Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings, 1989-1993, bulk 1991-1993

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Summary

Title:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings,
Dates:
1989-1993, bulk 1991-1993
Creators:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.).
Abstract:
GLAAD clipped references to gays and lesbians in newspapers and magazines as part of “Media Watch,” an on-going project to monitor and respond to media coverage. The subjects range from the Boy Scouts to gays in the military, and from reactions to the motion picture Basic Instinct to the 1992 elections. There are also guidelines for responses to the news stories and summaries of GLAAD’s reactions to each article.
Extent:
3 cartons (3.0 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings (GLC 26), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

GLAAD clipped references to gays and lesbians in newspapers and magazines as part of "Media Watch," an on-going project to monitor and respond to media coverage. The major publications consulted were the Contra Costa Times, New York Times, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, and the San Jose Mercury News. There are some additional clippings from various publications. The subjects range from the Boy Scouts to gays in the military, and from reactions to the motion picture Basic Instinct to the 1992 elections. There are also guidelines for responses to the news stories and summaries of GLAAD's reactions to each article.

Biographical / historical:

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area is an organization concerned with the public image of GLBT people.

Acquisition information:
Donated by GLAAD, 1994-1995.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by publication title.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
Date Prepared:
2000
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-05-21T15:19-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings (GLC 26), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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