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Finding Aid to the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations Records, 1966-1970
Coll2011.065
Coll2011.065
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: North American Conference of Homophile Organizations records
creator:
North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO)
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011.065
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 box.
Date (inclusive): 1966-1970
Abstract: Memoranda, financial reports, a manifesto, position papers, rosters, national organization lists, conference resolutions,
meeting minutes, questionnaires, correspondence, committee reports, bylaws, articles, speech transcripts, news releases, clippings,
and other material from the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO), a conference of independent gay
and lesbian rights organizations held annually from 1966-1970.
Container: 1
The North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) was an annual conference of independent gay and lesbian rights
organizations "to discuss, plan and coordinate, as well as implement strategy and tactics in the fight to improve the status
of the homosexual as a homosexual." Between 1966 and 1970, NACHO served as a clearing house for communication between gay
organizations; provided guidance for founding new groups around the country; established a legal defense fund; and issued
position papers on a range of gay and lesbian civil rights issues. Conflict between radical activists and more conservative
members of NACHO at its 1970 conference in San Francisco led to the collapse of the organization.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
[Box/folder #, or item name] North American Conference of Homophile Organizations Records, Coll2011-065, ONE National Gay
& Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
A basic collection-level finding aid was created in 2011 for this collection as part of a project funded by the National Endowment
for the Humanities. Processing this collection and publication of a folder-level finding aid was completed in September 2014
as part of a project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Collection processed by Loni
Shibuyama, September 2014.
The collection comprises memoranda, financial reports, a manifesto, position papers, rosters, national organization lists,
conference resolutions, meeting minutes, questionnaires, correspondence, committee reports, bylaws, articles, speech transcripts,
news releases, clippings, and other material from the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO), 1966-1970.
The bulk of the collection comprises administrative records from NACHO's six conferences held between 1966 and 1970. Other
materials document the activities of specific committees or regional conferences.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay activists
Gay and lesbian rights
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History
North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO)