and lesbian students.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Separated Materials
The following items have been separated to the ONE Archives newsletter collection:
The Chalkboard, Gay and Lesbian Educators of Southern California, Vol. 13, No. 8 (May 1991).
The Project 10 Newsletter, Project 10 Long Beach, Issue 1 (March 1991).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, August 2014.
Subject
- Project 10 (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Stonewall Alliance for Youth Long Beach Records, 1981-1993
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Loni Shibuyama
- Date
- © 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90007 United States
(213) 821-2771
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