The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project, and its precursor GLAAD's Project 21, worked to ensure that the public schools in the United States would present fair, unbiased and accurate information regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and about the nature and diversity of sexual orientation. The Records contain the research collected for this purpose, including correspondence, reports, clippings, and information on textbook policies throughout the United States.

In 1990, GLAAD/San Francisco Bay Area launched Project 21 in association with the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators (BANGLE) and the Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocacy Council of San Francisco. Jessea Greenman was a principal team member. The project coordinated a successful state-wide effort to pressure the California State Board of Education to include fair and accurate information about lesbians, gays and bisexuals in the State health, physical education and social history frameworks. GLAAD ended support of Project 21 in 1995.

15.0 boxes

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.