Michael T. Manning papers
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises correspondence, legal documents, clippings, event flyers, and photographs, 1972-1981, from gay activist Michael T. Manning. The collection includes Manning's 1975 complaint to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Attorney requesting a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians. The collection also includes correspondence to local politicians and to editors of news publications advocating for gay rights; a typescript on unity in the gay and lesbian community; legal documents pertaining to the management of his apartment complex and a breach of contract dispute with a credit union; and photographs of unidentified nude men, circa 1980.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 1981
Creator
- Manning, Michael T. (Creator, Person)
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.
Biography
Michael T. Manning was a gay activist in Los Angeles. Manning served as a chairperson for the Christopher Street West Association gay pride parade in 1972 and was a member of the Gay Community Alliance. In 1975, Manning lodged a complaint with the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Attorney. He requested a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, event flyers, and photographs, 1972-1981, from gay activist Michael T. Manning. In 1975, Manning lodged a complaint with the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Attorney, requesting a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, October 2014.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Michael T. Manning Papers, 1972-1981
- 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
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