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Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records
Coll2011-083  
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  • Historical Note
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Content
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
    Title: Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records
    creator: Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens
    Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011-083
    Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet [3 folders]
    Date (inclusive): 1980-1985, 2009-2011
    Abstract: Correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, flyers, meeting minutes, fundraising mailers, articles of association, bylaws, meeting attendance lists, and other material documenting activities of the Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSLGC), 1980-1985. The collection includes digital images of signs and parades of SSLGC, 2009-2011. According to the SSGLC's mission statement, the organization was founded "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need."
    Container: 1

    Historical Note

    The Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSGLC) was founded in Los Angeles in 1980 "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need." The SSGLC's goals included providing a range of community services for gay and lesbian senior citizens, as well as raising funds to establish a foundation to in order to pursue similar ends in the long term.

    Access

    Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

    Publication Rights

    Contact ONE archivist regarding publication and use restrictions.

    Preferred Citation

    Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records, Coll2011-083, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

    Processing Information

    Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.
    Collection processed by Marc LaRocque, 2011. Accrual processed by Kyle Morgan, 2015

    Scope and Content

    Correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, flyers, meeting minutes, fundraising mailers, articles of association, bylaws, meeting attendance lists, and other material documenting activities of the Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSLGC), 1980-1985. The collection includes digital images of signs and parades of SSLGC, 2009-2011. According to the SSGLC's mission statement, the organization was founded "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need." The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes and attendance lists.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Digital images and objects from 2009-2011 were donated by Brad Keistler, July 26, 2013.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Older people
    Lesbians -- Services for
    Gays -- Services for
    Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens