MINNESOTA COMMITTEE FOR GAY AND LESBIAN
RIGHTS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Minnesota Committee for
Gay and Lesbian Rights.
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| Title: | Organization
records. |
| Dates: | 1974-1984. |
| Abstract: | Records of an organization formed in 1974 to
campaign for equal rights for gays and lesbians. |
| Quantity: | 1.3 cubic feet (2
boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations
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The Minnesota Committee for Gay Rights was formed in 1974 and changed
its name to the Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights in 1980.
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Board and annual meeting minutes, news clippings, financial data,
office logs, correspondence, lobbying files, and other records of an
organization formed to work for passing local ordinances and state laws
guaranteeing rights for gays and lesbians, to combat homophobia and violence
against gays and lesbians, and to educate the public and legislature about gay
and lesbian issues.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights Organization
Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,586
Processing Information:
Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, July 2000
Catalog ID number: 09-00322062
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 152.C.17.3B | 1 | Articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws,
1974-1982. |
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| | Board meeting minutes, 1974-1984. 11 folders. |
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| | Executive committee meeting minutes, 1977-1983. |
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| | Annual meeting minutes and other materials, 1976-1981, 1983. 7 folders. |
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| | Lambda Club: |
| | | Lambda Club was organized as a system for encouraging members of
the Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights to contribute a monthly
pledge to support the organization. |
| | | Letters to members, etc. 1978-1983. |
| | | Pledges, 1974-1975, 1978-1979, 1981-1983.
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| | Financial Data: |
| | | Treasurer's reports, 1975-1982. |
| | | Federal 940 tax returns, 1974-1983. |
| | | Federal 941 tax returns, 1974-1979. |
| | | IRS, 1976-1979. |
| | | Miscellaneous financial records, 1979. |
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| | Mailing list policies and procedures, undated. |
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| | Mailing lists, 1978[?], 1983. 2 folders. |
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| | Office logs, 1979-1984. 4 folders. |
| | | Daily record of phone calls and other activities at the
committee's offices. |
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| 152.C.17.4F | 2 | News clippings, June 1977 - August 1978. 2 folders. |
| | | News clippings from around the state with stories concerning gay
and lesbian rights and other relevant events and issues. |
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| | Index to news clippings by person and city. |
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| | Backlash Conference, June 1978. |
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| | Board of directors applications, undated and 1978-1980. |
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| | Constituent action team, undated. |
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| | Coon Rapids ordinance, 1978. |
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| | GLDS Newsletter (Duluth-Superior), 1983. |
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| | Golden Valley ordinance, 1978. |
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| | Ken Keate legal correspondence, 1979-1982. |
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| | Miscellaneous proposals and recommendations, undated. |
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| | Political action committee, 1976-1983. |
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| | Sixth Ward - Brian Coyle, 1984. |
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| | Sound clips, 1982. |
| | | Transcript of a KSTP-TV series of reports on sexual abuse of
children in Minnesota done in February 1982. |
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| | Task forces: Miscellaneous records, 1975-1984. |
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| | Correspondence and other miscellaneous records,
1978-1984. 3 folders. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Homosexuality -- Law and legislation --
Minnesota.
- Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. --
Minnesota.
- Lesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc. --
Minnesota.
- Gay liberation movement --
Minnesota.
- Gay rights.
- Sexual orientation.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Committee
for Gay Rights.
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