National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights records, 1978-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Los Angeles March on Washington Committee.
Abstract:
Records created or collected by the Los Angeles March on Washington Committee regarding the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1978-1979. The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a grassroots effort to bring together gay and lesbian people and their supporters from across the nation to execute a celebration and demonstration in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1979.
Extent:
0.4 linear feet. 1 archive carton
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Records, Coll2013-087, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Meeting minutes, flyers, pamphlets, clippings, correspondence, event programs and information, maps, calendar of events, press releases, logistical information, notes, sheet music, questionnaires, budget records, and travel information from the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 14, 1979. Includes records of the Los Angeles March on Washington Committee, March on Washington National Office in New York, March on Washington National Logistics Office in Washington, D.C., and to a lesser extent, the March on Washington regional offices and Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference.

Biographical / historical:

The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a grassroots effort to bring together gay and lesbian people and their supporters from across the nation to execute a celebration and demonstration in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1979. The march was first proposed in Autumn 1978 by an ad hoc committee in Minneapolis, but didn't gain momentum until the assassination of Harvey Milk in November of that year.

The Los Angeles March on Washington Committee formed in 1979 to facilitate local participation in the march. In November 1979, the Los Angeles committee would change its name to the Los Angeles Committee for the March on Sacramento, and in February 1980, to the March Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights/Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

Formerly box 103-257. Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Records, Coll2013-087, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu
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