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Finding Aid to the Dennis Cabaret Papers, 1986-1993 Coll2014.006
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  • Biography
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Arrangement
  • Related Materials

  • Title: Dennis Cabaret papers
    Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.006
    Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.8 linear foot. 2 archive cartons
    Date (inclusive): 1986-1993
    Abstract: Organizational records, meeting agenda and minutes, reports, correspondence, political campaign records, bylaws, clippings and other material, 1986-1993, from Orange County AIDS activist, Dennis Cabaret. The collection includes material from the Lobby for Individual Freedom and Equality (LIFE AIDS Lobby), the Log Cabin Republican Club, the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO), and other gay and AIDS activist organizations.
    creator: Cabaret, Dennis, 1958-1993

    Biography

    Dennis Cabaret was born in California in 1958. He was a graduate of Claremont College and worked in advertising and marketing. Cabaret served as co-chair of the Elections Committee of the County of Orange in the early 1990s and was also a member of the speakers bureau in the organization Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). He died of complications from AIDS in December 1993.
    Source:
    Drummond, Tammerlin, "Dennis Cabaret, Activist for AIDS, Gay Rights, Dies," Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1993.

    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.

    Acquisition

    Donor and date of acquisition unknown.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder #, or item name] Dennis Cabaret Papers, Coll2014-006, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Formerly boxes 104-3-A and 104-3-B. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama with assistance from Sean Wejebe, February 2014.

    Scope and Contents

    The collection comprises organizational records, meeting agenda and minutes, reports, correspondence, political campaign records, bylaws, clippings and other material, 1986-1993, from Orange County AIDS activist, Dennis Cabaret. The collection documents Cabaret's involvement in the Lobby for Individual Freedom and Equality (LIFE AIDS Lobby), the Log Cabin Republican Club, the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO), and other gay and AIDS activist organizations.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged alphabetically.

    Related Materials

    Lisa Kaye Papers, Coll2013-083, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    AIDS (Disease)--Law and Legislation--California
    AIDS activists
    Gay activists--California--Orange County
    Gays--Political activity
    Orange County (Calif.)
    Republican Party (Calif.)