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B.W. Grant Barnes papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2013-036

Abstract Reports and administrative files from the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), subject and research files, and personal papers (bulk, 1970-2000) from Attorney B.W. Grant Barnes. The collection includes extensive subject files pertaining to Barnes' research in international human rights laws; records documenting his work in the Individual Rights Section of the LACBA; and his personal writings, correspondence and other material documenting his involvement in numerous gay and lesbian...

Dates: 1913 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Robert S. Basker papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2013-076

Abstract Organizational records, correspondence, handwritten notes, published articles, awards, armed services papers, clippings, and photographs from Robert S. Basker (1918-2001). Born Solomon Sloane Basker in Harlem, Basker dedicated his life to progressive causes. He established or directed numerous gay rights groups including Mattachine Midwest, Gay Activist Alliance of Miami, and the Dade County Coalition for Human Rights. Basker also served as a committee member for numerous human rights...

Dates: 1931 - 2001

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Cleve Boutell papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2013-114

Abstract

Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, news clippings and other materials from lesbian writer Cleve Marie Boutell (1918-2011). The bulk of the collection is drafts of fictional works by Cleve Boutell. There is also correspondence with her lesbian sister Hortense "Bo" Boutell (1913-2006), a lieutenant colonel and the first female logistician in the United States Army.

Dates: 1949 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2007

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Gay Liberation Front (GLF) Los Angeles records

Collection

Identifier: Coll2012-031

Abstract

Founded in 1969, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was a loosely structured group of gay rights activists who were interested in the radical sexual liberation for all people. This collection consists of publicity material, photographs, correspondence, clippings, and writings that relate primarily to the Los Angeles group of the Gay Liberation Front.

Dates: 1969-1995

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2012-183

Abstract Materials relating to the activities of the Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles from 1989 to 2011, with the bulk of materials pertaining to the 1990s. The materials include board meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, publicity, information regarding organizational events (primarily programs, flyers, invitations, and event budgets), and legal briefs. The Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association, formerly known as Lawyers for Human Rights, was founded in 1979 and went on...

Dates: 1989 - 2011

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Robert J. Manners papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Coll2014-067

Abstract

This collection mainly comprises Robert Manners' correspondence, newspaper clippings, catalogs, bibliographies, administrative records, and other material, 1953-2010. Manners was the owner and operator of the home-based gay and lesbian mail order catalog Books Bohemian (Pasadena, California) from 1977 to 2004.

Dates: 1953-2010

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Pride Foundation records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2011-071

Abstract Articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, reports, legal referral documents, contractual agreements, resolutions, clippings, flyers, publicity material, legal papers, financial records, photographs, telephone and visitor logs, municipal agency documents, real estate records, position statements and other material, 1966-1984, documenting the activities of the Pride Foundation, founded in San Francisco in 1973. Pride Foundation was a community organization that provided...

Dates: 1966 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1983

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2012-004

Abstract

This collection primarily consists of material relating to Bob Smith’s professional career as a writer and comedian, and includes scripts, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, writing and performance contracts, calendars, research files, correspondence, and recordings of his performances. (1972-2006, bulk: 1991-2004).

Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1991 - 2004

Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California